Charlotte Church accuses Ed Sheeran of ‘choosing capitalism over doing the right thing’

Church, a prominent supporter of Palestinian causes, criticises Sheeran over removal of Macklemore from US tour

Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s founding guitarist, dies aged 45

Gilbert’s family says he died ‘peacefully in his sleep’ months after My Friends Over You musician shared stage four cancer diagnosis

‘Being in Madness kept some of them out of jail’: how the baggy-trousered nutty boys made a guerrilla cinema classic

From a jail-inspired light sabre fight to the moment a sax-player flew, Take It or Leave It brilliantly captured the band’s grimy origins. Will the film’s return see it finally honoured as a music movie landmark?

‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall

Creators of Post Script, made with vocals by the late Mark E Smith, defend it as ‘a great, positive record’, but fiancee describes it as ‘ethically wrong’

How much is being close to your favorite artist worth? Superfans are reshaping the concert industry

Some admit to spending thousands of dollars for barricade spots and other VIP perks at concerts, which is slowly becoming common

John Farnham tribute: Céline Dion, Chris Martin and Hugh Jackman honour ‘living legend’ at livestreamed concert

Though the man of the hour is unable to attend, fans flock to Rod Laver Arena and cinemas nationwide to celebrate the songs of an Australian icon

‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stage

Some fans were hesitant to turn the page after Sheeran’s tour resumed in Philadelphia after the removal of Macklemore, who spoke out in support of Palestine

‘It’s been work to not go crazy’: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John

Dylan Young’s sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless – and his latest album, Massive Shoe, is attracting international acclaim

Singer Becky Hill looks back: ‘Aside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20s’

The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndrome

Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’

The 76-year-old rocker on her pre-gig routine, the one reality show she’d go on and who she’d cast as herself in a film about her life

Ed Sheeran thought fans didn’t want artists to be politically engaged. He’s finding out how wrong he was

Twenty years ago, even Madonna faced radio blacklisting for being overtly political. But in our age of streaming, there’s less excuse for not speaking out, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye

Duncan Sheik, singer and composer of Spring Awakening, dies at 56

The musician, who went from 90s alt-pop hits to Tony-winning Broadway success, died from cardiac arrest

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? review – Jarvis Cocker’s wit and warmth upstage the hits

Wonderful archive footage charts the Sheffield outsiders’ unlikely rise, but the distant camerawork struggles to capture the thrill of their triumphant O2 gigs

Empress Of: Dream House review – a tender and openhearted rebirth after wildfires razed her house

Lorely Rodriguez contemplates the meaning of home – both physical and emotional – on a gorgeously humid, hopeful album that makes a virtue of her searching nature

‘I toured with a hole in my brain. I don’t regret a thing’: punk duo Lambrini Girls on fighting extreme times with extreme measures

Their debut stormed the charts and wowed Iggy Pop, but health crises threatened to derail the Brighton duo. Now they’re back, taking aim at the manosphere, fascism and the ruling class