Read our chat with Lucy Deakin, a Manchester based singer who’s supported Larkins and is set to be the next big thing in pop

Culture Editor Georgina Davidson takes a dive into the concepts and emergence of avant-pop producer SOPHIE, remembered for her future-facing sound and style

Jasmine Rowland takes a trip down memory lane, and looks at the life of Lilly Allen in her best selling autobiography My Thoughts Exactly

Alan examines Hannah Diamond’s debut studio album Reflections which hints at the sound of pop in the next decade

Laura Davies reviews artists New Rules and Mae Muller, the supporting acts for the LM5 Tour at the Manchester Arena

Alan takes a look at Caroline Polachek’s Pang as she crafts a record exploring modern day love over dreamy, ethereal production with influence from PC Music

The rising Zkeletonz trio new synth-filled single says: if he world’s coming to an end, we may as well get away from the noise and dance

MARINA returns after four years for the first of a two part album. Contributor Georgina explores the gentle, lyrical elegance of her latest release ‘Love’.

On the announcement that Pink will receive the BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, Bella Fleming looks at the reasons why she is not a worthy winner

Following a masterpiece isn’t easy. Lana Del Rey’s 2019 album Norman Fucking Rockwell was one of the most universally acclaimed albums of that year, if not the entire decade, and certainly the most acclaimed of the artist’s career. When it was announced that her next album, also produced by Jack Antonoff, would be released the […]

Music Editor Reece Ritchie catches up with Mae Muller to talk all things LA, her new EP and supporting Liam Payne of One Direction stardom. Putting into words just how life has changed for artists this past year

Noughties pop star Dido returned to Manchester’s O2 Apollo after a 15 year hiatus to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of her award-winning debut album No Angel

Emerging artist Mahalia played an outstanding gig at Manchester’s Albert Hall, writes Issy Khayal

Alex Ferguson reviews MARINA as she performs in Manchester O2 Apollo on the back of her new and divisive album, Love + Fear

The Mancunion reviews Kara Marni’s debut headline tour

Lily Martin presents Liverpool four-piece Polar States, praising their charismatic stage presence and latest EP, ‘All You Couldn’t See’

Jasmine Bennett takes a glimpse at the rising female stars in the new, mysterious realm of reinvented pop

Josh Sandy discusses the successful sophomore release from singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, five years after her original debut hit the charts