Azealia Banks

‘I deserve respect’: Azealia Banks on redemption, Republicans – and Kanye
The infamous rapper has made a surprise return to a major label. It’s part of her search for dignity, she says – along with getting offline and moving to Miami for its ‘practical’ governor
Shaad D'Souza
20, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

‘Disgraceful’: promoter criticises Azealia Banks for behaviour on Australia tour
Bizarro claims the US rapper was always late and showed ‘lack of care’ towards fans, while the artist hit back alleging she had not been paid
Caitlin Cassidy
20, Dec, 2022 @4:00 PM

‘This place makes me utterly miserable’: Azealia Banks refuses to tour Australia again
US rapper cancels Brisbane gig hours before she was due on stage, citing a past experience having a bottle thrown at her
Sian Cain
14, Dec, 2022 @1:36 AM

Mallrat: Butterfly Blue review – a confident, compelling and dreamy debut
With her long-awaited and frequently brilliant first album, the Australian artist continues to find sublimeness in the mundane
Michael Sun
16, May, 2022 @5:30 PM

New rules: the destruction of the female pop role model
Somewhere between Britney and Billie Eilish, liberated by social media and their direct relationship with fans, millennial and Gen Z women claimed the right to be complicated pop auteurs
Laura Snapes
25, Nov, 2019 @1:12 PM

Azealia Banks review – firebrand rapper is capable of anything
Channelling everything from Nancy Sinatra to Nine Inch Nails, Banks lets her versatile brilliance outshine her controversies
Dave Simpson
25, Jan, 2019 @12:00 PM

Azealia Banks: fearless truthteller or relentless troll?
She’s addicted to controversial, often bigoted outbursts – recently against the population of Ireland. Yet fans continue to root for the rapper – because she’s the opposite of safe
Sirin Kale
24, Jan, 2019 @4:22 PM

Grimes and Azealia Banks subpoenaed in Elon Musk lawsuit
Musicians ordered to preserve evidence related to a tweet by Musk that shareholder plaintiffs claim caused financial losses to Tesla
Laura Snapes
18, Jan, 2019 @1:46 PM

'This is going to get ugly': Azealia Banks ramps up public feud with Elon Musk
Rapper has become embroiled in the fallout over the CEO’s controversial tweet about taking Tesla private
Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco
05, Jan, 2019 @12:44 AM

Pop, punk and protest songs: the hottest music on the horizon in 2019
With the uproarious Idles hitting the road, Kamasi Washington play a mind-expanding UK show, and new albums from the Specials, Weezer and AJ Tracey, here are the sounds the new year will be shaking to
Alexis Petridis
01, Jan, 2019 @3:00 PM

How pop culture’s obsession with ‘receipts’ led to 2018’s weirdest beef
As the recent Azealia Banks v Elon Musk social media spat showed, celebrities aren’t immune to showing up their rivals via telling screenshots
Louis Staples
07, Sep, 2018 @12:00 PM

The strange saga of Elon Musk: inside his 'excruciating' year
The Tesla founder acknowledged that the past year has been ‘most difficult and painful’ time in his career – but what brought him there?
Edward Helmore in New York
19, Aug, 2018 @5:00 AM
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