Little Mix

‘I accomplished my dream. Why did I feel invisible?’: Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Little Mix, racism in pop, and going solo

With five chart-topping singles and three Brits, the singer realised her childhood dreams of pop stardom, but at a cost. She reflects on fame, loneliness, and why she no longer feels the need to compromise

Grace Medford

21, Oct, 2023 @10:55 AM

‘I thought it was me alone’: how the Black British book festival has grown

Now in its third year, the event stepped up its ambitions and aims not only to spotlight authors but to change audiences

Ella Creamer

20, Oct, 2023 @12:55 PM

Here come the girls! All-female K-pop groups conquer Britain

Korean boybands have already scored huge global success. Now the gender balance is being reset

Molly Raycraft

27, Aug, 2023 @12:00 PM

‘needanamebro’: why the UK’s next girl band stars don’t even have a name yet

The London R&B trio are building a fanbase through an intriguing mix of 90s hothousing, a 00s-style ‘journey’ and modern-day social media intimacy

Michael Cragg

07, Mar, 2023 @8:10 AM

Ed Sheeran was the most-played artist of 2021 in the UK

The pop star’s single Bad Habits was also the most-played song of last year, according to new data from music licensing company PPL

Laura Snapes

19, Jun, 2022 @11:01 PM

Girl bands made British pop great – so where have all the good ones gone?

From SVN’s moisturiser-ad feminism to the desperately named CuteBad, the groups filling the void left by Little Mix are lacklustre. They should look to the Spice Girls’ example

Alim Kheraj

11, May, 2022 @9:42 AM

Little Mix review – pop trio bow out with joyful hit rundown

After announcing an ‘extended hiatus’ the group, draped in neon feathers, take control of their legacy with a two hour blast of bangers from the past decade

Katie Hawthorne

17, Apr, 2022 @2:31 PM

Worthy winners aside, the Brits is struggling to keep pace with modern pop

TikTok voting and gaming stars haven’t altered the music awards’ predictable roster of chart-toppers

Alexis Petridis

09, Feb, 2022 @6:00 AM

New artists join Adele and Dua Lipa on list for first non-gendered Brit awards

As the music prizes strive for inclusivity, first-timers Self Esteem and Central Cee make the shortlist along with veterans Abba

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

18, Dec, 2021 @6:21 PM

Jesy Nelson will dispose of her Black costume when it no longer serves her

With her video for Boyz, the white musician is just the latest to adopt racist cosplay in the search for a hit

Mikki Kendall

12, Oct, 2021 @11:33 PM

Ex-Little Mix star Jesy Nelson defends video in ‘blackfishing’ row

Singer says she did not intend to cause offence after critics said she was trying to appear black or mixed race

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

12, Oct, 2021 @2:26 PM

Jesy Nelson: Boyz review – derivative and dated P Diddy mashup

The former Little Mix singer’s long-awaited debut is a farrago of incomprehensible lyrics and queasy tropes that undermines her self-help journey