Beyoncé and beyond: the hottest sounds of summer 2016

Bob, Beyoncé and the Boss top a summer that sees Kendrick Lamar pimp Hyde Park and Axl Rose front AC/DC. Plus the return of Dexys, ABC – and Adam AntPistols reloaded: Alexis Petridis on a summer of punkThe thrilling revival of Skepta has mirrored that of UK grime itself. Before the Tottenham rapper was owning 2015 with his track Shutdown, his career had become derailed by the lure of major label money, and he was making cheesy tracks about Rolex watches with tacky dance routines in an ...

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