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• The music in Nolan’s Odyssey is as well-crafted – and bloodlessly forgettable – as the film itself | The Guardian | July 23, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Ludwig Göransson’s meticulous score uses instruments of the era to create an earthy, raw and bleak soundscape, but it merely supports the portrayal of an uncomplicated hero

• Shania Twain’s honest playlist: ‘If Dancing Queen comes on, you rush out’ | The Guardian | July 26, 2026, 8 a.m.
The country-pop superstar loves Abba and secretly listens to Lloyd Webber, but which British heartthrob’s single gets her out of bed in the morning?

• Adam Lambert looks back: ‘I couldn’t pass up on joining Queen – even if the fans were protective of Freddie’ | The Guardian | July 19, 2026, 1 p.m.
The singer and actor on the edgy artists of his youth, a controversial 2009 kiss, and his relationship with Brian May and Roger Taylor

• 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