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The best albums of 2023

Here are 50 records from 2023 that encapsulated the full human experience and are worth treasuring and holding tightly.

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The 50 best songs of 2023

The 20 best games of 2023

The 20 best TV shows of 2023

The 20 best films of 2023

Queens Of The Stone Age: “I was trying to write my way out of my troubles”

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer reunite in ‘Painting Birds’ Christmas special

The Killers announce extra dates and huge support act for 2024 UK and Ireland arena tour

Here’s how much ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ contestants were paid

‘The Day Before’ developer issues apology ahead of release

ATEEZ announce 2024 world tour ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’

The Game Awards 2023: see the full list of winners

ALBUM REVIEWS

Nicki Minaj – ‘Pink Friday 2’ review: blockbuster sequel lives up to the hype

Dolly Parton – ‘Rockstar’ review: Queen of Country throws up the Devil horns

Red Velvet – ‘Chill Kill’ review: deliciously dark, delightfully macabre

PinkPantheress – ‘Heaven Knows’ review: the blueprint for the future of British pop

FEATURES

Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising, chaotic one of a kind

‘Napoleon’ review: swords, sex and musket fire in an unmissable historical epic

Simu Liu: “Opportunities don’t grow on trees for people who look like me”

Emerald Fennell is well aware of her own privilege: “Class is such a fixation in this country”

‘Persona 5 Tactica’ review: a cutesy strategy with surprising emotional depth

G Flip on their new album ‘Drummer’, their six ARIA nominations and becoming the queer non-binary rolemodel they always wanted

GIG REVIEWS

Johnny Marr live in Manchester: a stirring homecoming for one of the city’s proudest sons

21 Savage live in London: a fiery, long-overdue homecoming

Heartworms live in London: British rock’s newest cult heroes go to war

Jessie Ware live in London: a ray of light in an increasingly gloomy world

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Queens Of The Stone Age: “I was trying to write my way out of my troubles”

Kurt Cobain “made a huge difference to how the LGBTQ+ community was perceived,” says writer of new play

Soundtrack Of My Life: Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett

Elmiene: a trailblazing artist in full command of their sound

Cash Cobain talks working with PinkPantheress and pioneering drill rap

Kasabian talk “insane” 2024 homecoming show and “psychedelic” new album ‘Happenings’

THE COVER

The Last Dinner Party: the newly-coronated monarchs of baroque-pop

Lola Brooke: the small but mighty MC making big moves

Wasia Project: jazz-pop ballads to make your heart skip a beat

MORE NEWS

Tate McRae “got bored writing sad songs and being depressing”

Watch The National’s Matt Berninger discuss depression “hell” with David Letterman

Damon Albarn “pissed off” with Rolling Stones for never “contributing” to Hackney and “objectifying” Sydney Sweeney

Nicki Minaj teases the upcoming release of four more ‘Pink Friday 2’ songs

Ryan Gosling told Greta Gerwig ‘I’m Just Ken’ “speaks to him very deeply”

Watch The Pogues reunite to sing ‘The Parting Glass’ at Shane MacGowan’s funeral

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first to ever gross $1billion

Glen Hansard and Lisa O’Neill perform ‘Fairytale of New York’ at Shane MacGowan’s funeral

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Elmiene: a trailblazing artist in full command of their sound

Antony Szmierek: Mancunian’s joyful ‘pop poetry’ cuts through the noise

O. – ‘Slice’ EP review: two artists with an undeniable synergy

Lifesize Teddy: the formidable new talent revolutionising the sound of Afrobeats

FILM & TV NEWS

Ryan O’Neal, 70s Hollywood icon, dies at 82

Tom Cruise is sending out hundreds of Christmas cakes as presents

Keanu Reeves’ Hollywood mansion burgled by men in ski masks

These are the best anime movies of all time according to critics

‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ winner still hasn’t received any money 10 months later

Johnny Depp salutes “maestro” Shane MacGowan during funeral reading

‘Yellowstone’ star Cole Hauser reportedly got into fight with creator Taylor Sheridan

Exclusive: Watch a new clip from ‘John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial’

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ review: anime adaptation can’t meet sky-high expectations

‘The Marvels’ review: a quirky cosmic caper that lacks punch

‘Robbie Williams’ review: Netflix doc makes clear the perils of pop stardom

‘How To Have Sex’ review: a post-GCSEs blowout gone bad

GAMING NEWS

‘Skull & Bones’ gets another release date at The Game Awards

Meet ‘Pine Hearts’, the cosy indie game set in a “Souls-like” caravan park

Sega reveals new ‘Jet Set Radio’ and ‘Crazy Taxi’ games are in the works

Loren Allred reveals what it’s like to sing as Aerith in the ‘Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’ theme song

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ surprise launches on Xbox after winning Game Of The Year

There’s a new ‘Blade’ game on the way

Abubakar Salim talks exploring grief and Bantu culture with ‘Tales Of Kenzera: Zau’

The Game Awards 2023: see the full list of winners

GAME REVIEWS

‘Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora’ review: a stunning world let down by lacklustre action

‘Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader’ review: a sci-fi epic for ‘Baldur’s Gate’ fans

‘Super Mario RPG’ review: a fantastic remake of Mario’s ‘Final Fantasy’-style adventure

‘Persona 5 Tactica’ review: a cutesy strategy with surprising emotional depth