Woe Vienna? Boycotts and blackouts mar buildup as Eurovision 2026 begins
Usually joyous song contest ‘a little bit sad’ this year, says one expert, with rows over Israel and costs to the fore
‘Using his Terminator voice, Arnie said: “Your song. Give it to me. Now”’: George Thorogood on Bad to the Bone
‘There was a lot of fighting and drinking at our shows. We played for bikers, for Hell’s Angels. We would break records for beer sales everywhere we played’
Angine de Poitrine review – alien rock duo’s UK debut is hypnotic, harebrained and 100% worth the hype
The polka-dotted phenomenon land their spaceship in Leeds for an ecstatic show that balances supremely complex musicianship with ridiculous good fun
Get back: Beatles’ Apple Corps to turn former London base into seven-storey visitor attraction
Paul McCartney hails plans for 3 Savile Row, which include access to rooftop where the band played their final gig
Died Pretty’s Doughboy Hollow: can Australia’s most overlooked album finally find the audience it deserves?
Thirty-five years after release, the Australian classic is finally getting a vinyl reissue
Super Furry Animals review – stirring reunion showcases immaculate songcraft
The Welsh band with a weird edge mostly let their formidable music speak for itself, lent a transcendent power by frontman Gruff Rhys’s rich voice
Are Katseye transforming K-pop or making ‘skibidi toilet music’? Either way, fans will tearfully wait hours for a glimpse
Katseye blends US sensibilities with the hard-hitting choreography, branding and relentless perfectionism of Korean pop music – and ‘Eyekons’ can’t get enough
From Smashing Pumpkins to Ferris Bueller: new Australian indie video game Mixtape is a blast of nostalgia
In the game by Melbourne-based Beethoven and Dinosaur, you play as a teenage girl the night before moving to New York – drinking, skateboarding and getting into trouble, all soundtracked by 80s and 90s classics
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