Greentea Peng: Tell Dem It’s Sunny review – a musical rebirth with swagger
The south-east Londoner’s second album pairs a refreshed musical palette with streamlined, introspective lyrics
‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit
Drake’s attorneys accuse Universal of being ‘a greedy company’ that is ‘finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation’.
Will Smith announces first album in 20 years, Based on a True Story
Actor-rapper will release project on 28 March, including the song Beautiful Scars which makes reference to his infamous Oscars slap
Missed out on Glasto? Here’s 30 major festivals you can still book now
From whomping dub soundsystems and clattering thrash metal to comedy, jazz and kids’ entertainment, this year’s UK festivals have something for everyone – and you’ve still got time to get in on the alfresco action
Daveed Diggs’ sci-fi rap trio Clipping: ‘We are at war all the time. It’s one of the great tricks of capitalism’
Diggs’ harrowing music is a world away from his Hollywood films and a Tony-winning run in Hamilton. But his band’s world-building – setting resource wars in imagined cyberpunk clubs – is no less dramatic
Womadelaide 2025: Róisín Murphy, Khruangbin and others lead a blissful, sweltering weekend
Despite the heat, this year’s festival was full of magical moments and big sounds, with musicians making fascinating genre connections
Rizzle Kicks look back: ‘Because of how fast it went, we became delusional about how easy it was to get successful’
Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sulé on their early success, breakup, and why good friendships are like the tide
Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ astonishing catalogue
Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling
Tokimonsta: Eternal Reverie review – a life-affirming journey through dance music
On her seventh album, delayed by personal tragedy, the US producer calls in collaborators aplenty on a high-energy set interspersed with tender moments
Wretch 32: ‘It’s a difficult ride for Black people in this country’
The north-east London rapper’s new album mines his family’s past and society’s present to explore what it means to call a place home
Glastonbury 2025: the 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo to headline
Charli xcx, the Prodigy and Loyle Carner will headline the Other stage, with first-time sets from Alanis Morissette, Doechii and En Vogue
Rapper Offset to perform in Russia despite label boycott
Ex-Migos member plans Moscow arena concert despite his label’s parent company Universal halting operations there
Jay-Z sues woman over allegedly falsifying rape allegation
Rapper claims woman and her lawyers knowingly proceeded with false claim that he and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her when she was 13
Hakeem review – musician’s journey from prison to Glastonbury exudes warmth and sincerity
What you see is what you get with intimate and honest documentary about east London singer-songwriter Hak Baker
Angie Stone obituary
American soul singer and songwriter who enjoyed success with her popular hits No More Rain and Wish I Didn’t Miss You