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• Ari Lennox: Vacancy review – the R&B sophisticate’s loosest and most fun outing yet | The Guardian | Jan. 23, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
On her third LP, Lennox balances jazz-soaked tradition with flashes of unruly humour and a surefire viral hit

• Robbie Williams breaks the Beatles’ record for UK No 1 albums, with 16th chart-topper | The Guardian | Jan. 23, 2026, 6 p.m.
New studio album Britpop goes straight to No 1 in opening week, after Williams moved its release date to avoid a chart battle with Taylor Swift

• Hurry Up Tomorrow review – The Weeknd’s meta-thriller plays like a music video | The Guardian | May 15, 2025, 10 p.m.
Visually effective yet narratively meandering, the star’s moody psycho-thriller-cum-therapy-session is a missed opportunity

• The rapturous return of FKA twigs: ‘I grew up feeling my body could do anything’ | The Guardian | March 26, 2025, 10 a.m.
From school to stardom, the singer-performer has always felt like an outsider. She discusses social media censorship, sexuality, crying on stage – and her magical childhood

• FKA twigs review – an eye-popping extravaganza of dancing and demons | The Guardian | March 22, 2025, 2 p.m.
The ever out-there British artist tours her latest album, Eusexua, with a show whose mix of club vibe, winged beast props and prime back catalogue delights and confounds

• FKA twigs review – a stunning ​surprise-filled spectacle | The Guardian | March 19, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Featuring whips, chains, swords and dragons, this versatile three-act extravaganza showcases the singer’s unique catalogue of abstract pop

• Michael Kiwanuka review – big sounds from the quiet maestro | The Guardian | March 15, 2025, 2 p.m.
Touring his understated latest album, Small Changes, the Mercury prize-winner amplifies his gossamer grooves with no loss of charm or sophistication

• Ethel Cain: Perverts review – a gothic follow-up determined to stay underground | The Guardian | Jan. 12, 2025, 1 p.m.
Ambient soundscapes dominate US singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia’s resolutely avant garde second album

• The Guide #167: Could Kendrick Lamar’s GNX jumpstart a new wave of surprise releases? | The Guardian | Dec. 6, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
In this week’s newsletter: Just when it seemed there was nothing shocking about an unexpected album drop, Lamar made a truly transgressive move