Sleaford Mods, the 1975, Fred Again: the songs that sum up each year of Tory government
The big Glastonbury 2024 review: the Last Dinner Party justify the hype, Dua Lipa nails it and Coldplay go over the top
June 2024
Coldplay’s record return lights up Pyramid at a Glastonbury of melodrama
Dua Lipa at Glastonbury review – headliners are rarely this hook-laden and hedonistic
Glastonbury opens its gates as UK temperatures soar to 30C
From African stars to British stalwarts, Glastonbury 2024 opens gates to a truly diverse lineup
The Week in Patriarchy
Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back
Arwa Mahdawi
Dua Lipa says criticism of Israeli war in Gaza was for ‘greater good’
Ed Sheeran named UK’s most played artist of the year for seventh time
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Sympathizer; My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom; Eric; Camden – review
May 2024
Dua Lipa denounces ‘Israeli genocide’ in Instagram post
Singer calls for 88 million followers to ‘show your solidarity with Gaza’ following Israeli attack on Rafah
Saturday Night Live recap
Saturday Night Live: Dua Lipa impresses in otherwise weak episode
The singer takes on double duty and does a surprisingly effective job as a comedic actor but the writing mostly fails to match her ability
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – a banger-filled missive from dating land
‘When I became a meme it was humiliating and hurtful’: Dua Lipa on pop, psychedelics and proving her haters wrong
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – ‘psychedelic pop-infused’? Pull the other one!
April 2024
Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop
‘I may be a troll but I’m not stupid’: super-stan Harry Daniels on singing loudly at Biden, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour for clout
From Taylor to Ariana, pop’s overreliance on gossip is choking the life out of it
Laura Snapes
‘This is an art form – and we’re losing it’: is the music video dying?
March 2024
Pnau: Hyperbolic review – comeback from kings of kitsch can sound overly polished
After a tortuous career that briefly peaked with a viral remix of Elton John and Dua Lipa, the trio return with 10 reliable hits – while sacrificing some of their bizarro glory
