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Lizzo adds songwriting credit to Truth Hurts amid public battle over song
Singer Mina Lioness will receive a credit while Lizzo has filed a lawsuit against two male producers who accused her of plagiarism
Read more » | Desktop version »The month's best mixes: digital sludge, techno slammers and Kylie
In our dispatches from the edges of dance culture, Florentino, Oli XL and Boomerang condense tracks into hyper-dense raves while Mx Silkman spreads out into dub
Read more » | Desktop version »Oslo Phil/Petrenko review – glorious Grieg in centenary celebrations
Vasily Petrenko led a sometimes fierce survey of Grieg, Shostakovich and Strauss, with a closing flourish that sent shivers down the spine
Read more » | Desktop version »Alison Balsom in Gabriel review – trumpets get lost in translation
As actor, singer, compere and musician, Balsom drives this reimagining of Samuel Adamson’s celebration of Purcell, but the venue impedes its drama
Read more » | Desktop version »Spoti-fail: will the streaming service’s family playlist ruin your life?
A new function combines your mum’s Zumba hits with your Megan Thee Stallion obsession, potentially creating chaos at home
Read more » | Desktop version »Nick Tosches: the writer who made his prose rock and roll
Tosches, who has died aged 69, wrote about everything from drugs to modern art – and his punkish music writing pricked the pretensions of his peers
Read more » | Desktop version »Why Mick Hucknall may not have slept with 3,000 women
The Simply Red singer has claimed he was taken far too literally when he estimated his number of sexual partners
Read more » | Desktop version »Britten and Russia review – masterful tributes to a lifelong friendship
Britten’s partnership with Shostakovich formed the backbone of the weekend, with solo cello suites played with almost casual brilliance by Alban Gerhardt
Read more » | Desktop version »Cher review – fabulous show turns back time and turns up camp
With mechanical elephants, afro wigs and Elvis costumes, the glitz is dialled to Vegas proportions – and Cher is in superb voice throughout
Read more » | Desktop version »Summer Walker review – pole dancing and ballads by sex-positive R&B star
The record-breaking singer is slightly stiff and nervous, but her gift for comic timing helps loosen her up
Read more » | Desktop version »Drill rapper Rico Racks jailed and banned from rapping certain words
Ervine Kimpalu from London, who pleaded guilty to drug-dealing offences, must not use words such as trapping, connect and whipping
Read more » | Desktop version »Mötorhead members win inclusion on Rock Hall of Fame nominations list
Outcry from fans and long-serving musicians wins change after US institution includes Birmingham band on 2020 shortlist
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