Bob Vylan to sue Ireland’s RTÉ for defamation over Glastonbury coverage
Legal action alleges Irish broadcaster defamed group by claiming they led antisemitic chants at festival in June
‘Highlight of my week’: how community choirs have changed people’s lives
As James Corden and Ruth Jones announce new series, people share how choirs have brought friendship, belonging and valuable memories
Coordinated online attack sought to suggest Taylor Swift promoted Nazi ideas, research finds
Thousands of social media posts were traced to deliberate attempts to misrepresent the singer – and showed ‘significant user overlap’ with the campaign to attack actor Blake Lively
‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify
Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard Wizard
Jubilant Sykes’ son arrested after Grammy-nominated opera singer stabbed to death
The performer’s son Micah has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Santa Monica police said
The art of going ‘Instagram official’: how 10 celebrity couples shared their love with the world
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are the latest A-listers to announce their relationship status online. But there are many ways to do it - from fancy dress to panicked deletions
Hannigan/ Chamayou review – strange and beautiful musical magic
Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou were exhilarating in John Zorn’s monumental Jumalattaret; a beautifully intimate performance of Messiaen’s Chants de Terre et de Ciel completed the evening
London’s O2 Arena announces funding for UK grassroots gig venues
The 20,000-capacity venue will feed revenue back into smaller venues to ‘nurture the next generation of breakthrough artists’
‘It’s been called the greatest hip-hop film ever’: how we made cult graffiti classic Wild Style
‘I handed a guy a starting pistol for a stick-up scene. But instead he reached into his car and took out the sawn-off shotgun you see in the movie’
R&B Xmas Ball review – Toni Braxton melts hearts and Boyz II Men blow minds on trip back to the 90s
With additional sets from Dru Hill and Joe, this revue is a little too nostalgic and lacks the advertised festive spirit – but the vocal prowess on show is undeniable
Last Days review – Leith’s opera imagining the final moments of Kurt Cobain is truly disturbing
An alter ego of the Nirvana frontman is hounded by a stream of fans, friends, Jehovah’s Witnesses, deliveries and even a private investigator
Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends
President refers jokingly to renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ at celebration of stars from music and film
La Rondine review – new version of Puccini’s opera makes aftertaste bitter rather than sweet
Carlo Rizzi and the BBC Symphony Orchestra sparkled as Ermonela Jaho as Magda and Iván Ayón-Rivas as Ruggero delivered the composer’s long-lost preferred version
‘Witness (1 Hope) by Roots Manuva gives me some bad girl energy’: Eliza Rose’s honest playlist
The DJ, producer and singer likes the kind of dancehall her dad disapproves of and her funk to be electronic. But whose songs make her feel bougie?
Trump hosts Kennedy Center honorees and teases hosting skills: ‘I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews’
George Strait, ‘Sly’ Stallone and Kiss accept medals from president, who says he was ‘98% involved’ in choosing them