A look at 2025’s most standout albums, spanning pop, hip-hop, and beyond, highlighting the year’s boldest sounds and most memorable releases.

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Little Simz delivers a primal spiritual manifesto on "Flood" - tribal drums, post-punk bass, and commandments for survival ...

UK podcast stars Shxtsngigs, or SNG for short, are finally making good on promises and coming to Mzansi for unfiltered chinwags.

The first artists and speakers have been announced for the FOCUS Wales Wrexham festival conference that is set to take place in May.

A huge Yorkshire star has announced a summer 2026 outdoor show.

Yorkshire’s own Self Esteem will headline York Museum Gardens on Friday July 10 as part of the Live at York Museum Gardens ...

Blue-haired sensation Moonchild Sanelly celebrates her 38th birthday this week and says she's ready for everything the new year has in store for her. The singer/songwriter who put out her third album ...

However, before she takes to the stage, two collaborators – Moonchild Sanelly and Nadine Shah – set the tone tonight. First up is MoonChild to kick off proceedings on tonight’s all-female billing.

Nelly Furtado has been confirmed as a headline act for Manchester's Pride festival. The Maneater and Promiscuous singer joins Brit Award winner Olly Alexander performing on the Sunday night of the ...

I make a lot of my own clothes and on tour this summer you’ll definitely see me in pleated skirts with tartan prints. There’s a similarity between Scottish and South African fashion: when Xhosa men ...