Overmono review – irresistible dance duo swap club intimacy for well-earned spectacle

Playing their biggest headlining gig to date, the Russell brothers are in a bouncy mood, though their grandstanding rave melodies lose some punch in an outdoor environment

‘This is asking a lot of the buttocks’: my 23-hour Wagner marathon on a rock hard seat in a heatwave

How does it feel to be locked into a venue notorious for its unpadded seating to experience a full-throttle Ring cycle and more? Our critic found out at the 150th anniversary of the mighty Bayreuth festival

The Drover’s Wife review – operatic version of Leah Purcell’s story is powerfully emotional

Purcell’s play-turned-book-turned-film is now also an opera, a form that allows for a more expansive story and a deeper sense of First Nations culture

My Brilliant Career: inside Netflix’s horny, ‘bonkers’ take on an Australian classic the world is about to love

Starring Philippa Northeast and an extremely buff Christopher Chung, Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel has been adapted into a spirited series ‘unashamedly intended for women’

Taylor Swift songs removed from Trump and White House’s social media posts

Rage-baiting efforts of Trump accounts silenced after posts such as a video linking her Red album to Republicans

National Youth Orchestra/Adès review – assured young musicians end their season all guns blazing

Thunderous timpani, stereo harps, a supersized horn section and 160 teenagers combined for Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, Adès’s Dante and a Liszt waltz

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Venditti review – a fervent but lithe-limbed Stabat Mater

Nil Venditti’s animated account of Rossini’s choral work embraced its lyricism and theatricality – paired on the bill with the Proms debut of Respighi’s Church Windows

Super Furry Animals’ foray into football is not part of Big Music’s money grab

The sponsorship deal between Cwmbran Celtic and the Welsh indie-rockers is a nostalgia trip rather than a cynical attempt to monetise ‘adjacent audiences’

Nas / The Roots review – NY rap legend is in a nostalgic state of mind

Nas performs his gritty but intricate 90s classics, sharing the bill on the first London edition of the Roots Picnic festival with Questlove and co’s exuberant funk

‘Chris Martin seems nice – but Coldplay make me feel carsick!’: Lucy Beaumont’s honest playlist

As a tween, Hull’s finest learned the rap from Waterfalls – now she blubs to prog. But which song from a British singer-songwriter is her guilty pleasure?

The hill I will die on: Remove those earphones – you’re blocking out the music of humanity

Beyond the white noise lies a vibrant world of possibility, so take your headphones off and listen to your surroundings. It may even save your life, says author Stefan Stern

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review – finally, a jukebox musical that really works

Broadway star Will Swenson plays Diamond with such swagger, charm and expansive showmanship that all flaws in the material sluice away

‘She’s the voice of a really particular moment’: how Phoebe Bridgers became her generation’s defining songwriter

The US songwriter’s third album has drawn rave reviews, she counts Taylor Swift as a fan and pop bears the imprint of her wit and pathos. Her peers explain how she did it

Is it OK to talk about Ariana Grande’s body? There is no right answer

I wish I could say that expressing concern for the pop star’s health is helpful – but I know from experience it’s not that simple

From Love Me Tender to Kevin Bridges: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Vicky Krieps puts her heart on the line in Anna Cazenave Cambet’s romantic drama, and the Glaswegian comedy superstar is back on stage for a massive UK tour