Shaboozey: The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales review – a striking addition to the rich canon of country concept albums

Beneath the Hollywood narrators, Pink Floyd-y interludes and accompanying comic books lies songwriting that proves the Tipsy singer’s breakout success was no fluke

Luke Combs review – regular Joe megastar brings the arena-sized party home

Despite his humble persona, the highest-selling country artist of all time has the vocal firepower and heavyweight hits to deliver two hours of crowd-pleasin’ pyrotechnics

Bon Dylan review – Justin Vernon’s Bob Dylan covers set brings magic to Wisconsin

At his Eauxs Claire festival, Bon Iver dazzles with a one-off set dedicated to the folk legend

The Strokes: Reality Awaits review – a perfect marriage of mayhem and melody on their best album in years

Allying the crackpot strangeness of Julian Casablancas’ side projects with his band’s gift for pop minimalism, the New Yorkers are on playful, joyous form

Tyla: A*Pop review – old-school pop superstar transports us back to more carefree times

The South African singer reflects on love’s highs and lows on her second album, nimbly flipping between moods but with her voice always holding attention

Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Film review – slippery search into selfhood that hits just as hard as Brat

How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identity

Shania Twain: Little Miss Twain review – rootsy revival strays from the dirt track to the middle of the road

The country legend’s seventh album revisits her troubled early life but plays it safe with zany humour and fluffy songs about young love

Bruno Mars review – half seedy club, half church service as diminutive singer answers fans’ prayers

Mars sings every line like it’s his big solo in a show that leans more on his stage presence than pyro and pageantry

Loathe: A Stranger to You review – metalcore masters offer stylistic swerves and surprising beauty

Granite-hard riffola collides with balm-like electronics and tinkling jazz piano in a thrilling fourth album of musical metamorphosis

Nia Archives: Emotional Junglist review – breakbeats and heartbreak combined by a brilliant British one-off

On the Bradford-born producer’s self-assured second album, drum’n’bass rhythms power up angsty odes with shades of Arctic Monkeys, Kate Nash and myriad genres

James Taylor review – 70s legend’s golden baritone shines best when stripped bare

The AI-style backing videos are terrible and his accomplished band can be overly slick at times, but Taylor’s civility and grace cuts through it all

Gracie Abrams: Daughter from Hell review – bloodless anthems hit like a faceful of icing sugar

Despite their goth-coded attempts at emotional turbulence, the saccharine songs of Abrams’ third album feel adolescent in their melodrama

Bon Jovi review – rockers make a surprisingly poignant return to the stage

After vocal cord surgery, Jon Bon Jovi and band make a sturdy return with hit-packed show

Baby Rose: Yearnalism review – gloriously cinematic soul from the edge of emotional collapse

The US songwriter paints an impressively wide variety of shades on her third album, from vintage R&B to melodic soft-rock and balladry worthy of Nina Simone

Jack White: Frozen Charlotte review – brutal, squalid blues-rock that just about sells its own ridiculousness

Following the superb No Name, White continues his fan service with stripped back songs and nasty, anarchic riffs – though it all ends up feeling a little samey