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LATEST NEWS

Watch Kanye West’s Sunday Service choir cover Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’ “in loving memory of Virgil Abloh”

‘Game of Thrones’ author George R. R. Martin was reportedly “worried” with HBO after season five

Oasis tribute band stranded with revellers in Yorkshire pub for third night

Fontaines D.C. pull out of Other Voices festival due to injury

DJ and designer Virgil Abloh has died, aged 41

Yoko Ono shares article saying new Peter Jackson film proves she didn’t break up The Beatles

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

New doc ‘Queens Of Rap’ reinforces the importance of ‘WAP’, more than a year on

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”

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

Royal Blood to open new Swansea Arena with 2022 show

‘Succession’ story leads to “incredible” interest in leaving money in wills to Greenpeace

DJ Khaled says he has another new collaboration with Drake on the way

Watch Jenny Lewis play new single ‘Puppy And A Truck’ on ‘Fallon’

Brian May says his words on gendered awards and trans community were “twisted” by journalist

Karol G falls down a set of stairs during Miami gig: “Everything hurts”

George Clooney was “waiting for my switch to turn off” after 2018 bike crash

Australian TV host apologises for “terrible mistake” of “insulting” Adele before interview

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

‘Game of Thrones’ author George R. R. Martin was reportedly “worried” with HBO after season five

‘Succession’ story leads to “incredible” interest in leaving money in wills to Greenpeace

George Clooney was “waiting for my switch to turn off” after 2018 bike crash

‘Orange Is The New Black’ cast reunite on Broadway

‘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

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

‘Freddie Mercury: The Final Act’ review: inside the rock god’s prejudice-defying curtain call

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

GAMING NEWS

A Game Awards world premiere has been in the works for over two years

‘Halo Infinite’ players call for cross-play opt out because of cheaters

Steam sets a new record of 27million concurrent users

‘Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’ successfully reversed-engineered by fan-group

‘Skyrim: Anniversary Edition’ mod lets players choose additional content

The Epic Games Store adds Antstream retro cloud streaming service

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ dev thanks players following positive Steam user reviews

Rockstar co-founder thinks studio’s games will become less “edgy”

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