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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

Glastonbury 2025: Friday with the 1975, Lorde, Busta Rhymes and more – as it happened

Matty Healy’s Pyramid stage performance topped off a packed day including Loyle Carner, Biffy Clyro, PinkPantheress and Taskmaster

Alanis Morissette at Glastonbury review – spectacular sundown set by a unique feminist artist

The Canadian singer’s pared-down set showcases an undiminished vocal talent and life-affirming energy

Lorde at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

Lorde resembles Patti Smith as she introduces her entire new album, Virgin, but the lack of well-known hits lets the energy drop

‘I hate the arrangements!’ Two Bruce superfans dissect Springsteen’s lavish lost albums box set

Springsteen obsessives rejoice! The Boss has released seven lost albums, made between 1983 and 2018. Where to start? Let our Bruce scholars light you through the darkness …

PP Arnold on her star-studded life in music: ‘Peter Gabriel and I used to hang upside down in gravity boots’

After singing with everyone from Tina Turner to the Small Faces, she takes your questions on her Glastonbury plans, life as an Ikette and getting a leg up from Mick Jagger

‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distraction

Lorde: Virgin review – chaos, carnality and compulsions meet cataclysmic choruses

After her last album embraced switching off, the musician returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst with a strikingly unsettled sound

The return of the soundtrack: how original movie music made a comeback

Big summer bets such as F1 and The Smurfs are using stars like Rihanna and Tate McRae to appeal to a wider audience

‘Liam had been drinking all night. Noel was not in a great mood’: photographers pick their best Oasis shot

Lairy, drunk, fighting, laughing … five photographers who shot Oasis recall what it was like capturing them in depressing pre-fame hotels – and at their Champagne Supernova heights

‘Your favourite album is not as cool as any dinosaur’: set sail with New York art rock duo Water From Your Eyes

Playing on party boats, recreating Chili Peppers videos: the experimental pair are committed to the bit – with a new album influenced by lockdown, recovery and Stonehenge

Mick Ralphs obituary

Skilful guitarist and songwriter with the bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company

‘Pop music can be so scared to offend’: Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, the Argentine duo subverting machismo

After going viral with their Tiny Desk concert, the impish pair are heading to Glastonbury. They explain their ‘no shame, no fear’ approach – and their ridiculous muscle suits

Diana Ross review – glittering Motown royalty still sounds supreme

Accompanied by the Hallé Orchestra, the 81-year-old singer’s voice shines during this relentless blast through the hits

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