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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

Sex stories, purgatory and Adele’s tears: the album skit is back

Keen to re-establish the album in the age of the playlist, artists are peppering their work with voice notes and sketches – to profound and annoying ends

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

Raveena: Asha’s Awakening review – dazzling and eclectic

(Warner Records)The singer spans early 00s hip-hop, ambient tunes and pop bangers in her impressive major-label debut

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’

Fleetwood Mac: after its 926 weeks on the chart, who’s still buying Rumours?

As it turns 45, the drug-fuelled breakup classic is outselling almost everyone on vinyl thanks to its frank songwriting, enduring virality and the patronage of Harry Styles

Spotify CEO condemns Joe Rogan over use of N-word but won’t ‘silence’ him

Daniel Ek says he will not remove US podcaster from the platform and it was Rogan’s decision to remove a number of past episodes

Simply Red review – Mick Hucknall keeps holding on

Bonus Arena, HullThe singer radiates contentment as a sea of middle-aged couples sway along to his pop-soul smashers

‘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

‘Louis Prima has been in my head since I first saw The Jungle Book’: Stephen Moyer’s honest playlist

The True Blood actor on growing up in a house full of jazz and rock’n’roll, and his daughter introducing him to Mother Mother

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

The Smile review – Yorke and Greenwood stay close to the mothership

Magazine, LondonThom Yorke’s latest Radiohead spin-off, alongside Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner, excels the more it explores new territory in a thrilling frenzy of analogue synths and percussion

Black Country, New Road: Ants from Up There review – a baroque pop masterpiece

(Ninja Tune)With now departed frontman Isaac Wood its playful driving force, the London band’s inspired second album is best heard in a single sitting

Mitski: Laurel Hell review – a deep dive you can dance to

(Dead Oceans)The indie artist delivers devastating emotional truths and unsettling imagery – with sharp hooks and an 80s pop sheen

Saba: Few Good Things review – rapper ponders a half full glass

(Pivot Gang)While his previous album was a melancholic paean, this record sees the Chicago MC appreciate what he has

Bikes, fights and debauchery: Meat Loaf at the movies

The singer appeared in dozens of films without ever finding a landmark role – but his turns in Fight Club and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are hard to forget

Lata Mangeshkar, legendary Bollywood singer, dies at 92

The singer who defined music and melody for generations in India has died in Mumbai

Spotify’s attempt to play the Facebook game over Joe Rogan won’t wash | John Naughton

Founder Daniel Ek’s bid to make the anti-vaxxer controversy go away ignores the fact that it is paying the US comedian to appear on its service

Graham Nash removes music from Spotify, calling company ‘enabler that costs lives’

Former Neil Young bandmate in CSNY joins protest against star podcaster Joe Rogan, with soul singer India.Arie also removing music from streaming service

Sax star Immanuel Wilkins: ‘Hands are a symbol of praise – but they are also lifted up at police’

At 24, the saxophonist is being hailed as one of the most promising jazz artists in the US – and his music, which explores faith and Black cultural vitality, is utopian in an America that isn’t

MØ: ‘I was terrified to stop and crash – I had to make time to reflect’

The Danish synth star was nearly broken by years of gruelling tours and stepped back from the business. But now, she says, the planets are aligning for her again

Janet Jackson review – the breathtaking tale of a reluctant pop superstar

Was ‘Nipplegate’ premeditated filth? Why did the singer fire her dad? And how often was she at Neverland with Michael in the 90s? The singer shares her story in this rare retrospective

Rihanna lets the world know she’s pregnant in the most Rihanna way possible

Effortlessly chic, completely unexpected and with a knowing wink, music’s perennially best-dressed couple reinvent genre

Joe Rogan pledges to ‘try harder’ after Spotify misinformation controversy

Podcast host apologises to streaming service, which has faced criticism over episodes featuring guests who shared Covid conspiracy theoriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJoe Rogan has addressed controversy over his Spotify podcast, hours after the streaming service announced a plan to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation.

Podcasts were meant to revive Spotify. Now it’s on the culture war frontline | Dorian Lynskey

Neil Young versus Joe Rogan is a PR disaster and a sign the digital platform has lost its wayUntil last week, Spotify-using fans of Neil Young could access a vast 54-year catalogue of songs, which attracted more than 6 million listeners a month.

Norma Waterson was one of folk’s greatest voices – and greatest people

The British folk singer, who has died aged 82, was proud of the music she made – and her warmth as well as her toughness sang loudly in her songs

‘I had the perfect life – then both my husbands died’: singer Labi Siffre on love, loss – and happiness

The man behind Something Inside So Strong and It Must Be Love talks about his half-century in music, coming out in the 70s – and his menage a trois on a Welsh mountain

Turnstile review – raucous return of the hardcore punk live show

Rock City, NottinghamThe Baltimore band hit the stage with the ferocity of uncaged wild animals as Covid restrictions are finally lifted

‘I want Jesus Christ Superstar at my funeral – live!’: Mel Giedroyc’s honest playlist

The first single she bought was by Queen and she belts out Joan Jett at karaoke, but what gets the presenter going at the Zoom disco?

Spotify to direct listeners to accurate Covid information after Joe Rogan outcry

Streaming platform publishes rules for creators and announces plan to tackle misinformation, including ‘content advisories’

The Smile review – Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood give prog rock tendencies full rein

OnlineThe Radiohead duo, joined by Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, pair memorable dynamics with typically uneasy lyrics in an intriguing if meandering performance

Ruth Slenczynska: the pupil of Rachmaninov still releasing music at 97

Pianist who has played for five US presidents says great composer taught her to incorporate colour in music

The 10 best contemporary albums of 2021

The year’s best experiments ranged from Blank Gloss’s ambient Americana to Space Afrika’s manipulated Manchester field recordings and Floating Points’ extraordinary electronic masterpieceMore on the best music of 2021More on the best culture of 2021So much new composition seems to make connections between contemporary minimalism and early music.

Lana Del Rey’s greatest songs – ranked!

As her breakthrough album Born to Die turns 10, we pick the best of an artist whose beautiful, damned aesthetic changed the course of pop

Jazz, R&B and ‘sophistifunk’: James Mtume’s greatest recordings

From his Afrocentric jazz with Miles Davis and Lonnie Liston Smith to his chart hits for Roberta Flack and Stephanie Mills, we celebrate the best of the late musicianJames Mtume, jazz and funk musician, dies aged 75The biological son of saxophonist Jimmy Heath, brought up by Dizzy Gillespie sideman James Forman, James Mtume was raised in jazz.

Alice Glass: Prey//IV review – songs of trauma and recovery

(Eating Glass)The ex-Crystal Castles singer’s solo debut is pulsing and personal…

Music taste has become the latest weapon in our online dating war | Elle Hunt

Music is still synonymous with romance – just ask West Elm Caleb. But dating apps reduce it to data points, and a digital playlist is no match for the mixtapes of old

Sing 2 review – animation sequel has all the gloss but lacks heart and soul

Buster Moon and his troupe aim to make it big in showbiz but even a new character voiced by Bono can’t save this from feeling like a movie generated by an algorithm

Cardi B awarded almost £3m in damages in libel case against gossip blogger

The New York rapper said that false allegations made by YouTube channel host Tasha K damaged her reputation and her mental health

‘I got 12 years and 74 lashes’: Confess, the band jailed for playing metal in Iran

After their songs were deemed blasphemous propaganda, the duo were forced to flee to Norway and claim asylum. Now a band, they are writing angrily about what they faced

Theon Cross review – more oomph than oompah from jazz-tuba champion

Headrow House, LeedsBacked by a highly capable band, the Sons of Kemet star seems to have gills as he generates astonishing beats, textures and melodies with his instrument

‘You don’t know me’: Morrissey accuses Johnny Marr of using him as clickbait

‘Must you persistently, year after year, decade after decade, blame me for everything?’ singer writes in open letter to former Smiths bandmate

Glass Animals become first UK band to top global Spotify singles chart

Oxford quartet’s single Heat Waves continues its remarkable slow-burn success since being released in June 2020

Elton John postpones Dallas concerts after positive Covid test

Singer says he has mild symptoms and expects to perform in Arkansas at the weekendCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSir Elton John has postponed his concerts in Dallas, Texas, after testing positive for Covid-19 a week after restarting his farewell tour.

Bob Dylan sells entire recorded catalogue to Sony Music Entertainment

The deal covers all Dylan recordings dating from 1962 to future originals and reissues, and will explore ‘new ways’ to reach future generations

‘I wanted to try cocaine, but Jimi was against it’: Janis Ian on her tough, starlit life in music

Hendrix and Janis Joplin warned her off drugs, she sang for James Brown and Salvador Dalí offered to paint her. Janis Ian’s confessional folk-pop is still sensational – so why is she retiring from recording?

Cardi B awarded almost £1m in damages in libel case against gossip blogger

The New York rapper said that false allegations made by YouTube channel host Tasha K damaged her reputation and her mental health

Brody Dalle testifies that Josh Homme head-butted her so hard she ‘saw stars’

Dalle gave her testimony against the Queens of the Stone Age frontman on the first day of a trial over their competing domestic violence restraining orders

Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal review – a beautiful cross-border conversation

Roundhouse, LondonThe Malian and French musicians switch their kora and cello from lead to rhythm in a show of stunning musical intuition

Taylor Swift criticises Damon Albarn for saying she doesn’t write her own songs

The singer tweeted that the Blur and Gorillaz frontman’s ‘hot take is completely false and SO damaging’ after comments in interview

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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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(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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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

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