Lizzo’s reinvention faces its greatest test yet
The singer’s body-positive anthems once defined her. Now lawsuits, weight loss and flop singles have shaken her image
‘Curated chaos’: Danny Boyle on the ‘pop culture spectacular’ he is bringing to London’s Southbank Centre
Director and producer is co-creator of You Are Here, a one-day immersive theatrical event traversing 75 years of youth culture
Peach PRC on stardom, synaesthesia and sexuality: ‘There was so much joy and fun in stripping’
The millions-streamed TikTok famous singer Shaylee Curnow has only just released her debut album: Porcelain, a huge departure from her candy-coloured, very online aesthetic
‘Ring the alarm! Wake up! Be human!’: Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their new dance-pop duo Tomora
The Norwegian singer-songwriter and the Chemical Brother have combined their talents, and names, to create a wildly inventive new band. The collaboration has gone smoothly so far – but will they soon need separate tour buses?
Terry Cox obituary
Drummer with Pentangle, the folk-rock group who found fame in the 1960s with their fusion of jazz, blues and traditional songs
‘Extremely rare’ Bob Dylan draft lyrics discovered inside Allen Ginsberg book
A torn page bearing Dylan’s lyrics for the 1967 song I’m Not There is set to go under the hammer in April when it could fetch £40,000
Chip Taylor obituary
Songwriter and musician best known for the enduring hit Wild Thing, made famous by the Troggs and Jimi Hendrix
Andrew Bodnar obituary
Other lives: Bass guitarist with Graham Parker & the Rumour who also played with Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Thompson Twins
‘After one gig, someone stole my car with my dole money in it’: Morcheeba on how they made The Sea
‘The string section we got in thought I was the tea boy. When I asked for a psychedelic improvisation like A Day in the Life, they went: “Why is this guy telling us what to play?”’
‘I’m an old bastard looking back’: the bizarre renaissance of piano-jammer Bruce Hornsby
The AOR jazzer behind smash hit The Way It Is veered off into the avant garde. But he’s having sudden mainstream acclaim. ‘Well,’ he says as he releases yet another album, ‘it’s nicer than being ignored’
Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’
The Swedish musician decided to pursue motherhood alone, and found it came with a surprising sexual awakening – a story she lays out on her new album, her first in eight years
Add to playlist: the coffee-shop pop of Gianna and the week’s best new tracks
With her acoustic guitars and trip-hoppy beats, the London musician recalls a particular era of polished 00s boho-pop, from Nelly Furtado to Corinne Bailey Rae
‘I didn’t think anyone would be into it’: Slayyyter turns midwest trash into pop gold
After a nine-year come-up, the self-described ‘worst girl in America’ is having a breakthrough
Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey
Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side project
Dash Crofts of Summer Breeze rock duo Seals and Crofts dies aged 85
Crofts helped define the sound of yacht rock with the pair’s 1970s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond Girl