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While his band was away on tour, a military coup erupted at home
On new album Funeral for Justice, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar lets rip ferocious riffs steeped in urgent anti-colonialism.
- by Nick Buckley
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Pet Shop Boys on Taylor, Beyonce and making their own ‘queer album’
More than four decades on, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are still making pop’s most transcendent music.
- by Robert Moran
Is the ‘Troye Sivan bump’ real? This cult singer-songwriter is about to find out
The Aussie pop star sampled Jessica Pratt’s singular vocals on his last album. Now Pratt returns with her adventurous Here in the Pitch.
- by Robert Moran
This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift, but is she too big to fail?
For the first time in a long time, critics aren’t loving a new Taylor Swift album. Does it even matter?
- by Nell Geraets
St. Vincent on Cruel Summer, Olivia Rodrigo, and her terrifying new album
Annie Clark, now a mentor of sorts to pop’s reigning stars, dives into darkness on her heavy new album, All Born Screaming.
- by Robert Moran
Her father’s a legend, her mentor’s an enigma, and she’s just made the year’s best debut
Fabiana Palladino’s debut album is a pop masterpiece a lifetime in the making.
- by Robert Moran
‘It’s a strange thing being faced with success’: Pnau’s next move after smash hit
Amid global success and personal illness, the local dance trio return with a new album.
- by Jules LeFevre
Taylor, Lana, Lorde: How Jack Antonoff became a generation’s greatest pop producer
Is he ruining or revolutionising pop music? Everyone has an opinion on Jack Antonoff.
- by Brodie Lancaster
‘I still have that zebra dress’: How Blondie’s Debbie Harry keeps rocking it at 78
The queen of punk chats about her enduring career, distinctive style and plans for the future. Yes, there’s a new Blondie album on the way.
- by Jane Rocca
Who should win the Grammy: Kylie or Troye?
The local heavyweights are going head-to-head for the Grammys’ prestigious Best Pop Dance Recording prize. But who deserves it more? Let the arguments begin.
- by Thomas Mitchell and Robert Moran
Just can’t get Kenough: How a Barbie song became the year’s silliest smash
Andrew Wyatt’s scored big with his film music before. But his Barbie experience went beyond.
- by Robert Moran