
Music


Welcome to the summer of Big Intimacy
From Netflix’s Heartstopper to Conversation With Friends, 2022’s pop culture is eschewing sex for moments of tenderness and heartfelt emotion. Brace yourself for face touching and gentle kisses.

The best things that happened at Glastonbury
Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen joined forces, the Sugababes caused a roadblock and Stormzy partied incognito.

The Great British Festival: what are you wearing?
Getting pissed in a field is officially back for summer 2022. From moshers to drum and bass heads to rap fans, here’s what the youth will be wearing at Wireless, Latitude, Reading and Leeds and more. We told you subcultures aren’t dead!

Summer: the season of the hetty banger
Love Island is back and with it, a host of pop anthems and piano house aimed squarely at the charts. But what makes a song sound heterosexual and – crucially – slap?

10 acts you should try and see at Glastonbury
We promise this lot are worth leaving your tent for.