Music Album Reviews
Rosalía ‘Lux’ review: an astonishingly ambitious opus
The singer’s fourth album, featuring songs sung in 13 languages and recorded with London Symphony Orchestra, is a shocking and sublime left turn
Music News
Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Is the Most Brutal Album of the Year. That’s the Point
The singer-songwriter’s new record is a masterful portrayal of modern love and loss, revealing an unflinching honesty that’s made many listeners reassess their own experiences
Music News
Radiohead Remind the World Why We Need Them at Transcendent Reunion Show
Against all odds, the band return from their seven-year hiatus to deliver magic in Madrid. We are indeed here, and this is really happening
Music
Music News
Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Is the Most Brutal Album of the Year. That’s the Point
The singer-songwriter’s new record is a masterful portrayal of modern love and loss, revealing an unflinching honesty that’s made many listeners reassess their own experiences
Music Features
Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla: ‘The Last Of Us Has Been A Gift’
Ahead of his show at Alexandra Palace next week, Rolling Stone UK catches up with The Last of Us composer and multi-Oscar & Grammy winning artist Gustavo Santaolalla. Now making music for over 50 years, Santaolalla has worked with esteemed movie director Ang Lee, Jarvis Cocker, Trent Reznor [Nine Inch Nails], Eric Clapton and countless other artistic powerhouses across the globe.
Music News
Southampton’s Joiners and Bristol’s Croft become community-owned venues
The future of these two vital small venues is now secure thanks to the Own Our Venues initiative from Music Venue Properties
Music News
Ed Sheeran speaks out after government backs his music curriculum plans: ‘Today is a good day’
The government has announced plans to scrap the EBacc measure and allow greater promotion of arts subjects.
Music News
Radiohead Remind the World Why We Need Them at Transcendent Reunion Show
Against all odds, the band return from their seven-year hiatus to deliver magic in Madrid. We are indeed here, and this is really happening
Music Album Reviews
Rosalía ‘Lux’ review: an astonishingly ambitious opus
The singer’s fourth album, featuring songs sung in 13 languages and recorded with London Symphony Orchestra, is a shocking and sublime left turn
Features
Women to the Front: Inside the creation of ‘Riot Women’
Sally Wainwright’s new all-female British rock drama reignites the feminist fury of the riot grrrl movement, while also setting the stage for new contemporary voices, as alt-rock duo ARXX provide the original music
Oscar-nominated composer Jerskin Fendrix on diving into childhood with his stunning new album
The prodigiously talented musician discusses ‘Once Upon a Time… in Shropshire’, learning from Yorgos Lanthimos and the importance of artistically embarrassing yourself
Meet Rianne Downey, Scotland’s boldest new voice in country music
Giddy up! Rianne Downey is on the path to greatness
Stray Kids talk about making history with their new album ‘KARMA’
The K-Pop idols are the first artists in history to debut at number 1 with seven consecutive albums on the Billboard 200 chart
Film
Rachel Zegler: ‘Charli XCX was in my Perón playlist!’
As the soundtrack to ‘Evita’ arrives, Rachel Zegler tells Rolling Stone UK about tackling the iconic role and finding unexpected inspiration from Charli XCX and The Last Dinner Party
Here are the nominations for The Film Award at the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025
Let’s raise our popcorns to the films and filmmakers of 2025…
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’: Unique biopic shows The Boss facing his demons
Scott Cooper, Jeremy Strong, Stephen Graham and Odessa Young explain how Cooper’s tender new biopic gets to the conflicted heart of a nation’s beloved mouthpiece
Robert De Niro Speaks Up in Support of Anti-Trump Protests: ‘We Can’t Let Up’
“It’s a classic bully situation,” the actor said during an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday night
Diane Keaton’s Family Reveals Her Cause of Death
The Oscar winner died at the age of 79 on Oct. 11
Nancy Meyers Remembers Friend and Collaborator Diane Keaton: ‘She Made Everything Better’
The writer-director and the actress worked on four films together, including 1987’s Baby Boom, 2003’s Something’s Gotta Give, and the Father of the Bride franchise
The Last Dinner Party ‘From The Pyre’ review: A Sublime Return
The Last Dinner Party’s second album sees them explore darker themes, reflections on the realities of fame and the biggest tunes they’ve ever made. The result is a record that might just be better than their acclaimed debut…
Sigur Rós live in London: unparalleled majesty
Backed by the London Contemporary Orchestra, the band’s back catalogue and most recent album ‘ÁTTA’ are re-shaped in gorgeous ways
Olivia Dean ‘The Art of Loving’ review: The powerful sound of Britain’s latest star
Love in all its conflicted forms is explored on Olivia Dean’s brilliant second record.
PinkPantheress live in London: The pop star that Gen Z needs
A welcome reintroduction to the cream of the gen-z pop crop.
Reviews
TV
Happy ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ final day! The Faithfuls surely have to win, right?
It’s the final of ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ tonight and our columnist reckons he knows how it’s gonna do down…
Here are the nominations for The Television Award at the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025
We celebrate the stars of the small screen this year
Harry Clark: If The Traitors don’t win now it’s going to be a historic fumble
The Celebrity Traitors is nearing its end and our star columnist reckons anything less than a clean sweep won’t be acceptable…
Harry Clark: It’s time for The Traitors to throw a bone to the Faithfuls
As ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ hots up, our columnist and previous winner Harry Clark reckons it’s high time that for the Traitors to help out the Faithfuls…
Murdered ‘Celebrity Traitors’ star speaks out: ‘Next season they should let murdered players come back!’
As Traitors Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns strike again, one of their latest victims speaks out…
Harry Clark: I think I know who’s getting banished on ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ tonight
In his latest column, ‘The Traitors’ season two winner Harry Clark gives us the lowdown on how he reckons the celebs are faring so far…