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‘Beyoncé is wearing my jeans!’ Markus Klinko’s best shot
‘This was for the cover of Beyoncé’s Dangerously in Love album. She thought pairing the diamond top with a skirt would look too red carpet. But she hadn’t brought any jeans – so I gave her mine’
Interview by Michael Cragg
24, May, 2023 @3:12 PM
‘I would walk in and just cry for two hours’: Kesha on cats, court cases, and the dangers of ‘toxic positivity’
She was pop’s biggest party girl, but since accusing her producer of abuse she’s been in limbo, wary of speaking out. Now, on the aptly named Gag Order, she’s finding catharsis. ‘I have all the emotions,’ she says
Michael Cragg
06, May, 2023 @10:55 AM
UK Eurovision entrant Mae Muller: ‘In our hearts and minds it’s Ukraine’s year’
The artist explains that she had been preparing to put out her debut LP – but is happy for now in ‘the biggest safe space on the planet’ with I Wrote a Song
Michael Cragg
06, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘A true genius’: Denniz Pop, the late Scandi-pop architect behind Max Martin, Robyn and NSync
With songs for Backstreet Boys and many more, he turned Sweden into a pop powerhouse – then died tragically young. His peers reflect on an underrated legacy
Michael Cragg
27, Apr, 2023 @10:07 AM
Alison Goldfrapp: ‘I like the intensity of a sweaty club’
With her debut solo album, the singer has ditched the brainy precision pop for a sound aimed squarely at the dancefloor
Michael Cragg
21, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM
Paul Cattermole was the endearing wild card in S Club 7’s peppy pop pack | Michael Cragg
The enigmatic singer, dancer and actor, who has died aged 46, was cheekily self-aware about the mechanics of his industry
Michael Cragg
07, Apr, 2023 @5:02 PM
Give it some welly: the 30 best UK music festivals still available to book
The summer’s big events sell out sooner every year but, whether you like gnarly moshpits, banging dance tents, kid-friendly jazz retreats or gastro entertainment, there’s still time to take your pick and get looking for your camping gear
Michael Cragg, Leonie Cooper, Michael Hann and Jenessa Williams
01, Apr, 2023 @10:55 AM
Frog sounds and electropunk freakouts! Why 00s pop was odder than the X Factor
Beyond the talent-show ballads and mass-market fluff that dominated the early 2000s was a wave of brilliant leftfield pop, with debauched lyrics sung over ‘crunchy and horrible’ music
Michael Cragg
29, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM
‘needanamebro’: why the UK’s next girl band stars don’t even have a name yet
The London R&B trio are building a fanbase through an intriguing mix of 90s hothousing, a 00s-style ‘journey’ and modern-day social media intimacy
Michael Cragg
07, Mar, 2023 @8:10 AM
Kali Uchis: Red Moon in Venus review – elegant exposé of a troubled heart
The Colombian-American pop star’s third LP is a lush, emotive confection of soft-focus R&B that delves into the 28-year-old’s love life
Michael Cragg
03, Mar, 2023 @8:30 AM
Pink: Trustfall review – playful business as usual
With her supple vocals outshining her material, the singer sticks to a tried-and-tested formula on this hit-and-miss record
Michael Cragg
19, Feb, 2023 @1:00 PM
My most romantic moment: I thought my boyfriend had indigestion. He was actually about to propose
He had a bad back, our holiday to Naples had been cancelled, and we decided to stay in with a Chinese takeaway. While my hands were covered in grease, his were sweaty with nerves
Michael Cragg
14, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
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