Olivia Dean review – soul-pop superstar shimmies into a classy and commanding first arena tour

The glam set design, gleaming brass and Motown moves are knowingly retro, but Dean’s performance is immediate, vulnerable and natural – the work of a singular artist

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

Raye review – dazzling display of range from old-school Vegas to Euro-dance

Switching from noirish drama to funk stomps, neo-soul to showgirl glamour, this is a big, bold show from a singer who has entered her ‘dramatic era’

Celeste: Woman of Faces review – from chanson to prewar jazz, this timeless song cycle defies the easy sell

It’s a difficult second album for the chart-topping singer, in more ways than one – but her sombre songcraft ends up being spectacular

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

Joy Crookes: Juniper review – sadness made sublime by streetwise soul and snappy wit

Four years ago, the south Londoner’s star was on the rise with her debut Skin – then she vanished. Now, she’s back with shimmering sounds and cleverly unsentimental lyrics, plus explosive cameos by Vince Staples and Kano

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

John Legend review – a somewhat bloodless performance from a wonderful singer

Despite some beautiful songs, this anniversary show drags and it seems as though the mature singer no longer feels the words he wrote in his 20s

Jorja Smith review – mega-watt charisma powers ambitious new songs

Touring for the first time since 2018, Smith’s sonic palette has expanded and tonight she shows a talent that could take her almost anywhere

Idris Ackamoor Ankhestra, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover: Artistic Being review – powerful live set from the Afrofuturist and friends

This San Francisco session released for Record Store Day sets spoken word to Ackamoor’s uncompromising but joyous spiritual jazz

Valerie June: Owls, Omens and Oracles review – a soul-recharging exercise in radical positivity

The Tennessee singer-songwriter’s joyful new album pushes back against the bleakness of doomscrolling

Greentea Peng: Tell Dem It’s Sunny review – a musical rebirth with swagger

The south-east Londoner’s second album pairs a refreshed musical palette with streamlined, introspective lyrics

Annie and the Caldwells: Can’t Lose My (Soul) review – a joyous gospel family affair

Matriarch Annie Caldwells’s soaring voice steals the show in this Mississippi band’s spiritual, soulful debut

Annie and the Caldwells: Can’t Lose My (Soul) review – a gospel masterpiece to drag you out of despair

Forty years into their career, this family band deliver their debut – and it’s a life-affirming album full of spontaneity and seemingly telepathic harmonising

The Brand New Heavies review – acid jazzers are as slick and funky as ever

While their hits from their 90s hip heyday are now more likely to be heard on Magic FM’s drive-time slot the band’s punchy melodies can still get the party started