LCY puts club bangers in a conceptual framework
100%: The DJ / producer member discusses their celestial new EP, the struggle to quit vaping and, er, tuna mayo sarnies.
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The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Popcaan, NewJeans, Clavish and Finn Foxell.
Women in music are getting deliciously petty
Taking the high road is officially out. But if you really want to get revenge on an ex? Do it like Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey, who have elevated the post-breakup dig to new heights.
10 rising music acts we think you’ll love
Take it from us – these lot are going to smash it in 2023.
Listen to THE FACE’s podcast with Hayley Williams and Wet Leg
In Episode Five of Face-to-Face, the Paramore legend talks to the Isle of Wight duo about rollerskating, tour life and Misery Business.
This year’s best party photos from The Standard, London
In 2022, the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Tems and PinkPantheress have blessed the hotel with their presence.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring FLO, Central Cee, Little Simz and Rosalía.
Listen to THE FACE’s podcast with The Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and Mrley
In Episode 4 of Face-to-Face, the duo talk punk, pie shops and the Pistol TV show.
How Running Up That Hill captured the hearts of Gen Z
10 songs that defined 2022: Stranger Things helped, sure, but it's the message of Kate Bush's 37-year-old single that hooked younger listeners.
Steve Lacy’s Bad Habit was the TikTok smash that almost backfired
10 songs that defined 2022: The viral success of Bad Habit led to chart-topping victory – but caused apparent frustration for Lacy on tour.
Freak show: 2022’s sexiest, silliest and most brilliantly strange musicians
Featuring horny singles, vaporwave vixens, smutty, sordid house cuts and gay electro-punk with a cynical sneer.
How Ice Spice broke the mould of Bronx drill
10 songs that defined 2022: Newcomer Ice Spice scored a TikTok hit with the nonchalant Munch, catching the ears of Cardi B and Drake in the process.
Beyoncé’s Break My Soul delivered the post-lockdown euphoria we all craved
10 songs that defined 2022: Bey’s club-ready banger brought classy house music to the mainstream.
Blondshell makes cathartic alt-rock to die for
100%: We quiz Sabrina Teitelbaum on pasta sauce, The Cranberries and her toxic addiction to WebMD.
Ethel Cain’s guide to the Southern Gothic
The musician describes a deeply unsettling atmosphere which haunts the US’s Southern states.
How Lil Yachty got whole world wailing with Poland
10 Songs that defined 2022: The rapper’s ode to cough syrup started as a joke. It ended up being his biggest hit.
Asake’s hit Sungba was a victory for Lagos’ street culture
10 Songs that Defined 2022: Mr Money’s raunchy hit made major waves across the globe.
How Harry Styles scored the biggest hit of the year with As It Was
10 songs that defined 2022: The Harry's House single was truly unescapable.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring 100 gecs, PinkPantheress, Babyface Ray and and Latto.
B.O.T.A. quenched the UK’s thirst for sun-kissed dance classics
10 songs that defined 2022: Underground DJs Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal scored an unlikely chart-topper.
100% Mercury: the Atlanta rapper who’s obsessed with Queen
The free-spirited artist takes inspiration from Kid Cudi bars, bad moods and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Burna Boy’s Last Last was this year’s bittersweet summer anthem
10 songs that defined 2022: With a little help from Toni Braxton, the African Giant stole our hearts.
Skillibeng: “I’m the greatest dancehall artist of my era”
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.
How Doja cemented Central Cee’s global stardom
10 songs that defined 2022: The London rapper’s provocative hit was tailor-made for virality.
