John Forté, Grammy-nominated musician who worked with Fugees, dies at 50

Musician, whose 14-year prison sentence was commuted by George W Bush, was found dead in his Massachusetts home

Are ‘Friends’ Electric? review

Wigmore Hall, LondonThe vocalist travels the full spectrum of the human voice, from subdued sounds of mouth and breath to an exhilarating remix of her own hyper-exuberant electronic soundscape

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, guitarist for rock band Black Midi, dies aged 26

Family statement said musician died ‘after a long battle with his mental health’

Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings

From 46-minute jams to MTV video hits, here are the freedom-loving Dead guitarist and singer’s finest songs about ‘rainbows of sound’ and ‘enjoying the ride’

‘It was inspired by a snog in a photo-booth’: how Thompson Twins made Hold Me Now

‘We had a disagreement that spilled over into personal insults. But we soon made up – and wrote this about the process’

The Soul of the Grateful Dead

The late Bob Weir was crucial to shaping the sound of the world’s greatest jam band.