Thirty-three months after it was announced, the grime legend’s new album is coming out. He explains how skinheads, fatherhood and rap history came to bear on its socially conscious contents‘I can’t be perfect,” Skepta says,...
Read MoreMoment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for pro-Palestine rapper to be dropped under pressure from billionaireEd Sheeran has long been known as the “Mr Nice Guy” of music....
Read MorePolice received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrestFor years, US law enforcement officials blamed their failure to solve hip-hop star Tupac Shakur’s murder on the...
Read MoreBramham Park, LeedsCharli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker• Charli xcx, Reading festival review –...
Read MoreDespite outcry from musicians, AI slop is creeping into the charts as record labels scramble to adapt to a new normal where hits can be made at the click of a buttonThis year, the battle for song of the summer has been eclipsed...
Read MoreThree years ago, the pop star was riding high after a sellout tour. But then a slew of shocking accusations from her former dancers changed everything. Where does she go from here?On 30 July 2023, Lizzo finished a 10-month world...
Read MoreTottenham Hotspur Stadium, London The Puerto Rican superstar kicks off in a white suit fronting a salsa band in full flow, then switches up with a swaggering, chaotic rave in a replica island homeMidway through the largest...
Read More(OVO/Republic)It’s possible that the world’s biggest rapper is using this epic content drop to get out of his record deal, but aside from some bright spots on Iceman, should the public really be subjected to it?It is easy to...
Read More(Heavenly)With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expectFive tracks into Fenian, the listener is...
Read MoreIndustry experts say booking of controversial US rapper was calculated risk that has implications for all festivalsThe fallout over Wireless announcing Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) as its 2026 headliner was both swift and...
Read MoreAfter writing about a racist attack on his last album, the award-winning musician wanted his new work to be happier. Then life took him down a different path. He discusses stigma, shame and how he got helpThe past five years...
Read MoreThe genre-hopping bass virtuoso has backed Ariana Grande and Herbie Hancock, appeared in Star Wars and become a dedicated boxer. Ahead of his fifth album, Stephen Bruner explains his polymath mindsetIt is an overcast Thursday...
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