David Byrne review – hope, humanity and dancing in a superbly paced and choreographed show
Solo songs and Talking Heads classics mingle in a spectacular performance that doesn’t pull any punches
A Gathering for Gaza: Genesis Owusu, Julia Jacklin and Angie McMahon celebrate art as resistance
Thousands attend Melbourne event to raise money for non-profits dedicated to the plight of Palestinians
Sleaford Mods: The Demise of Planet X review – vulnerability and versatility widen potty-mouthed appeal
The duo’s 13th album finds Jason Williamson as baffled and infuriated as ever at the state of the world, with help from some unexpected collaborators
BTS named their new album Arirang. What is so striking about their choice?
The title is loaded with meaning for all Koreans, and will give fans globally an insight into the folksong culture that shaped the world’s biggest K-pop group
‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting
An appetite for self-destruction left Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies hugely influential but financially insecure. They’re back with a big show and their first album together since 1995
Robbie Williams: Britpop review – a wayward yet winning time-machine trip back to the 90s
Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?
Harry Styles announces fourth solo album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
After a series of cryptic billboards teasing fans, the As It Was singer reveals the title and release date of his first record since 2022
‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart
Sting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious story
Ariana Grande to make London stage debut alongside Jonathan Bailey in Sunday in the Park With George
The singer will reunite with her Wicked co-star in a revival of the musical inspired by artist Georges Seurat in summer 2027
A Day with David Bowie: how a visit to a psychiatric clinic changed him – and his music
In 1994 the singer and Brian Eno spent a day with ‘outsider’ artists. Intimate photographs, showing in Australia for the first time, reveal the effect it had
Biffy Clyro review – triumphant set marks a thunderous renewal
Coming off the back of a rough period, the Scottish band find reconnection, renewal and purpose in their singular mix of pop, rock and metal
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, guitarist for rock band Black Midi, dies aged 26
Family statement said Mercury prize-nominated musician died ‘after a long battle with his mental health’
‘It was inspired by a snog in a photo-booth’: how Thompson Twins made Hold Me Now
‘We had a disagreement that spilled over into personal insults. But we soon made up – and wrote this about the process’
Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings
From 46-minute jams to MTV video hits, here are the freedom-loving Dead guitarist and singer’s finest songs about ‘rainbows of sound’ and ‘enjoying the ride’
Bob Weir obituary
One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, brilliant guitarist and writer of many of the group’s key songs