The 50 best albums of 2023, No 4 – Jessie Ware: That! Feels Good! Ware’s fifth album is a strident call to embrace pleasure and liberation – and its luxe sound holds up her side of the bargain The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023
‘A reminder that life has to be lived’: the lyrics that got us through 2023 A new Youth Music survey said that 93% of young people use lyrics as a therapeutic tool for mental health. Our writers share the lines they kept close this year The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
Jessie Ware: 'Being a pop star is a very bizarre job but it's the best in the world' The singer talks about branching out into TV, her hit podcast and how music has increasingly embraced body positivity Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023
Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review: ITV talent show wonderfully captures musical’s unhinged party atmosphere The hunt is on for two rising stars to play young couple Sophie and Sky in the stage show, with Zoe Ball on hosting duties and armed with endless Abba puns The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023
Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream: an Abba-themed musical TV contest? The prospect is horrific Will we ever get sick of watching someone or something sing Waterloo? Apparently not, judging by this ITV reality series – and yet it’s way more fun than it sounds The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023
Miriam Margolyes now has part of a cow’s heart as she opens up about health after surgery Actor, 82, said that operation had ‘saved’ her from having open heart surgery The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Miriam Margolyes reveals she’s undergone heart surgery as she shares health update The actress, 82, told the Table Manners podcast: ‘I've got a cow's heart now’ Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Jessie Ware reveals she begged for role on new ITV show MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream Jessie Ware has admitted she “begged” for her judging role on ITV’s new musical theatre talent search, MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023
Just for starters: 11 of the best food podcasts From sharing recipes to exploring politics, the podcasts that inspire a conversation about what we eat The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 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: 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
Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys, Raye, and Fred Again compete for best album award Winner will be crowned in London on Thursday 7 September The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Mercury Prize 2023: Nominees, performers and how to watch the ceremony Music lovers are holding their breaths to see who takes this year’s trophy home Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023
Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys, Raye, and Fred Again compete for best album award Winner will be crowned in London on Thursday 7 September The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
WhatToWatch · Aug 11, 2023 Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream: host, judges, how it works and all about ABBA talent show search Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream is an ITV1 series that searches for two new stars of the hit ABBA musical and features Zoe Ball and Alan Carr.
Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023 Mercury Prize 2023: Jessie Ware says her nomination shows ‘pop music has no age limits’ Jessie Ware is on cloud nine after receiving her second Mercury Prize nomination and at 38 says she is proud to be the oldest woman shortlisted.
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023 Sinead O’Connor was ‘completely fearless in face of conservative Irish society’ She sparked a ferocious backlash when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on US TV show Saturday Night Live in 1992.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 27, 2023 Edinburgh's Young Fathers nominated for prestigious Mercury Prize EDINBURGH band Young Fathers have been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize for their 2023 album Heavy Heavy.
Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023 Mercury Prize 2023: Here’s a breakdown of every nomination, from Arctic Monkeys to Young Fathers Ezra Collective, Jockstrap, and Shygirl are also standouts from the shortlist
Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023 Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys, Jessie Ware and Raye among nominees for best album award 12 albums have been shortlisted for the coveted gong with the winner set to be announced on September 7 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023 Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys, Raye, and Fred Again on this year’s eclectic shortlist Winner for best album will be crowned on Thursday 7 September
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023 Mercury prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead’s record for most nominations There are first-time nods for the likes of Fred Again, Lankum, Jockstrap and Raye, and repeat recognition for acts including J Hus and Jessie Ware
The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2023 Song of the summer 2023: writers pick their tracks of the season From Kylie Minogue to Jorja Smith, Guardian writers have picked the song they will be playing on repeat for the summer
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023 ‘It’s like tapping into the animating energy of the universe’ – Guardian readers’ best albums of 2023 so far From melancholy pop to jubilant rap, potent African pop and accessible jazz, Guardian readers worldwide pick out the new music that has most impressed them so far this year
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023 It’s a Padam-ic! Kylie’s sex-positive hit is brilliantly upending the mainstream Not only is she queering the female pop ideal as a rare middle-aged woman in the Radio 1 playlist, Kylie Minogue is also resonating at a time when frivolity is returning to culture