Charli xcx: Rock Music review – is she really pivoting from pop? Don’t be so sure …
The lyrics may argue the dancefloor is dead, but this funny, wilfully plasticky new single isn’t the total about-turn from Brat that fans expected
Paul Simon review – at 84, back on stage after hearing loss, his resolute artistry is inspiring
What Simon has lost in vocal power he has added in intimacy and authority – and this hushed performance makes for an arena concert like no other
Ana Roxanne: Poem 1 review – a stunning pop balladeer emerges from the haze
Essaying a broken heart, the New Yorker puts her voice front and centre for her most accessible work yet, though still with unexpected details – and a Schumann cover
‘We’re not Lady Gaga and Elton John’: unmasking Angine de Poitrine, the year’s buzziest, dottiest band
Their microtonal rock has been a huge viral hit – but are they really 333-year-old aliens inspired by Borneo monkeys? The Quebecois duo tell all
Flutes, freestyles and infectious fun: Lizzo’s greatest songs – ranked!
Ahead of her new album Bitch, we rate the best of a singer who expertly suffuses self-empowerment anthems with humour and party-starting energy
Post your questions for Beth Orton
Ahead of a new album in June, The Ground Above, the versatile singer-songwriter will answer your questions
Aldous Harding: Train on the Island review – even whimsy-resistant listeners will love these lucid, luminous songs
Lyrics about naked owls and eating rocks might be irksome to some – but there’s no denying that the alt-rocker’s fifth album is beguiling, tightly written and richly melodic
‘The best gift Mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary
She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis
Rosalía review – ribcage-rattling riot is one of the boldest, most highbrow arena shows in pop history
The ambition of 2025 album Lux is scaled up even bigger by the Catalan megastar, delivered with operatic vocals and en pointe ballet moves as well as funny asides and glasses of wine
Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tyla and more took African pop global. So why don’t they tour Africa itself?
Due to many obstacles – from security to air fares – local fans lose out as African artists tour overseas instead. But as western corporations invest, there are more worries besides
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition review – on-brand fan pleaser is a metal hymn of praise
Watchable, uncritical doc tells the story of the massive rise, slight fall, then further massive rise of the veteran rockers
‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood join Conan O’Brien to discuss forthcoming album Foreign Tongues
Paul Jackson obituary
Other lives: Proprietor of the New Adelphi Club in Hull, a venue that has provided a home for alternative music for more than 40 years
‘My body ached from the volume’: the mystery and majesty of Japanese noise-rockers les Rallizes Dénudés
The incendiary Japanese group who emerged out of late-60s unrest were suspicious of studios so their legacy was long left to bootleg obsessives. But unheard recordings are revealing their lesser-known gifts for melody
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency over health issues: ‘I’ve still got some healing to do’
The 80-year-old singer will not be performing rescheduled dates in September but assured fans she is receiving treatment and ‘improving every day’