Grime

The First Family Of Grime: Julie Adenuga, Skepta And JME Talk About Upbringings And Boy Better Know

Hattie Collins and Olivia Rose’s essential new book 'This Is Grime' is the first major work on the scene. In this exclusive extract the...

Stormzy, Christine And The Queens, Slade among winners at AIM Awards

Damon Albarn presents XL boss Richard Russell with prize at indie music ceremony

“Grime is a cultural export”: Meet the people taking UK rap global with their second annual awards ceremony

For anyone who’s ventured anywhere near a festival, computer, television or radio in 2016, grime has been pretty much unavoidable. Albums from Skepta and...

Reading & Leeds Festivals – Which Bands Could Be First Time Headliners In 2017?

Now Reading & Leeds Festivals are over for another year, potential headliners for future editions are already being mooted. We take a look at...

Astroid Boys Introduced Reading Festival To The World Of Welsh Grime Punk

Combining hardcore punk with grime might sound dangerously close to nu metal, but Cardiff five-piece Astroid Boys are looking ahead, not back – experimenting...

Section Boyz And Stormzy Go Head To Head With The Red Hot Chili Peppers At Reading Festival 2016

Back-to-back on the 1Xtra Stage, Section Boyz and Stormzy wrap up day two at Reading Festival with sets that underline grime’s position as the...

Does Stormzy really want to be an ‘X Factor’ judge?

"Maybe not next year but 2018 lets do it," says the grime pioneer

Slaves dedicate cover of ‘Shutdown’ to Boy Better Know during Reading secret set

The band played the BBC Introducing Stage hours after performing on the Main Stage

Giggs, BBK, Little Simz and Wiley: How UK Rap Won Day One At Reading Festival

UK rap owned Friday at Glastonbury this year, and while the equivalent day at Reading Festival was perhaps not quite as grimey, it’s still...

Reading & Leeds Boss Melvin Benn On Grime, Future Headliners And Gender Equality On Festival Bills

Festival Republic boss Melvin Benn, the man behind Reading & Leeds, has been at the forefront of the festival industry for over 30 years....
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