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Rosalía review – leftfield flamenco forms make for perfect pop
With her electrifying swagger and compelling songs, Catalan star Rosalía shows why she’s a YouTube phenomenon
Read more » | Desktop version »One to watch: K Trap
The south Londoner who emerged from the drill scene is broadening his musical style – and taking off his balaclava
Read more » | Desktop version »The week in classical: Tao of Glass review - an extraordinary exploration of creativity
Royal Exchange, ManchesterPhilip Glass makes a surprise appearance at Phelim McDermott’s astonishing tribute show
Read more » | Desktop version »What would go in the Rihanna museum?
The prime minister of Barbados hopes to mark the musician’s legacy with a special exhibition
Read more » | Desktop version »Tracks of the week reviewed: Joywave, Beyoncé, The Wedding Present
This week we’ve got iconoclastic yet dreamy pop, a Disneyfied gospel-pop ballad and a sublime grunge waltz
Read more » | Desktop version »Ider: Emotional Education review – a hair's breadth from brilliance
Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville’s debut album is full of good melodies and millennial anxiety. It just needs the grain of sand that makes the pearl
Read more » | Desktop version »Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music
When a DJ called on listeners to destroy disco records in a Chicago stadium, things turned nasty – and 40 years on, the ugly attitudes behind the event ring out loud and clear
Read more » | Desktop version »Sabaton: The Great War review – rage against the war machine
With pounding drums and demonic choirs, the Swedish power metal band deliver a dark, fascinating history lesson on the first world war
Read more » | Desktop version »Freya Ridings: Freya Ridings review – dull ballads by Florence-alike flop
The minimalism of Ridings’ chilly piano balladry could have been bracingly different – if it wasn’t so dull
Read more » | Desktop version »Lingua Ignota: Caligula review – extreme music reckoning with misogyny
Emphasising the rage and despair of survivors of abuse, Kristin Hayter uses a unique palette including metal, folk and noise
Read more » | Desktop version »Laura Jurd: Stepping Back, Jumping In review | John Lewis's contemporary album of the month
Another stylistic reinvention from the esteemed trumpeter moves from strident minimalism to orchestrated chaos and fidgety folk
Read more » | Desktop version »The 30 greatest Disney songs – ranked!
Yes, of course Let It Go is in there somewhere … but where does it rank among Disney’s other big-screen belters?
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