Black Women Speak Out About #MeToo and the Music Industry In 'On the Record'
The new music documentary about alleged rapist and Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons shows how misogynoir has kept Black female victims silent for decades.
UK Drill's Best Artists Pick Their Favourite Drill Tune
To celebrate the first ever UK drill compilation tape from Press Play, RV, Skengdo & AM, Jax, V9, Kwengface and more select their fave drill track.
The Best and Worst Case Scenarios for Music Festivals in 2021
"Will they be the same? We don’t really know. I hope to god they will be. If we have a vaccine, we’ll all be laughing our tits off!”
How Paramore Captured the Hearts of Black Teens
With their Christian background and vocalist Hayley Williams' showings of solidarity, the emo-rock trailblazers have a unique connection to their young Black fans.
The UK Rap Scene Is Thriving in Lockdown
Our rappers have always been extremely online and independent of traditional media. Nothing's changed during COVID-19.
Psych Noise Band Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs on Heavy Music and Writing a Song About Greggs
In the first of our Heavy Britain column, the Newcastle band chat recent album 'Viscerals' and being called "unconventional".
New Research Confirms Banning UK Drill Does More Harm Than Good
A British Journal of Criminology paper argues that singling out drill musicians for inciting violence is counterproductive and "street illiterate".
Spotify Sues Self-Described 'Music Prodigy' Who Allegedly Ran Royalties Scam
Spotify says Jake Noch "[generated] hundreds of millions of fraudulent streams" and engaged in "title track parasitism" among other fraudulent practices on its platform.
Hail Satan, TeeZandos Is Making Demonically Good Drill
In our second UK drill column, we chat first studio sessions, drill fandom and viral freestyles with 18-year-old rapper TeeZandos.
Producer Mike Dean Broke a Toe Jumping Over a Ditch With Kanye and Jay Z
The Grammy-winning producer has worked with the biggest rap heavyweights, and he's been smoked up throughout.
Pussy Riot Goes Pop
We spoke to Nadya Tolokonnikova and producer Vitya Isaiev about their new EP, the future of activism and their aim to "make pop revolutionary again".