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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Mancunion reviews Kara Marni’s debut headline tour

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

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

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’.

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

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

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

Jasmine Bennett scrutinises the latest from the world’s favourite pop queen, Ariana Grande

Issy Bolitho previews Ten Tonnes return to headline shows, bringing infectious indie-pop to Manchester’s The Deaf Institute.

Jasmine Bennett returns to one of the best pop records of the 1990s in light of their reunion in a record reappraisal of Spiceworld

Sigrid, the Scandinavian superstar in the making, shows everyone why she’s a force to be reckoned with, writes Deputy Editor, Jake Oliver

5 Seconds of Summer drop their pop punk roots in favour of a more polished performance that old fans might not favour, writes contributor Georgina Davidson

Caroline Rose in snowballing into fame after her spectacular 2018 album, but her main concern is still having a good time