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Spotify’s most popular driving songs are mostly awful

Published 22 July 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
Coronavirus lockdown has led to the resurgence of people driving to a great British holiday. That, of course, needs a soundtrack.
Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer on creating the soundscape for BMW's future cars

Hans Zimmer on creating BMW's EV soundscape

Nestled in as studio in the suburbs of Santa Monica, Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer is making BMW's future electric cars sound . . . happy.
Published 27 November 2019
More than four-fifths of drivers can't stick to a 20mph speed limit

Rock music makes drivers more likely to speed

Rock anthems may make great driving tunes, but new research suggests they may make you more likely to break the speed limit or crash.
Published 23 September 2019
Me and My Motor: Jo Wood, model and entrepreneur

Me and My Motor: Jo Wood, model and entrepreneur

Jo Wood was married to the Rolling Stones guitarist and hellraiser Ronnie Wood for 24 eventful years and somehow lived to tell the tale.
Published 26 December 2018
Test Bench: CD music players

Test Bench: CD music players

With music fans still coveting the silver discs, we review three of the best CD music players you can buy.
Published 09 September 2018

Apps: Form a band

Here are three apps that any budding musicians can use on their way to forming a band.
Published 05 August 2018
Apps: Google's music apps

Apps: Google's music apps

The lowdown on Google's three premium music player apps
Published 15 July 2018
Example buys fan new car to rapper's new album

Rapper steps in after fan can't play album in car

Musician Example has kept his promise to buy one of his fans a car – all so they could listen to his new album.
Published 02 July 2018
James Corden cried while watching ‘beautiful’ Down Syndrome Carpool Karaoke

James Corden cried watching Down's Carpool Karaoke

Actor and TV star James Corden says he cried while watching a Carpool Karaoke-style lip sync video in support of World Down Syndrome Day.
Published 21 March 2018
Singer Paloma Faith performed songs from her new album The Architect on Tuesday night (February 27) at an intimate London venue in front of VIP guests of Skoda. Image gallery.

Stars come out as Paloma Faith performs new album

Singer Paloma Faith performed songs from her new album The Architect on Tuesday night (February 27) at an intimate London venue in front of VIP.
Published 28 February 2018
Me and My Motor: Carol Kirkwood, BBC weather presenter on her cars and career (interview)

Me and My Motor: Carol Kirkwood

Even when I was little, I was obsessed with cars,” says Carol Kirkwood, the BBC weather presenter. “I used to sit in Mum’s Austin Maxi ...
Published 19 February 2018
Me and My Motor: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman

Me and My Motor: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman

Brian Johnson, longtime frontman of the hard rock juggernaut AC/DC, is almost as at home on a racetrack as he is on stage.
Published 23 January 2018
It's the sound of science: Vochlea invention converts your voice into musical instruments

The sound of science: from voice to music (ad)

Audi's series on how technology is being inspired by the senses continues with an invention that turns voices into musical instruments.
Published 26 November 2017