From Ezra Collective’s BRITs win to a roomful of new names, British jazz stopped being a moment and became the weather. The records, the rooms and the one thing nobody in the scene wants to admit.
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The last weekend of June without Glastonbury feels wrong. For the best part of a decade, this is the stretch
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Somewhere on the booking confirmation for Harry Styles’s Wembley Stadium residency this summer, beneath the booking fee and the venue
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A UK-focused rundown of the best British albums 2026 has produced so far, from Harry Styles and Robbie Williams’ record-breaking start to Paul McCartney’s Friday return.
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UK music venues are closing at the fastest rate in living memory. The maths, the £1 levy, and what towns lose when their stages disappear.
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Vinyl sales in the UK keep climbing in 2026 – but the headline numbers hide a quietly concentrated market dominated by superstar releases, while indie labels and record shops face a different reality.
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Look Mum No Computer heads to Vienna on 16 May with ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ – the first UK Eurovision entry in 68 years not sung entirely in English. Can a synth-builder from Ramsgate break the UK’s losing streak?
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Smart rings have quietly become one of the most talked-about wearables in the UK this year. They’re smaller than a
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If there’s one thing that makes getting dressed in summer feel genuinely effortless, it’s a good linen dress. The best
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We have a fuller, more up-to-date guide to this – read Red Light Therapy UK 2026: does the skincare trend
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