Perspective: Monica Barbaro: ‘Yesterday I went home thinking I’m a terrible actor and they’re finding out’
Executive context: The California star discusses her struggles with impostor syndrome ahead of her stage debut.
Editorial Staff Apr 5
Entertainment
Film, music, celebrities, awards, gossip, and pop culture.
Perspective: Duncan James from Blue Shares His Honest Playlist
Executive context: The singer reflects on memorable music moments, including a creepy encounter and karaoke with a legend.
Editorial Staff Apr 5
Perspective: Ex-Turnstile guitarist charged with attempted second-degree murder of frontman’s father
Executive context: Brady Ebert, a former member of the Grammy-winning US hardcore band, allegedly hit the father of Brendan Yates with his car.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Perspective: US senators rebuke Ticketmaster for raising fees after hidden charge crackdown: ‘bait and switch’
Executive context: Richard Blumenthal criticizes Ticketmaster for increasing fees despite recent regulations aimed at transparency.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Perspective: Lizzo’s reinvention faces its greatest test yet
Executive context: The singer’s body-positive anthems once defined her. Now lawsuits, weight loss and flop singles have shaken her image.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Perspective: Earl Sweatshirt, Mike and Surf Gang: Pompeii // Utility review – rap radicals’ appealing study in contrasts
Executive context: Earl’s post-Odd Future career swerved the mainstream to follow the path laid out by NYC underground rapper Mike, and their first double album lets both shine.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Perspective: ‘I lost a $3m brand deal. I was like: OK, losers!’ Swedish pop provocateur Zara Larsson on fame, fun and fighting the power
Executive context: After a decade in pop’s underground, Larsson’s radiant fifth album turned her into one of the world’s biggest stars. It’s about time, she says, relishing the attention without sacrificing her morals.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
‘Ring the alarm! Wake up! Be human!’: Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their new dance-pop duo Tomora
Executive context: The Norwegian singer-songwriter and the Chemical Brother have combined their talents, and names, to create a wildly inventive new band. The collaboration has gone smoothly so far – but will they soon need separate tour b
Editorial Staff Apr 2
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
‘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