Aldous Harding: Train on the Island review

(4AD)Lyrics about naked owls and eating rocks might be irksome to some – but there’s no denying that the alt-rocker’s fifth album is beguiling, tightly written and richly melodic

Flutes, freestyles and infectious fun: Lizzo’s greatest songs

Ahead of her new album, Bitch, we rate the best of a singer who expertly suffuses self-empowerment anthems with humour and party-starting energy

Billie Eilish

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition review

Watchable, uncritical doc tells the story of the massive rise, slight fall, then further massive rise of the veteran rockers

'In times like this, it pays to be Italian': Mind Enterprises, the Campari-necking Italo disco revivalists who became a meme

A video of the Italian duo huffing cigarettes and pouring aperitifs on a Mediterranean balcony might have gone viral – but there’s nothing slapdash about their blissful electro evocations of la dolce vita

‘It’s a bit emotional’: Paul McCartney plays new songs to fans at Abbey Road

The ex-Beatle hosted a playback previewing his next album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, telling stories along the way

Rapper Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after ‘offensive’ Republican rant

The British artist was booed after identifying as a Republican voter while on stage in Dallas

'We got a drive-by egging in Baltimore': Super Furry Animals on making The Man Don’t Give a Fuck

'The man is the establishment, I suppose, the military industrial complex. A few year later, when we played it live, we added a loop of Bill Hicks saying: “All governments are liars and murderers”'

'My generation have deluded themselves': ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam on pop, protest and life as an Iranian-American

Inspired in part by Zohran Mamdani’s NY mayorship, Rostam Batmanglij’s gorgeous new album fuses Americana with sounds of the Middle East. So why isn’t his mum happy?

'Our rivalry with Take That was always tongue in cheek': Tony Mortimer’s honest playlist

The East 17 man knows his 90s bangers but once inadvertently cleared a dancefloor. And what song gets him on the exercise bike in a morning?

Extended interview: Sting

In this web exclusive, the rock musician Sting talks with Mark Phillips about his stage musical, "The Last Ship," in which he stars, and which is being performed on a global tour. He calls the show an elegy for what Newcastle and its people represented to him growing up. He also discusses why, for him, uncertainty is a key component of art; why performing "Roxanne" today is never tiresome; and why, for him, music is a church.

Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg

Exclusive: The collection, including donations from Paul McCartney’s brother Mike, shows band’s development in early 60s