Music

From the fervour surrounding My Chemical Romance’s reunion gigs to TikTok’s E-Boys and E-Girls – via Billie Eilish’s green and black hair – emo is back. Here’s how and why.

Both Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj have announced new personas, continuing a culture of female rappers channelling unfiltered anger through fictional characters.

London’s self-proclaimed Queen of the South affirms her crown with her latest track Anger, out now.

When Octavian met Burna Boy: an all-star Excellence Brunch shows how the video platform is bridging the gaps between artists, audiences and wider music communities around the world.

Volume 4 Issue 003: From Lil Nas X to Ashnikko, we chart ten musicians who‘ve gained meteoric commercial success off the back of the video-sharing app.

Listen to fresh indie pop from Jay Som, a slinky tune from Nigerian star Rema and Manchester's finest Aitch at his best.

Volume 4 Issue 003: With the third-most followed music channel in the UK (behind Ed Sheeran and One Direction), KSI has transitioned from bedroom gamer right to the very top.

The producer rapper on music that hits him where it heals.

Andrew Weatherall, 6th April 1963 – 17th February 2020.

Review: Archy Marshall’s third album as King Krule looks forward, leaving as many doors open as it does closed. Was he born in a barn??

When she blew up back in 2016, the Oakland rapper was headed for stardom, but she claims a major label deal stunted her success. With her new album Got it Made out today, she speaks exclusively to The Face to toast her independence.

The BRITs 2020 Producer of the Year can count Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Headie One, Mist and Stefflon Don as collaborators. Now he’s stepping out on his own.

Review: Who says the guitar is dead? No one in The Roundhouse, Camden, London last night.

Indispensable facts about the legends that are D-Block Europe, Aitch, Charli XCX, Celeste, AJ Tracey, Joy Crookes, Ashnikko and Burna Boy.

Grimes goes acoustic, King Princess does hip-hop and Bad Bunny teams up with Sech for a banger that'll make you dance and cry.

Review: The NUXXE labelhead evolved from club producer to twisted pop frontman for Salvador.

The Northampton rapper made a series of lewd remarks to host Katherine Ryan at the event in London last night.

With only a matter of days before Changes drops, fans got a glimpse of Bieber up-close, unplugged and moustachioed.

The Copenhagen DJ/producer builds towards that warehouse rave feeling.

Listen to the return of King Krule, slick guitar licks from Niall Horan and a guaranteed dance-floor-filler from Eris Drew.

The singer on filling Savages’ break with a solo album, a French music-and-chat TV show, an erotic book and a lot of love from Hedi Slimane.

Ready for his close-up, with solo project EOB and his first ever solo interview.

The London duo blend orchestral strings with jagged electronics and salacious lyrics. It’s a formula that’s landed them a Dean Blunt collab and a deal with Warp records.