Jorja Smith’s label requests share of royalties from ‘AI-cloned’ TikTok viral song
Uncredited vocals on song I Run by British dance act Haven alleged to infringe copyright as impersonation of Smith
Wolf Alice review – indie chameleons sparkle on a glam-rock bender
With 70s rock references, tinselly backdrop and some full-on cabaret-theatre vibes, the four-piece have undergone their most fun and complete reinvention yet
‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China
Endometriosis, failed relationships, suicide and gaslighting … they are all laid bare in the singer-songwriter’s new album. But just as she finished recording it, she found out she had cancer. She talks about why it’s made her more determined
‘An engineering feat’: the 26-year-old Australian making costumes for Lady Gaga
Samuel Lewis had to push his limits for the pop star’s global tour, set to hit his home town Melbourne next week
O come out ye faithful: a joyful roundup of UK culture this Christmas
Beauty and the Beast or Wolf Alice? Queen Marie Antoinette or Count Arthur Strong? Come and behold: the holiday season offers stage, film, music and art that’s worth singing about
Olivia Dean fans refunded by Ticketmaster after singer criticises ‘vile’ resale practices
Ticketmaster said they would ‘lead by example’ after Dean called out companies when tickets for her North American tour appeared on resale sites at prices in excess of $1,000
Add to playlist: Storefront Church’s cinematic baroque pop and the week’s best new tracks
Californian singer-songwriter Lukas Frank is picking up rave reviews for his second album’s epic choruses and lush orchestrations
‘How am I still going?’: the everlasting appeal of Cliff Richard
Despite being exiled from pop’s mainstream, he’s outlasted his contemporaries and is still selling out big rooms – what’s the secret to the national institution’s success?
Pam Hogg obituary
Fashion designer whose idiosyncratic mix of glam and DIY couture was worn by Björk, Siouxsie Sioux and Taylor Swift
Peaches: ‘We need lube to smooth out the friction of the world’
The Canadian electroclash icon on No Lube So Rude, her first album in a decade, the state of global politics, the ‘punk energy’ of the older generation and her love of ping-pong
Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66
‘100% party girl’ and key part of 1980s London club scene designed for Rihanna, Björk, Kylie Minogue and Debbie Harry
My Bloody Valentine review – shoegaze pioneers find prettiness in pulverising noise
Earplugs safely distributed, the band proceed to rattle ribcages with a two-hour show that showcases their unique ability to mesh the dreamlike with the apocalyptic
Jimmy Cliff’s charisma and fearless creativity expanded the horizons of reggae
Cliff, who has died aged 81, took every opportunity that he was presented with, and created plenty more himself. It resulted in a career path like no other
The Hives review – veteran punk’n’rollers fizz with megawatt energy
Twenty-five years on from their first UK tour, the Swedish band are at their cartoonish, snarling best, eager to prove themselves rather than wallow in nostalgia
Bad Omens review – anthemic songs and pillars of fire dampened by arena nerves
Noah Sebastian’s vocals switch deftly from croon to scream to whisper, but the genre-hopping US metalcore band lack chemistry on the big stage