Music
Dazed
Sonic warfare: How musicians are using ‘noise protests’ against ICE
Is AI really the future of music?
Why do artists keep releasing so many album covers?
What does fame actually do to young people’s brains?
English Teacher’s Mercury Prize win is a victory for the North
How ratbag built a nightmarish universe through music
Fontaines D.C.’s new video is a twisted take on teen girlhood
Is social media killing the music icon?
Bbymutha interviewed: “Music is my toxic boyfriend”
What Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ means for pop
Romy & Charlotte Wells interviewed: The story behind Romy’s ecstatic new video ‘Always Forever’
Inside dance music’s hidden mental health crisis
How the music industry has shifted since Lorde’s Pure Heroine
‘It hurts my head’: the reason some people hate music
Should we use AI to bring musicians back from the dead?
Northern soul scenes are thriving despite the cost-of-living crisis
NME
How the rental crisis is threatening the UK’s music scenes
The Cover: Sassy 009 is carving out the experimental pop soundtrack to our dreams
The Cover: Goth-glam pop star Luvcat delights in drama: “It bores me to be sad”
The Cover: Alessi Rose is crafting pop anthems that don’t hold back
The Cover: Nieve Ella just wants to Have Fun
The Cover: Ratbag is crafting her own thrilling alt-pop universe
The Cover: Tiny Habits find power in their awe-inspiring friendship
Taylor Swift ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: A rare misstep
Blondshell is done giving us every part of her: “Things get lost if you say too much”
How a surprise Fred Again.. collab helped I Am Roze find their voice
Meet the C24 Artists: Lola Young
Omar Apollo – ‘God Said No’ review: finding peace in fate, family and friendship
Maggie Rogers ‘Don’t Forget Me’ review: wistful road trip record acts as a sonic reboot
Bowling with Alessi Rose, defender of ultra-chaotic and confessional pop
Sekou is heading towards icon status through authentic, pop-driven soul music
Florence + The Machine – ‘Everybody Scream’ review: a communal exorcism of familiar pain
Annahstasia – ‘Tether’ review: folk’s new star takes the genre to dizzying heights
Conan Gray ‘Found Heaven’ review: seeking solace from heartbreak in ‘80s pop
Vampire Weekend ‘Only God Was Above Us’ review: back to the big apple
O. ‘Slice’ EP Review: two artists with an undeniable synergy
Declan McKenna ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ review: an exercise in pure, creative optimism
Billboard
7 Best Moments From Lana Del Rey’s Biggest-Ever U.K. Show
Rolling Stone UK
The unrelenting star power of Sekou
PRS M Magazine
Behind the 'Brat': ‘It was so laser-focused and crystal clear'
Clash Magazine
Album review: The Orielles - Tableau
Tweetlemania: inside Beatles stan Twitter
In conversation: The Lazy Eyes
Album review: The Lazy Eyes - Songbook
How slowed + reverb became the soundtrack to Gen-Z lockdown
Yorkshire’s music scenes are redefining themselves on their own terms
The Line Of Best Fit
Sunflower Thieves are proudly advocating for Leeds’ community-driven music scenes