From Saturday Night to Manic Street Preachers: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment The origins of US sketch comedy SNL are dramatised, while the perennial Welsh rock trio return with their 15th album
Return of Bridget Jones taps into 90s trend as gen Z looks to ‘simpler’ time It’s not just the middle-aged who are nostalgic for the Britpop decade, when ‘everything seemed a bit more fun’
The Guardian view on AI and copyright law: big tech must pay Editorial: Elton John, Paul McCartney and thousands of other artists have called for protection from data crawling. The government must listen
Tony Langlois obituary Other lives: Ethnomusicologist and festival founder who was an active member of the sound-art community in Cork
Marianne Faithfull obituary Singer who found pop fame and tabloid infamy in the 60s but returned to music in the 70s with Broken English, a statement of bloody-minded survival
Opus review – John Malkovich plays an evil pop star in a silly horror dud The cult of celebrity is targeted in a progressively nonsensical and poorly made debut starring Ayo Edebiri
Don’t look back: after decades of apathy, A Complete Unknown has turned me into a Dylan nut I went into the cinema without expectation, I left feeling like a besotted teenager and have listened to little other music since
Luther: Never Too Much review – the mystery and brilliance of ‘love doctor’ Vandross A feature-length documentary about the multi-platinum R&B singer does justice to his talents and tactfully handles the issue of his sexuality
The Fuzztones vs the World review – veteran garage revivalists keep on rocking Band biography of veteran psych rockers still committed to the road deep into middle age will delight fans and try the patience of the rest of us
Elton John backs Paul McCartney in criticising proposed overhaul to UK copyright system The rock star called copyright ‘the absolute bedrock of artistic prosperity’, ahead of a vote on a bill granting AI companies easier access to musicians’ work
Tina returner: why discovering lost songs, films and books is simply the best Finding a forgotten track by the late singer goes to the heart of who we are, how we connect and the way we define ourselves
‘There just aren’t words to explain’: Jeff Buckley documentary brings tears to Sundance A new film looking at the life and tragic death of the singer has premiered to an emotional response at this year’s Utah-based film festival
On my radar: Alison Goldfrapp’s cultural highlights The electropop star on her favourite quirky bookshop, Marmite and cheese pastries and the second series of Severance
Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists Former Beatles member says government should protect creative workers as consultation on copyright continues
From The Brutalist to FKA twigs: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment in the UK Brady Corbet’s Oscar-tipped period drama mingles war and architecture, while the art-popster aims for sensual wellness with her new album