Lizzo: Bitch review – a spirited star who just can’t rediscover her groove
After scrapping an album and starting anew, Lizzo still sounds lost amid these weak genre-hopping songs. Perhaps the zeitgeist has simply left her behind
Drake: Iceman / Maid of Honour / Habibti review – triple-album comeback is a boring, bloated disaster
It’s possible that the world’s biggest rapper is using this epic content drop to get out of his record deal, but aside from some bright spots on Iceman, should the public really be subjected to it?
Ne-Yo and Akon review – joyous joint tour is like time-travelling to a messy night out in 2010
From So Sick to Smack That, this double-headliner provides major millennial nostalgia – but goes to show how varied their respective careers were at their peak
Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression
Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way
Bruno Mars: The Romantic review – you’re better off listening to the songs he’s blatantly imitating
(Atlantic)Harking back to Oye Como Va, Move On Up and other 20th-century classics, Mars’s homages are beautifully performed but bereft of new ideas
Dijon review – a dense and dramatic forest of futurist sound from Grammy-nominated R&B auteur
Nominated for producer of the year for his album Baby and work with Justin Bieber, the US musician’s passion and experimentalism shine in this daring performance
Ari Lennox: Vacancy review – the R&B sophisticate’s loosest and most fun outing yet
On her third LP, Lennox balances jazz-soaked tradition with flashes of unruly humour and a surefire viral hit
R&B Xmas Ball review – Toni Braxton melts hearts and Boyz II Men blow minds on trip back to the 90s
With additional sets from Dru Hill and Joe, this revue is a little too nostalgic and lacks the advertised festive spirit – but the vocal prowess on show is undeniable
Brandy and Monica review – 90s R&B heavyweights bring star-studded reunion to New York
The Boy is Mine pair were joined by Kelly Rowland, Fat Joe, Ciara and Tyrese for a sometimes strange, sometimes soaring throwback night
Ravyn Lenae review – art-school dreamer at ease with her own melancholy
The Chicago musician’s fans are delighted by her alt-R&B, but for all the adventurous new songs tonight’s show does not quite live up to its ambition
Sananda Maitreya review – the former Terence Trent D’Arby returns in astonishing vocal form
Pop’s lost prodigy returns for the first time in 23 years with a dazzling, genre-hopping show – and a falsetto that still floors the crowd
Blood Orange: Essex Honey review – an exquisitely eclectic portrait of grief
Gorgeous melodies ground Dev Hynes’s questing fifth album, via dancefloor rhythms, indie pop and languorous funk – and cameos from Lorde and Zadie Smith
Nourished By Time: The Passionate Ones review – committed, full-hearted post-R&B
Marcus Brown’s second album makes a plea for big feelings in earthy vocals, rolling breakbeats and a contender for song of the summer
Wireless festival review – Drake’s disjointed three-night headline run smacks of desperation
An all-star lineup of supporting turns – including, astonishingly, Lauryn Hill – show up to bolster the beleaguered megastar, but this is a very scrappy affair
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