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Charli xcx wins five BRIT Awards including Album, Artist and Song of the Year
Charli xcx dominated the 2025 BRIT Awards, winning five categories, while Chappell Roan, The Last Dinner Party and Ezra Collective also picked up gongs.
Published: 11:22 pm | March 1, 2025 | By Stephen Ackroyd
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BRIT Awards 2025 – as it happened
It’s UK music’s biggest night, apparently. We’ll be bringing you everything live from the O2. What could go wrong? (Shut up – Ed).
Published: 5:00 pm, March 1, 2025|By Dork
From bedroom productions to festival stages, Dublin artist Annie-Dog’s refreshingly authentic approach is winning hearts
With her breakthrough EP ‘15’, bedroom producer-turned-cosmic pop architect Annie-Dog is rewriting the rules of artistic intuition one synchronicity at a time.
February 27, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Charli xcx wins five BRIT Awards including Album, Artist and Song of the Year
Charli xcx dominated the 2025 BRIT Awards, winning five categories, while Chappell Roan, The Last Dinner Party and Ezra Collective also picked up gongs.
March 1, 2025|By Stephen Ackroyd
The Driver Era have shared two new singles, ‘Don’t Take the Night’ and ‘Can’t Believe She Got Away’
Alt-pop duo The Driver Era release two new singles ahead of their fourth album ‘Obsession’, following fan-voted release strategy.
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
As It Is: From farewell plans to fresh beginnings, pop-punk’s prodigal sons return
After nearly calling it quits, As It Is reunite their classic lineup to reimagine their debut album with help from friends old and new.
February 28, 2025|By Jack Press
Two Shell are back with new club anthem ‘Oops…’
London electronic duo Two Shell’s latest dance single ‘Oops…’ debuts after Fashion Week premiere.
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Sports Team have released ‘Maybe When We’re 30’ ahead of their third album: “It’s a song for Brooklyn Beckham”
Sports Team release introspective new single exploring settling down, ahead of their third album ‘Boys These Days’ arriving in May.
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Damiano David has released ‘Next Summer’ ahead of his global tour dates
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are going to headline BST Hyde Park
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Benson Boone has dropped a new single, ‘Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else’
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Introducing the March 2025 edition of Dork, with Olly Alexander, Julien Baker & TORRES, James Marriott, Divorce, Spiritbox and more
Plus Biig Piig! Heartworms! Hope Tala! Manic Street Preachers! Rizzle Kicks! The Wombats! More!
February 7, 2025|By Dork
Paris Texas have dropped a second surprise EP, ‘They Left Me With A Gun’
Paris Texas drops experimental six-track EP alongside world tour dates supporting Tyler, The Creator and Lil Yachty.
February 28, 2025|By Felicity Newton
LCD Soundsystem have booked an eight-night residency at London’s O2 Academy Brixton
The electronic rock band will perform eight shows across two weekends at the London venue in June 2025.
February 27, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Confidence Man have teamed up with Eliza Rose for new single ‘I Heart You’
Australian dance-pop group Confidence Man collaborates with Eliza Rose on new single ‘I HEART YOU’ alongside deluxe album release.
February 27, 2025|By Felicity Newton
Julien Baker & TORRES have dropped their tender new country track ‘Tuesday’
Julien Baker and TORRES release a country song about religious trauma and queer identity from their upcoming collaborative album.
February 26, 2025|By Sam Taylor
Little Simz has announced her new album ‘Lotus’ with a lead single that features Obongjayar and Moonchild Sanelly
Little Simz announces May release of sixth album ‘Lotus’ and drops new single ‘Flood’ featuring Obongjayar and Moonchild Sanelly.
February 26, 2025|By Sam Taylor
In Photos: Dork Hype List Tour at Colours, London
All the photos from the London date of the Dork Hype List Tour 2025.
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Divorce are on the road to Goldenhammer: “We focused on translating the feeling of the journey, not the destination”
On their debut album 'Drive To Goldenhammer', the East Midlands quartet craft a nostalgic roadmap through queerness, creativity and collective vulnerability
By Jack Press
The Deep End: Inside Spiritbox’s bold evolution on ‘Tsunami Sea’
With 'Tsunami Sea', Courtney LaPlante and Spiritbox push beyond genre boundaries while diving deep into depression, belonging, and artistic freedom
By Ali Shutler
Race cars and recording studios: James Marriott’s unconventional path to pop stardom
Between crafting indie-pop bangers and keeping his already finished new album ‘Don’t Tell The Dog’ under wraps, James Marriott is mastering the art of surprising expectations.
By Abigail Firth
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Who exactly are PRESIDENT? Inside the mystery of Download Festival’s most intriguing act
Cryptic videos, no music, and a slot at the UK's biggest rock festival. Who exactly are the mysterious PRESIDENT anyway?
February 20, 2025 | By Dan Harrison
From second-guessing to self-discovery: Greta Isaac introduces her new EP, ‘Productive Pain’
From late-night studio revelations to the raw magic of live recording, Greta charts the course from heartache to healing.
February 19, 2025 | By Dork
No leftovers: Porridge Radio are serving up their final masterpiece, and it’s just right
Brighton's beloved noise-makers wrap up ten years of beautiful chaos with an EP that feels less like a goodbye and more like a victory lap.
February 18, 2025 | By Dan Harrison
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As It Is: From farewell plans to fresh beginnings, pop-punk’s prodigal sons return
After nearly calling it quits, As It Is reunite their classic lineup to reimagine their debut album with help from friends old and new.
By Jack Press
From bedroom productions to festival stages, Dublin artist Annie-Dog’s refreshingly authentic approach is winning hearts
With her breakthrough EP ‘15’, bedroom producer-turned-cosmic pop architect Annie-Dog is rewriting the rules of artistic intuition one synchronicity at a time.
By Felicity Newton
9 years of ‘i like it when you sleep…’: Revisit our 2016 interview with Matty Healy of The 1975
As their landmark second full-length 'i like it when you sleep...' turns nine years old today (Wednesday 26th February), we're republishing our December 2016 Album of the Year cover feature with Matty Healy of The 1975.
By Ali Shutler
Do the BRITs still matter? Can the 2025 version of the UK’s biggest night in music punch through the noise?
With a decreasing viewership for traditional television and a crowded social media agenda, can the 2025 version of the UK’s biggest night in music punch through the noise?
By Andrew Wescott
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Conan Gray: “I made the album with the intention of wanting to surprise people”
Conan Gray is embracing vibrant new horizons as he meets his prime pop potential with ‘Found Heaven’.
By Neive McCarthy
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A. G. Cook: “I see the lineage of Geri Halliwell wearing the Union Jack dress, Tony Blair and the Teletubbies”
A. G. Cook's latest project, ‘Britpop’, blurs genre boundaries, exploring the essence and future of pop through a blend of nostalgia, innovation, and a deep dive into British cultural identity.
By Martyn Young
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Caity Baser: “I’m not a Taylor Swift just yet; one day, I will be”
With her new mixtape ‘Still Learning’, Caity Baser is embracing the crazy side of pop. From hyperactive chaos to introspective brilliance, her path to Main Pop Character looks set.
By Martyn Young
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Nilüfer Yanya: “There’s such a parallel between making music and method acting”
Nilüfer Yanya delivers her most vulnerable performance yet in new single 'Method Actor', taken from her just-announced third album, 'My Method Actor'.
By Ciaran Picker
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March 2025
Featuring… James Marriott, Olly Alexander, Julien Baker & TORRES, Divorce, Spiritbox and loads more!
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Direct yet poetic, immediate yet carefully considered.
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Formidable, flirty and earnestly sentimental.
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Antony Szmierek – Service Station At The End Of The Universe
A metaphysical journey that would make Douglas Adams proud.
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Tate McRae – So Close To What
Confident, assured and revelling in her pop dreams.
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Sam Fender is no longer just a vital voice in UK rock; he’s perhaps the most essential one.
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THE ARCHIVE
Yard Act: “Humour is a constant part of real life; even in quite dark places”
When Yard Act found themselves locked in a battle for a Number 1 album at the start of 2022, it felt like an impossible dream. As they talk to Jake Hawkes ahead of its follow up this March, this time, they’re searching for Utopia.
By Jake Hawkes
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MGMT: “It’s the most sincere and positive album that we’ve made”
MGMT navigate positivity, partnerships, and the idea that love conquers all with their new album, ‘Loss Of Life’.
By Finlay Holden
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blur: “It’s only when we get back together that you go wow, people really do care”
With their latest big return, Blur aren’t just sailing the breeze on the nostalgia circuit.
By Jamie MacMillan
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When robots learned to cry: decoding the genius of Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’
With ‘Kid A,’ Radiohead tossed aside their guitar anthems and conjured a futuristic soundscape beamed in from another dimension, creating an audacious, bewildering masterpiece that redefined modern music.
By Dan Harrison
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Caroline Polachek: “I’m excited for a fresh, clean new world”
Caroline Polachek's 'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You' is a pop odyssey that marries chaos with clarity, weaving a tapestry of maximalist soundscapes and intimate confessions. It's also our 2023 Album of the Year.
By Abigail Firth
