Pop and rock
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Brit awards 2017 winners – the full listDavid Bowie honoured with two major awards at this year’s event, while Beyonce, Little Mix, Drake and newcomer Rag’n’Bone Man also took home prizes
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Archie Roach on the healing power of song: 'Music was great therapy for me'In the lead-up to his Womadelaide appearance, the elder statesman of Indigenous music reflects on 27 years of songwriting and activism
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Shoegaze heroes Ride reveal their first new song since 1996Charm Assault is the first track to be unveiled from their new album, produced by Erol Alkan
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The Chainsmokers review – EDM party animals on the rampageThe amiable New York duo shovel in all the hits and drops in a euphoric show that would benefit from slowing down occasionally
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The best of BBC Asian Network: Swet Shop Boys, Horsepowar and moreAhead of the station’s live event, DJ Bobby Friction picks political pioneers, radical rap stars, EDM overlords and artists a step away from becoming international superstars
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Youth Group's Toby Martin on his new solo album and being an outsider in western SydneyThe singer-songwriter talks about his wistful Songs From Northam Avenue, inspired by one of ‘the most interesting parts of Australia’
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How Alan Aldridge made the 60s swing – in picturesThe graphic artist’s swirling, kaleidoscopic images – made for everyone from the Beatles to Andy Warhol and the Who – perfectly captured those heady days of psychedelia
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‘The album is a love letter to men’: meet feminist supergroup Les Amazones d’AfriqueA collective of female stars including Angélique Kidjo, Mariam Doumbia and Nneka is singing out against gender inequality in west Africa over a soundtrack of funk, blues and dub
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Kid Rock v Ted Nugent: Who has the policies to be senator for Michigan?We’ve assessed the policy statements of potential Republican senatorial candidates Kid Rock and Ted Nugent. Be afraid
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Magic in the night: Bruce Springsteen closes his Australian tour in the sodden Hunter ValleyWind, rain and hail didn’t come between the performer and his devoted fans as he played three hours of blockbuster songs
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How to have a pop culture hit like La La Land and Rae SremmurdWhat are the ingredients of a smash movie or track in 2017? Embrace nostalgia, follow the superstars, and piggy-back on the social networks ...
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Sløtface review – glorious quasi-grunge assault from the undergroundThe Norwegian brawlers pummel the club with punk pop drenched in party vibes, politics and hints of all-out mania
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Peter Skellern obituarySinger, songwriter and pianist who enjoyed great success with his 1972 hit You’re a Lady and went on to become a popular TV and radio entertainer
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'It's not easy being Iggy Pop in Airdrie' … how a Scottish town became centre of the universeIn the early 1980s, punk died and a new force swept Britain, with DIY drone, avant-garde haircuts and a copy of Camus in every back pocket. David Keenan was there
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Ohio Players and P-Funk legend Walter 'Junie' Morrison dies aged 62The multi-talented musician was the driving force behind some of the biggest hits of 70s funk – and an inspiration to scores of hip-hop artists
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This Is Memorial Device by David Keenan review – explosive post-punk novelA portrait of a fictional Airdrie rock group morphs into a haunting, hallucinatory vision of the early 80s
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Duets from beyond the grave: is this pop’s creepiest trend?Biggie Smalls is to be resurrected for more posthumous couplings, this time to duet with his widow Faith Evans. Will this gimmick ever die?
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Peter Garrett on Midnight Oil's global tour: 'There's no way we won't say what we think'Band announce concerts in all Australian states and territories as well as the US, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand and Europe
Music blog Grime is ghosted and George Michael gets a sendoff: what we learned at the Brits