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‘People go a funny colour and keel over’: Briony Greenhill on leading the world’s most intense singing lessons

After discovering the creative joys of collaborative vocal improvisation, the Suffolk singer wants to help people reach into their hearts and bring out their voices

Cypress Hill’s B-Real: ‘I’ve been pulled over many times with a tremendous amount of cannabis on me’

The rapper answers your questions about his passion for weed, the group’s appeal to 90s rock kids – and their beef with Ice Cube

Melt Yourself Down: Pray for Me I Don’t Fit In review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Decca)This fascinating band once seemed almost too eclectic – but now strong melodies and hooks drive an album that feels entirely of the moment

Record Store Day is harming, not helping, independent music shops like mine

Supply chain chaos and a worldwide vinyl shortage means the annual event that once saved record shops from extinction has lost its way

OAE/Manacorda/Faust review – nimble brilliance and refined care

Royal Festival Hall, LondonIsabelle Faust and Antonello Manacorda did their best to make the case for Schumann’s problematic violin concerto, while Manacorda brought something fresh to familiar works

Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – a heartwarming, sometimes heart-rending biopic

It turns out that young Kanye was extremely charming and funny. But that didn’t stop the music industry from refusing to take him seriously as a rapper – possibly causing his controversial current persona

IOC denies Richardson’s accusations of double standards over Valieva

US sprinter missed Olympics after positive cannabis testIOC: ‘There is nothing in common between these two cases’The International Olympic Committee has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared to Russian skater Kamila Valieva after both tested positive for a banned drug.

‘Had some dark times’: Ben Simmons opens up after messy 76ers exit

Australian speaks to media for first time since last season‘People are always going to have their own opinions’Ben Simmons says his mental health struggles began well before the 76ers’ season ended and he did not believe he would be able to overcome them in Philadelphia.

Froth review – squatters, divers and poachers in Russia’s military graveyard

This otherworldly doc layers the stories of idiosyncratic individuals who have chosen to live on the Kola peninsula

The Taliban forced Afghan TV workers into hiding. Now they’re asking Hollywood for help

Television industry employees once used their programs to address progressive ideas. Many are now out of work and fearful to leave their homes

‘Countdown to war’: how the papers covered fears of an imminent Ukraine invasion

Front pages focus on the diplomatic efforts of Boris Johnson and Olaf Scholz amid warnings Russia could invade within days

Pop and geopolitics: American Song Contest aims to tap Eurovision formula

NBC will host new competition, modelled on European institution that has mined melodies and political antagonisms for decades

BBC 100: Celebrating the BBC Orchestras review – party weekend has some fizz but ultimately feels flat

Various venues/BBC Radio 3Seven concerts around the UK – one from each of the BBC’s performing groups – included some glorious moments, but the motley collection of works failed to create a celebratory or memorable whole

Oki: Tonkori in the Moonlight review – joyous celebration of a dying art form

(Mais Um)The Ainu maestro curates a collection that gives his people’s endangered ancient sound a modern lease of life – with dub, harmony and dazzling percussion and harmony

Valieva caught in a complicated mess that has been coming for years | Sean Ingle

At every turn sports leaders have talked tough on Russia while diluting punishments

End of Broad and Anderson made sadder by them being last of their kind | Jonathan Liew

In an era of white-ball proliferation, England may well never produce another pair of specialist red-ball bowlers to match the record-breaking partners

‘The difference is I’m black’: Richardson sees double standard over Valieva reprieve

US sprinter missed Olympics after positive cannabis testRussian teen can compete in Beijing despite doping offenceThe US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has questioned why the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to compete at the Olympics while she was banned for a similar offence.

Don’t blame Cas for Valieva situation – blame those who have failed her | Bryan Armen Graham

The mess in Beijing is not down to the court of arbitration for sport but a collective failure of coaches and organisations

Australia’s Laura Peel fifth after failing to land back full-full-full in women’s aerials

Flag bearer and Olympic favourite manages score of 78.56China’s Xu Mengtao the only competitor to land difficult trickGold medal hope Laura Peel could only watch in envy as Xu Mengtao became Olympic aerials champion, landing a jump that the Australian has conquered many times in the last 12 months.

My streaming gem: why you should watch Sylvie’s Love

The latest in our series of under-appreciated films available to stream recalls 2020’s swoon-worthy throwback to 50s and 60s romances

MPs must show ‘guts’ to save public interest journalism in England and Wales

Caroline Kean, who represented Catherine Belton when she was sued by Russian billionaires, says libel actions are an existential threat

The rap star of Karachi: ‘My veil cannot take away the talent I have’

Eva B, who was brought up in a notorious slum, has become Pakistan’s latest music sensation

The rumba radio station, the DJ … and 110,000 albums looking for a noisy new home

The unique Gladys Palmera archive may cross the Atlantic from Madrid to secure a permanent base

‘Don’t take the damn thing’: how Spotify playlists push dangerous anti-vaccine tunes

Conspiracy theory songs claiming Covid-19 is fake and calling vaccine ‘poison’ are being actively promoted in Spotify playlists

What does your music taste say about you? Nothing actually | Barbara Ellen

A study that finds ‘agreeable’, ‘neurotic’ and ‘open’ types are fans of the same artists misses the point of music – and people

Arooj Aftab review – a mesmerising ambient jazz threesome

Brudenell Social Club, LeedsFlanked by just bass and harp, the Grammy-nominated, Brooklyn-based Pakistani artist Arooj Aftab wows Leeds with a pared-down account of her latest album – and its standout track, beloved of Barack Obama

Nneka: Love Supreme – sweet, sharp and serene

(Bushqueen Music)The Nigerian singer-songwriter’s grace, wit and killer hooks deserve a wider audience

Alt-J: The Dream review – a stroll around the curiosity shop

(Infectious)The ambitious British indie crooners embrace an American sound while confronting crypto and Covid on their enjoyable fourth album

Josh Hazlewood lands big IPL pay day as Steve Smith goes unsold

David Warner picked up by Delhi Capitals for $1.16mSmith, Wade and Zampa failed to attract a single bidJosh Hazlewood was the big Australian winner on the first day of the Indian Premier League auction as he landed a $A1.44m deal to join Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore.

‘Clean and innocent’: Valieva’s coach breaks silence with Cas to decide teen’s fate

Court expected to rule on Monday if Valieva can continueCoach denies doping after star’s positive testThe brilliant 15-year-old skater Kamila Valieva, who has been at the epicentre of a doping and media storm at these Winter Olympics, will learn her fate from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) on Monday.

Garry Kasparov: ‘The thing about jail is the sound when they lock the door’

The chess grandmaster, 58, on growing up in Baku, Putin’s bloody dictatorship and losing to Deep Blue

Ziggy bows out, Madonna scares the pope and Dylan goes electric: 50 gigs that changed music

Five decades after David Bowie’s seminal tour, our music writers reflect on the concerts that have left a mark, from Billie Holiday to Billie Eilish

Rick Rubin: Def Jam founder and producer announces debut book

The Creative Act: A Way of Being will be ‘a book about what to do make a great work of art’ and ‘a book about how to be’

Winter Olympics 2022 day eight: biathlon, cross-country skiing and more – live!

Updates from Saturday’s action at Beijing 2022Barney Ronay: Valieva and Zhu are victims in puppet theatre of painAnd you can contact Geoff by email or on TwitterAlso, apparently people are mad about results in the skeleton? Each to their own I guess.

ROC skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance, ITA confirms

Trimetazidine found in teenager’s sample from Christmas DayFigure skating team medal ceremony was delayed on TuesdayThe future of the 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at these Winter Olympics remains in limbo despite the Independent Testing Agency (ITA) confirming that she tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine on Christmas Day.

Marry Me review – Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson are odd couple in bland romcom by numbers

Jennifer Lopez is radioactively humourless and Owen Wilson is robotically bland in this stinker

Petrov’s Flu review – feverish tale of a pandemic and societal breakdown

Kirill Serebrennikov’s prescient and audacious but oppressive drama is set in a post-Soviet Russia in the grip of a flu epidemic

British journalists receive death threats from Russia over Valieva controversy

Journalists from Inside the Games subjected to abuseAnger among Russian media in Beijing flares on FridayThe journalists who broke the story of Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s positive drugs test on Wednesday say they have faced death threats, abuse, and warnings they should check their tea.

Sting sells back catalogue to Universal Music in deal worth up to $300m

Musician becomes latest big name to cash in on a long and successful career

Spoon: Lucifer on the Sofa review – timeless perfection from US indie stalwarts

(Matador)Ten albums and nearly three decades in, Spoon still sound fresh, with swing and swagger – and there isn’t a dull moment

Betty Davis projected her own liberation – and freed up generations in her wake

Loved by artists from Prince to Butthole Surfers, Davis created a fearlessly sexual, futurist sound that sowed the seed of rebellion

‘We all need a plan B now’: the dicey world of live music after Covid

In August 2020, the Guardian spoke to workers in the live music industry who had their livelihoods destroyed by Covid. How are they faring in 2022?

Flee review – fantastically moving story of a refugee’s life-saving secret

This extraordinary tale of the desperate lengths a gay Afghan man was forced to go to in order to escape persecution is a powerful testament to human endurance

The Justice of Bunny King review – a funny, thoughtful parenting drama

The Babadook’s Essie Davis is sensational as a homeless woman battling social services for custody of her children in Gaysorn Thavat’s assured and layered debut

The Dance review – slow-cinema maestro offers a glimpse behind the scenes

Pat Collins turns his gaze on Irish dance and theatre troupe Teac Damsa in this fragmentary but emotional documentary

How Neighbours was shunted off air by All Creatures Great and Small

Longest-running drama in Australian television history loses out to homegrown British show

Goodbye Ramsay Street? Why we’re not ready for Neighbours to end

The drama won hearts by showing the world Australian suburbia – albeit with regular light plane crashes and bouts of amnesia

‘Working class people are getting priced out’: cost-of-living crisis spreads to live music

Prices for big gigs such as Billie Eilish and Harry Styles are sky high – and a combination of Brexit, Covid and ticket touts means they aren’t likely to fall

Nipsey Hussle’s family to open Marathon store No 2: ‘Fulfilling his dream’

Samiel Asghedom, Nipsey’s brother, also told the Guardian of plans for a free music program for youth at Crenshaw and Slauson

James Blunt review – larky king of uncool turns on the emotion

Brighton CentreKicking off an arena tour, the self-deprecating noughties singer-songwriter shows he is not the one-hit wonder he jokes he is, with a range spanning beige balladeering to fists-clenched intensity

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‘People go a funny colour and keel over’: Briony Greenhill on leading the world’s most intense singing lessons

After discovering the creative joys of collaborative vocal improvisation, the Suffolk singer wants to help people reach into their hearts and bring out their voices

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Singer shares letter from Congressmen Charlie Crist and Eric Swalwell on Instagram, saying she was ‘immediately flattered’

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(Decca)This fascinating band once seemed almost too eclectic – but now strong melodies and hooks drive an album that feels entirely of the moment

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Supply chain chaos and a worldwide vinyl shortage means the annual event that once saved record shops from extinction has lost its way

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