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Kesha has dug into the ‘Animal’ archives for her long-lost ‘Backstabber’ video•

Little Grandad have shared ‘A Minute On The Lips’ and announced a January in-store tour•

CMAT has performed ‘Take a Sexy Picture of Me’ and more for NPR's Tiny Desk•

girl in red has released her new EP ‘BLUE’, exploring change and fresh starts•

David Bowie's unreleased 1978 concert film ‘Stage’ is getting a spectacular arena revival•

Mia Joy is taking flight with new single ‘Wings of Desire’ and her second album•

Heartworms is back with a sinister new single, ‘Guess I’m Stuck In The Dark’•

Phoebe Bridgers has been announced as All Points East 2027’s first headliner•

FKA twigs will curate Meltdown 2027 at Southbank Centre•

Hot Chip have announced their new album, ‘A Long Way From Kansas’•

The Cribs have announced a Wakefield show for ‘Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever’ anniversary•

Tate McRae has released ‘Housewife’ with a South of France-shot video•

Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan have released their ‘expectations’ remix•

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'•

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FKA twigs will curate Meltdown 2027 at Southbank Centre

FKA twigs will curate Meltdown 2027 at Southbank Centre

FKA twigs will headline and curate Southbank Centre’s 2027 Meltdown, while Hometown Meltdown takes the festival model to six grassroots venues.

Oct 21, 2026•James Houghton

Harry Styles gave ‘Paint By Numbers’ two orchestral lives, from Funkhaus to Meltdown

Harry Styles gave ‘Paint By Numbers’ two orchestral lives, from Funkhaus to Meltdown

A Berlin studio session and a Southbank Centre fundraiser showed two distinct ways Harry Styles and Jules Buckley expanded songs from ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’.

Sep 22, 2026•Finnley Mcdonald

Harry Styles reimagined his catalogue with an orchestra and choir at his one-off Meltdown performance

Harry Styles reimagined his catalogue with an orchestra and choir at his one-off Meltdown performance

Check out photos and the setlist from the event.

Jun 16, 2026•Felicity Newton

Getdown Services have announced their new album ‘Massive Champion’ with infectious single ‘I Can’t Die Like That’

Getdown Services have announced their new album ‘Massive Champion’ with infectious single ‘I Can’t Die Like That’

Bristol duo share 'I Can't Die Like That' alongside biggest UK tour yet.

May 20, 2026•Felicity Newton

Harry Styles’ Meltdown has announced a new day dedicated to unsigned and emerging artists

Harry Styles’ Meltdown has announced a new day dedicated to unsigned and emerging artists

Taking place on 17th June, the free outdoor event will be on the Riverside Terrace stage.

May 19, 2026•Felicity Newton

Little Simz has continued her unstoppable run with surprise EP ‘Sugar Girl’

Little Simz has continued her unstoppable run with surprise EP ‘Sugar Girl’

She teams with JT, Deela and 070 Shake on Jakwob-produced project.

May 8, 2026•Sam Taylor

Harry Styles is putting tickets to his Meltdown show up for grabs in a prize draw

Harry Styles is putting tickets to his Meltdown show up for grabs in a prize draw

Jules Buckley Orchestra joins singer for Royal Festival Hall show supporting charitable programmes.

May 6, 2026•Felicity Newton

Harry Styles has revealed the first artists for his Meltdown Festival takeover

Harry Styles has revealed the first artists for his Meltdown Festival takeover

Warpaint, Kamasi Washington, Jon Hopkins and bar italia are among the confirmed acts.

Apr 7, 2026•Felicity Newton

Little Simz has confirmed the first artists for Meltdown festival at Southbank Centre

Little Simz has confirmed the first artists for Meltdown festival at Southbank Centre

Little Simz unveils diverse lineup including The Streets, Ghetts, and Jon Batiste for London's Meltdown festival this June.

Mar 24, 2025•Sam Taylor

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