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The London venue opened as the Millennium Dome in December 1999, before rebranding and opening as the O2 Arena in the space’s entertainment district in June 2007. Now, to mark 20 years since it reopened its doors, a…
The rising artist conjures dream pop visions with a refreshing twist, something exemplified by Alex Amor’s slim but impactful discography. Across three EPs she’s racked up more than eight million streams, with fans…
The story of Michael Jackson’s rise to fame has been one of the most successful films of the year, surpassing $1billion (£731million) to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time . The film’s timeline begins with…
Read next Saudi Arabia’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights is among the biggest concerns. In The Sims 4 , the latest game in the life simulation franchise, same-sex relationships, marriages and families are fully supported. LGBTQ+…
And, if the sun-bleached cool of Jawdropped's music is anything to go by, starting a powerpop project in your 30s will light up this pleasure centre like a dive bar pinball machine. The US quartet are all on their…
The rightwing British tabloid quietly removed the article and photographs, first published on 6 August, from its website last week. The Mail did not issue a correction or editor's note explaining the removal. Hailed for…
“Time is the ultimate musical durability test,” Crooks said. “If I keep coming back to an idea over the years, there’s probably something there. I can’t trust an idea I made last night with the same certainty as a demo…
“satisfied” employs a fuller band sound, exploring the pull between restlessness and wanting to feel settled. de clair said: “For a long time, my mind was too focused on the future. I wrote 'satisfied' out of pure…
The London-based artist described “Memories” as “one of the happiest songs on the album,” but said it comes from “clinging onto ideas that should make me happy but actually make me feel sad, because I wish they were just…
Did you want the album to feel like you were taking people on a journey in that way, or is it just a coincidence? It wasn’t deliberate, but that has also been my own journey for these past five or six years of making the…