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Why Arlo Parks chose her stage name, and where King Krule and Frank Ocean fit in

Arlo Parks adopted a distinctive professional pseudonym inspired by King Krule and Frank Ocean, though the precise origins of “Arlo” and “Parks” have not been reliably established.

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Never Been Better (Expanded Edition)

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Kids Again (Remixes)

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Avril Lavigne (Expanded Edition)

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iTunes Festival: London 2012

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Dance With Me Tonight

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13 Nov 2026 • 8:05 am
Shakira has opened her Madrid residency with a 55,000-capacity show
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Shakira has opened her Madrid residency with a 55,000-capacity show

Shakira returned to Spain for the first time in eight years, opening her 12-date Madrid residency at the purpose-built Shakira Stadium.

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Why The Perfect Couple’s opening dance changes its murder mystery

The beach routine to Meghan Trainor’s ‘Criminals’ tells viewers that Netflix’s glossy whodunnit has room for both a death and a little absurdity.

20 Sept 2026 • 3:25 pm
What Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ is about, and why she objected to the White House video
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What Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ is about, and why she objected to the White House video

Larsson said ‘Midnight Sun’ is about connection with nature, the universe and other people. That is why she condemned its use alongside deportation footage.

19 Sept 2026 • 8:20 am
Why Madonna’s 2026 VMAs opening is her first performance in 23 years despite 2021 appearance
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Why Madonna’s 2026 VMAs opening is her first performance in 23 years despite 2021 appearance

Madonna appeared at the 2021 VMAs to mark MTV’s 40th anniversary, but did not perform. Her 2026 opening is her first musical slot at the ceremony since 2003.

27 Oct 2026 • 8:00 am
Cartel have released new album ‘Learning How To Cope’
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Cartel have released new album ‘Learning How To Cope’

Cartel’s first full-length album since 2013 is out now via Field Day Records, featuring Dashboard Confessional.

18 Sept 2026 • 4:38 pm
Wendy Bevan has released ‘Alone With The Unknown’, produced by Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes
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Wendy Bevan has released ‘Alone With The Unknown’, produced by Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes

Wendy Bevan’s first album in a decade arrives alongside new single ‘Violet’.

Tove Styrke has released new single ‘Me/You (always and forever)’
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Tove Styrke has released new single ‘Me/You (always and forever)’

The reflective new track is the latest preview of Tove Styrke’s fifth album, ‘I thought this story wasn’t about me’.

18 Sept 2026 • 7:27 am
4 Charli xcx co-writes for other artists beyond ‘I Love It’ and ‘Fancy’
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4 Charli xcx co-writes for other artists beyond ‘I Love It’ and ‘Fancy’

From Selena Gomez and Shawn Mendes’ pop hits to two recent KATSEYE releases, four songs that carry a Charli xcx songwriting credit without being Charli xcx records.

10 Oct 2026 • 7:30 am
The White House has removed Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ from its deportation video
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The White House has removed Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ from its deportation video

The song has been removed from a White House TikTok showing immigration enforcement raids after Zara Larsson condemned its use.

18 Sept 2026 • 5:05 am
Where to start with Mimi Webb: ballads, revenge anthems and danceable heartbreak
Features

Where to start with Mimi Webb: ballads, revenge anthems and danceable heartbreak

A preference-led route through Mimi Webb’s catalogue, from ‘24/5’ and ‘House on Fire’ to the bruised pop of ‘Love Language’.

5 Oct 2026 • 10:45 am
Mimi Webb’s breakthrough began with ‘Before I Go’, but ‘Good Without’ made it stick
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Mimi Webb’s breakthrough began with ‘Before I Go’, but ‘Good Without’ made it stick

‘Before I Go’ gave Mimi Webb a viral launchpad. ‘Good Without’ turned that attention into a UK chart breakthrough, with ‘Reasons’ helping connect the two.

19 Sept 2026 • 6:05 pm
Who tells Mimi Webb’s ‘You Don’t Look At Me The Same’ story?
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Who tells Mimi Webb’s ‘You Don’t Look At Me The Same’ story?

Mimi Webb’s 2025 single is told through the eyes of a child watching two loved people grow apart.

21 Oct 2026 • 10:05 am
How Mimi Webb’s 2024 singles moved from ‘Mistake’ to ‘One Eye Open’
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How Mimi Webb’s 2024 singles moved from ‘Mistake’ to ‘One Eye Open’

Across ‘Mistake’, ‘Erase You’ and ‘One Eye Open’, Mimi Webb moved from risk-taking through carefree release to a more guarded kind of self-reliance.

27 Sept 2026 • 11:30 am
How Mimi Webb’s ‘Confessions’ widened the frame beyond heartbreak
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How Mimi Webb’s ‘Confessions’ widened the frame beyond heartbreak

On her second album, Mimi Webb turns attention, family rupture and awkward attraction into pop songs that reach beyond the breakup playbook.

29 Oct 2026 • 10:05 am
How Mimi Webb and Meghan Trainor’s first writing session became ‘Mind Reader’
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How Mimi Webb and Meghan Trainor’s first writing session became ‘Mind Reader’

Mimi Webb and Meghan Trainor wrote ‘Mind Reader’ in their first session together, before Webb decided the song needed Trainor on the finished record too.

13 Oct 2026 • 10:15 am
Shakira and Maluma have reunited on new merengue single ‘AGUA’
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Shakira and Maluma have reunited on new merengue single ‘AGUA’

The Colombian stars’ fourth collaboration arrives eight years after ‘Clandestino’, as Shakira begins her Madrid residency.

18 Sept 2026 • 2:30 am
A guide to Christine and the Queens’ EPs and standalone releases
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A guide to Christine and the Queens’ EPs and standalone releases

From the formative ‘Nuit 17 à 52’ to ‘La Vita Nuova’, ‘Joseph’ and Rahim Redcar’s recent singles, these releases offer a clearer route through the spaces around the studio albums.

30 Oct 2026 • 9:15 am
Del Water Gap and Carrie Brownstein have joined coming-of-age film ‘Friend Thing’
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Del Water Gap and Carrie Brownstein have joined coming-of-age film ‘Friend Thing’

Holden Jaffe and Carrie Brownstein are among the new additions to Harry Calbom’s Seattle-set indie drama, which has wrapped production.

18 Sept 2026 • 6:05 am
How Sleigh Bells turn pop and heavy music into their own songwriting language
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How Sleigh Bells turn pop and heavy music into their own songwriting language

From Cyndi Lauper and Madonna to Deftones, the Cars, Ramones and Shangri-Las, Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss have described influences as practical writing tools rather than a checklist of sounds to borrow.

20 Sept 2026 • 7:05 pm
Why Manic Street Preachers turn their scrutiny inward on 'Critical Thinking'
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Why Manic Street Preachers turn their scrutiny inward on 'Critical Thinking'

On their fifteenth album, Manic Street Preachers set Nicky Wire’s self-doubt against James Dean Bradfield’s more humane counterarguments.

19 Sept 2026 • 5:40 pm
Why playing ‘The Holy Bible’ in full mattered to Manic Street Preachers
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Why playing ‘The Holy Bible’ in full mattered to Manic Street Preachers

The Manics’ 2014 Roundhouse shows put their most demanding album to a full-length test. ‘The Holy Bible Live’ preserves the performances, the tour film and new studio mixes as distinct documents.

13 Oct 2026 • 8:45 am
Manic Street Preachers’ ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ opens up beyond ‘If You Tolerate This’
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Manic Street Preachers’ ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ opens up beyond ‘If You Tolerate This’

The 2018 anniversary edition of Manic Street Preachers’ 1998 breakthrough offers demos, rehearsals, B-sides and remixes that put its huge hit back in a wider picture.

21 Oct 2026 • 7:30 am
What Manic Street Preachers’ expanded ‘Lifeblood’ adds beyond the original album
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What Manic Street Preachers’ expanded ‘Lifeblood’ adds beyond the original album

The 20th anniversary edition expands the 2004 record with remastered audio, B-sides, demos, alternate versions, BBC sessions and two new takes on ‘1985’.

27 Sept 2026 • 10:05 am
Why Manic Street Preachers and Suede keep returning to a shared stage
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Why Manic Street Preachers and Suede keep returning to a shared stage

From a difficult 1994 European tour to co-headline dates across North America, Japan and the UK, their partnership is built on kinship without sameness.

6 Nov 2026 • 8:15 am
The Manics’ biggest chart peaks aren’t quite the same as their longest-lasting album successes
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The Manics’ biggest chart peaks aren’t quite the same as their longest-lasting album successes

Number Ones tell one part of Manic Street Preachers’ story. Weeks on the UK Albums Chart tell another, with ‘Everything Must Go’ still the clearest measure of their enduring reach.

29 Oct 2026 • 8:00 am
How Valerie Phillips’ first Manics shoot became ‘Little Baby Nothings’
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How Valerie Phillips’ first Manics shoot became ‘Little Baby Nothings’

A late-March 1991 Vox shoot in Wales grew into nearly two years of close access, before rediscovered prints became Valerie Phillips’ Manic Street Preachers photo book.

5 Oct 2026 • 8:15 am
Tom Grennan didn’t get the Christmas Number 1 his tattoo was waiting for
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Tom Grennan didn’t get the Christmas Number 1 his tattoo was waiting for

Tom Grennan’s ‘It Can’t Be Christmas’ became a Number 3 hit in 2024, but Wham! won that year’s Christmas chart race.

28 Sept 2026 • 8:35 am
Zara Larsson has condemned the White House’s use of ‘Midnight Sun’ in an ICE deportation video
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Zara Larsson has condemned the White House’s use of ‘Midnight Sun’ in an ICE deportation video

The singer responded after her track was used in a White House TikTok captioned ‘Never ending deportations’.

17 Sept 2026 • 8:00 pm