Amaarae: Black Star review – glamour, glitz and lust from a pop star who should be a supernova
With a sleek dancefloor-facing sound, the Ghanaian American singer is deliriously in thrall to wealth and celebrity – but most of all love
Mariah Carey at Brighton Pride review – even the shirtless dancers can’t distract from how stop-start this is
Playing to a crowd of devotees, Carey’s voice largely still holds up, but the energy drops off due to a rushed setlist and too many interludes
Dick Diver review – beloved ‘dolewave’ band’s one-off reunion brings out Melbourne for four magical shows
Thornbury Theatre, MelbourneIt has been 10 years since their last album but you’d be forgiven for forgetting any time had passed at all – they sound as tight as ever
The New Eves: The New Eve Is Rising review – imagine if the Velvet Underground scored Midsommar …
Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity
Blackpink review – K-pop queens bring fun to New York with a little fatigue on the side
An oppressively humid night takes its toll on the maximalist pop quartet who deliver moments of sugar rush exuberance but with less power than before
Kesha review – a triumphant and electric return for pop’s comeback kid
The millennial-beloved pop star brings the house down in an emotional and energetic chance to show off her new, return-to-form album
Madonna: Veronica Electronica review – Ray of Light rarities range from perfect to perfunctory
Much anticipated set of remixes and lost songs give a glimpse of a great pop mind trying out new tricks
Justin Bieber: Swag review – inane lyrics undermine a gorgeously produced R&B passion project
The surprise seventh album from the former tween idol is musically expansive, abetted by a host of star producers. If only he’d thought about the words a bit
Wet Leg: Moisturizer review – Doritos, Davina McCall and dumb fun from British indie’s big breakout band
After winning multiple Grammys and Brits, the Isle of Wight band explore love and sexuality on their second LP – but there’s still room for some barbed put-downs
Billie Eilish review – pop’s sharpest commentator plays with fame’s power dynamics
There’s nowhere for Eilish to hide as she balances intimacy and spectacle, filming her screaming fans as she paces a stage akin to a boxing ring
Stevie Wonder review – a riotously joyful celebration
The 75-year-old is in ageless voice and playful mood throughout a performance of as many of his greatest hits as can fit back-to-back in two and a half hours
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all-star farewell to the gods of metal is epic and emotional
The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning force
Oasis review – a shameless trip back to the 90s for Britpop’s loudest, greatest songs
This is playlist Oasis, with their later fallow years ignored almost completely – and that makes for a ferociously powerful set to an utterly adoring crowd
Kesha: . (Period) review – a smart, funny return to her hedonistic hot-mess persona
After a long legal battle, the pop star’s sixth album harks back to her 2010s era, with a buffet of pop styles and only rare hints of her highly-publicised trauma
Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review – full of bile and brilliance, this is easily the weekend’s best big set
With a genuinely surprise appearance from the Cure’s Robert Smith and a magnificent theatricality to her lovelorn songs, Rodrigo totally steals the entire festival