Perspective: Fairuz’s Anthem: A Symbol of Resilience Amid Lebanon's Strife
Executive context: The Lebanese singer's patriotic song inspires hope but also evokes mixed feelings during times of conflict.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Entertainment
Film, music, celebrities, awards, gossip, and pop culture.
‘It was an exorcism’: how heartbreak, queer rebirth and finding love over Only Connect shaped Wendy Eisenberg’s stunning new album
Executive context: The guitarist made their name on dazzlingly knotty musicianship and collaboration with the likes of Bill Orcutt. So their new album is their most surprising: a startlingly beautiful reflection of love and self-acceptance
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Perspective: Love on the Spectrum proves that we still crave wholesome reality TV
Executive context: A new season of Netflix’s dating show about neurodivergent singletons is a welcome antidote to grim reality TV headlines.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Perspective: Mary Beth Hurt – a life in pictures
Executive context: The star of stage and screen has died aged 79. We look back at her memorable film and theater roles, public appearances and marriage to Paul Schrader.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Perspective: Nicole and Natalie Appleton look back: ‘She was my home away from home during the craziness of All Saints’
Executive context: The singers and sisters on growing up in west London, finding fame in the 90s and relaunching their music as a duo.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Perspective: Nick Grimshaw Shares His Honest Playlist
Executive context: The presenter reflects on his musical journey and the songs that shaped him.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Perspective: Fill that Glasto-shaped hole! The 40 best UK festivals you can still book
Executive context: Who needs Worthy Farm? From woodland raves and psych freakouts to fell walks and barbecue hoedowns, there’s a festival for everyone this summer.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Perspective: I thought I’d been coping with my sister’s death – a Taylor Swift song showed me I hadn’t
Executive context: A Taylor Swift song helped me confront the grief I had been suppressing for years.
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Perspective: Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’
Executive context: The Swedish musician decided to pursue motherhood alone, and found it came with a surprising sexual awakening – a story she lays out on her new album, her first in eight years.
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Perspective: ‘How can a TV show make you feel such emotions?’ The Bluey composer shares the trick to music that ‘hits you in the feels’
Executive context: As the new Bluey album, Up Here, arrives – complete with chamber orchestra – Joff Bush describes how he ‘seeds’ musical elements to draw out powerful emotions.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Perspective: Fcukers: Ö review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Executive context: (Ninja Tune) The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Perspective: ‘Black music is not a subculture – it is the engine’: Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on
Executive context: Three decades after launching the awards, founder Kanya King reflects on being ahead of the crowd and why Mobo has always been more than music.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Perspective: First trailer for Harry Potter TV series reveals much-anticipated new take
Executive context: First real look at HBO’s big-budget small screen take on JK Rowling’s best-selling books also reveals that first season will premiere this Christmas.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Perspective: ‘I was shunned, laughed at and underdogged’: Jane McDonald on her wild ride from clubland to cruises to country
Executive context: She has survived heartbreak, death threats and nauseating sexism. In her Mayfair club, the Yorkshire star talks about superfans, viral hits, running away to sea – and her bid to become a Nashville icon.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Perspective: ‘No one’s tried this before’: a new live music roster aims to ensure opportunities for disabled musicians
Executive context: UnMute has been founded to overhaul ableist booking practices, representing artists with specialist access requirements often deemed too costly by venues.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Perspective: Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression
Executive context: Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Perspective: Moby Critiques Kinks' 'Lola' Lyrics in Honest Playlist
Executive context: The DJ and multi-instrumentalist shares his thoughts on music that has shaped him, expressing discomfort with certain lyrics.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Perspective: Add to playlist: the sharply observed electro-twee of the Femcels and the week’s best new tracks
Executive context: Following in the footsteps of Heavenly and Tiger Trap, the duo’s high-tempo electroclash-indie-pop deftly explores young womanhood in 2020s London.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Perspective: Grace Ives: Girlfriend review – bedroom-pop auteur goes widescreen for a gorgeous sobriety epic
Executive context: The New Yorker’s third album leaves behind her DIY origins to channel cult pop classics by Lorde and Sky Ferreira.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Perspective: ‘We keep secrets because we’re scared’: Guvna B on porn addiction and recovery
Executive context: The award-winning musician opens up about his struggles with stigma and shame while seeking help.
Editorial Staff Mar 19