‘They’re rowdy. They’re vibing. I rip my shirt off’: the exploding career of Hanumankind, India’s hottest rapper

He’s a thrilling performer who rails against injustice and ‘mob mentality’ in his homeland – but is he burning himself out? Recovering from an onstage injury, he discusses stereotypes and subversion

Triple J Hottest 100: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS voted best Australian song ever

More than 2.6 million people voted in radio poll to find the most loved homegrown hits of all time

Rapper GloRilla arrested on drug charges after police respond to burglary call

Police arrested rapper after finding a ‘significant amount of marijuana’ in her Atlanta home during investigation

The song of the summer is … nothing? Why 2025’s charts are so stale

Experts say this year has produced the fewest new hit songs in US history – and it might signal the end of a singular seasonal smash

Wireless festival review – Drake’s disjointed three-night headline run smacks of desperation

An all-star lineup of supporting turns – including, astonishingly, Lauryn Hill – show up to bolster the beleaguered megastar, but this is a very scrappy affair

‘That’s where I found my family’: dancefloor devotees on hedonistic moves and healing grooves

A new season at London’s Southbank Centre is inspired by Emma Warren’s book Dance Your Way Home, about the potency of communal movement. She and other artists involved explain why the dancefloor is their happy place

‘Is Peter Gabriel in my vocal range? I don’t care. I’m singing it at karaoke’: Xzibit’s honest playlist

The rapper, actor and TV presenter wakes up to Run the Jewels and starts the party with Snoop Dogg, but which legendary hip hop anthem inspired him to be a musician?

Slovakia festival hosting Kanye West cancelled after thousands sign petition condemning Heil Hitler rapper

Rubicon hip-hop gathering in Bratislava, due to be held on 20 July, says several performers and partners withdrew

Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out review – reunited rap greats deliver one of the albums of the year

Scathing disses, star guests, inspired Pharrell beats and great lines from chilling to laugh-out-loud: the duo’s first album since 2009 is so much more than the drama around it

Kendrick Lamar & SZA review – a pyrotechnic party of dark and light

He’s icy, she’s all sunshine – but the rapper and R&B star’s talents prove perfectly complementary in a historic two-hander

Kae Tempest: Self Titled review – the rhythms in his lyrics are still so distinct

Despair runs through the Londoner’s fifth album but, in what is essentially a love letter to the trans community, his home town and partner, a strange beauty breaks through

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces growing wave of civil suits as criminal trial ends

Combs remains jailed awaiting sentencing as more than 50 civil cases alleging abuse and assault move forward

I wrote off Glastonbury as a ‘white’ festival – until I finally went

Camping, fogey rock acts and a lack of diversity meant I once ignored Glasto. But visiting Worthy Farm for a second year was like returning home

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer delivers closing arguments at sex-trafficking trial

The music mogul could face life in prison for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution

Closing arguments begin in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex-trafficking trial

High-profile case enters its final stage after more than a month of testimony from 34 witnesses