The Streets’ Mike Skinner: ‘My mid-20s were utterly traumatic. Everything was upside down’

As he plays Glastonbury and prepares a Fabric mix, Skinner answers your questions on his film debut, dinners with Chris Martin and the secret to true happiness

‘Women have always been sidelined. So we’re radical’: the Zawose Queens go from Tanzania to Glastonbury

The multi-talented musicians were held back in their home country where even certain instruments were off limits – but they’re ready to take centre stage at Worthy Farm

‘I’m getting 500 DMs a day’: Fish56Octagon, the dressing gown-wearing viral DJ sensation

He’s a 44-year-old marketing professional – and the toast of clubland thanks to his passionate TikToks. Ahead of three Glastonbury sets, ‘Fish’ explains how he’s defying the snobs

Post your questions for Orbital at Glastonbury

The Hartnoll brothers will be in conversation with the Guardian at Glastonbury this weekend – and we want your questions for them

From Coldplay to KMRU: who to see at Glastonbury 2024

From A-list pop names such as SZA and Dua Lipa to rising stars and leftfield oddities, here’s who to try and catch at this year’s festival

James Chance, key figure in New York’s no wave music scene, dies aged 71

Singer and saxophonist known for confrontational stage persona had experienced ill health for a number of years

Dance music producer Dario G known for No 2 hit Sunchyme dies at 53

The musician, whose real name was Paul Spencer, was diagnosed with stage four rectal cancer in 2023

From topping the 90s charts to ‘very controlled and predictable’ today: is the remix dead?

The likes of Fatboy Slim and Armand van Helden remixed original tracks into mutant dancefloor beasts, but thanks to streaming and risk-averse labels, this artform is threatened

Post your questions for Mike Skinner

Whether you want to ask about A Grand Don’t Come For Free, writing and directing his debut feature film or his Fred Again-inspired new fanbase nothing is off the table

Brash, insouciant, unfiltered: how Charli XCX made pop fun again

In a year of major releases from stars, the British singer has managed to come out on top with Brat: a catchy, internet-consuming album that captures a particular moment

The best albums of 2024 so far

Billie Eilish’s third is a triumph, Shabaka goes woodwind and Yunchan Lim makes the most thrilling piano debut of the decade … here are our music team’s picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year

‘Don’t worry about AI. People want bodies in a room’: Faithless on the eternal power of rave – and the death of Maxi Jazz

The dance music legends are preparing their first live shows without their late frontman. They explain why they can’t replace his voice, but can continue his spirit

‘Nobody believed I sang it’: how Move Your Body blew dancefloors away

It became a Chicago house anthem classic – and it was cooked up in just 30 minutes by four postal workers after a tough shift on the letter-sorting machine

Peggy Gou: I Hear You review – sparkling 90s-inspired dance

Irrepressible tracks abound on the hugely popular Korean DJ-producer’s debut album

Charli XCX: Brat review – insecurity-obliterating anthems by pop’s most human superstar

Beyond the sleaze, grinding bass and it-girl in-jokes, the British visionary’s sixth album is a masterpiece that understands how a hard persona can offer protection