Mabel

Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness

Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young men

Laura Snapes

16, Jan, 2023 @3:14 PM

Mabel: About Last Night… review – tears and cheers on the dancefloor

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Telling the story of a night out from carefree beginning to heartbreak close, the singer’s second album is a heady mix of house, synthpop and disco-tinged bangers

Michael Cragg

16, Jul, 2022 @1:00 PM

Queen’s platinum jubilee concert 2022: the Platinum Party at the Palace – as it happened

One of the showpiece events for the platinum jubilee is a concert with Queen, Diana Ross, Elton John and more

Stuart Heritage

04, Jun, 2022 @9:51 PM

Diana Ross, Queen and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play Party at the Palace

Saturday evening’s three-hour event at Buckingham Palace will include musical theatre and pop stars

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

03, Jun, 2022 @3:12 PM

‘I didn’t sign up to be a TikToker’: Mabel on bullying, Brits and being saved by her animals

Despite having one of 2019’s biggest pop breakthroughs, Mabel was nearly broken by cruel comments. She talks about rebuilding her self-esteem in an unsparing industry

Laura Snapes

27, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Reading and Leeds festival review – Stormzy and Liam Gallagher unite the masses

With thoughts of Covid banished in a blitz of teenage hugging, there are some terrific moments amid this disappointingly male-heavy lineup

Dave Simpson

30, Aug, 2021 @10:08 AM

UK musicians back call to end harassment of women at live gigs

Exclusive: Safe Spaces Now initiative launched as data reveals 40% of women under 40 have been sexually harassed at music event

Mark Brown Arts correspondent

13, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM

Ready, steady... oh: Olympics, Glastonbury and Euro 2020 stars on the summer we’ve lost

From the medallist to the festival star, what happens when your best-laid summer plans come undone? Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Harry Kane, Mabel and others share their might-have-beens

Joe Stone, Zoe Williams and Sam Wolfson

27, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

BBC's homeschool stars: Spanish with Agüero, music with Mabel, and ... history with Danny Dyer

BBC launches star-packed education service for children kept out of class by lockdown

Sally Weale Education correspondent

19, Apr, 2020 @3:17 PM

Glastonbury defies coronavirus threat to announce lineup with Kendrick Lamar

Over 90 more names including Pet Shop Boys, Dua Lipa and Noel Gallagher have been announced for 50th-anniversary edition of the festival

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

12, Mar, 2020 @7:00 PM

Brits 2020: all the performances reviewed

From Dave’s urgent freestyle to Lizzo’s effervescent party medley, Billie Eilish’s Bond high-note to Stormzy’s rain-drenched celebration, here are all the Brit award 2020 live acts

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

18, Feb, 2020 @11:33 PM