Beatles ’64 review – Fab Four radiate an inexhaustible, almost supernatural energy
Contemporary interviews and amazing archive footage combine in a sublime snapshot of the band’s whirlwind first US visit
‘Hatsune Miku has a special part in my heart’: the 16-year-old pop sensation who does not exist
Miku is a ‘Vocaloid’ – a holographic avatar that represents a digital bank of vocal samples – and performs sellout tours for thousands of very real mega-fans
Vic Flick obituary
Guitarist and composer who played the James Bond theme, and later worked with pop stars such as Paul McCartney and Shirley Bassey
Wicked review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande make the magic happen
The stars enchant as young rival witches in Jon M Chu’s impossibly slick first instalment of his two-part adaptation of musical juggernaut Wicked
For now, let’s revel in Bluesky’s promised land and kid ourselves it’ll never get like X
Watching the numbers migrate from Elon Musk’s toxic platform is addictive, but the best social media is finite
From Wicked to Kim Deal: a complete guide to the week’s entertainment
The stage musical smash received the big-screen treatment, and the alt-rock Pixies and Breeders queen releases her first ever solo LP
Wicked fans ‘couldn’t be more thrilled’ as blockbuster musical opens worldwide
Hugely anticipated adaptation of the Broadway hit starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo is estimated to rake in $200m at the global box office
Look out kid: ecstatic reactions to Bob Dylan biopic mean Timothée Chalamet may break Oscars record
The actor gives ‘the performance of the year’ in A Complete Unknown according to one early reviewer. If Academy voters agree, he would be the youngest leading actor winner in Oscars history
Her dead father left her 10,000 records. Sharing them online helped her grieve – and get to know him
Jula began sampling albums from her father’s extensive collection on Instagram. Her ‘listening parties’ connected her with people who shared his passion
Vic Flick, guitarist on the James Bond theme, dies aged 87
Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Wicked review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a blast in sugar-rush Wizard of Oz fantasy
Stephen Schwartz’s musical prequel has been brought to the big screen, with Erivo’s charismatic Elphaba exerting a planetary pull over a star-studded cast
The Mars Volta: ‘The world we were in was very sexist and homophobic’
An intimate new documentary takes us behind the highs and lows of a band who were touched by many tragedies
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politics of jazz in the 1950s and 60s
From Gladiator II to Gwen Stefani: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment in the UK
An all-star return to ancient Rome, and eclectic new sounds from the No Doubt singer
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