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We threw a house party with Beabadoobee last night
Can someone make a coffee for our heads, please? With the right amount of sugars?
10 acts you should try and see at Glastonbury
We promise this lot are worth leaving your tent for.
100% BAYLI: Meet Brooklyn’s genre-defying rising star
She sings about her love for sushi, isn’t afraid of being vulnerable and makes bops for the it-girl that resides in all of us. Now, BAYLI is back with another intimate single, Think of Drugs.
Into the night with Eliza Rose, Moxie and Sunflower Bean
Liss: “When Søren passed away, I wouldn’t have expected us to be where we are now”
The Danish band lost their singer to suicide last year. Now, talking about it for the first time, they’re ready to release the beautiful album they completed with him.
GALA Festival: Pictures from London’s premier dance music festival
Five key takeaways from Billie Eilish’s first European gig
The Happier Than Ever tour finally hits the UK, including a Glastonbury headline slot. But before that, Billie gets up close and personal in Germany.
Monthly mix roundup: peak-time bangers, post-dubstep nostalgia and a tribute to a ballroom legend
Chal Ravens’ column collects the best DJ mixes and radio sets that have dropped in recent weeks.
In the Flesh: photos from the UK’s first queer camping festival
Check out some of the best party get-ups from the ravey weekender.
The Face’s quickfire guide to GALA Festival
Sama: “Festivals can create a utopian bubble and just put you in a different world”
Tems’ global success is only the tip of the iceberg for women in African music
THE FACE cover star just topped the US Billboard Chart via her feature on Future's Wait For U. Does Tems' fast rise reflect a wider change for female African artists?
100% Congee: the soul-searching musician carving out his own path
After writing and producing music for the likes of Griff, Ed Sheeran and Finn Askew, the Londoner’s impressive first EP, Kwong, is a poignant love letter to his family.
We’re throwing a house party with Beabadoobee and you’re invited
How Mura Masa fell in love with fun
By the age of 21, the producer had gone from making beats in his bedroom in Guernsey to winning a Grammy and performing with A$AP Rocky at Coachella. After a few left turns and lockdown lethargy, he's stopped overthinking things and embraced mischief for his new album, demon time.
Rat Party is Leeds’ gloriously queer clubnight
Rave Report: These community-building parties celebrate the city’s “ugliness, beauty and rawness.”
The five best things that happened at Harry’s House
Here's what when down at Hazza's Brixton Academy show last night.
Beabadoobee: searching for Beatopia
When her debut album, Fake It Flowers, was released just before the UK went into lockdown, Beabadoobee became a bedroom indie star who would have to remain in the bedroom. Now, with a fanatical following and an expansive second album dropping in July, the musician is at the top of her game – and out in the world.
Tems: mine is the crown
Tems has already conquered the global charts with Wizkid and Drake, found fans in the highest possible places (hello, President Obama) and carved out a new space in Afrobeats. Next up: a debut album that will see Nigerian music’s biggest new star go supermassive.
Five jaw-dropping verses on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
The release of Kendrick Lamar’s fearless double album is one of the biggest cultural events of 2022. Here, THE FACE analyses some of the rapper’s deepest bars.
Gold’s just around the corner: Aitch on his debut album, Close to Home
Digital Cover: He’s scored seven Top 10 singles, a spot on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and is one of the most-talked-about rappers in the UK. As he prepares to release his debut album, we meet Aitch to find out why home will always be where the heart is.
Why are rap lyrics being used in courts?
Young Thug and Gunna are facing heavy gang-related charges and prosecutors are citing lyrical content as evidence. Yet the use of rap lyrics in court has been shown to be overwhelmingly prejudicial – and to reinforce racist stereotypes. So why is it still happening and what is being done to stop it?
Little Mix’s secret potion? Chemistry, teamwork and a girls’ girl attitude
The living embodiment of girls’-toilets-on-a-night-out energy, Little Mix have reigned as the UK’s – no, world’s – best girl band for 11 years. As they prepare to take their final bow (for now) at London’s O2 Arena tomorrow, THE FACE reflects on their legacy.