I was a whinger, a cynic, a misanthrope. Then I saw Harry Styles live – and I will never be the same again

I knew my 11-year-old son would love an evening at Wembley with his favourite star. But nothing prepared me for what it would mean to me, writes Polly Hudson

Madonna & Graham review – it’s ‘gay heaven’ when Kylie arrives

You can’t blame Graham Norton for being tongue-tied over the icon. They have a nice, hammy time – and another pop queen serves them drinks – but where is the naughtiness?

Metallica review – metal legends break out the pyrotechnics … and a Proclaimers cover

Armed with four drum kits, an arsenal of hits and a 50,000-strong snake pit, Lars Ulrich and co deliver a masterclasss on their marathon world tour

The Surge review – a wild and haunting wake for Sinéad O’Connor

The late singer gets a thrilling tribute from a cast of 10 dancers in Sonya Tayeh’s heartfelt show

‘I can out-dance Bowie and Jagger!’ Martha Reeves on Motown, Dancing in the Street and smashing crockery with Dusty Springfield

Now 84, the voice of Heat Wave and Jimmy Mack is releasing a new album. She answers your questions on Marvin Gaye, popularising the roundabout and why she hates cover versions of her songs

‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their political awakening – and making their masterpiece

They were a big 00s buzz band – but looked in danger of fading out. Empowered by fatherhood and anger at war and AI, the New Yorkers explain why they ‘really showed up’ again

David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84

The Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toronto hospital

Muse: The Wow! Signal review – stupendous space-rock silliness … yet somehow surprisingly subtle?

From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous​ yet nuanced on this epic about extraterrestrial life

‘It’s giving me carnival vibes’: how Fête de la Musique became a must-visit event for the Black diaspora

Begun in 1982, the festival is now a magnet for Black Britons, who spill across Paris enjoying genres from amapiano to zouk. But can it resist commercialisation – and is it getting too big?

‘A mermaid brushed her hair while people put objects under her boobs’: discover the tiny secret festivals rivalling Glasto for vibes

Fed up with expensive tickets and omnipresent branding, some festival fans are creating their own anarchic, ticketless events full of glitter and silliness. They explain how it’s done

‘I carry the pain of the world’: Oscar-winning singer Camille on her tumultuous triple album about motherhood

She has won acclaim and countless awards for her body-tapping, raspberry-blowing music. Now she has spent 15 years making her boldest work yet – an epic about birth, infancy and adolescence

Clive Davis obituary

One of the most powerful men in the American recording industry who promoted Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin and Barry Manilow

‘I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget’: Madonna says biopic was scrapped after ‘falling out’ with studio

‘Maybe they just didn’t believe in me,’ the pop star said of Universal, which was set to make a film about her life starring Julia Garner

Clive Davis predicted music’s biggest stars like no one else

The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever

Bad Bunny sparks UK’s Latino moment as 100,000 fans line up to see him perform

Rapping in Spanish used to be a hard sell to Britons – but the Puerto Rican star is making the Latin American community visible