Post your questions for David Byrne
As the former Talking Heads frontman releases his concert film American Utopia in 4K, he will join us to answer your questions
Is Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells us
Forty years of Aria chart history shows big changes to our listening habits – and local artists have a huge fight ahead
Aria music quiz: how well do you know the Australian charts?
We’ve looked at the Aria charts since 1998 to see who Australians can’t stop listening to. Take our quiz to find out if you know your chart toppers and fan favourites
Jesse Hector obituary
Other lives: Charismatic leader of bands including Crushed Butler, Helter Skelter and the Hammersmith Gorillas
‘So rogue’: country superstar Shania Twain turns London pub into saloon
Fans from across UK descend on Shacklewell Arms for intimate gig that leaves them wanting one more song
‘At my funeral I want people dancing in the aisles to Madness’: David Gray’s honest playlist
The singer knows all the words to Grease and channels Kenny Rogers at karaoke. But which classic musician does he liken to Picasso?
Hello, goodbye: the Beatles’ chaotic, controversial final tour – as never seen before
Tired, emotional and besieged by fans and enemies alike, by 1966 the Fab Four were ready to quit touring for good. A new collection of images by rock photographer Jim Marshall captures their last gigs
St Vincent review – majestic orchestral transformations of jagged art-pop
The mercurial artist reworked her catalog with technical mastery – and playful dance moves – accompanied by the Boston Pops orchestra
With warmth, kindness and unlimited energy, Kanya King revolutionised Black British culture
The Mobo founder, who has died aged 57, had an unprecedented vision: to give Black British music a glitzy and joyful awards ceremony. But her impact went well beyond it
Taylor Swift: I Knew It, I Knew You review – giddy up! Song for Toy Story cowgirl Jessie is Swift’s best in years
Full of handcrafted care and the rootsy soul of her country origins, this gently elated song is a reminder of what fans love about Swift … and the film series
Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57
Entrepreneur died of colon cancer, with Mobo Organisation hailing her as ‘one of the most fearless champions’ in the music industry
Zoh Amba: Eyes Full review – raw, rugged country rock also has real tenderness
Better known as a formidable free jazz saxophonist, these thrashing songs about the artist’s Tennessee childhood home share a similar genre-pushing intensity
Gintė Preisaitė: Instruments of Forgetting and the Singing Bone review – atmospheric, unsettling ambience
From birdsong to pool balls, this Lithuanian musician – a graduate of Copenhagen’s buzzy Rhythmic Music Conservatory – mixes beguiling found sounds into left-field pop and modern classical
‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded
Fifty years ago this week, the Sex Pistols played their first Manchester gig and caused a sonic revolution. What happened to the other bands that were tipped for big things that year – and why did the rock’n’roll dinosaurs survive?
Lizzo: Bitch review – a spirited star who just can’t rediscover her groove
After scrapping an album and starting anew, Lizzo still sounds lost amid these weak genre-hopping songs. Perhaps the zeitgeist has simply left her behind