Shaad D'Souza

· 4-min read Most pop stars are minted through trial by fire: are you really an A-lister if you haven't weathered some kind of scandal, tragedy or faux-cancellation?

The psychedelic songwriter, never known for his dress sense, looks back on his summer highlights, from designing clothes for chic French label APC – and singing with Dua on the Pyramid stage

Let’s say you’re the drummer and producer in one of the world’s most successful rock bands. You just spent two years on a gruelling, relentlessly viral tour.

The US singer-songwriter’s featherlight voice and distinctive lyrics skip easily between styles on her strikingly self-assured second album

The raw sexuality of her track Nasty made it a viral sensation, moving the singer out of major label hell. But she says the industry is still toxic and racially segregated

The Indianapolis band’s hook-heavy take on indie-disco nostalgia is somehow very 2024

Famous for unhinged debauchery, this weekend Reading and Leeds festivals will see the debut of the Aux, a stage dedicated solely to podcasts. So is chatting the new rock’n’roll?

After 14 years in obscurity, she has now been streamed by billions, censored by the BBC and toured with Taylor Swift – and she’s still only 25. But the Espresso singer says the public aren’t making life easy

No, but that hasn’t stopped the producer from worrying about his impact. Two new projects are a chance to make things right.

Outlandish musical choices from oompah to sleaze should make the Londoners’ debut feel fresh, but they’re the latest interlopers in a crowded experimental field