London venue ‘appalled’ after antisemitic imagery allegedly screened at Primal Scream gig

Roundhouse apologises after animation projected behind band appears to show Star of David entwined with swastika

Barbican to close its doors for a year for multimillion-pound renovation

London site’s theatre, music venue and galleries to close in June 2028, in first stage of upgrades before 50th anniversary

Brian Eno urges support to get Together for Palestine song to Christmas No 1

Lullaby features Palestinian singer, lyrics written by Peter Gabriel and artists including Eno and Celeste

The Rolling Stones give blessing to Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction sample after 25 years

The mashup Satisfaction Skank was unofficial for years but band allow Norman Cook to remake it using original stems of their 1965 hit

Lily Allen ‘in conversations’ to adapt West End Girl album into a play

Singer told Jimmy Fallon that ‘the ink is not dry’ on a deal but the prospect of a stage version of her critically acclaimed album was ‘very exciting’

‘Highlight of my week’: how community choirs have changed people’s lives

As James Corden and Ruth Jones announce new series, people share how choirs have brought friendship, belonging and valuable memories

London’s O2 Arena announces funding for UK grassroots gig venues

The 20,000-capacity venue will feed revenue back into smaller venues to ‘nurture the next generation of breakthrough artists’

Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen

Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloor

Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges

Producer says creatives need to own their intellectual property so they can license it to generative AI platforms

‘A little less cool’: Spotify’s listening age feature stirs delight and dismay

Some users jump generations in expanded Wrapped review while Taylor Swift tops UK streams for third year

Watch Simon Cowell’s TV search for a new boyband – and see how our world has changed

Twenty years on, the social media-savvy contestants will have greater power. His brutal approach to judging them will have to change, too, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66

‘100% party girl’ and key part of 1980s London club scene designed for Rihanna, Björk, Kylie Minogue and Debbie Harry

UK charity records original music by people living with dementia

Project aims to unlock memories and sensations for participants while creating nine-track CD, recorded at Glyndebourne

Diaries, artworks and more to be auctioned from Marianne Faithfull’s personal belongings

Late singer’s personal effects up for sale including a trunk gifted to her by Carrie Fisher, and artworks by Anita Pallenberg and Marlene Dumas

Joy Crookes says UK and Ireland in ‘dark time’ amid rise of far-right politics

Musician’s Brixton and Dublin performances go viral after she performs Sinéad O’Connor’s anti-racism anthem Black Boys on Mopeds