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Charli XCX and Troye Sivan live in New York: former pop underdogs cement their status as arena-slaying icons

Off the back of a huge summer for both acts, the British and Australian pop stars join forces to make the US ‘Sweat’ with a masterful show

‘One Hand Clapping’ review: Paul McCartney and Wings doc shows a master at work

This quietly charming film will give Macca fans plenty to absorb

FIFTY FIFTY – ‘Love Tune’ review: uninspired sweet nothings

Legal battles and a massive lineup change later, the girl group return with a lacklustre attempt at reclaiming their crown as one of K-pop’s most promising new acts

Pale Waves – ‘Smitten’ review: loved-up liberation

There’s a newfound directness and pop joy on the Manchester band’s fourth record

Katy Perry – ‘143’ review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of fun

The ‘Teenage Dream’ singer reconnects with her old collaborators for her seventh album, but fails to recreate the magic

Chappell Roan live in London: a joyous celebration of queerness, community and fun

The former NME Cover star delivers a flawless performance on her first night at her O2 Brixton Academy residency

Kaeto – ‘Intro’ review: abstract alt-pop from Scotland’s finest

The London-based songwriter makes a coolly confident debut in her hypnotising mixtape

‘The Substance’ review: bombastic body horror with plenty to say

Demi Moore stars in a sickening satire of society’s obsession with youth and beauty

‘Agatha All Along’ review: witchy sequel helps Marvel regain its lost powers

The 'WandaVision' spin-off is a bizarre and brilliant bid for new relevance

Jamie xx – ‘In Waves’ review: star-studded meditations on the dancefloor

Nine years on and in a very different world, the producer rises to the challenge of following up his masterful debut, ‘In Colour’