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How the robots rocked: Daft Punk’s 10 best songs

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have sadly hung up their helmets

SG Lewis – ‘times’ review: kitchen disco bangers that ache with nostalgia

Pop’s secret weapon steps out of the shadows with a party-primed debut that features Nile Rodgers and Robyn

Rebecca Black’s new hyper-pop remix of ‘Friday’ is the serotonin boost you need

The star has enlisted New Orleans rapper Big Freedia and crunkcore duo 3OH3!! to give the track a lick of paint

SOPHIE, 1986 – 2021: the “icon of liberation” who changed pop forever

The hugely acclaimed musician and producer, who pioneered new sounds and inspired fans worldwide, has died at the age of 34. RIP

Bicep – ‘Isles’ review: trippy electronic tales that transcend the club world

The DJ-producer duo’s introspective yet hard-hitting second album shows just how affecting dance music can be

Channel Tres – ‘i can’t go outside’ review: Compton’s dancing king enlists Tyler, The Creator for lockdown-busting project

The LA rapper, singer, producer and dancer is joined by Tyler, the Creator and Tinashe on his post-isolation mixtape

Shygirl – ‘ALIAS’ review: futuristic club-rap bangers from underground queen’s fantasy universe

The versatile London artist commandeers a maximalist joyride that sounds like it’s been beamed in from the cyber-rave dancefloors of 2080

TSHA – ‘Flowers’ review: emotion-filled electronic anthems from a star in the making

There have been few positives to come out of 2020, but for London-based multi-instrumentalist TSHA it’s been a time of rediscovery and affirmation. During...

CamelPhat – ‘Dark Matter’ review: stadium-ready indie-dance bangers (now we just need the stadiums)

The UK production duo call upon Noel Gallagher, Jake Bugg, Florence Welch and Foals' Yannis Philippakis

Ela Minus – ‘Acts of Rebellion’ review: protest-techno with a DIY punk spirit

This innovative debut album fuses urgent anthems with meditative moments to soundtrack the momentum of change

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