Seven years since her last album, 2017’s The Ride, Nelly Furtado’s seventh album is, quite sensibly, named 7. The Canadian Portuguese musician’s return to music
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‘We don’t care whether it’s cool or not’: inside the weaponised weirdness of Mermaid Chunky
“It was really surreal,” recalls Moina Moin, of the day in 2022 when DFA Records founder James Murphy invited Mermaid Chunky, the duo Moin formed
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party: Chain of Light review | Ammar Kalia’s global album of the month
The year 1990 was a pivotal one for Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Since his appearance at Womad festival five years prior, the Pakistani qawwali singer
Beauty and the beat: why do so many models shoot for pop stardom?
The punks said that anyone can be a musician – but for proof that this may not be true, play Kim Kardashian’s 2011 single Jam
Watchdog to investigate Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sales
The competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the Oasis ticket sales fiasco. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate Ticketmaster’s handling of sales
‘We were exhausted – mentally unwell’: Empire of the Sun on the downside of success – and rising again
“Things are good. I don’t think things in the Empire have ever been better. We’re in a thoroughly creative flow state right now. We’re on
LL Cool J: ‘Hip-hop isn’t underdog music any more’
Do you think hip-hop still has the cultural impact it once did when you first arrived on the scene during the Def Jam era? Can
Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
You might assume that you know what to expect from Nala Sinephro’s second album. Its Brussels-born, London-based author is noted for making music that exists
Scandal-hit Fyre festival is back with tickets at nearly $8,000
It was the festival disaster that gripped the world. A modern-day Lord of the Flies with Instagram influencers instead of schoolchildren. But the return of
Economic impact of UK live music industry hits record £6.1bn
Spending on the UK live music sector and associated businesses has hit a record £6.1bn as a wave of huge acts from Elton John to