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Her new album, which she calls her ‘blackest and queerest yet’, is a riotous party with a serious message
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Forthright, assertive and lusty collection of styles that filter reggae, lover’s rock, Philly soul and nasty funk
Betty Davis, raw funk pioneer, dies aged 76
Singer, who married Miles Davis, influenced many with wild voice and overtly sexual lyrics
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Laura Slattery: Consumer titles have innovated, but a crisis lurks
Oscars 2020: Parasite triggers great upset as cult Korean film wins best picture
Saoirse Ronan misses out; Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger take home Academy Awards
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Among its offerings for 2020, Netflix asks the bold question: is it okay to fancy Jesus?
Like the angelus and spice bags, I’ve given up trying to comprehend Liveline
Joe Duffy's RTÉ Radio 1 show scratches an itch listeners barely even knew they had
Janelle Monáe in Dublin: ‘We have to fight for immigrants, the disabled, the LGBTQIA+ community’
Review: Monáe is as inventive as she is exhilarating at her Trinity College concert
Peace, love and wilful misunderstanding
Donald Clarke: Woodstock 50 line-up criticism has left you sounding like your parents
Grammy Awards: struggling to stay relevant, can the show please anyone?
The Grammys have been plagued by a slew of issues such as race and gender – and, oh yes, the music
Brit Awards 2019: Anne-Marie, Dua Lipa and George Ezra among nominees
Women and young talent dominate annual pop music honours
Welcome to Marwen: Stop wasting our time, Robert Zemeckis
Review: An icky imagined world sits surrounded by Forrest Gump-style guff
Robert Zemeckis: ‘There’s a power of being in an audience’
‘Back to the Future’ director on creating original ideas in Hollywood for 40 years
David Byrne at 3Arena: here to set you free from hateful and small-minded narratives
Review: The Talking Heads man recasts the rock show as a life-affirming celebration of sound and movement
The 12 best overlooked albums of 2018 (so far)
From an ambient legend to punk newbies, discover the music that deserves a second listen
Taylor Swift: Why is it so difficult to support her?
Victimhood, narcissism and ‘squad goals’ distract from genuine feminist expression
Donald Glover: Our New VBF
In this new age of activism the actor, singer and rapper has turned his fears into action
Stimming x Lambert: The new artists of the week
Plus songs you have to hear from Janelle Monáe and Kojaque
A Fantastic Woman: A funny, wry, inspiring film of its time
Review: It’s the favourite to win best foreign language picture at the 2018 Oscars
Future romance: how sci-fi predicts our love and sex lives
Indie film Marjorie Prime is the latest work to examine love and sex in the future
Big Boi: ‘The difference with Atlanta is that we work together’
Hip-hop pioneer, master collaborator, sock salesman – is there anything Big Boi can’t do?
Alternative Oscars: and the award for Grumpiest Loser goes to . . .
Donald Clarke on the best, worst and most awkward moments of the 89th Academy Awards
Moonlight review: A near-perfect film
Barry Jenkins meticulous, emotional triptych on masculinity, identity and sexuality offers up a remarkable new American hero for our age
The surprise film that’s soaring above La La Land to top the US box office
A film about black female Nasa mathematicians is dominating US cinema as Monster Trucks crashes and burns
Laura Mvula: ‘I won’t be recognised until I’m dead and gone’
Mvula has grave concerns about modern music and is no longer concerned about coming across as arrogant
The 13 faces of David Bowie: from Ziggy Stardust to icon
Artist went from androgyny to outer space, before becoming elder statesman of British music
St Vincent’s close encounters
Annie Clark on meeting rattlesnakes, picking up cow dung, football, David Byrne, the NSA, and, yes, the new album too
Janelle Monae makes an electric return
New album The Electric Lady marks the return to the limelight of the fabulous Janelle Monae. She reveals how her musical vision is powered by feminism, futurism, painting and the funk
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