1990s music

Thirty years on from its original release, George Michael's Older is being reassessed as a pivotal mid-career statement, arriving after a prolonged legal dispute and delivering a run of UK chart records that reshaped his commercial standing in the 1990s.

The Smashing Pumpkins will mark 35 years of their debut album Gish with new vinyl editions, revisiting the record that introduced The Smashing Pumpkins as a formidable force in alternative rock.

Three decades on, 2Pac's landmark double album All Eyez On Me remains one of the most consequential releases in hip-hop history, capturing an artist at the centre of fame, controversy and cultural change.

The death of Greg Brown, founding guitarist and key songwriter of Cake, removes one of the most distinctive creative voices to emerge from American alternative rock in the 1990s, with Brown's work continuing to resonate deeply across generations of musicians and listeners.