Tyler, the Creator
Pharrell Williams’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!
It’s 20 years since his band NERD released their debut album – but the rapper-producer-singer-songwriter has been responsible for an avalanche of hits. As he and co-pilot Chad Hugo get inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, we count down Williams’s 30 greatest bangers
Alexis Petridis
10, Mar, 2022 @2:00 PM
Rex Orange County: Who Cares? review – sad boy-next-door plays it gratingly safe
Alex O’Connor has a knack for melody, but his unrelenting self-absorption leaves the resulting songs feeling flat and thin
Alexis Petridis
10, Mar, 2022 @12:00 PM
The 50 best albums of 2021
And finally – a deserving winner, whose second solo album is a truly relatable, pin-sharp pop classic. We reveal our No 1 album of 2021
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
17, Dec, 2021 @6:52 AM
The 50 best albums of 2021, No 5: Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
The former hellraiser’s sixth album saw him reflecting, after turning 30, on his early stardom and showing off his soft side in regretful love songs as well as rap fireworks
Tara Joshi
13, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost review – the most glorious mess
Bursts of kaleidoscopic synthpop, soul balladry and jazz sweep you through the latest offering in the artist’s eclectic, controversial and – against the odds – enduring career
Alexis Petridis
25, Jun, 2021 @4:17 PM
Drake calls for Grammys to be replaced after snubbing Black artists
Singer’s demand follows absence of the Weeknd in all categories of the 2021 awards despite huge success this year and dismay at exclusion of Lil Uzi Vert
Laura Snapes
26, Nov, 2020 @1:19 PM
The Brit awards have become a platform for black politics – and brilliance
Whether it’s Dave and Stormzy castigating the government or Kanye surrounding himself with young Londoners, black artists have expertly capitalised on the visibility of the Brits stage
Chanté Joseph
20, Feb, 2020 @3:24 PM
Politics and powerful performances at the 2020 Brits – but no shock winners
Lewis Capaldi predictably took home more than one award at a Brits night that nevertheless rewarded innovative talent, from Billie Eilish to Dave and Tyler, the Creator
Alexis Petridis
18, Feb, 2020 @11:44 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
Brit awards 2020: Lewis Capaldi tops winners alongside rap triumphs
Dave wins album of the year and fellow rappers Stormzy and Tyler, the Creator win best male categories as Capaldi crowns breakthrough year
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
18, Feb, 2020 @10:00 PM
Brit awards 2020: who will win every award … and who should
Lewis Capaldi could sweep the board in his breakthrough year, but he faces strong competition from Stormzy, Dave and Michael Kiwanuka
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
18, Feb, 2020 @11:01 AM
Ryan Beatty was set to be the next Bieber – then he realised he was living a lie
After an epiphany on a plane, the LA singer-songwriter came out and found the freedom he needed
Michael Cragg
07, Feb, 2020 @1:00 PM
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