Music Features
MOBO Awards 2026: Manchester hosts a massive 30th anniversary celebration
From Olivia Dean’s major wins to Jim Legxacy’s continued hot run, here is our rundown of the main MOBOs talking points.
Music News
8 albums you need to hear this week
With music from RAYE, Robyn, Central Cee, Tom Misch, Elmiene, Fcukers, Courtney Barnett and Snail Mail
Music News
Jim Legxacy, Paul McCartney, Jungle and more lead our Hot New Songs playlist
Also featuring new music from Nia Archives, Zayn, Mary in the Junkyard and more
Music
Music News
London’s House Against Hate protest draws thousands to Trafalgar Square
A massive show of solidarity in London.
TV News
Scott Mills sacked from BBC Radio 2 over personal conduct allegations
The DJ has now left the BBC
Music Album Reviews
Arlo Parks ‘Ambiguous Desire’ review: Devastating and danceable all at once
On her accomplished third album, Arlo Parks shows that the dance floor is the place to forget your problems…
Music News
Watch Chvrches debut new song ‘Conman’ at Royal Albert Hall
The group took a hiatus in 2023 after releasing their album ‘Screen Violence’
Music News
‘BTS: The Return’: Six things we learned from the revealing new documentary
The Netflix film offers insight into the pressures faced by the superstars as they came back from military service to make their new album, Arirang
Music Features
MOBO Awards 2026: Manchester hosts a massive 30th anniversary celebration
From Olivia Dean’s major wins to Jim Legxacy’s continued hot run, here is our rundown of the main MOBOs talking points.
Features
How Daniel Blumberg became Hollywood’s most in-demand composer
At home in Hackney, the Oscar-winner explains the immersive process and restless creativity that has made him a go-to collaborator in the film world
Arlo Parks: Nocturnal Awakening
For third album ‘Ambiguous Desire’, Arlo Parks journeyed into New York clubland to rediscover herself through nightlife culture.
Cruz Beckham: ‘I want to learn to be the best musician I can be’
As Beckham prepares to kick off a run of sold-out London dates, the singer tells us why he wants to make his name the old fashioned way…
Lava La Rue: ‘I’ve always been quite vocal about things’
Lava La Rue on returning to their punk roots, being spotted by a Guns N’ Roses legend and making political music.
Film
How Daniel Blumberg became Hollywood’s most in-demand composer
At home in Hackney, the Oscar-winner explains the immersive process and restless creativity that has made him a go-to collaborator in the film world
‘Lord of the Rings’ superfan Stephen Colbert to write new movie for Peter Jackson
The film will follow ‘Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum’, which is being directed by Andy Serkis
‘Trainspotting’ musical to hit the West End this summer
Choose Life. Choose A Job. Choose The West End?
Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and action movie legend dead at 86
The actor appeared in a plethora of tough-guy action films and inspired an indelible early internet meme
Watch the epic first trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
Life has changed for Peter Parker in the dramatic new trailer…
Danny Dyer discusses reconciling with his father: ‘It’s been a process, but he is my best mate now’
“Everything that has happened between us is water off a duck’s back”
RAYE ‘This Music May Contain Hope’ review: A hugely ambitious swing for the fences
RAYE’s second album is a bold and life-affirming listen.
Lily Allen live in London: West End girl’s Palladium debut is smart and emotional
Lily Allen’s date at the Palladium is a smart and emotional means of bringing 2025’s most caustic album to life.
Robyn ‘Sexistential’ review: the divine sound of hard-won freedom
While ageing might often come with fears of less, Robyn gives more in every department on her first album in eight years, flipping the script on both her own narrative, as well as those traditionally associated with pop stars her age
Gorillaz live in Birmingham: A glorious career-spanning celebration
With special guests and a setlist that flits between the old and the new, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s gang of unruly primates are on fine form.
Reviews
TV
Scott Mills sacked from BBC Radio 2 over personal conduct allegations
The DJ has now left the BBC
Labrinth slams music industry for turning ‘Gods noise into business transactions’
The composer behind ‘Euphoria‘s soundtrack previously denounced the HBO show in a cryptic social media post
Sarah Michelle Geller Criticises Hulu’s ‘Buffy’ Cancellation: ‘Nobody Saw This Coming’
The actress blamed the decision on one executive who “was not only not a fan of the original but was proud to constantly remind us that he had never seen the entirety of the series”
Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed to host first three episodes of ‘SNL UK’
Wet Leg, Wolf Alice and Kasabian will also be on music duties…
Danny Dyer discusses reconciling with his father: ‘It’s been a process, but he is my best mate now’
“Everything that has happened between us is water off a duck’s back”
Danny Dyer on going to rehab: ‘It’s about finding what’s missing within you’
“It was a crossroads in my life, and I needed to change shit. I needed to learn what was wrong with me and what the pain was inside of me”