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This is the second time the singer’s grave has been vandalised, after an inscription stone was stolen in 2008
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4 out of 5 stars.
Rolling Stones review Swaggering into their second childhood
4 out of 5 stars.With Mick Jagger’s recent heart operation clearly a success, the Stones sound better than they have in years
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Kelly gets two felony charges for 2001 incident, in which R&B singer allegedly offered girl $200 to take off her clothes and dance
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Terrible lip syncing was always part of the fun of TOTP, but a format change turned it into a brighter version of Later...
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Jeremy Corbyn, the climate crisis, nuclear war and feminism: the former Oasis songwriter has opinions to burn. But it’s all a bit of a laugh until it gets to his younger brother
Festivals
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4 out of 5 stars.
Womad festival review Polyphony and politics in global soundclash
4 out of 5 stars.Septuagenarians shone at the 37th edition of the globe-trotting music festival, that also subtly railed against Brexit with quirky European talent -
3 out of 5 stars.
Festival review Y Not – fast-rising festival gets stuck in the indie mud
3 out of 5 stars.Acts like Wolf Alice are a welcome break from the hordes of white blokes with guitars, who don’t reflect the eclectic taste of the crowd -
5 out of 5 stars.
North Sea jazz festival All tastes catered for as old meets new
5 out of 5 stars.From Anita Baker to Abdullah Ibrahim, legends stole the show at the world’s largest indoor jazz festival -
5 out of 5 stars.
Supersonic Giant monsters and ghoul-sponge at UK's best small festival
5 out of 5 stars.By embracing the heaviness in Birmingham’s heritage, and adding a strong dose of eccentricity, Supersonic is world-class
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The rapper, 35, tells Rich Pelley about strong women, knife crime and his rotisserie oven
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The feminist punks’ new album, produced by St Vincent and inspired in part by a Rihanna song, is their most expansive yet. So why did their drummer just quit the band?
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The Scottish band provided the soundtrack – and more – for Jamie Adams’s new film, Balance, Not Symmetry. The band’s frontman, Simon Neil, and the Welsh director explain how they bonded over shared experience of bereavement
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The 80s hitmaker and creative force behind the Buggles, the Art of Noise and many others answered questions on everything from ABC to ZTT
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4 out of 5 stars.With her fourth album, Jenny Lewis’s moment has come – and she’s seizing it with country-pop hooks and disarming honesty
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4 out of 5 stars.The voice of Miss Saigon and Princess Jasmine controls the audience as finely as the vibrato in her expressive vocals
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3 out of 5 stars.
Skepta Dystopia987 – flat energy in nightclub of the future
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4 out of 5 stars.
Classical First night of the Proms – the moon, and female stars
4 out of 5 stars.
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3 out of 5 stars.
Clairo Immunity – a winning debut
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3 out of 5 stars.
Nérija Blume – formidable jazz crew need to cut loose
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30 years after Nirvana released their debut album, Bleach, we revisit Jonathan Freedland's 1994 report from the aftermath of Cobain's death
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In focus
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In promoting an expensive vegan diet plan, the singer has described confronting her weight as ‘every woman’s nightmare’. She is irresponsibly stoking an evil diet culture – but is also a victim of it
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Ed Sheeran’s mooted male version would have been a disaster – it’s time to get Christina et al back together again
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Chris Brown’s video Wobble Up features artwork that was allegedly copied without consent
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Her songs are streamed in the millions and her music is beloved by Janet Jackson. But who is HER, the songwriter who hides her identity with a pair of sunglasses?
By genre
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‘When the song was a global hit, I flew to London every week, while working at a department store in Chicago. My bosses said: “Take another day off! This is great!”’
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This busy London five-piece have tentacles in many musical pies
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The poet and playwright on Equus and the pleasure of hip-hop
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ADAB brings Afrofuturism into the psychedelic mix, while Russell EL Butler taps into the African diaspora
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3 out of 5 stars.It may be their seventh album but on this evidence the eclectic Danish metal four-piece are not prepared to go quietly
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3 out of 5 stars.
R&B Mabel: High Expectations review – something sassy this way comes
3 out of 5 stars.Eschewing her uber-cool heritage, Mabel serves up chart-friendly pop and R&B on her debut album
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Blinded By the Light and Yesterday are essentially uncritical, feature-length promos for heritage bands, and there’s more to come
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Streaming sites report growth in young listeners and festivals are signing up more jazz acts
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When a DJ called on listeners to destroy disco records in a Chicago stadium, things turned nasty – and 40 years on, the ugly attitudes behind the event ring out loud and clear
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Compilation album by Wayne McGregor criticised for only including two works by women
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They’re in the cinema and on streaming services. Fans love them, as do record labels – because they bring in extra sales
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The band’s singer Kate Pierson talks about the joy and tragedy behind her favourite songs of their back catalogue, from Rock Lobster to Love Shack
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