Charli XCX
‘Partying with purpose’: WorldPride is heading to Sydney next year – here’s what to expect
From Charli XCX and Kylie Minogue gigs to celebrations of First Nations cultures, organisers are hoping to show the world a new side to Australia
Kelly Burke
08, Nov, 2022 @11:01 PM
I was a teenage Napster obsessive – and illegal downloading changed my music taste for good
The P2P giant was shut down 20 years ago this week. But the omnivorous mindset it encouraged in a generation resonates in the very best of today’s genre-smashing pop
Emma Garland
30, Aug, 2022 @1:44 PM
Reading festival review – vibrant pop takeover leaves rock in the shade
Dominated by the likes of PinkPantheress, Little Simz and Megan Thee Stallion, it’s left to Arctic Monkeys and Wolf Alice to remind revellers of Reading’s still-beating rock heart
Grace Medford
29, Aug, 2022 @3:05 PM
Sunday at Glastonbury: Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross and Jack White – as it happened
The US rap star headlined the main stage on the last night of the festival, while Pet Shop Boys, Charli XCX, Jarvis Cocker and a host more brought the festival to a close
Keza MacDonald (now), Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Gwilym Mumford and Laura Snapes (earlier)
26, Jun, 2022 @11:49 PM
The best albums of 2022 so far
From yacht-rock atmospherics to portraits of disaffected Britain, here are our picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year
Alexis Petridis, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
07, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM
Why do female musicians have to fake it on TikTok? | Rebecca Taylor
Everyone from FKA twigs to Florence is under pressure to provide viral social media content, but it’s at the expense of building a sustainable fanbase and honing one’s craft
Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Self Esteem
30, May, 2022 @3:39 PM
Charli XCX: Alone Together review – singer’s intimate journal of lockdown album
Documentary follows the singer as she pulls together her record How I’m Feeling Now in close touch with her fans
Phil Hoad
13, Apr, 2022 @2:00 PM
Taking back control: Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo’s films celebrate craft, not drama
New documentaries about two pop icons at work eschew the obligatory turmoil of films about female stars to focus on creativity as a marker of growth
Laura Snapes
25, Mar, 2022 @3:23 PM
Charli XCX: ‘People who take it too far are better than people who don’t’
The hyperpop star’s new album is an experiment into how far she can push the ‘pop star character’ she’s created. Can she stave off a rebellion from her fans in the process?
Rachel Aroesti
19, Mar, 2022 @9:00 AM
Charli XCX: Crash review – subverting pop’s rules, or just playing by them?
Torn between chart success and the pop vanguard, the artist self-consciously set out to make a ‘major label album’ – but it’s full of mixed messaging
Alexis Petridis
17, Mar, 2022 @11:49 AM
Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline resurgent Glastonbury
As the festival returns from Covid-enforced hiatus, over half of the acts announced so far feature women
Nadeem Badshah and Laura Snapes
04, Mar, 2022 @8:30 AM
‘Making music is about making assets for social media’: pop stars battle digital burnout
After Charli XCX left social media citing unkindness from fans, musicians are opening up about the pressures of maintaining an online presence
Rhian Jones
18, Feb, 2022 @4:05 PM
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