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The Guardian has only ever published 18 zero-star reviews. Here they all are

As Kim Kardashian’s All’s Fair sets a new low for TV, we revisit every single thing our critics have mercilessly panned since we’ve been online. Brace yourself for the Mount Rushmore of rubbish!

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‘I don’t make it easy for myself’: divorce and desire power Lily Allen’s autofictional comeback

The singer has brought her seven-year music hiatus to an end with a new album, West End Girl

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Taylor Swift: fans and critics react to ‘catchy’, ‘goofy’ and ‘joyful’ The Life of a Showgirl

Swift’s new album has been praised for upbeat songs with a tighter focus and funny lyrics – though one track about Travis Kelce’s ‘magic wand’ has divided opinion

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‘Magically, exhaustingly uplifting’: what the papers say about Oasis

Music critics unite in five-star praise of Gallagher brothers’ opening night in Cardiff as the ‘kings of rock’n’roll’

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‘One minute it’s “would you like to listen to Galaxie 500?”, the next humanity’s enslaved’: can anyone escape Spotify?

As a new book skewers Spotify’s effect on music, two Guardian music writers spent a week assessing the limits of living with and without it

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Five Great Reads: Micky Dolenz, postcards from a tram, and the meaning of life

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

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Elton John: Never Too Late review – few surprises but plenty of joy in official life story

On the eve of his retirement, the much-loved musician revisits his rise to stardom and his evolution as a gay man in a flashback-filled documentary

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Post your questions for Orbital at Glastonbury

The Hartnoll brothers will be in conversation with the Guardian at Glastonbury this weekend – and we want your questions for them

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‘It was only a matter of time for Slim’: Eminem to kill off Slim Shady alter ego on new album

Rapper trails summer release of The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) with a fictional crime report suggesting that the antic character will meet a violent end

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Think what we could do with Bernie Ecclestone’s taxes

Brief letters: HMRC windfall | Omitted concert movies | Glittering Keir Starmer

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Friday briefing: Grant Shapps is the UK’s new defence secretary – but is he up to the job?

In today’s newsletter: The former energy secretary starts his fifth cabinet post in the past year, but questions remain about his military nous

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Foo Fighters, Fred Again and fabulous sunshine: Friday at Glastonbury – photo essay

Take a visual tour through the first big day at Glastonbury 2023, from an energetic Joe Wicks workout early in the day to a secret Foo Fighters set, a huge crowd for Fred Again, and headliners including Kelis and Arctic Monkeys

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‘I’m like a Labrador, I get very excited’: Sharleen Spiteri in conversation at Glastonbury

The Texas singer talks about hanging up on Ol’ Dirty Bastard, being recognised by younger crowds and her festival history in the first of the Guardian’s onstage talks with musicians at Glastonbury

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Mercury prize: Sam Fender, Harry Styles and Self Esteem lead pack of first-time nominees

Women including Little Simz and Jessie Buckley dominate this year’s cohort for the best British album of the year, which falters on recent diversity gains

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‘I took a job as a fairy in a panto’: Self Esteem interviewed at Glastonbury

In the second of the Guardian’s onstage interviews from the festival, Rebecca Lucy Taylor reflects on her journey from one half of indie outfit Slow Club to red-hot pop phenomenon

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Post your questions for Self Esteem at Glastonbury

The singer, who made our favourite album and song of 2021, will be in conversation with Alexis Petridis at Glastonbury – tell us what you want to know below

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