In 2020 Olivia Rodrigo was just another Disney star on the rise – this week, she’s an out-and-out superstar. If you’re online, there is virtually no way you will have been able to avoid the release of ‘Drivers License’,...
As this strange, terrible time wears on, we want music to tell us about future moments: to look ahead to brighter days and joyous nights, rather than get nostalgic – or worse, produce yet another quarantine record. Thankfully, despite...
There’s something about lockdown that feels like being a teenager again – being trapped indoors waiting for life to begin, making grand-but-hesitant future plans. These factors make lockdown the perfect time to channel your inner-Sofia Coppola character – because...
A brand new musical bursary programme has launched, designed specifically for Black, Asian and diverse artists across the North West of England. Rip It Up – a collaboration between Sound City and sm-mgt, with the backing of the Youth...
Let us speak not of Harry Potter games or dyed pasta cabinets. Let us speak instead of the excellence of ‘Pillowtalk’ and ‘Mind Of Mine’, and how easy it is to stall after a debut solo release of that...
Last week, Everyone's favourite sexy grandad, Tom Jones celebrated his 80th birthday. During his role as a judge on The Voice, he shed a little tear as a b'day VT came through from his old pal, Stevie Wonder. "I...
The transition from music to politics isn't renowned for yielding results but that certainly hasn't deterred Bobi Wine: the 38-year-old reggae star running in the 2021 Ugandan Presidential elections. With somewhat more noble ambitions than Kanye, we explore the...
Zoe Wees - ‘Girls Like Us’
An admirably forthright reflection on vulnerability, the second single from Zoe Wees is where the rising German singer-songwriter becomes a tireless motivational speaker for herself and thousands of other girls. It’s a communal anthem...
2021 is still in its infancy and yet, it already feels like every glimmer of hope comes with one huge caveat. In the music world, it was the collective excitement over the announcement of a new Lana Del Rey...
Where you’re a hip-hop head or a heartfelt emo kid, wordplay is an essential factor in how we immerse ourselves in scenes. Speak to any songwriter, and you’ll learn that very few songs are to be taken completely literally...