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King Princess: “When Harry Styles tweeted about me, it was a huge deal”

The genre-blurring star, currently in the studio with Mark Ronson, reflects on viral fame, ‘queer pop’ and her love of gak (not that kind)

El Hunt - 27th November 2020

LATEST NEWS

Watch Kurt Vile’s touching cover of John Prine’s ‘Speed of the Sound of Loneliness’ for ‘The Late Show’

Watch Sheryl Crow cover Tom Petty’s ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’

‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel won’t be recasting Patrick Swayze’s character

Andy Samberg says people who dislike Oscars diversity requirements should “fuck off”

Lil Yachty releases deluxe version of latest album ‘Lil Boat 3’

Juicy J wants to take on Pharrell Williams in a ‘VERZUZ’ battle

ALBUM REVIEWS

The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘CYR’ review: rock heroes reinvent themselves on poppiest record to date

25th November 2020

Juicy J – ‘The Hustle Continues’ review: Megan Thee Stallion-featuring album cements legacy

27th November 2020

AJ Tracey – ‘Secure The Bag! 2’ EP review: UK rap don goes back to his roots with surprise release

27th November 2020

Billie Joe Armstrong – ‘No Fun Mondays’ review: a snapshot of 2020 told through cover songs

25th November 2020

FEATURES

In praise of ‘Toast Of London”s Matt Berry, the off-kilter comedy hero to lead us into 2021

The best Thanksgiving TV episodes ever

“She breaks the mould”: how Robyn’s pop classic ‘Body Talk’ changed the game

What I learned about Tekashi 6ix9ine from making a documentary of his life

A new Amy Winehouse box set, ‘The Collection’, delves into the late singer’s archives. But does it add anything?

Rest in peace Diego Maradona, the most rock’n’roll footballer ever to do it

GIG REVIEWS

Architects live in London: beleaguered Brighton band showcase stellar new material

23rd November 2020

The Cribs live in Liverpool: the Jarmania is palpable even through a screen

23rd November 2020

Iceland Airwaves’ Live From Reykjavík review: a thrilling reminder of festival fun

Foo Fighters live in Los Angeles: rock legends forge a sense of community from an empty venue

16th November 2020

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

‘Possessor’ director Brandon Cronenberg: “I’m not interested in legacy”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Goldie

King Princess: “When Harry Styles tweeted about me, it was a huge deal”

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Steps

Fontaines D.C. on receiving their first-ever Grammy nomination: “It was like a phone call from space”

Sophia Lillis: “‘I Am Not Okay With This’ needs a second season”

THE BIG READ

King Princess: “When Harry Styles tweeted about me, it was a huge deal”

Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more”

Gorillaz: “I could feel in my bones that we were due this current trouble”

James Blake: “There’s always been more to me than sadness”

MORE NEWS

Maxïmo Park share high-powered new single ‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing’

Placebo put ‘A Place For Us To Dream’ vinyl box set on sale for one weekend only

Jade Bird shares stirring new breakup song ‘Houdini’

Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard remembers Chris Cornell: “He was one of the greatest vocalists of all time”

Listen to Miley Cyrus and Joan Jett team up on new track ‘Bad Karma’

Sophia Lillis on ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ cancellation: “It was horrible”

Cher helps to relocate the “world’s loneliest” elephant

Yungblud shares dramatic visuals for impassioned new single ‘Mars’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Claud: meet the first artist signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ new label

K-Trap: “People are finally starting to realise that I’m more than just drill”

Smoothboi Ezra: the Irish bedroom producer making ‘songs for horny teenagers in love’

PVA – ‘Toner’ EP review: no-nonsense beats and imperious ambition from the dancefloors of south London

19th November 2020

FILM & TV NEWS

‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel won’t be recasting Patrick Swayze’s character

Andy Samberg says people who dislike Oscars diversity requirements should “fuck off”

Sophia Lillis on ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ cancellation: “It was horrible”

Jason Isaacs on ‘The OA’ cancellation: “I don’t know if I’ll be in anything as original again”

Pete Davidson cast as lead in ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ table read

Joss Whedon leaves HBO series ‘The Nevers’ following investigation, Ray Fisher claims

Emilia Clarke improvised an entire ‘Game Of Thrones’ speech in a made-up language

‘Suspiria’ co-writer and Asia Argento’s mother Daria Nicolodi has died

FILM REVIEWS

‘The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two’ review: lumps of coal wrapped up in a sparkly stocking

27th November 2020

‘Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions’ review: secrets, songs and self-isolation with Taylor Swift

27th November 2020

‘Uncle Frank’ review: Paul Bettany’s great American road trip

26th November 2020

‘Happiest Season’ review: queer Christmas romcom serves up festive comfort food

25th November 2020

GAMING NEWS

There’s a Twitch channel scanning for PS5 and Xbox Series console stock

EA Sports are bringing back iconic footballers to ‘FIFA 21’

PS5 users are getting their accounts banned following new exploit

Fantasy RPG ‘GreedFall’ is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Facebook PS5 scalpers defend their actions, saying they “put food on the table”

EA responds to Zlatan Ibrahimović ‘FIFA’ licensing controversy

Pokémon fans demand longer battles after 20-minute cut-off

‘Football Manager 21’ director claims agents offered bribes for ratings

GAME REVIEWS

‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ review: top-notch production can’t mask its problematic politics

23rd November 2020

‘Demon’s Souls’ review: a cult classic reborn

18th November 2020

‘Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory’ review: a love letter to fans hidden behind a rhythm game

17th November 2020

‘Sackboy: A Big Adventure’ review: a decent game that does nothing for the PS5 as a launch title

17th November 2020