The Chicks — they dropped the “Dixie” last month — are back with an album after 14 years, the band at peace with an industry that’s never made nice

American artist sang candidly and sometimes disturbingly about his demons

Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ won four awards and Lady Gaga’s ‘Shallow’ from the movie ‘A Star Is Born’ won two

Expect newies from Rihanna, Foals, Hozier, Chance the Rapper, Soak, Stormzy and MBV

Bannon calls New Yorker editor David Remnick ‘gutless’ for rescinding invitation

Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, Lorde, and SZA reigned supreme this year, while the Irish music scene has never been so vibrant

With references to past spats and lovers, Reputation could well be the singer’s coming-of-age album

Songs of the week: a Paul Simon hit version, and a Hozier pick from Wyvern Lingo

Four years after she conquered the world with her song ‘Royals’, Lorde returns with ‘Melodrama’ – and it packs a serious lyrical punch

Making his new album as Bleachers while producing Lorde’s second album was no problem for the songwriter; nor is having his girlfriend Lena Dunham make his videos