Jamie MacColl took to the decks for another groovy episode of Antwerp’s best-loved indie event

Jessie Ware’s third album promises a new and exciting era for the singer, but is she able to deliver what she has done so easily in the past?

You really have no idea when the track is changing, but there is something enchanting about that

Elizabeth Gibson reviews Gabrielle Aplin in a unique setting: Manchester Cathedral

Jack Greeney reviews the first show of the Leeds band’s ‘Wait For Me’ tenth anniversary tour

‘Morning After’ finds dvsn surmising the internet-era romance of 2017, and all the insecurity, deceit and deep emotional growth that comes with it

BRMC show a “very real” side at Manchester Academy

The heavy metal legends wage a long-awaited war on Manchester

There’s something intrinsically hip-hop about a rapper wearing a bright orange sweatshirt, cargo pants and military boots, holding a glass of white wine whilst rapping a nursery rhyme

Performing tracks from her debut solo album, Fake Sugar, Beth Ditto stole the show with grit and Southern charm

Jack Greeney meets with rising R&B star Mabel McVey before her set at neighbourhood Festival to talk Manchester, play counts, image, and background

Heather Baron-Gracie of budding pop band Pale Waves talks to Alice Berkeley about her aspirations and love for Manchester

Elizabeth Gibson reviews the controversial X Factor rapper’s first ever headline gig

Amy Nguyen reviews naughties pop legends Train’s live show at the Apollo: Anything but a Trainwreck

Hannah Brierley reviews up-and-coming Liv Dawson’s appearance at Fallowfield’s Fallow

An ardent fan and an unacclimated neutral review Little Mix’s Manchester show

Tara Bharadia revisits Kanye’s hay-day

Loyle Carner returns to Manchester with his new album Yesterday’s Gone

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