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As you edge closer to 30, people around you who’ve already reached that milestone let you in on a secret: this decade of your life is one where you really learn to stop caring what other people think and...
Ariana Grande – ‘Supernatural’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bwnO0FQp1s&pp=ygUaYXJpYW5hIGdyYW5kZSBzdXBlcm5hdHVyYWw%3D Ariana Grande’s new album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ details different points of relationships, from break-ups to situationships and everything in between. On ‘Supernatural’ – one highlight from the record – she’s in the throes of a new love. “It’s...
Charli XCX – 'Von Dutch' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZ1L_0QLjw “It’s okay to just admit that you’re jealous of me.” A thumping new era of Charli XCX is upon us, and she is throwing her travel insurance to the wind, crafting a high-octane, braggy and...
From the very off, the 2024 BRIT Awards was always going to rely on women to do its heavy lifting. Moving away from significant scrutiny of last year's bloke-heavy shortlists, the red carpet (won in, our opinion, by Charli...
This week, K-pop breakout stars Le Sserafim have found themselves in hot water after the release of their music video for comeback single ‘Easy’, filmed in the very same church where My Chemical Romance made the legendary ‘Helena’.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNKXxwOQYB8 Shot in...
SZA – ‘SATURN’ “There’s got to be more / been here before,” sings SZA on her intensely self-aware new single. If 2022 album ‘SOS’ was full of pent up realisations and self-destructive emotions, the tender ‘Saturn’ finds the alt-R&B star...
You might not have PinkPantheress down as the theatrical type but tonight, her headline Ally Pally show is a showstopper of blistering stage lights, theatrical voice-overs, stunning visuals and glamorous backup dancers.  Considering it's her first time playing here –...
Jazmin Bean’s long-awaited debut album ‘Traumatic Livelihood’ might explore some of the dark experiences the musician has been through in their life, but its opening track makes it clear how they’re approaching things. “I can do anything I want,”...
Kim Gordon – ‘I’m A Man’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioKP3ORu0QY Formless distortion grabs the listener by the collar, holds them in suspension, and demands them to listen to Kim Gordon’s definitive vocals as she sings about the diminishing role of traditional masculinity. “I’m not...
The Grammys outfit should have been our first clue. Sitting under a wide brim, designed by Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton, Beyoncé Knowles donned a button up and a leather bolo-tie outfit which, although beautiful, seemed instantly discordant with...