The Sonic Youth co-founder rages against the algorithm in this thrilling set of guitar noise, rap beats and tech bro takedowns

Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett revisit their 2010 album Plastic Beach to mark 25 years of their virtual band

The US star becomes ever more unconventional in a bravura show in Edinburgh

The Icelandic singer embraced retromania for the TikTok age, but her third album lets modernity enter her nostalgic soundscape

Amid the resurgence of faith-based music, a Mississippian family led by a powerhouse matriarch enthral secular audiences at a gig like no other

The pop innovator tours her third album with a stadium gig that draws the crowd in close, coaxing shivers out of an audience of thousands

Pop’s perkiest new artist may be retrogressive – but behind her ‘who, me?’ coquettishness lies a sparkling intelligence

In their first gig for 16 years, the Gallaghers wield a precious power to impressive effect

The American songwriter’s misanthropy has faded. Now, he finds new depths in mellowness and delight

The mesmerising LA artist captures light and shade on her Southern porch – as she kickstarts a wistful, theatrical stadium pop show that is unlike any other

A 10th-anniversary reissue of early works by the late electronic artist reveals her enduring impact on music

As the Gallagher brothers take the stage for the first time in 16 years, publishers are getting in on the act. Do their new titles tell us anything we don’t already know?

Strange concoctions, crime-solving kids, plus aliens, spies and Alex Horne by the sea

As stagehands mop rain off the stage, the Texas superstar’s Cowboy Carter tour delivers a surfeit of spectacle – and appearances by both her daughters – with the hits secondary to a call to Black identity

Cocker and co are back to their best on their first new record for 24 years

Simz’s uncompromising sixth album is full of anger towards her former producer over an unpaid debt, as the rapper’s raw emotion leads to fresh experiments

Isle of Wight indie rock darlings Wet Leg still strike a power pose, but as they tour their forthcoming album, Moisturizer, a more romantic strain has crept into their songs…

Once banned from performing in the UK for his extreme lyrics, the rapper grapples with identity and fame in an enthralling set that takes self-scrutiny to the next level

The chart-topping British rapper with a soft spot for his humble Toyota Yaris showcases his debut studio album with a gig that spans sexist hip-hop tropes and heartfelt moments