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Breakdancing Charles was cooler than Prince William will ever be

Breakdancing Charles was cooler than Prince William will ever be

Sure, William dances to Shake It Off and rides an electric scooter around Windsor Castle, but nothing will rival his father’s valiant attempt to breakdance in 1985.

  • by Kate Halfpenny

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Her pop career became soul-destroying. So she torched it and rebuilt it on her own terms

Her pop career became soul-destroying. So she torched it and rebuilt it on her own terms

With Burnt Tapes, Eves Karydas shows young female musicians a path beyond sexist industry expectations.

  • by Robert Moran
Charli XCX’s late-night masterpiece Brat is her best album yet

Charli XCX’s late-night masterpiece Brat is her best album yet

Texturally brash and genuinely affecting, the pop iconoclast’s new album is a must-hear.

  • by Jules LeFevre
‘I still have impostor syndrome’: The chaos of Maya Hawke

‘I still have impostor syndrome’: The chaos of Maya Hawke

Yes, her dad’s Ethan Hawke and her mum’s Uma Thurman. But Maya Hawke is creating thoughtful work on her own terms – including her new album, Chaos Angel.

  • by Robert Moran
How Billie Eilish reckoned with fame to create her astonishing new album

How Billie Eilish reckoned with fame to create her astonishing new album

In an exclusive interview, the 22-year-old dual Oscar winner opens up about making her new album and how the process transformed her.

  • by Brodie Lancaster
While his band was away on tour, a military coup erupted at home

While his band was away on tour, a military coup erupted at home

On new album Funeral for Justice, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar lets rip ferocious riffs steeped in urgent anti-colonialism.

  • by Nick Buckley
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Pet Shop Boys on Taylor, Beyonce and making their own ‘queer album’

Pet Shop Boys on Taylor, Beyonce and making their own ‘queer album’

More than four decades on, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are still making pop’s most transcendent music.

  • by Robert Moran
Is the ‘Troye Sivan bump’ real? This cult singer-songwriter is about to find out

Is the ‘Troye Sivan bump’ real? This cult singer-songwriter is about to find out

The Aussie pop star sampled Jessica Pratt’s singular vocals on his last album. Now Pratt returns with her adventurous Here in the Pitch.

  • by Robert Moran
This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift, but is she too big to fail?

This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift, but is she too big to fail?

For the first time in a long time, critics aren’t loving a new Taylor Swift album. Does it even matter?

  • by Nell Geraets
St. Vincent on Cruel Summer, Olivia Rodrigo, and her terrifying new album

St. Vincent on Cruel Summer, Olivia Rodrigo, and her terrifying new album

Annie Clark, now a mentor of sorts to pop’s reigning stars, dives into darkness on her heavy new album, All Born Screaming.

  • by Robert Moran
Her father’s a legend, her mentor’s an enigma, and she’s just made the year’s best debut

Her father’s a legend, her mentor’s an enigma, and she’s just made the year’s best debut

Fabiana Palladino’s debut album is a pop masterpiece a lifetime in the making.

  • by Robert Moran