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Megan Thee Stallion and RM - 'Neva Play' https://youtu.be/TpYTyAaTRts?si=TqeijmZm3iR4FRZi After her ‘Butter’ remix caused such a storm in 2021, it was only a matter of time before Megan Thee Stallion teamed up with BTS for another heater. This time she’s only...
The sentiments on Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth album are 'Short n’ Sweet' like the title, this flirtatious play on the singer’s height setting the tone for a record that refuses to sink into earnestness. With old-style glamour and an uncannily...
At San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival last week, executives estimated that 50,000 of the festival’s 75,000 attendees showed up to watch the same artist. A few weeks previously, that performer also drew the ‘largest ever’ audience for a Lollapalooza...
The Blessed Madonna x Kylie – ‘Edge of Saturday Night’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTp23KDSBBI Encapsulating the ethos of stories you’ve been told about people having a wild week in Ibiza; Kylie sounds like she’s having her BRAT summer as she sings of a night...
It is a cliché to say that bedroom pop artists must entirely mature out of this phase, lighten their touch and step into somewhere more muted and adult beyond their four walls. Since her homemade 2017 hit ‘Pretty Girl’,...
Soccer Mommy - 'M' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbS2shn50MY You can always rely on Soccer Mommy to craft songs of understated beauty, but with the first slice of her forthcoming album ‘Evergreen’, she breaks new emotional ground, paying tribute to her belated mother and the...
The news is out! Chosen by a team of esteemed judges (including one-time Forty-Five legend Sophie Williams), the Mercury Music Prize shortlist for 2024 has been confirmed, announced live on BBC 6Music this morning. As usual, it’s an eclectic...
Jade – ‘Angel of My Dreams’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDm_bXB_Gac Even during her time in Little Mix, Jade has seemed like a wild card. As the final of the trio to launch her solo career, there’s no doubt been a lot of pressure and...
There’s a charm to NOS Alive that’s difficult to put your finger on. It could be the ‘BRAT’ green astroturfed site and sun-drenched stages, or the laid-back energy of attendees eager to enjoy their weekend. Or maybe it’s the...
Ashnikko has turned NOS Alive into their own personal fantasy world. On-stage, they’re flanked by huge thorned sculptures and mythical imagery appearing on the screens as they perform; the drama upped as the scorching Lisbon sun drops in the...