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Pop singer and film-maker Sia announces she is on autism spectrum
Australian star who was widely criticised for 2021 film Music that depicted an autistic character says that in the years since ‘I have become fully myself’
Safi Bugel
31, May, 2023 @1:17 PM
Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation review – gossip, grit and glorious pop
After years trying to reconcile chart success with her leftfield musical instincts, the singer has delivered a hazily atmospheric album that plays to her provocative strengths
Alexis Petridis
10, Mar, 2023 @12:40 PM
Neneh Cherry: The Versions review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Sia, Robyn and Anohni are among those interpreting Cherry’s back catalogue, but it works best when it strays from the big hits
Alexis Petridis
09, Jun, 2022 @11:00 AM
Three things with Sarah Blasko: ‘I felt bad paying Sia nothing to stay at her place’
In our weekly interview about objects, the musician tells us about her disastrous NYC stay in Sia’s loft – and the guitar she found along the way
As told to Katie Cunningham
22, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM
Arca: Kick ii, iii, iiii, iiiii review | Alexis Petridis's albums of the week
Four new albums of extravagantly warped electronics offer listeners a lot to take in – and her most pop-focused music to date
Alexis Petridis
03, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Rihanna's 30 greatest singles – ranked!
With a rumoured ninth album on the way – the follow-up to 2016’s Anti – we examine Rihanna’s singles and pick the 30 best
Alexis Petridis
01, Apr, 2021 @2:12 PM
Sia: Music review – so-so soundtrack to the controversial film
The star-studded album from her film about autism should be safer ground for Sia, but even here there are pitfalls
Kitty Empire
14, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM
Music review – Sia's tone-deaf treatment of autism
In the singer-songwriter’s simplistic directorial debut, a cartoonish portrayal of autism clashes with a tale of addiction
Simran Hans
14, Feb, 2021 @5:30 AM
Sia apologises over autism depiction in her movie Music
Musician’s Golden Globe-nominated directorial debut, which stars Kate Hudson as guardian to an autistic sister, angered autism rights activists with scenes of restraint
Catherine Shoard
04, Feb, 2021 @10:52 AM
Sia's film Music misrepresents autistic people. It could also do us damage
Autistic people are used to being underestimated and infantilised – but for Clem Bastow it was still a shock to see it on the big screen
Clem Bastow
26, Jan, 2021 @4:30 PM
Music review – Sia’s controversial film about autism lacks coherence and authenticity
The pop star’s directorial debut is a hodge-podge of giddy numbers and narrative tropes, and its star, Maddie Ziegler, lacks credibility
Luke Buckmaster
20, Jan, 2021 @2:17 AM
Aria awards 2020: Billie Eilish, Sia and Sam Smith gear up for Australian music's biggest night
A star-studded lineup will perform – via pre-records – in a broadcast set to celebrate Lime Cordiale, Sampa The Great and Archie Roach
Katie Cunningham
24, Nov, 2020 @4:30 PM
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