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Dua Lipa, Marina Abramović and more perform as main stages open on Friday
Glastonbury 2024  
Dua Lipa, Marina Abramović and more perform as main stages open on Friday
The festival’s biggest stages are opening today and the sun is almost shining – join us as we review sets and look towards sets from LCD Soundsystem and more
The Last Dinner Party on misogyny, maximalism and making it big  
Men think they’re the arbiters of rock
The Streets’ Mike Skinner  
My mid-20s were utterly traumatic. Everything was upside down
‘He was greater than Bob Marley’  
The shocking tale of Jamaican ska pioneer Don Drummond
‘I’m literally a superstar!’  
The irresistible confidence of Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Camila Cabello: C,XOXO – Havana star​’s bad​-girl reboot​ is totally unconvincing
Camila Cabello: C,XOXO – Havana star​’s bad​-girl reboot​ is totally unconvincing
Lil Yachty and James Blake  
Bad Cameo – a swing and a miss from the shapeshifting duo
Folk album of the month  
Peiriant: Dychwelyd – iridescent soundscapes summon spirit of the mountains
Dirty Three  
Love Changes Everything – aggressive and transcendent
Megan Thee Stallion  
Megan – rap skill showcase is a sour sermon on superiority
Stefflon Don  
Island 54 – seamless summer playlist
Spotlight
Cyndi Lauper at 71 on self-doubt, success – and surviving sexual assault
‘Want to be a real artist? Keep going!’  
Cyndi Lauper at 71 on self-doubt, success – and surviving sexual assault
She’s the subject of a new documentary, has just announced her farewell tour, and is about to play Glastonbury. The singer and songwriter discusses Trump, resilience and why she hated being pitted against Madonna
Classical
Album review  
Stradella: Mottetti – flair and style, brilliantly executed
Stradella: Mottetti – flair and style, brilliantly executed
Live review  
BBCSSO/Wigglesworth/Pioro/Gerhardt – consummate artistry and a broken string
BBCSSO/Wigglesworth/Pioro/Gerhardt – consummate artistry and a broken string
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Porcherie  
How an 80s punk lyric became the rallying cry of French protests against the far right
How an 80s punk lyric became the rallying cry of French protests against the far right
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