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Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep

Arriving at the peak of her imperial phase, Swift’s 11th studio album is surprisingly flat and, at times, cringeworthy.

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Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”

Ben Schwartz is on a mission to save improv: “So much comedy has been dying”

Touring Luxembourg with Francis of Delirium, the indie star making big waves in a tiny country

‘Fallout’ review: learn to love the bomb in this fun yet flawed adaptation

‘Life Eater’ review: twisted kidnapping simulator strikes at the heart

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: Here are the full album credits

Fontaines D.C. announce huge 2024 UK and Ireland headline tour

Nas announces ‘Illmatic’ 30th anniversary UK and European tour

The internet reacts to Taylor Swift name-checking Charlie Puth on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura on the group’s Coachella debut: “No one is perfect”

‘Grand Theft Auto’ publisher Take-Two lays-off hundreds of staff and cancels games

ALBUM REVIEWS

Lucy Rose – ‘This Ain’t The Way You Go Out’ review: a roaring comeback

Pearl Jam – ‘Dark Matter’ review: some of their strongest work in recent memory

Girl In Red – ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’ review: fun, free but too few risks

Nia Archives – ‘Silence Is Loud’ review: reflective jungle from an essential new star

FEATURES

Coachella 2024: surprises, technical difficulties and a distinct lack of vibes

Liam Gallagher and John Squire on their long-awaited collaboration: “After all the dust settles, it’s 10 great songs”

Mdou Moctar: one of the world’s most exciting and important rock bands

Fontaines D.C.’s daring comeback single ‘Starburster’ is their most experimental work yet

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis tells us about The Yaw and his record with Tony Allen: “Our spirits got on”

Perrie on going solo: ‘I knew I could sing, obviously. But I didn’t know if I could write music from scratch’

GIG REVIEWS

Doja Cat live at Coachella: an off-the-wall spectacular

The Hives live in London: precision-engineered for a good time

Tyler, The Creator live at Coachella: a brilliant reminder of a cult hero’s power

LE SSERAFIM live at Coachella 2024: K-pop girl group get raw and loose

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Ryu Da-in on ‘Pyramid Game’: “School violence cannot be justified”

Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”

Ben Schwartz is on a mission to save improv: “So much comedy has been dying”

Touring Luxembourg with Francis of Delirium, the indie star making big waves in a tiny country

Late Night Drive Home are speeding out of smalltown Texas and into the big league

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis tells us about The Yaw and his record with Tony Allen: “Our spirits got on”

THE COVER

Lana Lubany: “It never occurred to put elements of my culture in pop music”

Kanii: “I don’t hold back when I express how I feel”

Nemzzz, UK rap’s hardest-working new star: “Manchester builds you differently”

MORE NEWS

Who is the ‘Lucy’ name-checked on Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poet’s Department’

Richard Osman details “ever-present” struggles with food addiction

AP Dhillon pulls out of Coachella weekend two after guitar smash backlash

Martin Scorsese eyes Andrew Garfield and Miles Teller for new Jesus Christ film

Nas announces ‘Illmatic’ 30th anniversary UK and European tour

Is Taylor Swift’s ‘thanK you aIMee’ about Kim Kardashian?

Pete Doherty announces UK gigs with Q&As to celebrate five years of Strap Originals record label

Bruce Willis misses ‘Pulp Fiction’ anniversary cast reunion

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Nxdia is making Arabic alt-pop to heal their inner child

English Teacher – ‘This Could Be Texas’ review: a band who dare to dream

Touring Luxembourg with Francis of Delirium, the indie star making big waves in a tiny country

Late Night Drive Home are speeding out of smalltown Texas and into the big league

FILM & TV NEWS

Nick Offerman reveals he spent a “whole night” in prison as a teenager

Richard Osman details “ever-present” struggles with food addiction

Martin Scorsese eyes Andrew Garfield and Miles Teller for new Jesus Christ film

Bruce Willis misses ‘Pulp Fiction’ anniversary cast reunion

Macaulay Culkin was first choice for Eminem’s ‘Stan’ music video, says Devon Sawa

Ade Edmondson admits “strained” relationship with Rik Mayall before comedian’s death

Henry Cavill says he may be “too old now” to play James Bond

‘Breaking Bad’ star Giancarlo Esposito once considered planning his own murder so his kids could inherit the insurance money

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Civil War’ review: Alex Garland glimpses a scary future in this American horror story

‘Back To Black’ review: Marisa Abela makes a worthy Amy Winehouse

‘Fallout’ review: learn to love the bomb in this fun yet flawed adaptation

Ryuichi Sakamoto – ‘Opus’ review: a man alone with a piano and his genius

GAMING NEWS

‘Fortnite’ fans want a Taylor Swift collab following release of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

‘Stardew Valley’ update adds 40 new mines and fish frenzies

Larian working on two new projects that will be better than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’

Cities: Skylines 2 refunds “rushed” DLC and delays console release

BIBI drops new song ‘Eve’ in collaboration with ‘Stellar Blade’

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’ has been revealed – and it’s launching this year