Ozzy Osbourne AI avatar will be ‘so tasteful’, Jack Osbourne says after fan backlash
Lifesize avatar of former Black Sabbath frontman will be created by tech companies Hyperreal and Proto Hologram
‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?
‘It’s about loneliness, really. It was the total opposite of that “It’s Friday night, let’s have sex” macho mentality that was in most rock music at the time’
Dennis Locorriere obituary
Lead vocalist of Dr Hook, the group that had a US and UK Top 10 hit with Sylvia’s Mother in 1972
Sugar review – Bob Mould’s reunited band still in a sweet spot between noise and melody
After three unlikely Top 10 albums in the 90s, the trio are back – and on the basis of this rapid-fire set, you hope they’ll stick around
Paul McCartney: The Boys of Dungeon Lane review – at 83, his gift for melody still astounds
From nostalgic returns to his Liverpool childhood to a crazed Glastonbury fantasia, these are songs written with real purpose and a master’s finesse
‘Growing up, you couldn’t play Bon Jovi – that’s what our parents listened to’: Bebe Rexha’s honest playlist
The chart-topping star makes a strong case for Livin’ on a Prayer and opts for TLC at karaoke. But which song reminds her too much of her ex to listen to?
Boards of Canada: Inferno review – after 13 years away, their prodigal return is a big disappointment
The Scottish electronic duo remain hugely influential – but their new album’s interrogation of religion is dubious, and the drum programming is worse still
Post your questions for Sister Sledge’s Kathy Sledge
The voice of some of Sister Sledge’s biggest hits is touring again, and will take on your questions
Doja Cat review – pop superstar or true freak? US iconoclast plays the tension to perfection
Moving seamlessly through extravagant choreography between bubblegum–rap and darker, rockier material, the singer is always in full command
Trash hits! Why a wave of hedonistic, feral female pop stars are rejecting respectability
Sleazy female electro-pop – from throbbing drum’n’bass to hyperactive EDM – is reflecting the economic reality for many in the US, with its rock-star energy and rap-influenced vocals
Scottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon wins big at Ivor Novello awards
Musician wins rising star and best song musically and lyrically, continuing their success after Brit award win and Mercury prize nomination
Big science and uncanny prescience: Laurie Anderson’s greatest songs – ranked!
Forty years since her pioneering concert film Home of the Brave, and ahead of a European tour, we count down the best of a surprisingly poppy avant garde catalogue
‘People say there are no words, but there are thousands’: Liz Lawrence on making a new kind of grief album after her sister’s death
When her sibling died in an accident the singer-songwriter sought comfort in music. But after finding that the most celebrated records about loss were angry, loud and male, she set about creating something very different
I didn’t think it was possible to love Kylie Minogue any more – her new Netflix series changed that
After the glut of brand-building shows from other celebrities, the Kylie documentary is radical for simply allowing the star to come across as human, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Totó la Momposina, vocalist and Colombian music legend, dies aged 85
The singer was one of her country’s most’s popular musical exports, and travelled the world with an evangelistic vision for spreading cumbia music