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LATEST NEWS

Kanye West shares his redesign of McDonald’s packaging for new collaboration

BLACKPINK’s Lisa talks about overcoming a “rough” year where she “couldn’t sing”

GOT7’s JAY B says it “feels surreal” that their reunion actually happened

BLACKPINK open up about their mental health during trainee days

New trailer for ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ offers first look at Christian Bale’s villain

Jackson Wang, NIKI, Rich Brian and more to play 88rising’s California festival Head In The Clouds

ALBUM REVIEWS

Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: grounded star finds home is where the heart is

Lykke Li – ‘EYEYE’ review: intimate, lo-fi bedroom pop for lovers of sad sounds

Everything Everything – ‘Raw Data Feel’ review: A.I. bot’s lyrics outshone by pop gold

Porridge Radio – ‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky’ review: a bittersweet sequel

FEATURES

Lil Keed: the Atlanta rapper with a hustler mentality who leaves a legacy of inspiration

Warren Ellis on nearly 30 years with Nick Cave: “I’m there for him, whatever he wants”

“It’s the ultimate battle of the bands!” – why Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition is more vital than ever

Joan Jett: “Ted Nugent’s criticism? It’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life – being written off”

Warpaint on their healing new album: “We’re a family – I feel like these are my sisters”

Arctic Monkeys’ refusal to repeat the brilliance of ‘AM’ is the sign of a truly great band

GIG REVIEWS

Harry Styles live in New York: pop don transforms arena into an intimate house party

James Blake live in London: hometown hero celebrates longevity with a career-spanning set

My Chemical Romance live in Cornwall: giddy rock’n’roll from returning emo heroes

Piri and Tommy Villiers live at The Great Escape: banging bedroom beats from a couple in perfect harmony

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Horsegirl: Chicago gang making boldly idiosyncratic noise-rock

Paul Heaton on buying everyone a pint and why “the Royal Family is the one thing worth privatising”

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Goldie

Elbow’s Guy Garvey on playing The Queen’s Jubilee concert and “energetic” new material

Sam Fender says getting Limmy’s approval was “probably one of the best fucking moments of my life”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Lykke Li

THE BIG READ

Pusha T: “I’ve won the wars. I have withstood everything”

Tomorrow X Together: “Our fans are always there by our side. That’s why they’re our heroes”

Arcade Fire: “‘WE’ connects the dots between everything we’ve ever done”

Kehlani: “I’m really in a lighter, more mature, happy, fun space”

MORE NEWS

Watch Turnstile join Nardwuar for interview at Vancouver record store

Conor Oberst reportedly walks off stage during Bright Eyes gig

Spielbergs unveil details of new album and share two new songs

Moses Ingram says ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ is the “most diverse” ‘Star Wars’ project

Lil’ Kim confirms that a new biopic is in the works

Finn Wolfhard correctly guessed plans for secret ‘Stranger Things’ spin-off

Scientists discover that scallops “love” disco lights

070 Shake teams up with Christine And The Queens on new song ‘Body’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Doechii: fearless, dexterous Tampa rapper that’s labelmates with SZA

The story of The Great Escape festival 2022 – in glorious photos

The 10 best acts we saw at The Great Escape 2022

Horsegirl: Chicago gang making boldly idiosyncratic noise-rock

FILM & TV NEWS

New trailer for ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ offers first look at Christian Bale’s villain

Moses Ingram says ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ is the “most diverse” ‘Star Wars’ project

Finn Wolfhard correctly guessed plans for secret ‘Stranger Things’ spin-off

Hayden Christensen says it was a “no brainer” to return as Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

Riley Keough says watching Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ was an “emotional experience”

Rosie Perez on ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ remake: “I hope they get the chemistry back”

‘After Life’ therapy bench installed in Nottingham vandalised

Watch Tom Cruise ride motorcycle off a cliff in ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ trailer

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘The Innocents’ review: the kids aren’t alright in this spine-chilling Scandi horror

‘Night Sky’ review: J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek go interdimensional sightseeing

‘Men’ review: bloodthirsty folk-horror oddity that’s not for the squeamish

‘This Much I Know To Be True’ review: an engrossing and intimate portrait of Nick Cave

GAMING NEWS

Former Xbox executive “nervous” about industry impact of Game Pass

‘Gran Turismo 7’ update will add three news cars this week

Open-world sandbox title ‘Tchia’ has been delayed to 2023

PlayStation store listings include more classic titles and new screen filters

‘Gloomhaven’ is coming to consoles in 2023

‘Metal Gear Solid 4’ only came to PS3 as Kojima “wasn’t ready” to port it

‘Vampire Survivors’ patch 0.6.0 teases new in-game merchant

‘Spider-Man’ came from Xbox turning down a game deal with Marvel

GAME REVIEWS

‘Evil Dead: The Game’ review: a messy but impressively faithful 4v1 horror game

‘Dolmen’ review: the true cosmic horror

‘Eternal Threads’ review: a time travel jump that just almost makes it

‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong’ review: a complex adventure occasionally too clever for its own good