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Pop Goes The Rulebook

Carly Rae Jepsen has spent the last decade learning exactly how pop works, mostly so she can have more fun breaking its rules. With sprawling double album 'Day And Night', she's following her instincts wherever they lead.

by Ali Shutler

Pop Goes The Rulebook

boygenius have reunited onstage during Phoebe Bridgers’ Brooklyn show•
Rose Gray has dropped a new track that's "all chaos, love and emotion", ‘Blink Twice’•
Keo have released debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ as Brixton Academy show sells out•
Taylor Swift has released four new songs on ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’•
Madonna and Charli xcx have released ‘Danceteria Afterhours’•
Lizzy McAlpine has announced ‘The Over Country Tour’•
Heidi Curtis has announced her new EP ‘Summon’ and shared its title track•
Prima Queen have released new single ‘Dirty Rascal’•
Taylor Swift has announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ deluxe edition•
Oasis have added four Live ’27 shows across Europe and Knebworth•
CHVRCHES have returned with new single ‘Roses’ and intimate shows•
RIP Magic have announced their debut album ‘1,2,3’•
Jorja Smith, Robyn and Fcukers have won at the 2026 Independent Music Awards•
Basht. have shared new single ‘Kids Vs Guns’ ahead of debut album ‘Poor Advice’•
Niall Horan has honoured Liam Payne with ‘End of an Era’ tour tribute•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
boygenius have reunited onstage during Phoebe Bridgers’ Brooklyn show•
Rose Gray has dropped a new track that's "all chaos, love and emotion", ‘Blink Twice’•
Keo have released debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ as Brixton Academy show sells out•
Taylor Swift has released four new songs on ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’•
Madonna and Charli xcx have released ‘Danceteria Afterhours’•
Lizzy McAlpine has announced ‘The Over Country Tour’•
Heidi Curtis has announced her new EP ‘Summon’ and shared its title track•
Prima Queen have released new single ‘Dirty Rascal’•
Taylor Swift has announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ deluxe edition•
Oasis have added four Live ’27 shows across Europe and Knebworth•
CHVRCHES have returned with new single ‘Roses’ and intimate shows•
RIP Magic have announced their debut album ‘1,2,3’•
Jorja Smith, Robyn and Fcukers have won at the 2026 Independent Music Awards•
Basht. have shared new single ‘Kids Vs Guns’ ahead of debut album ‘Poor Advice’•
Niall Horan has honoured Liam Payne with ‘End of an Era’ tour tribute•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
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Cara Delevingne knows exactly what you think about actors who make albums, and she isn't interested in having a barney about it, either. A lifetime in the making and written on the other side of getting sober, 'Not Normal' is the biggest swing she's ever taken.

by Ali Shutler

"Why the fuck would I listen to that?" Cara Delevingne finds her voice

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HEY, POPSTAR*

Cara Delevingne knows exactly what you think about actors who make albums, and she isn't interested in having a barney about it, either. A lifetime in the making and written on the other side of getting sober, 'Not Normal' is the biggest swing she's ever taken.

By Ali Shutler
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Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
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Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
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Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
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Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
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Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
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Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
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flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
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Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
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Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
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Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
Features

Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
Features

flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
Features

Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
Features

flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
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boygenius have reunited onstage during Phoebe Bridgers’ Brooklyn show
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boygenius have reunited onstage during Phoebe Bridgers’ Brooklyn show

Phoebe Bridgers brought Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus out at Barclays Center for performances of ‘Not Strong Enough’ and ‘Cool About It’.

25 SEPT 2026•By James Houghton
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Noah Kahan has opened Amazon Music Live’s fifth season with Seattle tour finale

25 SEPT 2026
News

Taylor Swift has explained the relationship behaviour that inspired ‘Patient Zero’

25 SEPT 2026
Blondshell lets go: “Control is just an illusion anyway”
UpsetFeatures

Blondshell lets go: “Control is just an illusion anyway”

‘Violins’ catches Blondshell’s Sabrina Teitelbaum learning to relinquish control while making some of her most assured music yet.

25 SEPT 2026
News

Jingle Ball has revealed its 2026 touring lineup

Olivia Rodrigo, Jonas Brothers, KATSEYE, RAYE and more will play nine US dates this December.

25 SEPT 2026
FestivalsNews

Mexico’s president has explained Stray Kids’ National Palace absence

25 SEPT 2026
News

Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium shows have been cancelled over severe weather

25 SEPT 2026
HypeNews
Uche Yara: Body Language
UpsetHypeFeatures

Uche Yara: Body Language

UCHE YARA played a stadium with Bilderbuch before her first official single. Now, after two EPs and a lot of figuring things out on stage, she’s ready to let her debut album ‘BODYSCANNER’ do the talking.

25 SEPT 2026
News

Talia Mar has released a new video for ‘Psycho On A Couch’

Talia Mar has shared the official video for recent single ‘Psycho On A Couch’.

25 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

Kid Bookie has teamed up with Lady Leshurr for ‘Familiar’

Kid Bookie and Lady Leshurr explore love, loss and complacency on new single ‘Familiar’, from October’s ‘Cheaper Than Therapy II’.

25 SEPT 2026
News

Rose Gray has dropped a new track that's "all chaos, love and emotion", ‘Blink Twice’

Rose Gray’s new single ‘Blink Twice’ has arrived, with its accompanying video premiering at 5pm GMT today.

25 SEPT 2026
Rose Gray has dropped a new track that's "all chaos, love and emotion", ‘Blink Twice’
Keo have released debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ as Brixton Academy show sells out
HypeNews

Keo have released debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ as Brixton Academy show sells out

Keo’s debut album is out now, alongside new single ‘Be Happy’ and a sold-out O2 Academy Brixton headline show.

25 SEPT 2026
News

Sienna Spiro’s ‘Great Expectation’ has claimed a third week at UK Number One

Sienna Spiro remains atop the UK singles chart, with ‘Die on This Hill’ and ‘Pure’ also placing in this week’s Top 40.

25 SEPT 2026
FestivalsNews

All Things Go, CBGB and Global Citizen festivals have cancelled amid New York storm forecast

Three major New York music events have been called off this weekend as forecasts warn of heavy rain and dangerous winds.

25 SEPT 2026
News

Sienna Spiro’s ‘Great Expectation’ has claimed a third week at UK Number One

Sienna Spiro remains atop the UK singles chart, with ‘Die on This Hill’ and ‘Pure’ also placing in this week’s Top 40.

25 SEPT 2026
FestivalsNews

All Things Go, CBGB and Global Citizen festivals have cancelled amid New York storm forecast

Three major New York music events have been called off this weekend as forecasts warn of heavy rain and dangerous winds.

25 SEPT 2026
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Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans

With ‘Smoochies’, ASHNIKKO has swapped apocalyptic fury for radical joy, and their colourful fantasy is taking on a life of its own.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"

Tove Lo isn't ready for anniversary tours, and she definitely isn't interested in behaving like a responsible grown-up. Six albums into a career built on doing things her own way, 'Estrus' finds her independent, restless and determined to keep getting weirder.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Keo are trying to keep up with their own success

Reading main stage? Done. Major-label debut? Incoming. Brixton Academy? Already booked. Keo are getting everything they spent years dreaming about, just considerably faster than they expected.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”

Irish folk rabble-rousers The Mary Wallopers have helped make traditional ballads cool again. With 'Paddywhackery', they're asking what happens next.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously

Chloe Qisha’s first mixtape ‘Fantasize’ brings big pop ambition, messy crushes, heartache and plenty of crying in the club.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff

Leeds six-piece Adult DVD have spent five years turning daft observations into dance-punk mayhem. Now, finally, comes the debut album.

11 Sept 2026•BY Finlay Holden
Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends

London-based five-piece 1000 Rabbits bring together jazz, classical, pop and a lot of very different musical brains to make wonderfully strange art-pop. Debut EP 'Are we friends yet?' is their invitation to come along for the ride.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"

Australia's Radio Free Alice have found an increasingly enthusiastic second home in Britain, and debut album 'What's In Between' is built to travel even further.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"

Dublin post-punks Gurriers have built their reputation on furious live shows and an equally furious view of modern life. On second album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You', they're digging deeper and discovering there might be reasons for hope after all.

11 Sept 2026•BY Steven Loftin
Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans

With ‘Smoochies’, ASHNIKKO has swapped apocalyptic fury for radical joy, and their colourful fantasy is taking on a life of its own.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans

With ‘Smoochies’, ASHNIKKO has swapped apocalyptic fury for radical joy, and their colourful fantasy is taking on a life of its own.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"

Tove Lo isn't ready for anniversary tours, and she definitely isn't interested in behaving like a responsible grown-up. Six albums into a career built on doing things her own way, 'Estrus' finds her independent, restless and determined to keep getting weirder.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Keo are trying to keep up with their own success

Reading main stage? Done. Major-label debut? Incoming. Brixton Academy? Already booked. Keo are getting everything they spent years dreaming about, just considerably faster than they expected.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”

Irish folk rabble-rousers The Mary Wallopers have helped make traditional ballads cool again. With 'Paddywhackery', they're asking what happens next.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously

Chloe Qisha’s first mixtape ‘Fantasize’ brings big pop ambition, messy crushes, heartache and plenty of crying in the club.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff

Leeds six-piece Adult DVD have spent five years turning daft observations into dance-punk mayhem. Now, finally, comes the debut album.

11 Sept 2026•BY Finlay Holden
Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends

London-based five-piece 1000 Rabbits bring together jazz, classical, pop and a lot of very different musical brains to make wonderfully strange art-pop. Debut EP 'Are we friends yet?' is their invitation to come along for the ride.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

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31 Aug 2026
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30 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

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30 Aug 2026
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3 Sept 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

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1 Sept 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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1 Sept 2026
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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

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30 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

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30 Aug 2026
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3 Sept 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

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1 Sept 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

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1 Sept 2026
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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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1 Sept 2026
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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

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30 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

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30 Aug 2026
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3 Sept 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

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1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever
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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

All Points East, Victoria Park, London

31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

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30 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever
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All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

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1 Sept 2026
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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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1 Sept 2026
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All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

All Points East, Victoria Park, London

31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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31 Aug 2026
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

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Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

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Prima Queen have released new single ‘Dirty Rascal’
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Prima Queen have released new single ‘Dirty Rascal’

Prima Queen’s new single ‘Dirty Rascal’, produced with Oli Deakin, is out now via Submarine Cat Records.

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beabadoobee has earned her first Australian number one with ‘Pylon’

25 SEPT 2026
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25 SEPT 2026
Taylor Swift has announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ deluxe edition
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Taylor Swift has announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ deluxe edition

Taylor Swift’s expanded ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ arrives on Friday 25th September with four new songs, including ‘Patient Zero’.

23 SEPT 2026
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Grace Carter has shared new single ‘Rather You Leave’

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25 SEPT 2026
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cowboyy have released 'revocder' via Big Scary Monsters

25 SEPT 2026
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Paul Weller has announced new live album ‘In The Shadow Of The Sun’

25 SEPT 2026
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Oasis have added four Live ’27 shows across Europe and Knebworth
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Oasis have added four Live ’27 shows across Europe and Knebworth

Oasis have expanded their 2027 itinerary with extra dates in Munich, Rome and Knebworth, while revising their Paris shows.

23 SEPT 2026
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Maple’s Pet Dinosaur has shared new alt-pop track ‘Big Mouth’

The Australian artist’s new single arrives ahead of debut EP ‘Child’s Play’, due 30th October.

25 SEPT 2026
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Oliver Marson has released ‘Christina’ with Sharon Van Etten

Oliver Marson’s new single ‘Christina’ features Sharon Van Etten, with a video now accompanying the Prague-inspired track.

25 SEPT 2026
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CHVRCHES have returned with new single ‘Roses’ and intimate shows

CHVRCHES are back with ‘Roses’, their first new music in three years, alongside competitions for intimate Glasgow and London shows.

23 SEPT 2026
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RIP Magic have announced their debut album ‘1,2,3’

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23 SEPT 2026
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Friendly Fires have announced UK outstore shows for ‘Dig Deeper’

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25 SEPT 2026
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The Nottingham trio’s first artist feature sees Solence vocalist Markus Videsäter take the second verse and join the final chorus.

25 SEPT 2026
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Friendly Fires have announced UK outstore shows for ‘Dig Deeper’

Friendly Fires will play ten intimate UK dates around the release of their fourth album, ‘Dig Deeper’, in January.

25 SEPT 2026
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25 SEPT 2026

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25 SEPT 2026
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25 SEPT 2026
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24 SEPT 2026
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