Mariah Carey at Brighton Pride review – even the shirtless dancers can’t distract from how stop-start this is

Playing to a crowd of devotees, Carey’s voice largely still holds up, but the energy drops off due to a rushed setlist and too many interludes

‘Who was going to carry Elvis’s drugs and guns?’ How Colonel Tom Parker always looked out for the King

For decades, Presley’s manager has been vilified as a money-grabbing huckster. But compelling new evidence suggests the colonel was actually devoted to the star

Dick Diver review – beloved ‘dolewave’ band’s one-off reunion brings out Melbourne for four magical shows

Thornbury Theatre, MelbourneIt has been 10 years since their last album but you’d be forgiven for forgetting any time had passed at all – they sound as tight as ever

‘Stevie Wonder really stirred something in me’: Melanie Blatt’s honest playlist

The All Saints singer can do all the rap bits in Neneh Cherry’s Buffalo Stance but which Prince tearjerker does she want for her funeral?

US singer-songwriter Tyler Ballgame: ‘It shocked me out of depression. I had this spiritual awakening’

The musician was living in his mother’s basement when he blagged a job in LA. Soon, his mesmeric live shows sparked a bidding frenzy. He describes how finding his wavelength on stage can fill audiences with joy

Joanne Robertson’s beautifully murky folksong and the best of the week’s new tracks

Known as a core Dean Blunt collaborator, the singer and painter has a way with hypnotic melodies and blurred guitar that brings to mind the best of Grouper

‘I have different weathers in my brain’: how Celeste rekindled her love of music after heartbreak and loss

After a No 1 debut album, a Brit win and Mercury and Oscar nods, the pandemic and a devastating breakup paused the singer’s rising career. Now, she’s back with a new record and a newfound sense of peace

How KPop Demon Hunters became the surprise Netflix smash of the summer

The musical adventure has become the streamer’s biggest animated original and its songs dominate the charts

Elton John and Spin̈al Tap release new version of Stonehenge – and correct stage prop disaster

John takes lead vocal on mystical classic rock anthem and performs it live for scene in Spin̈al Tap II: The End Continues, released in September

Georgia Maq on life after Camp Cope: ‘No matter how far I run away, I’m still exactly who I am’

For years, the Australian singer felt people expected her to make statements more than music – but after a fresh start in Los Angeles, she’s finding ways to let the light in

From Zooey Deschanel to Captain Kirk doing Dylan: the best songs by actors, ranked!

As Margaret Qualley moves into music, we rate 20 tracks by stars of film and TV, with Ryan Gosling doing ghost-rock and Jamie Foxx bringing the funk

The New Eves: The New Eve Is Rising review – imagine if the Velvet Underground scored Midsommar …

Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity

‘I knew it would happen for Bruce’: David Sancious on walking away from Springsteen’s E Street Band

He inspired their band name and played on Born to Run but left before it turned his bandmates into superstars. As the album turns 50, does the musician – who went on to tour with Sting and Eric Clapton – have any regrets?

‘It destroyed me’: two more men accuse Christian rock star Michael Tait of sexual assault

The founding manager of rock band Evanescence claims he was fired after reporting that Tait assaulted him. An Evanescence co-founder denies he was fired for that reason

Blackpink review – K-pop queens bring fun to New York with a little fatigue on the side

An oppressively humid night takes its toll on the maximalist pop quartet who deliver moments of sugar rush exuberance but with less power than before