The Guardian

• ‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China | The Guardian | Nov. 29, 2025, 6 a.m.
Endometriosis, failed relationships, suicide and gaslighting … they are all laid bare in the singer-songwriter’s new album. But just as she finished recording it, she found out she had cancer. She talks about why it’s made her more determined

• De La Soul: Cabin in the Sky review – a full-colour celebration of Trugoy the Dove that never feels heavy | The Guardian | Nov. 21, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
The first release since the death of their founding member dwells on the afterlife, yet doesn’t forsake their perpetually sunny sound

• Hurry Up Tomorrow review – The Weeknd’s meta-thriller plays like a music video | The Guardian | May 15, 2025, 10 p.m.
Visually effective yet narratively meandering, the star’s moody psycho-thriller-cum-therapy-session is a missed opportunity

• The rapturous return of FKA twigs: ‘I grew up feeling my body could do anything’ | The Guardian | March 26, 2025, 10 a.m.
From school to stardom, the singer-performer has always felt like an outsider. She discusses social media censorship, sexuality, crying on stage – and her magical childhood

• FKA twigs review – an eye-popping extravaganza of dancing and demons | The Guardian | March 22, 2025, 2 p.m.
The ever out-there British artist tours her latest album, Eusexua, with a show whose mix of club vibe, winged beast props and prime back catalogue delights and confounds

• FKA twigs review – a stunning ​surprise-filled spectacle | The Guardian | March 19, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Featuring whips, chains, swords and dragons, this versatile three-act extravaganza showcases the singer’s unique catalogue of abstract pop

• Michael Kiwanuka review – big sounds from the quiet maestro | The Guardian | March 15, 2025, 2 p.m.
Touring his understated latest album, Small Changes, the Mercury prize-winner amplifies his gossamer grooves with no loss of charm or sophistication

• Ethel Cain: Perverts review – a gothic follow-up determined to stay underground | The Guardian | Jan. 12, 2025, 1 p.m.
Ambient soundscapes dominate US singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia’s resolutely avant garde second album

• The Guide #167: Could Kendrick Lamar’s GNX jumpstart a new wave of surprise releases? | The Guardian | Dec. 6, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
In this week’s newsletter: Just when it seemed there was nothing shocking about an unexpected album drop, Lamar made a truly transgressive move