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Pop Goes The Rulebook

Carly Rae Jepsen has spent the last decade learning exactly how pop works, mostly so she can have more fun breaking its rules. With sprawling double album 'Day And Night', she's following her instincts wherever they lead.

by Ali Shutler

Pop Goes The Rulebook

James Marriott has announced a 2027 world headline tour with OVO Wembley Arena date•
Crawlers have announced new EP ‘LIVE WITH THIS’ and shared ‘BIRTHDAY’•
New Found Glory founding guitarist Chad Gilbert has died aged 45•
Kim Petras has expanded ‘Detour’ with ‘Detour Rare N’ Deluxe’•
Hayley Williams has brought out Rico Nasty for ‘Airplanes’ at Forest Hills Stadium•
Oasis won’t headline Glastonbury 2027, Emily Eavis has confirmed•
Arthur Hill has unveiled ‘Winning Formula’ for new Shaun the Sheep film•
beabadoobee has released her fourth album, ‘Pylon’•
Blossoms have unveiled their Jack O’Connell-starring ‘Husband’ video•
The White House has removed Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ from its deportation video•
Troye Sivan has returned with new single ‘Party’•
James Marriott has announced his third album ‘Warning Signs’ onstage at Brixton Academy•
Soccer Mommy has returned with new single ‘Rings Of Saturn’•
Oasis have revealed transport, camping and accessibility plans for Knebworth Live ’27 shows•
Arlo Parks has recruited John Glacier, Jacques Greene and more for ‘Ambiguous Desire’ deluxe•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
James Marriott has announced a 2027 world headline tour with OVO Wembley Arena date•
Crawlers have announced new EP ‘LIVE WITH THIS’ and shared ‘BIRTHDAY’•
New Found Glory founding guitarist Chad Gilbert has died aged 45•
Kim Petras has expanded ‘Detour’ with ‘Detour Rare N’ Deluxe’•
Hayley Williams has brought out Rico Nasty for ‘Airplanes’ at Forest Hills Stadium•
Oasis won’t headline Glastonbury 2027, Emily Eavis has confirmed•
Arthur Hill has unveiled ‘Winning Formula’ for new Shaun the Sheep film•
beabadoobee has released her fourth album, ‘Pylon’•
Blossoms have unveiled their Jack O’Connell-starring ‘Husband’ video•
The White House has removed Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ from its deportation video•
Troye Sivan has returned with new single ‘Party’•
James Marriott has announced his third album ‘Warning Signs’ onstage at Brixton Academy•
Soccer Mommy has returned with new single ‘Rings Of Saturn’•
Oasis have revealed transport, camping and accessibility plans for Knebworth Live ’27 shows•
Arlo Parks has recruited John Glacier, Jacques Greene and more for ‘Ambiguous Desire’ deluxe•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
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Cara Delevingne knows exactly what you think about actors who make albums, and she isn't interested in having a barney about it, either. A lifetime in the making and written on the other side of getting sober, 'Not Normal' is the biggest swing she's ever taken.

by Ali Shutler

"Why the fuck would I listen to that?" Cara Delevingne finds her voice

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HEY, POPSTAR*

Cara Delevingne knows exactly what you think about actors who make albums, and she isn't interested in having a barney about it, either. A lifetime in the making and written on the other side of getting sober, 'Not Normal' is the biggest swing she's ever taken.

By Ali Shutler
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Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
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Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
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Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
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Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
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Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
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Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
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flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
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Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
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Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
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Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
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Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
Features

Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
Features

flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
Features

Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
Features

flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
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James Marriott has announced a 2027 world headline tour with OVO Wembley Arena date
News

James Marriott has announced a 2027 world headline tour with OVO Wembley Arena date

James Marriott will play 42 dates across the UK, North America and Europe in 2027, including London’s OVO Wembley Arena.

21 SEPT 2026•By Molly Bennett
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beabadoobee has added ‘Candy’ as a ‘Pylon’ bonus track

21 SEPT 2026
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TOMORA have announced their new EP ‘CELEBRATION’ and shared its title track

21 SEPT 2026
Crawlers have announced new EP ‘LIVE WITH THIS’ and shared ‘BIRTHDAY’
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Crawlers have announced new EP ‘LIVE WITH THIS’ and shared ‘BIRTHDAY’

Crawlers’ four-track EP arrives on 13th November, led by new single and video ‘BIRTHDAY’.

21 SEPT 2026
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Ninajirachi has added further North American tour dates

Ninajirachi’s expanded North American run will visit San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York and more, with IKEDA supporting throughout.

21 SEPT 2026
News

US CD revenue has risen nearly 60 per cent in the first half of 2026

21 SEPT 2026
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Calvin Harris has received world-record recognition for his São Paulo DJ set

21 SEPT 2026
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Lydia Loveless has announced new EP ‘Accolades’ and shared its title track

New Found Glory founding guitarist Chad Gilbert has died aged 45
UpsetNews

New Found Glory founding guitarist Chad Gilbert has died aged 45

New Found Glory have announced the death of founding guitarist Chad Gilbert, who was 45.

20 SEPT 2026
News

Radio Nova have named their A New Local Hero finalists

WineMom, NO PHOTOS, find-joy and Conor Kinsella will represent Radio Nova in Irish Music Month’s A New Local Hero search.

21 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

Mark E Smith’s fiancée has challenged The Fall’s ‘final album’ Post Script

Pamela Vander has called the posthumous release ‘ethically wrong’, while its creators say it is a tribute built from Mark E Smith vocals recorded between 2001 and 2014.

21 SEPT 2026
News

Kim Petras has expanded ‘Detour’ with ‘Detour Rare N’ Deluxe’

Kim Petras’ expanded ‘Detour’ includes five additional tracks, a new ‘Autobahn’ video and an October performance at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum.

18 SEPT 2026
Kim Petras has expanded ‘Detour’ with ‘Detour Rare N’ Deluxe’
Hayley Williams has brought out Rico Nasty for ‘Airplanes’ at Forest Hills Stadium
UpsetNews

Hayley Williams has brought out Rico Nasty for ‘Airplanes’ at Forest Hills Stadium

Hayley Williams revisited her B.o.B collaboration with Rico Nasty during her New York solo show.

18 SEPT 2026
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Teddy Swims has added a second Dublin 3Arena show

Teddy Swims will play Dublin’s 3Arena on 9th April after his previously announced show at the venue the night before sold out.

21 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

BAD WITH PHONES has announced new EP ‘The man who eats metal meat’

Manny T Deroy’s five-track EP arrives on 25th September, following August single ‘Human’.

21 SEPT 2026
News

Teddy Swims has added a second Dublin 3Arena show

Teddy Swims will play Dublin’s 3Arena on 9th April after his previously announced show at the venue the night before sold out.

21 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

BAD WITH PHONES has announced new EP ‘The man who eats metal meat’

Manny T Deroy’s five-track EP arrives on 25th September, following August single ‘Human’.

21 SEPT 2026
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Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
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Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously

Chloe Qisha’s first mixtape ‘Fantasize’ brings big pop ambition, messy crushes, heartache and plenty of crying in the club.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
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Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
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Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"

Tove Lo isn't ready for anniversary tours, and she definitely isn't interested in behaving like a responsible grown-up. Six albums into a career built on doing things her own way, 'Estrus' finds her independent, restless and determined to keep getting weirder.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
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Keo are trying to keep up with their own success

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11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”
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The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”

Irish folk rabble-rousers The Mary Wallopers have helped make traditional ballads cool again. With 'Paddywhackery', they're asking what happens next.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above
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Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above

Girl In The Year Above have two original songs out, more than 50 waiting in the wings and every intention of becoming absolutely massive. After a whirlwind introduction, Jennifer Ball is learning to enjoy the ridiculousness of it all.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"
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Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"

Dublin post-punks Gurriers have built their reputation on furious live shows and an equally furious view of modern life. On second album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You', they're digging deeper and discovering there might be reasons for hope after all.

11 Sept 2026•BY Steven Loftin
Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"
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Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"

Australia's Radio Free Alice have found an increasingly enthusiastic second home in Britain, and debut album 'What's In Between' is built to travel even further.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff
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Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff

Leeds six-piece Adult DVD have spent five years turning daft observations into dance-punk mayhem. Now, finally, comes the debut album.

11 Sept 2026•BY Finlay Holden
Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends
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Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends

London-based five-piece 1000 Rabbits bring together jazz, classical, pop and a lot of very different musical brains to make wonderfully strange art-pop. Debut EP 'Are we friends yet?' is their invitation to come along for the ride.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
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Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously

Chloe Qisha’s first mixtape ‘Fantasize’ brings big pop ambition, messy crushes, heartache and plenty of crying in the club.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
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Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
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11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
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Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"

Tove Lo isn't ready for anniversary tours, and she definitely isn't interested in behaving like a responsible grown-up. Six albums into a career built on doing things her own way, 'Estrus' finds her independent, restless and determined to keep getting weirder.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
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Keo are trying to keep up with their own success

Reading main stage? Done. Major-label debut? Incoming. Brixton Academy? Already booked. Keo are getting everything they spent years dreaming about, just considerably faster than they expected.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”
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The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”

Irish folk rabble-rousers The Mary Wallopers have helped make traditional ballads cool again. With 'Paddywhackery', they're asking what happens next.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above
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Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above

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11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"
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Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"

Dublin post-punks Gurriers have built their reputation on furious live shows and an equally furious view of modern life. On second album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You', they're digging deeper and discovering there might be reasons for hope after all.

11 Sept 2026•BY Steven Loftin
Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"
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Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"

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11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

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Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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The White House has removed Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ from its deportation video

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19 SEPT 2026
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19 SEPT 2026
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Damon Albarn has urged Gorillaz fans not to be ‘neutral’ at US tour opener

Damon Albarn held a Palestinian flag aloft during Gorillaz’s opening US date in Orlando, telling the crowd: “Stand your position. Don’t ever be neutral.”

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19 SEPT 2026
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