Katy B

Five of the best... rock & pop gigs

DJ Shadow | Indietracks | Jean-Michel Jarre | Camp Bestival | Hinds

Tim Jonze

22, Jul, 2016 @12:00 PM

Lessons from Adele, Justin Bieber and Zayn on having a hit

What are the rules for topping the charts? Let’s look at the past 10 UK No 1s

Peter Robinson

02, Jun, 2016 @3:58 PM

Katy B review – high-street dancepop from the shopgirl next door

No histrionics or faux humility, just off-the-rack tunes that keep it real

Sam Richards

15, May, 2016 @2:42 PM

Katy B: ‘Clubbing has gotta be better than Tinder’

The south London singer and Rinse FM regular talks about her new album, Netflix and nightlife

Harriet Gibsone

28, Apr, 2016 @5:39 PM

Katy B: Honey review – vocal melodies elevated by luscious production

The production provides the wit, amusement and emotion on the singer’s third album

Rachel Aroesti

28, Apr, 2016 @5:00 PM

Katy B: Honey review – a paean to clubbing

Katy B’s latest is a patchy affair, drawing in a diverse array of collaborators

Kitty Empire

24, Apr, 2016 @8:00 AM

Coming up: the gigs and albums not to miss this spring

The Observer’s pop critic picks the highlights of the next couple of months

Kitty Empire

13, Mar, 2016 @8:00 AM

Katy B review – eclectic set buoys up Liverpool Pride

Out of her natural club environment, and thrust on to a pigeon-strewn, rainy promenade, Katy B compensated by having something for everybody, writes Dave Simpson

Dave Simpson

03, Aug, 2014 @11:28 AM

Lovebox festival review – scorching temperatures, dodgy sound

Joey Bada$$ did his best to raise Lovebox's crowds from their summer torpor, Nas performed Illmatic like an old pro, but MIA was defeated by terrible audio, writes Tshepo Mokoena

Tshepo Mokoena

20, Jul, 2014 @10:46 AM

How to be an England fan

Will we? Won't we? OK, we're an outside bet for the World Cup 2014 – but in the meantime here's how James Corden, Ed Balls, Katy B and others are planning to make the most of the ride

Interviews by Abigail Radnor

31, May, 2014 @7:30 AM

Katy B: I was banned from the Brit school canteen

John Hind: The singer recalls how singing En Vogue's Don't Let Go while standing on a table got her into trouble

Interview by John Hind

17, May, 2014 @1:30 PM

From John Lennon to Michael Jackson: rock stars on their dead heroes

Ian Gittins: With the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death this weekend, Ozzy Osbourne, Blondie, Katy B and others talk about when they heard their musical hero had died

Ian Gittins

03, Apr, 2014 @4:47 PM

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