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Reading Festival 2023 review: from Billie Eilish to Rina Sawayama, the kick-ass Barbies outshine the dull Kens

It still has its gender imbalance issues but the women on the bill this year were the ones not to miss

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2023

‘It saved my life:’ Florence Welch says she cancelled recent shows to have ‘emergency surgery’

‘I don’t really feel strong enough to go into it yet,’ singer said

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more at All Points East review: we’re gonna party like it’s 2005

Julian Casablancas’ band topped the bill at this unashamed nostalgia fest, but it was Yeah Yeah Yeahs who shone brightest

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2023

Miley Cyrus was ‘thinking of Adele’ while writing new song ‘Used to Be Young’

Pop star reflects on her ‘wild’ youth in her latest single

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Noel Gallagher discusses hypothetical Oasis reunion and what that would involve

High Flying Birds frontman said it would be interesting to see what everyone’s hair looks like

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds review – a pedestrian homecoming

An outdoor spectacle brings tramfuls of fans to see their local star – and while new Birds songs entertain, it’s the Oasis favourites that soar

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

The 1975’s Matty Healy pays tribute to Lewis Capaldi at Reading Festival

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy paid tribute to Lewis Capaldi during the band’s headline set at Reading Festival on Saturday.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2023

Haunting tunes from the head and heart, The Blue Nile's A Walk Across The Rooftops defies easy categorisation.

In praise of The Blue Nile's 1984 album, A Walk Across The Rooftops

Louder · Aug 27, 2023

Here come the girls! All-female K-pop groups conquer Britain

Korean boybands have already scored huge global success. Now the gender balance is being reset

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" at 25

The timeless hip-hop album from the superstar still deserves to be given its flowers 25 years later

Salon · Aug 27, 2023