A group of prominent musicans are among the signers of an open letter calling for the European Union to adopt a new law cracking down on deforestation, as part of its efforts to tackle the climate emergency. Coldplay, Brian Eno, Sting, Robyn, Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams and David Gilmour, are among the musical signatures, next to veteran climate campaigners, as well as actors, directors and activists. ClientEarth

Little Simz won the NME award for the best British album for her 'GREY Area', with Lana Del Rey winning the best album in the world award for her 'Norman Fucking Rockwell'. Best song in the world award went to Billie Eilish for her ‘Bad Guy’, Robyn was named songwriter of the decade, FKA twigs got the best British solo act award, Clairo is the best new act in the world, Emily Eavis got the godlike genius award, and the Foals were named best live act. All the nominees and the winners at the NME. Photos from the awards - here.

They are the architect of the sad-banger, the creative genius, a long shadow over a tough decade, the pop icon redefining gender, the voice of the next generation, the survivor, the relatable superstar, the saviour of grime, rock frontperson 2.0 and the hip hop’s boundary-pusher. NME...

They've got Lebanese rock band Mashrou’ Leila with their video 'Roman' ("strength that celebrates Muslim women"), Radiohead with 'Lotus Flower' ("if it’s a risk, that’s probably a good thing”, Thom Yorke later said), Danny Brown with 'Grown Up' because it "highlights the guileless joy that anchors his music", Robyn and her 'Call Your Girlfriend', FKA […]

'Ever Again' starts pretty decent with Robyn singing and dancing among some Greek statues. Then she unties her Louis Vuitton silk blouse to reveal a semi-sheer embossed latex jumpsuit, as Vogue reports, and ends up with, well, almost making love to her microphone.

"The crowd are in the palm of her hands, as each song bleeds into the next like an immaculately crafted DJ set aimed at puncturing and then suturing the heart" - The Guardian is in ecstasy over Swedish pop-singer's last night concert in London - "a perfectly pitched set ranging from club anthems to her […]

20- and 30-somethings, filtering out from Robyn's March 8 Madison Square Garden show, ended her concert by screaming her song 'Dancing On My Own' at New York City's subway station. Soon someone pulled out a Bluetooth speaker and everyone started singing her song as if their lives depended on it... Watch the sing-along here.Vulture...