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Behind the scenes at the Mercury Prize 2023 - ‘My dad jumped on my back, my mum’s crying, it was mad’

Ezra Collective brought the crowd to its feet and showed why they were worthy winners

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo: Guts review – dramatic dispatches from the dark side of youth

Her debut made her a pop superstar and gen Z icon, and the tougher-sounding followup remains full of sharp portraiture and withering put-downs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo, GUTS review: Even angrier, wittier and rockier than her excellent debut

Post-Disney, Rodrigo arrives kicking and screaming into reality

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

‘She is a snake – in the most positive way!’ How Taylor Swift became the world’s biggest pop star, again

In 2015, the singer’s career looked shaky as the media and public turned on her. But after the battle for her masters, her intimate lockdown records and the all-conquering Eras tour, she’s reclaimed her crown – and is now immune to hate

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Ezra Collective: From London youth group to Mercury Prize winners

The five-piece band have been together for more than a decade.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Miley Cyrus says she scared Ariana Grande with her flirting

‘We were having fun!’ the singer says

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS review: a stellar graduation from teen-pop sensation

The singer-songwriter’s second album marks a gutsy new era

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023

Mercury Prize: Ezra Collective become first jazz act to win in award’s 31-year history

London five-piece are the first jazz band to win the award for best British or Irish album of the year

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Mercury prize 2023: London group Ezra Collective secure first ever jazz win

Band say unexpected win is ‘testimony to good, special people putting time and effort’ into helping young people to play music

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Mercury Prize 2023: Nominees, what do they win and how to watch

This year’s esteemed music awards night takes place on Thursday 7 September at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023