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LATEST NEWS

‘The Sopranos’ star Lorraine Bracco reveals she was “upset” with Dr Melfi’s final scene

Tony Iommi shares new song ‘Scent Of Dark’ and talks work on next Ozzy Osbourne album

Hayley Williams teases Paramore’s return next year

Chance The Rapper collaborates with soul legend Dionne Warwick on new song ‘Nothing’s Impossible’

Green Day dig out 1998 performance of ‘Hitchin’ A Ride’ – listen

Snoop Dogg recognises Black creators in music video for ‘Make Some Money’

ALBUM REVIEWS

Kaytranada – ‘Intimidated’ EP review: warming electro-soul to get you through the winter

Denise Chaila – ‘It’s A Mixtape’ review: rising star effortlessly levels up

Snoop Dogg – ‘Algorithm’ review: Snoop’s shot at making old-school hip-hop great again

Kills Birds – ‘Married’ review: a rich, vital rock album to rally behind

FEATURES

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ documentary: what you need to know before watching

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Starsailor’s James Walsh

What the hell has happened at Activision and why should you care?

Lancey Foux: “I wish the UK acknowledged rap the same way they do punk”

Arrested development: how ‘Stath Lets Flats’ perfects the classic juvenile sitcom

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul: Belgian electro-pop duo laughing in the face of everything

GIG REVIEWS

Sports Team live in London: connection amid the confetti cannons

Geese live in London: intimacy and intensity from fast-rising Brooklyn teens

Easy Life live at Brixton Academy: the Leicester group’s triumphant shows in pictures

IDLES live in London: gleeful mayhem from British rock’s darlings

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Reggie Yates: “I’m a kid of working-class immigrants – I know what it feels like to be hungry”

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Starsailor’s James Walsh

Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre”

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ documentary: what you need to know before watching

Tems: Afro-R&B’s radiant leader planning a global takeover

Lancey Foux: “I wish the UK acknowledged rap the same way they do punk”

THE BIG READ

Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre”

Summer Walker: “I’m a vulnerable, open person. I’m really emotional and shit”

IDLES: “I wanted to be more than what we were becoming”

Swedish House Mafia: “Dance music is freedom – that’s our language”

MORE NEWS

Lorde, Hot Chip and Bicep announced for Forbidden Fruit 2022

Stephen Sondheim: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and more pay tribute to musical theatre composer

Plymouth band split after guitarist is charged with murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod

Berlin nightclub capacity to be lowered to 50 per cent this weekend

Madonna criticises Instagram for removing raunchy photos of the singer

Watch Wolf Alice perform ‘Delicious Things’ with an orchestra at Abbey Road studios

‘Super Mario’ movie producer says Chris Pratt’s “phenomenal” voice will win over critics

Ricky Gervais to star in comedy series inspired by one of his tweets

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Denise Chaila – ‘It’s A Mixtape’ review: rising star effortlessly levels up

Tems: Afro-R&B’s radiant leader planning a global takeover

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul: Belgian electro-pop duo laughing in the face of everything

Infinite Coles: the unifying force between R&B and ballroom culture

FILM & TV NEWS

‘The Sopranos’ star Lorraine Bracco reveals she was “upset” with Dr Melfi’s final scene

Stephen Sondheim: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and more pay tribute to musical theatre composer

‘Super Mario’ movie producer says Chris Pratt’s “phenomenal” voice will win over critics

Ricky Gervais to star in comedy series inspired by one of his tweets

Disney wanted to remove swearing from ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ but the band refused

‘Taskmaster’ announces series 13 line-up

Tory MP backtracks after saying women playing ‘male’ characters drives men to commit crime

‘South Park: Post COVID’ reveals what happens to Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as adults

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epic

‘Licorice Pizza’ review: a sunny slice of California life topped with Alana Haim

‘House Of Gucci’ review: Lady Gaga’s bad romance soon turns ugly

First look: ‘Hawkeye’ review – Hailee Steinfeld shoots her way into the spotlight

GAMING NEWS

‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ now has a ‘Squid Game’ mod

Capcom teases ‘Street Fighter’ franchise news for 2022

‘Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon’ launches soon for PS4, Switch and PC

‘Rust: Console Edition’ gets major Devastation Unleashed update

Atari snaps up MobyGames gaming database for £1.1million

‘GTA: The Trilogy’ textures are being fixed by modders

Xbox is working on improving video capture quality as a “priority”

Nintendo stopped ‘Metroid Prime’ from being third person

GAME REVIEWS

‘Shin Megami Tensei V’ review: an apocalyptic rave through a sadistic RPG masterclass

‘Pokémon Brilliant Diamond’ review: a semi-triumphant return

‘Ruined King: A League Of Legends Story’ review: an intricate love letter to the ‘League Of Legends’ universe

‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Anniversary Edition’: review: a warm return to a familiar land