Music

The free-spirited artist takes inspiration from Kid Cudi bars, bad moods and Bohemian Rhapsody.

10 songs that defined 2022: With a little help from Toni Braxton, the African Giant stole our hearts.

His red-hot fusion of dancehall and rap has provoked pride, and not a little alarm, in his home country of Jamaica. Now, 2022 has seen Skillibeng go global – taking his tunes and charm on the road.

10 songs that defined 2022: The London rapper’s provocative hit was tailor-made for virality.

The UK’s top emerging artist (according to BBC Radio 1) talks sad music, winding up her dad and taking a cautious approach to astrology.

Massive musicians have flocked to the desert to perform around the World Cup, bringing an intense ethical debate into sharp focus.

The masked artist dropped one of this year's hardest mixtapes: Respect The Come Up.

RATED BY THE FACE: A playlist featuring Pharrell & Travis Scott, PinkPantheress, Meekz and Nia Archives.

We quizzed the South Londoner about pad thai, rainy days and intense massages.

After a turbulent eight years, the hip-hop boy band has dropped their final album.

Here’s where to buy bootleg band tees, stylish merch and vintage gems.

Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Yunè Pinku, Wizkid, Lolahol and Kam-Bu.

After she cancelled shows earlier this autumn for the sake of her mental health, we joined the singer in Iceland for the final gig of her 18-month tour – and found a woman exiting one stage, ready for the next.

We quiz the DJ-turned-artist about free raves, peach cobbler and working with Kelela.

Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Ice Spice, Bar Italia, DBN Gogo and K-Trap & Skepta

Following the success of her 2021 EP, the Cayman Islands-born musician has a fresh project up her sleeve. We sat down with her to talk Aretha Franklin, lentil dahl and digging for vintage finds.

Chal Ravens’ column collects the best sets that have dropped in recent weeks.

Sad girl autumn belongs to Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey owns Christmas and hot girl summer... Well, do we really need to spell it out?

An impressive line-up assembled during spooky season at The Standard London.

Rated by The Face: a playlist featuring Wizkid, SZA, LSDXOXO and pinkpirate.

Following the release of his intimate new album, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, Mavi gives us the lowdown on his favourite cocktails, the importance of spending time alone and the secret to making the best fried rice.

As pop-punk trailblazers Paramore return, complete with a new romance within the line-up, is the curse of “bandcest” a thing of the past? Or are those just, ah, rumours? A writer with personal experience reports.

In Episode Three of Face-to-Face, the mother-daughter duo chat about family unity, nostalgia and the Buffalo collective.

Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Kelela, Thaiboy Digital, Ayra Starr and New York.