Justin Bieber: Swag review – inane lyrics undermine a gorgeously produced R&B passion project

The surprise seventh album from the former tween idol is musically expansive, abetted by a host of star producers. If only he’d thought about the words a bit

Add to playlist: Sarah Meth’s resplendent, intimate songwriting and the week’s best new tracks

The singer-songwriter’s warm laconic voice holds together lounge jazz stylings, dreamy pop and amenable folk, cut through with a self-deprecating wit

Wish you were still here: what happened to the one-hit wonders of 80s package holiday pop?

Europop acts from Opus to Baltimora to Nena got huge after Brits brought their songs home from their summer breaks. But despite returning to obscurity, the artists say they’re not (sun)burnt by fame

Oasis and Black Sabbath are filling stadiums. But where’s the next wave of working-class rock stars?

Ageing music legends are thriving, but we are making it too hard for young talent to break through, says freelance writer Dan Cave

Ozzy Osbourne collaborates with chimpanzees on abstract expressionist paintings

Retired rocker creates artworks to raise funds for Florida sanctuary for rescued apes

‘This was our Eras tour!’: The joy and camaraderie of the Oasis reunion gigs

Last week the Gallagher brothers kicked-off their reunion tour in Cardiff – our readers look back in admiration

Wet Leg: Moisturizer review – Doritos, Davina McCall and dumb fun from British indie’s big breakout band

After winning multiple Grammys and Brits, the Isle of Wight band explore love and sexuality on their second LP – but there’s still room for some barbed put-downs

Pavements review – US indie rockers and their dream director run four ideas at once

Alex Ross Perry’s intriguing documentary about 90s band Pavement runs four concepts at once, whose effect is to obscure clarity

Is the F-word offensive in Queensland? The tiny record shop that faced down a culture war in court – and won

Brisbane’s Rocking Horse Records turns 50 this year – but it should also be celebrated for its role in facing down a ‘nonsense’ culture war that began with undercover cops and the Dead Kennedys

’I’m crying just remembering it!’: readers on Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s goodbye gig

The Brummie rockers bade farewell to a stunning career, and Guardian readers were united in awe and respect

Billie Eilish review – pop’s sharpest commentator plays with fame’s power dynamics

There’s nowhere for Eilish to hide as she balances intimacy and spectacle, filming her screaming fans as she paces a stage akin to a boxing ring

Stevie Wonder review – a riotously joyful celebration

The 75-year-old is in ageless voice and playful mood throughout a performance of as many of his greatest hits as can fit back-to-back in two and a half hours

‘The best song to have sex to? Anything by Marvin Gaye. Nothing by Rick Astley’: Rick Astley’s honest playlist

The pop veteran works up a sweat to Biffy Clyro and recognises the dancefloor power of Abba, but which Kylie banger hits a little too close to home?

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened

The influential Birmingham band played their final concert – called Back to the Beginning – and were joined by the cream of heavy metal. Relive all 11 hours of mayhem here

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all-star farewell to the gods of metal is epic and emotional

The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning force