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He helped Bieber find God and Grande respond to the Manchester Arena attack, while having to keep tabs on Kanye. The music A-lister explains why managing pop stars is perfect training for politics

Tracks such as Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’ and J Balvin’s ‘Mi Gente’ have scored billions of streams thanks to a cross-cultural pop market

Luscious harmonies and hints of psychedelic soul couch brilliant, sharp-edged storytelling from an artist at the top of his game

Ska Vengers, India’s first ska band talk about how they got together — and how their radical lyrics have led the secret police to spy on their gigs

Timberlake avoids every cliche in which pop-RB is currently mired

Continuing their skilful transition from the indie world to the mainstream, the Canadian twin-sister duo prove their pop chops

The fake reviews, shouty anti-consumerism and mock promos may belie insecurity about their progressive new sound, but this album is often gorgeous