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Read MoreAn ‘all British, all day’ station is a nativist dream come true – but good luck with the playlist. And anyway: how many artists will want to be on Farage FM?If you want a quintessential “It wouldn’t happen now” story, try this....
Read MoreOnce scrappy post-punk poets, they’re now one of the biggest bands in the world. As they release new album Dopamine Chamber, fans including Kneecap and Shame explain their sensational riseWhen Irish rockers Fontaines DC emerged...
Read MoreThe term Afrobeats is applied to all sorts of genres, flattening them into one. Artists, media and the music industry must do better at showing off the richness of African popIn 2024, South African pop star Tyla won the best...
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Read MoreThe Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelvedAt the end of July 2025, Michael...
Read MoreThe Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Becky Hill is a singer and...
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