‘There is an alternative to capitalism’: after addiction and losing a home to LA wildfires, indie rockers Diiv start again

No stranger to rebuilding after disaster, the US band’s frontman Zachary Cole Smith now sees the entire capitalist project as ripe for reinvention, on a surprisingly upbeat new AG Cook-produced album

Throwing Muses frontwoman Kristin Hersh: ‘I was compelled to make music after cracking my skull open’

The alt-rock veteran answers your questions on Buddhist time travel techniques, duetting with Michael Stipe, and her autobiographical new album

Ravyn Lenae: Blue Island review

(Atlantic)Evoking an astonishing range of artists, the US singer follows up her huge hit Love Me Not with stylistic diversity – and lyrics that defy her doubters

'Like Backstreet Boys, but less sultry': how the Jonas Brothers notched up 20 years of pop stardom against the odds

Unlike their Disney peers, the toothesome trio didn’t pivot to being sexy – and they’re now at their stadium-filling peak. Fans and collaborators explain their unique, cheesy appeal

Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Weekend review

(Dead Oceans) After sweeping the Grammys and being scrutinised by the press, Bridgers deploys electronics and unsettling sound design to brilliantly evoke emotional turmoil

Liberated from its ludicrous libretto: how the magnificence of Oberon can be properly heard at last

Full of panache and originality, Weber’s grand opera is the work of a composer at the height of his powers – but its plot is a load of nonsense. The conductor of its Proms premiere celebrates its brilliance

“I didn’t understand what Gaz was singing. It’s about needing a hug”: how Reef made Place Your Hands

“We were swept up in the moment and full of testosterone. The 90s wasn’t a time when men were encouraged to be sensitive”

The People’s Troubadour

The Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who died this week, brought the street into the studio.

Ariana Grande: Petal review

(Republic) Casting herself as a flower trampled underfoot, the superstar’s eighth album swaps the glitz of her Wicked years for dark blooms of haunted electronics

David Clayton-Thomas obituary

Singer, songwriter and frontman of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears

Bad Bunny review

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London The Puerto Rican musician kicks off in a white suit fronting a salsa band in full flow, then switches up with a swaggering, chaotic rave in a replica island home

Haunted hooks and bone-chilling screams: how Chanel Beads became the indie breakout of the year

Tipped by Lorde and Billie Eilish, the New York musician twists sublime folk and chaotic synths into bewitching new shapes