Katseye review – petulant hyperpop bops from a girl group in crisis
Fans scream ‘eat zucchini’ as if their lives depend on it as the six-piece’s remaining members strut their way through chest-rattling hits, ludicrous bangers and flaccid flops
Adéla: Prima review – Slovakian star smashes the fourth wall to bask in pop’s cynicism and seduction
The 22-year-old is impressively frank about indulging industry sleaze in her pursuit of fame on a debut that puts a distinctive spin on the best of 00s hedonism
Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is
Charli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker
Daisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heat
Performances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave
The Waterboys review – Steve Earle joins a gloriously unruly return to Fisherman’s Blues
The Nashville singer-songwriter is among the guests joining Mike Scott for a sprawling, exuberant revue that finds new life in the Waterboys’ rootsy past
Dahi: Black Boy (Alternative) review – Kendrick producer takes the spotlight for all-star guitar celebration
The Grammy winner unites former clients including Lamar and Ravyn Lenae for a playful, dazzling voyage through the guitar’s diversity, from alt-rock to Afrobeat
Green Man review – Wolf Alice, Shame and secret sets keep the Welsh festival’s flame burning
The traditional fire might be banned this year, but festivalgoers are treated by energetic performances by Wolf Alice, Tamikrest and Westside Cowboy
Slayyyter live review – raucous show announces a new princess of sleaze-pop
The cult star proves she is ready for pop’s big leagues in a show that blends chaotic punk energy with technical finesse
Stella Lefty: Long Way Home review – Boston singer’s debut is bland, boilerplate and beyond banal
The breakout 24-year-old country star’s debut is stunningly unremarkable, offering little in the way of artistic identity or her peers’ originality
Brandon Flowers: Thrasher review – Killers frontman’s country pivot is a rootin’ tootin’ cowboy-bootin’ hoot!
Even a couple of bafflingly misguided social commentary songs can’t detract from the joys of Flowers’ classically full-throated commitment to the Nashville bit
Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine tour review: pop illusion at its most effective – for good and bad
On her last live dates before she steps back from the public eye, Grande holds her own – but it’s also impossible to avoid feeling concerned for her wellbeing
Chelsea Wolfe: The Dark review – existential reflection goes from whisper to gothic scream
The genre-blending Californian artist casts off past toxic influences with a powerful set of tender, brooding and emotionally charged songs that wouldn’t feel out of place as festival anthems
Olivia Rodrigo review – crushing riffs and infectious hooks at secret New York show
Playing to just 1,000 fans, Rodrigo’s pop-up show is a thrillingly intimate showcase of her tour de force talent
Ravyn Lenae: Blue Island review – from Suicide to Squarepusher, grunge to Janet, a pop one-off plots her unique path
Evoking everyone from Janet Jackson to Squarepusher, the US singer follows up her huge hit Love Me Not with stylistic diversity – and lyrics that defy her doubters
Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media
Casting herself as a flower trampled underfoot, the superstar’s eighth album swaps the glitz of her Wicked years for dark blooms of haunted electronics