Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – back to dreary basics
A return to their inglorious past for the British folk rockers comes served with an extra helping of self-indulgence
Dua Lipa wins second copyright case over single Levitating
US judge dismisses claim by two disco songwriters, stating that finding in their favour would ‘completely foreclose’ evolution of song genre
Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start
The bluegrass star and band reconvene with a new co-vocalist on this slick yet understated set drawing on old-time roots and more recent concerns
Raw, romantic and radical: Joan Baez’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
With her Diamonds and Rust album turning 50, we rate the standout tracks from the strident American folk singer and political activist
Liz Stringer: The Second High review – an intelligent, assured album from a singular musician
All but ignored by the mainstream, Stringer seems unconcerned by wider radio play, with her seventh album for patient and attentive listeners
‘It’s ended up being nothing to no one’: can K-pop overcome crisis?
It looked destined to take over the world. But after misfiring albums, a legal drama involving bright hopes NewJeans and with domestic fans getting bored, the South Korean music industry is nervous
Lucy Dacus: Forever Is a Feeling review – Boygenius singer turns timidly tasteful
The Virginia songwriter gets lost in understatement on a loved-up album about her relationship with bandmate Julien Baker, shrouding sharp lyrics in shy melodies
Johnny Mathis, 89, retires from performing due to ‘age and memory issues’
US crooner, whose career stretches back to 1956, will play four more scheduled concerts but cancels remainder of 2025 run
The rapturous return of FKA twigs: ‘I grew up feeling my body could do anything’
From school to stardom, the singer-performer has always felt like an outsider. She discusses social media censorship, sexuality, crying on stage – and her magical childhood
Ticketmaster may have breached law in pricing Oasis tickets, says CMA
UK watchdog seeks changes to the way company labels tickets and provides pricing information, as some fans pay more than £350 for £150 tickets
‘It’s so politically loaded’: Marlon Williams on ‘finding the gall’ to write an album entirely in Māori
Te Whare Tīwekaweka is being released at a tumultuous time for te reo and race relations in Aotearoa
‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees
He was in one of the biggest groups in the world – all without playing a note. As the last surviving Monkee turns 80, he remembers 60s fame – and what happened when the band broke free
Dig! XX review – amazing film of battling 90s psych rockers revisited two decades on
Rereleased documentary study of the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre is an epic story of success and failure
‘I was too shy to tell Bieber how much I loved him’: Lisa from Blackpink’s honest playlist
The K-pop superstar on the pop hit that kickstarted her music career, and why she can no longer listen to one of her band’s biggest songs
Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism tour review – momentous show for a star who contains multitudes
Lipa’s voice is resonant and fit and she holds her own as a dancer; while there are lulls in energy between the show’s acts, they’re forgiven when she brings the hits