Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine aid
Rapper challenged billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft to match donation, with Kraft saying he and Sheeran will give $2m to ‘aid in the region’
Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban
Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of colluding against Macklemore after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour over comments on Palestine
Charli xcx Music, Fashion, Film tour review – an electrifying and deafening pop evolution
The tireless star brings her latest, somewhat over-explained album to the stage for a dazzling and euphoric show
Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality
By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushing free speech
The secret of Mozart’s genius unlocked – has a teenager succeeded where generations of musicologists have failed?
US student Linus Chen-Plotkin has analysed music by four canonical composers looking for patterns. Turns out Mozart’s music moves in the least predictable way
‘Very authoritarian, very brutal’: three decades after the UK’s anti-rave crackdown, why is France doing the same?
With tear gas, grenades and a new law, French authorities are targeting unlicensed music gatherings. Those in the rave scene explore the parallels with the UK in the 90s
Alcina review – Handel’s opera of sex and sorcery comes alive in vivid staging
This revival of Richard Jones and Antony McDonald’s 2022 staging has kept most of its excellent original cast Lisette Oropesa is imperious and gleaming as the enchantress Alcina
‘We thought death could do with a bit of dancing’: welcome to Sondering, the arts festival with its own funeral march
A brush with mortality inspired sisters Sophia and Camilla Minden to create a unique event featuring a funeral procession, wild swimming … and an ‘emoshpit’
Mishka Rushdie Momen review – unforced elegance and plenty of fireworks
A programme based around works by French baroque composers, played on a concert grand, made for an unusual but thoughtful and beautifully played recital
The play that changed my life: ‘Grime was ostracised but the Royal Court saw it as an art form – and made me a better MC’
Poet in da Corner by Debris Stevenson revealed that acting in a theatre can have a lot in common with MCing in a club
Golden Boy review – Josh O’Connor swings between hope and despair in boxing melodrama
The Challengers star makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ring
David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings review – these unheard 60s tunes are actually pretty flimsy
On this new compilation of his mid-60s Davie Jones years, Bowie can’t distinguish himself from the era’s other bands – and ends up hedging his bets
‘I thought I would lose my career’: Orville Peck on addiction and creating his best album yet
Though the masked country singer has a No 1 album and duets with superstars under his belt, his demons and mental health caught up to him
Alice Springs heavy metal music venue raises $1m in donations in fight to stay open
Supporters from around Australia back the Black Wreath, a volunteer-run centre far off the beaten touring track
All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments