‘Justin Bieber was played so much in the changing room’: Leah Williamson’s honest playlist

The England and Arsenal player grew up with Enrique Iglesias on repeat, and knows the Bridget Jones soundtrack by heart. But what football song gives her goosebumps?

Jessica Mauboy: ‘Why did I do a kookaburra call for Ellen DeGeneres? Did I think that was cool?’

The singer and host of That Blackfella Show on her most controversial pop culture opinion, her go-to karaoke song and being recognised by police while getting a ticket

Beyoncé releases surprise new track for Fourth of July weekend

Morning Dew (Donk) reportedly conceived for Beyoncé’s second album B’Day, which will be reissued for its 20th anniversary in September

The Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues review – stomping blues and anti-Musk politics make this another late triumph

Continuing the rejuvenated sound of 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, there’s touching vulnerability from Keith Richards while Jagger confronts war and autocracy

Mark Holden: ‘I started telling the judges off. And that’s really totally uncool’

The 70s Carnation Kid turned Australian Idol judge and barrister on dreams, ageing and his unusual career

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts review – rip-roaring rock history, but why is she playing Gary Glitter?

In her first UK headline show in 16 years, Jett has a terrific knack for a cover version, though she’s a touch nonchalant – and there’s a real misstep

Sienna Spiro: Visitor review – will she be the ‘new Adele’? Not with this merely competent debut

Amid signs of greatness, the already hugely popular British singer fails to live up to her potential, lacking vocal agility and lyrical subtlety

‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work

A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister’s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about it

‘Something is up’: New York prepares for wedding of the century amid Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rumors

Swifties braved a heatwave on Thursday in New York to get a glimpse of preparations at Madison Square Garden

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26m to charities ahead of reported wedding

Couple pledges millions to children’s hospitals, food banks and educational programs in advance of their big day

Victor Willis obituary

Lead vocalist of Village People, the American disco group famed for their hits YMCA, In the Navy and Go West

Breaking hearts and blowing minds:​ Robyn’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As she tours the UK, we pick the best of an artist who defined the ‘sad banger’ – but also radiates joy and strength from her perfect pop songs

Alabama Shakes review – US rockers’ first UK gig in a decade is suffused with hope for the future

As they tee up a long-awaited third album, the deep south band are variously slick and raw as they ruminate on overcoming tough times

Madonna: Confessions II review – nostalgic dancefloor trip sparks her most vital album in two decades

After years spent chasing trends like trap and Latin pop, Madonna settles back​ nicely into​ old-school dance music to tell vivid vignettes of life in 80s New York

‘Techno in a monastery – are you ready?’ The Greek priest whose doom metal album is the year’s hippest record

His church thinks electric guitars are the devil’s work. But Father Tabakis is on a mission to change that – with Paradise Metal, a religious dubstep album that outdid Daft Punk and Aphex Twin