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Interview
Rose Gray: “Since I was a kid, I’ve always pushed for more”
The London dance-pop prodigy on new single ‘April’, her undying work ethic and the most surprising collaboration on her expanded debut album A Little Louder, Please
Interview
Isabel LaRosa: “You don’t always have to be aggressive or loud to get your point across”
The alt-pop supernova on debut album Raven, growing pains and her secret Bee Gees phase
News
The Great Escape announces its FIRST FIFTY show line-up
FIRST FIFTY, the live launch of The Great Escape 2026, returns to venues acrosss East London on 13 November 2025
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Interview
Hope Tala: “I feel freer to be who I am, no matter what shape that takes”
Our New Music artist of the month talks debut album, growing up and learning to go with her gut
Interview
Get to know V.I.C ahead of his Reading & Leeds debut
The rapper-producer talks dealing with viral singles, world-building for live shows, and "being nothing to appreciate everything"
Interview
JERUB: “My music is shaped by empathy”
Nottingham's soulful pop singer-songwriter discusses performing for Lenny Henry, and how his shows are "therapy sessions" for fans
Interview
Karen Dió: “I want to show women and the queer community that punk rock is a space for us too”
The Brazilian-born punk provocateur on building community, embracing vulnerability, and why fun and fury go hand in hand
Sunday (1994): “Trust is what makes a band magical”
Get to know the transatlantic melancholy and melodrama of a band about to go big
swim school: “We had us three giving 100%. That’s when it really took off as a band”
One of Ticketmaster’s Breakthrough Artists 2025 talk new album, upcoming tour and the raw power of constantly pushing boundaries
Interview
VOWER: “We want to create the kind of rock songs that we want to hear”
One of the alt metal scene’s most exciting new exports on the development of their live show and the importance of not overcomplicating things