Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus review – a stark, emotional finale from master musician
In his last weeks of life, the Oscar-winning composer is filmed at the piano by his son. It is an almost wordless paean to a remarkable career
‘I really had to work for it’: Courtney Act on loving – and performing – Olivia Newton-John
The drag queen will perform in a 22-song tribute alongside the full force of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra – though it’s taken years to get here
The Bear is The Boss: Jeremy Allen White tipped to play Bruce Springsteen
White will star as the musician in a biopic centring on the making of Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska
James Blake’s music subscription model is a fantasy that disadvantages fans and musicians
With unrealistic costs, the inability to share music and the pressure of consumer expectations, the producer’s collaboration with Vault doesn’t add up, writes Tom Vek
From Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire to Renegade Nell – a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
The new generation of ghoul-getters meet the New York originals, and Sally Wainwright stands and delivers with her drama about an 18th-century highwaywoman
The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?
In this week’s newsletter: Forever searching for box office hits, studios are looking to cash in with the origin stories of bands and struggling musicians
Danish man found guilty of fraudulently profiting from music streaming royalties
Unnamed 53-year-old made at least £230,000 from artificially generated plays of hundreds of tracks
Freaknik: behind the wild party that became a cultural phenomenon
A new documentary looks back on the college cookout that turned into a defining event for Black students in Atlanta and beyond throughout the 80s and 90s
Swedish composer becomes Spotify’s most-famous musician you’ve never heard of
Johan Röhr’s 2,700 songs have been streamed 15bn times and have more plays than Britney Spears or Abba
‘Where honour and ridiculousness collide’: in praise of karaoke’s inventor, on his death at 100
Shigeichi Negishi’s invention invites us to cast off humility and take a shot at singing stardom. His legacy will be credited – and blamed – for us living out our popstar fantasies
From Three Body Problem to Justin Timberlake: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Game of Thrones showrunners Benioff and Weiss tackle a mega-budget TV adaptation of the Chinese sci-fi novel, and the former ‘NSYNC man returns with some Calvin Harris-produced pop R&B
‘Those Friends people make $100m a year! I’m getting six-cent cheques! It’s not OK!’: Billy Porter on race, recognition and the Middle East
The Pose star plays a divorcing dad in Our Son, but he has other things on his mind – such as getting paid, why his James Baldwin biopic is like Barbie and trying to understand the Israel-Gaza conflict
‘There’s joy I haven’t felt for years!’ How an app finally got me hooked on the piano
Thirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John - and he’s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there’s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories
‘It gives me freedom’: from the Oscars to the Baftas to Sundance – why Irish Gaelic is everywhere
Paul Mescal spoke Gaeilge at the Baftas, Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Films are being written in it, dramas acted in it – and rappers are translating drug lingo into it. Our writer hails an extraordinary renaissance
Eric Carmen obituary
Lead singer with the Raspberries who went on to have a successful solo career, enjoying a huge 1975 hit with All By Myself