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On January 30 2021, the groundbreaking artist, DJ and producer Sophie Xeon, known as SOPHIE, tragically died at the age of 34. It would be an understatement to say that the Grammy-nominated musician changed the world of music forever –...
September might be chilling down in the UK, but over in the US, things are getting sweaty.  Roughly halfway through their co-headlining tour, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan have been delighting audiences with a setlist that draws heavily on the...
Content Warning: Sexual and Physical Violence Since November 2023, the rapper, manager and overall music manager known as P Diddy (aka Sean Combs) has been subject to a series of lawsuits, accusing him of sexual assault, sexual trafficking and various...
Lambrini Girls – ‘Company Culture’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kz_CrB0Vf0 Lambrini Girls are back with another track about the patriarchy and its ceaseless means of making womxn feel undermined and undervalued in all aspects of life – especially the workplace. Tapping into archaic stereotypes that...
FKA twigs – ‘Eusexua’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcW9s7CuhJ0&pp=ygURZmthIHR3aWdzIGV1c2V4dWE%3D “What is eusexua to you?” FKA twigs asked her fans ahead of her highly-anticipated comeback. To the star, the term refers to a feeling of “momentary transcendence” and the title track from her upcoming third album...
From mediaeval garb to angelic lingerie, onstage scissoring to impromptu flamenco, 2024’s VMAs ceremony was a long and celebratory affair. But whilst men tried their best to create some big talking moments — a strong vocal performance from Shawn...
Explaining the title of her latest album, Charli XCX defined ‘Brat’ as “that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes." "A little bit volatile… but it’s brat. You’re brat....
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...