Nelly Furtado: ‘Flames shot out of the speaker when I started making Maneater’
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Jamie xx: In Waves – bright, blissful bangers for 3am on big speakers
Filled with guest stars from his xx bandmates to Robyn, this long-gestating second solo album picks up where In Colour left off, and deepens its dancefloor devotion
Live review
Moby – full of teenage energy on first tour in over a decade
With songs either maximalist or stripped back, there’s not much subtlety during this 25th anniversary tour for the once-ubiquitous Play – but there are some head-rush thrills
News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail until sex-trafficking trial begins as bail again denied
With songs about heartbreak and capitalism, the cult pop singer is on the brink of the mainstream – but the intensity of her fandom has her fearing for her safety
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I’m a devout agnostic. But, like Nick Cave, I hunger for meaning in our chaotic world
John Harris
Feature
‘Instantly a very different vibe’: the glory and controversy of Linkin Park’s explosive comeback
On hiatus since the 2017 suicide of Chester Bennington, the rockers have had huge success with return single The Emptiness Machine – but there is disquiet over the frontman’s replacement
Social media have blurred the boundaries between fans and celebrities – with disturbing results
Hannah Ewens
If entitled fans treat famous people as fodder for their Instagram feeds, they risk losing a connection to them altogether, says editor and writer Hannah Ewens
Analysis
Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris. Donald Trump has only himself to blame
Feature
Beauty and the beat: why do so many models shoot for pop stardom?
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‘It’s schmoozing – but that’s nothing new’: how the record shop in-store gig changed touring
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Britain’s first gay anthem? Why the UK’s pioneering LGBTQ+ protest band reunited
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