Kesha: . (Period) review – a smart, funny return to her hedonistic hot-mess persona
After a long legal battle, the pop star’s sixth album harks back to her 2010s era, with a buffet of pop styles and only rare hints of her highly-publicised trauma
The masterplan: Alexis Petridis on his dream Oasis tour setlist
As the Gallagher brothers prepare for the decade’s most anticipated tour, our critic offers 20 useful tips for what to play – including the deep cuts they really should pick
Foo Fighters release first new song since Dave Grohl infidelity scandal and firing of drummer
Rock band put out new song Today’s Song, and look towards their return to live music in October
‘He made the dust fly!’ Mick Jagger and others on 100 years of Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco
Whether playing the Royal Albert Hall or a rooster fight, Chenier’s scorching Creole blues blew minds. As a tribute album is released, starry admirers and family members remember one of history’s great live performers
Give Me a Word: The Collective Soul Story review – hyped-up account of nice-guy 90s mainstream rockers
Dolly Parton adds star power to this formulaic music documentary about Ed and Dean Roland’s band
Glastonbury chanters or the Southport hate-tweeter – throw the book at one, you must throw it at them all
There are many nasty idiots in the world – but whether the offence was at a music festival or online, none of these people should be in jail, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
What would British culture be like if Oasis had never existed?
Would Britpop have happened? Would bands still dream as big? As Oasis prepare for their return gig on Friday, it’s worth asking what their cultural impact has been
It’s not inevitable that musical dinosaurs dominate the charts. Here’s how we rescue pop in Britain
Thanks to streaming, the charts are dominated by albums from years ago. Australia has shown how to give new artists a chance, says music business journalist Eamonn Forde
‘Glastonbury’s definitely still medieval!’: The Libertines’ Pete Doherty and Carl Barât interviewed at the festival
The wild men of noughties indie on their return to the site to play the Pyramid stage, Pete Doherty’s opinions on Oasis – and their regrets
Glastonbury 2025: Sunday with Olivia Rodrigo’s headline set plus the Prodigy, Rod Stewart and more – as it happened
The festival reached its final day with standout sets from Wolf Alice, Turnstile, Joy Crookes and more
Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review – full of bile and brilliance, this is easily the weekend’s best big set
With a genuinely surprise appearance from the Cure’s Robert Smith and a magnificent theatricality to her lovelorn songs, Rodrigo totally steals the entire festival
Nile Rodgers and Chic at Glastonbury review – pop’s most reliable band bring the party to the Pyramid
While you might quibble that Chic’s set has become more reliable than revolutionary, you can’t argue with the effects of the greatest pop music ever made on the crowd
‘I’ve been incredibly lucky. I have heavy impostor syndrome’: Djo on viral fame, bad reviews, and life after Stranger Things
Actor and musician Joe Keery made his name on the Netflix hit as lovable jock Steve Harrington, but he never stopped making music. He discusses anxiety, his earnest new record and why he and his castmates are ‘bonded for life’
Doechii at Glastonbury review – an education in rap from the greatest teacher in the game
Theatrical, flirtatious and athletic, this debut UK festival performance from the US MC is unrelentingly brilliant
Neil Young at Glastonbury review – ragged glory from a noisemaker who never treads the easy path
Still adhering to his own bizarre internal logic as he approaches 80, Young is crowd-pleasing one minute, wilfully odd the next – and you wouldn’t want it any other way