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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

Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2 review – wan background grooves for an A-list pool party

Harris enlists Dua Lipa, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Halsey and others for a second round of slinky disco-pop, but his luxurious production doesn’t disguise the dullness of the songs

Alim Kheraj

04, Aug, 2022 @11:01 PM

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

Reading and Leeds festival 2022 announce lineup with Arctic Monkeys, Dave and more

Megan Thee Stallion and Halsey are first female headliners since 2014, with Rage Against the Machine and Bring Me the Horizon rounding out the top billings

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

08, Dec, 2021 @9:36 AM

Saturday Night Live: host Kim Kardashian West struggles to keep up

The unlikely choice of host leads to a patchy show with a host of desperate celebrity cameos, from Amy Schumer to Kris Jenner to Chris Rock

Zach Vasquez

10, Oct, 2021 @1:39 PM

Mourning suit: the return of goth fashion

Flirting with goth is the perfect way for celebrities to give their identity an edge, experts say

Priya Elan

03, Sep, 2021 @3:37 PM

Rina Sawayama's lockdown listening: 'I'm fermenting stuff and playing Animal Crossing'

In between video games and bouts of her own new record, the British-Japanese pop star has been delving into Allie X, Halsey and Alanis Morissette

Interview by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

16, Apr, 2020 @10:39 AM

Halsey, pop's new firebrand: 'Nobody wants to be my friend. I'm drama by association'

The chart-topping singer has put out her most versatile and emotionally raw album yet. She talks about feeling used in relationships, the pain of miscarriage and facing death

Eve Barlow

28, Feb, 2020 @6:00 AM

What to see this week in the UK

From Greed to Cashmere Cat, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days

Andrew Pulver, Michael Cragg, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

21, Feb, 2020 @9:00 AM

Saturday Night Live: Adam Driver hosts a third time and outdoes himself

Show takes on impeachment trial and for the first time in about two years delivers a great cold open

Zach Vasquez

26, Jan, 2020 @3:23 PM

Halsey: Manic review – sounds a bit like everything you know, but better

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Kate Hutchinson

26, Jan, 2020 @1:00 PM

Halsey: Manic review – takes confessional pop to the next level

Her openness and lyrical specificity make listening to the 25-year-old’s dramatic third album feel like reading someone else’s diary