‘It’s Glastonbury on wheels’: Welsh eisteddfod cultural event celebrates 850th year
This year’s edition, Eisteddfod y Garreg Las, has gone back to its roots at the castle where a prince first held it in 1176
From TikTok to signing with Kesha, Boy Throb say they’re for real – and serious about a US visa
‘The people’s boy band’ are petitioning the US government for an ‘extraordinary abilities’ visa for singer Darshan Magdum, who lives in India
The best theatre to stream this month: Self Esteem dazzles with Teeth ’n’ Smiles
Rebecca Lucy Taylor leads David Hare’s rock’n’roll drama, Michaela Coel tells us Chewing Gum Dreams and Stranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo stars in a murder mystery
From Spider-Man: Brand New Day to Ariana Grande: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Your friendly neighbourhood superhero spins a new web of adventures, and the singer returns from Oz with her hopeful eighth album
From Ish to Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret – the week in rave reviews
A poetic coming-of-age tale haunted by racial profiling among the Asian community in Luton, while a BBC documentary unearths troubling allegations against the high profile celeb. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe
‘He lived here a long time, so it feels poignant’: Nick Cave thrills Brighton passersby with secret rooftop gig
Prior to playing huge outdoor show in city’s Preston Park, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds set up on a record shop balcony – and play to fans visiting from across the world
Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media
Casting herself as a flower trampled underfoot, the superstar’s eighth album swaps the glitz of her Wicked years for dark blooms of haunted electronics
Tao of Glass review – stage magic as McDermott meditates on the minimalist master
This multifaceted and intensely personal homage to – and collaboration with – composer Philip Glass is a transcendent tapestry suffused with joy and wonder.
On tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters: raw music documentary captures Australia’s ‘best summer’
In 1995, US film-maker Tamra Davis travelled to Australia to capture the one-off Summersault tour on her camcorder. Thirty years on she has made The Best Summer, an intimate snapshot of an era that can never be repeated
Add to playlist: the art-pop showtunes of Luki and the week’s best new tracks
Combining grand melodrama with nuanced emotional character, Lucy Duncan and producer Niac’s collaboration sounds both timeless and true
Boy George pulls out of Jesus Christ Superstar after releasing pro-Israel song
The 80s star will no longer appear in role of Herod in London Palladium run, with manager saying decision is ‘in the best interests of my artist’
Arca: XXXXX review – a wild, brilliant album that taps into our bodies’ most feral frequencies
In the follow-up to her Kick series, Arca jumbles the building blocks of electronic music to create a beautiful, disorienting sound world
Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds review – head-spinning classics from dub legend Mad Professor
With cuts from the producer’s Ariwa Sounds label between 1984 and the present day, this compilation hops from skulking proto-grime to dreamy lovers rock
John Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure trove
The great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs off with four discs of intimate, revelatory recordings