The hill I will die on: You should be legally obliged to play Mr Brightside at your wedding
Any marriage that starts without the Killers’ biggest hit is guaranteed to end in divorce, says freelance features writer Amelia Tait
Ariana Grande expands on decision to ‘step back from visibility’, telling fans it was ‘not reactive or impulsive’
Singer and actor, whose world tour ends next month, told audience in Chicago that she had been quietly planning the move for a long time
A pressing issue: why are vinyl albums becoming so different from their digital versions?
They’re expensive, elaborate – and may not contain all the music. After Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and more sent out incomplete or unfinished vinyl versions, fans are feeling shortchanged
Acrobatic, goofy and super-fast: the biama battles redefining Ivorian dance culture
Fuelled by TikTok and street dance battles, the coupé-décalé offshoot is latest expression of Côte d’Ivoire’s pop culture
Careless whispers: what really happened between George Michael and Lindsay Anderson? The Wham! movie producer reveals all
How did the pioneering director get involved – then fall out – with the 80s’ poppiest band? How are Sam Peckinpah and Michael Jackson’s Thriller involved? Prepare for a tale of ambition, deception and shuttlecock-stuffed shorts
‘I didn’t understand what Gaz was singing. It’s about needing a hug’: how Reef made Place Your Hands
‘We were swept up in the moment and full of testosterone. The 90s wasn’t a time when men were encouraged to be sensitive’
Ring Cycle review – AI staging dispenses with drama to create banal bric-a-brac
For the festival’s 150th anniversary, the creative team have turned to AI to generate visuals reflecting Wagner’s tetralogy’s past, present – and future. The hyperactive result is a dismal, mindless mess
BBCSO/Järvi/Kavakos review – virtuosic violinist makes fiendishly light work of Tchaikovsky
The intricate concerto was paired with the world premiere of Dani Howard’s likable Concerto for Brass and a lush Scriabin symphony, all admirably led by Paavo Järvi
Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’
Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021
‘Trumpeters? We think we’re the kings of the orchestra’: Wynton Marsalis prepares to blow the Edinburgh festival away
It has 12 movements, 200 musicians and aims to unite America. The great US trumpeter and composer talks about his All Rise symphony, his jazz great mentors – and learning humility from his wife
Ariana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’
Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With George
Brian Case obituary
Other lives: Much admired writer on music and the arts for the NME, Melody Maker and Time Out
Aurora Orchestra/ Collon review – Freud analyses Mahler to decipher music from the heart
An acted prelude by Jane Mitchell teased out the composer’s motivations for his engrossing First Symphony before the orchestra assayed the work from memory
Parsifal review – blood, lust and goth energy fuel Wagner’s Grail quest
Big-screen closeups augment operatic action in Jay Scheib’s colourful production, with strong singers led by Andreas Schager and Miina-Liisa Värelä but inconsistent orchestral playing
‘I loved the Police from the get-go’: Elaine Paige’s honest playlist
The singer and actor is partial to Mozart and once did Édith Piaf at karaoke, but to which musical showstopper does she owe everything?