Take That review – stadium redux of Circus tour has maximal razzle-dazzle
Elephants, clowns, aerialists hanging by their hair … the Big Top concept doesn’t let up at this hugely enjoyable outing for a boy band with hits to spare
If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress?
The loud online hate aimed at two pop stars with polar-opposite styles suggests a shrinking realm of acceptability in which women can exist. That is, you suspect, the point
Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me review – alt-rock arriviste aces the part
The daughter of Foo Fighters’ Dave does a serviceable line in 90s throwback sounds, though the nostalgia is too reverent
CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance
The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’
Olivia Rodrigo responds to babydoll dress criticism: ‘It shows how we normalize pedophilia in our culture’
The pop singer said that suggestions that a recent outfit was ‘childlike’ were rooted in sexist attitudes toward women
‘The biggest myth? That I left Sister Sledge’: Kathy Sledge on sibling rivalry, Chic and disco’s political power
One of disco’s biggest stars answers your questions, recalling tours with Rick James, inspiration for Destiny’s Child and what she wished she asked Michael Jackson
Iceage: For Love of Grace & the Hereafter review – Danish punks ace sixth stellar album on the trot
The quintet add shoegaze, country and 50s rock’n’roll to their core indie-punk sound, resulting in songs that offset lyrical bleakness with gleeful, uplifting music
Power Ballad review – Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd star in terrific comedy of bromance and betrayal
Irish writer-director John Carney brilliantly brings together Rudd’s washed up wedding-singer and Jonas’s insecure ex-boyband superstar
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