Lizzo: Bitch review

(Atlantic)After scrapping an album and starting anew, Lizzo still sounds lost amid these weak genre-hopping songs. Perhaps the zeitgeist has simply left her behind

Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Vol 1 album review

Ibragimova/Tiberghien(BIS)Violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cédric Tiberghien, on period instruments, offer zest-filled and elegant readings of four Beethoven sonatas

Mike D review

King Street Social Club, North Shields Teeing up a forthcoming solo album, the rapper doesn’t reheat his old Beastie Boys sound, instead throwing down everything from ballads to Kraftwerk references

'People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?' How the Bluetones made Slight Return

'We didn’t have a washing machine, so I was in the launderette when our manager rang and said: “You’ve gone in at No 2”’

Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney

Sterling Nasa had tickets to see Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert. When the keyboardist suddenly fell ill, he found himself on stage performing

‘We’re really good. I don’t mean that arrogantly’: Yard Act on bullying, imposter syndrome and their heavy new album

The Leeds group arrived in a frenzy of post-punk energy, picking at the scabs of society – then started questioning their instant success. They talk about dodging ‘the megaband treadmill’ to make their surreal new album

‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist

The Radiohead guitarist once serenaded a girl with the Smiths and thinks George Michael was a genius. But what is his favourite football song?

Investors and labels are buying into the growing South Asian music business in the U.S.

Warner Music Group, the third-largest music label by market share, is tapping into the South Asian music movement with its latest venture, 5 Junction.

The Guide #245: UK garage means summer, and a surprise Mis-Teeq reunion is bringing the heat

In this week’s newsletter: Yes, it’s technically still spring, but with garage already pumping out and the 00s legends making a comeback, it’s time to celebrate the often-overlooked women who defined the genre

Add to playlist: the whimsy and warped electronics of duo Ear and the week’s best new tracks

There’s nostalgia to the New York/London duo’s lo-fi laptop sound, but their second album pushes them into vivid, weirder new territory

Matías Aguayo: Anenoa review

(Platoon)The Chilean-German producer’s shapeshifting vocals stir Latin rhythms, ghetto house, trance and more into a playful party

Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me review

(Island)The daughter of Foo Fighters’ Dave does a serviceable line in 90s throwback sounds, though the nostalgia is too reverent