Comic James Acaster on his plunge into experimental music: ‘I don’t know what I’m doing – but I see that as a strength’

Could the celebrated standup knock out an album of his own tunes? Yes, he says, with the aid of a dusty old drum kit, 40 musicians – and a novelty animal costume

British Punjabi music star Raf-Saperra: ‘I’d be listening to Giggs on the bus – then bhangra at home’

Championing the shared culture of the partitioned Punjab region, the Streatham-born vocalist is earning global fans with some of the UK’s most cosmopolitan songs

Third person dies after crowd crush at GloRilla concert

Thirty-five-year-old woman had been hospitalised with injuries sustained at Sunday’s concert in Rochester, New York

Lizzo review – a euphoric display of true superstardom

Theatrical, emotional, hilarious, the full range of a multi-hyphenate talent is on show tonight – no wonder she has changed the face of pop

Two people die after crowd crush at GloRilla concert in New York

Memphis rapper says she is ‘devastated and heartbroken’ over fans’ deaths as eight people remain injured

Slowthai: Ugly review – the unravelling psyche of a true British great

Fusing rap, alt-rock and abrasive electronics, the Northampton rapper mints a sound all his own on his third album

Travis Scott sought by New York police over alleged assault of nightclub worker

Rapper is alleged to have punched sound engineer during a DJ set, and caused $12,000 worth of damage to equipment

Russ Millions: One of a Kind review – hugely enjoyable mixtape

The Lewisham drill rapper showcases his promise with swaggering if overfamiliar hymns to women and bling

De La Soul on their belated streaming debut: ‘It felt like we were being erased from history’

Speaking before the death of founder member Trugoy the Dove, Posdnuos and Maseo answer your questions on playing Glastonbury, working with MF Doom and and utilising the power of an infectious laugh

Still Shady: how did Eminem’s 2005 greatest hits become last year’s biggest rap album?

Released in 2005, Curtain Call: The Hits has spent 552 weeks in the UK album charts. Are young fans thrilling to his outrageous lyrics – or is the truth more prosaic?

David Jolicoeur obituary

Founding member of the US hip-hop trio De La Soul who performed under the stage name Trugoy the Dove

Channel Tres: ‘House music is for everybody, but it’s special when it’s your people’

Growing up in Compton in a musical extended family, it was the skate style of Pharrell and the electronica he heard at university that encouraged this understated pioneer to put his ‘hood energy’ into house

Brit awards viewing figures up after Saturday night TV debut

This year’s ceremony, screened on Saturday night, attracted 3.3 million viewers, the first increase in viewership since 2016

‘A new style of speak’: the lyrical genius of De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove

While the group will always be defined by 3 Feet High and Rising, Trugoy and his fellow bandmates were constantly pushing the boundaries of rap throughout their stellar career

Brit awards 2023: Harry Styles and Wet Leg triumph while Lizzo delivers the glitz – as it happened

Fontaines DC, Aitch, Becky Hill and the 1975 also won gongs, while Tom Grennan flubbed it. Here’s all the action from the 43rd annual music awards