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LATEST NEWS

Matt Maltese urges world to “help your neighbour” on ‘Ballad Of A Pandemic’

Selena Gomez on being diagnosed with bipolar disorder: “It took the fear away”

Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ finally has a new release date

The Maccabees to join Tim Burgess’ listening parties to talk ‘Given To The Wild’

Megadeth, Anthrax and more offer free online lessons to music students

Playboi Carti has been arrested on drug and traffic charges

ALBUM REVIEWS

Thundercat – ‘It Is What It Is’ review: versatile superstar mediates on life and death with tribute to Mac Miller

Purity Ring – ‘WOMB’ review: Canadian duo craft finely tuned electronica with seriously dark lyrics

Headie One x Fred again – ‘GANG’ review: soul-baring confessions from a major star in ascendance

Yaeji – ‘WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던’ review: a dazzling genre-blurring tribute full of communal spirit

FEATURES

Bill Withers, 1938 – 2020: the reluctant star whose songs were as understated as his genius

Orville Peck: “Female rappers like Doja Cat have a lot of cowboy energy”

From Fountains of Wayne to ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’: Adam Schlesinger’s 10 best songs

Turn on, tune in, hang out: how radio is uniting the nation in the age of COVID-19

R.E.M.: every single album ranked and rated

Boxing, murder and barcodes: the podcasts your favourite musicians are listening to in lockdown

GIG REVIEWS

Yungblud live on YouTube: all-singing and dancing livestreamed gig does social distancing with style

Morrissey live in London: the faithful defy lockdown to grudgingly admire a set of career oddities

Sink Ya Teeth live in Manchester: a rapturous display from a band who don’t ever want the party to end

Orlando Weeks live in London: former Maccabees frontman wows with meditative new material

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Royce Da 5’9”: “Eminem doesn’t just rhyme words – he’s a master”

‘Tales From The Loop’: why ‘Westworld’ fans will love Amazon Prime’s mind-melting new sci-fi series

Soundtrack Of My Life: Tim Minchin

Orville Peck: “Female rappers like Doja Cat have a lot of cowboy energy”

Tiffany Calver: “The watering pool of talent for UK rap is insane right now”

Christine & The Queens: “My last EP was the result of emotional short punches in my face”

THE BIG READ

Orville Peck: “Female rappers like Doja Cat have a lot of cowboy energy”

Blossoms: “We might be uncool, but so are ABBA and everyone loves them”

Rina Sawayama: “I need to get some rock’n’roll lessons from Matty Healy”

Tory Lanez: “Words are so powerful. Death and life is in the power of your tongue”

MORE NEWS

Wiley challenges Drake and Boris Johnson to go head-to-head in a live clash

M.I.A. clears up her stance on vaccinations following Twitter backlash

Madison Beer confronts mental health struggles on new single ‘Stained Glass’

Chvrches share quarantine video for ‘Forever (Separate But Together Version)’

Frank Turner urges other artists to “give something back” to grassroots venues facing closure

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe could still happen if lockdown restrictions are lifted

Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stormzy share video thanking NHS workers

Country musician John Prine remains “very ill” in coronavirus battle

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Matt Maltese urges world to “help your neighbour” on ‘Ballad Of A Pandemic’

Yaeji – ‘WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던’ review: a dazzling genre-blurring tribute full of communal spirit

Listen to Eve Owen’s new song ‘Blue Moon’, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new single ‘She’s There’, announce second album

FILM & TV NEWS

Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ finally has a new release date

Amazon Prime Video teams up with SXSW to hold online film festival

Watch Adam Sandler pay tribute to doctors and nurses in new quarantine song

Here’s ‘The Walking Dead’s Beta singing as his musician alter-ego, Half Moon

Matt Lucas says he’s ready to bring back ‘Little Britain’

‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Dan Harmon reveals show’s link to ‘Community’

Disney+ will fix episodes of ‘The Simpsons’ following fan complaints

Frankie & The Heartstrings’ Frankie Francis is in the new season of Netflix’s ‘Sunderland ‘Til I Die’

FILM REVIEWS

‘Coffee & Kareem’ review: lewd buddy cop comedy offers a double shot of gross-out humour and gory violence

‘The Perfect Candidate’ review: a subtle message movie from one of the world’s most important filmmakers

‘Vivarium’ review: surrealist parable about domestic confinement may cut too close to home

‘Radioactive’ review: Rosamund Pike plays Marie Curie in a meticulous biopic about the awesome power of science