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Barbie: The Album review – a dream house of pop royalty gets all dolled up

Dua Lipa and Charli XCX bring high camp to this Mark Ronson-produced movie mixtape that climaxes with the sugary filth of Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s Barbie World

The Guardian - UK

Pitchfork Day 1: Ric Wilson, Perfume Genius, Jlin, Sen Morimoto, get the party started in Union Park

While crowds were a slow build early in the afternoon, the swarm of Radiohead T-shirts indicated throngs would likely soon be assembling for The Smile, Friday night’s headliner.

Chicago Sun-Times

Barbie the Album review – a cynical exercise in corporate synergy

It falls to Sam Smith, PinkPantheress and Charli XCX to provide moments of flair on a relentlessly branded tie-in soundtrack that wears thin very quickly

The Guardian - UK

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Troye Sivan’s New Rail Thin Twink Fantasy Music Video Reinforces Upsetting Queer Body Ideals

This is the last thing queer people need to see from a successful queer artist.

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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 - US

The joy of the slow burn record: ‘Not only did I warm to his drawls, I became obsessed’

Sometimes, 20 years after dismissing an album, it’s suddenly exactly what you need. Our writers pick out the music that crept up on them

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a risk to put out something completely new’: why pop is so heavily plundering the past

The charts are stuffed with dance-pop songs that brazenly lift from 90s hits. Is this a clever blend of nostalgia and freshness – or a sign the industry has run out of ideas?

The Guardian - UK

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‘This is rock music!’ The best ever on-stage tantrums, from Royal Blood to Green Day

Royal Blood’s Big Weekend rant is in good company

Evening Standard

The Barbie soundtrack’s best songs: from Dua Lipa and Charli XCX to Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice

Come on Barbie, let’s go party!

Evening Standard

Wet Leg named songwriters of the year at Ivor Novello awards

Isle of Wight duo hailed for ‘fresh, unapologetic and direct’ songs, while Harry Styles, Raye, Sault, Charli XCX and Florence + the Machine are among the other winners

The Guardian - UK

Charli XCX teases song for Barbie movie with cryptic TikTok and Instagram posts

Charli XCX has been dropping hints after her Coachella debut last week

Liverpool Echo

Twitter blue ticks: Celebs react to losing their checkmark, from Charli XCX to Rylan Clark

Some of Twitter’s most followed accounts, including Cristiana Ronaldo and Lady Gaga, have lost their official status

Evening Standard

Raye wants to form a rock band with Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama and Ivorian Doll: please someone make this happen

South London pop star Raye has named her dream band line-up, and we're backing it

Louder

‘No problemo’: what Gen Z are really saying with their T-shirts

Sloganwear now is hyper-specific, earnest and sarcastic all at once. It also tells us a lot about what’s important to a generation that grew up with the internet

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The Guardian - AU

Tia Gostelow, RVG and Daine: Australia’s best new music for March

Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

The Guardian - AU

Sydney WorldPride opening concert: Kylie and Dannii Minogue gloriously launch season of golden hot pants

Live and Proud was a drag spectacular, with Casey Donovan and Charli XCX among the many highlights

ABC News

Pop princess Kylie Minogue shares the love at the opening of Sydney WorldPride 2023

Kylie Minogue surprised the audience by performing with her famous sibling in an electric opening night for Sydney WorldPride, that was both a party and an homage to the fight for gay rights.

The Guardian - AU

‘Mardi Gras is like my Christmas’: how Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community is marking Pride

From ‘gay admin’ to ‘bookings, bookings, bookings’, the city’s celebration of queerdom is about diversity and joy

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Evening Standard

The 1975 Finsbury Park concert: when is it, who else is performing and how to get tickets

The group will be joined by Cigarettes After Sex, Bleachers, The Japanese House and American Football, with more artists to be announced

Evening Standard

Best dressed at the Brit Awards 2023

Sam Smith turned up in an inflated latex suit, Lizzo performed while ensconced in a massive feathery clam shell and Harry Styles went full Carrie Bradshaw. Here’s our take on the best dressed at the Brit Awards 2023

Daily Mirror

BRITs winner Harry Styles's Las Vegas-style afterparty before clubbing until 5am

Harry Styles picked up four BRIT awards over the weekend and celebrated in style, enjoying a lavish bash at London's Nobu hotel before clubbing until 5am

Daily Mirror

Wild BRITs afterparties - Maya Jama twerks as Ashley Roberts dances in daring see-through dress

The likes of Lewis Capaldi, Louise Redknapp, Bugzy Malone and Lizzo were all seen enjoying wild afterparties across London after Saturday night's BRIT Awards

Daily Mirror

BRITs 2023: Ellie Goulding and Leigh-Anne among bleary-eyed celebs leaving wild afterparties

It was an evening of awkward moments (that eye-wincing Tom Grennan comment being one of them), technical glitches, sweary moments and very unusual outfits - but now it was time for BRITs partygoers to make the long trek back home

AFP

Harry Styles sweeps board at Brit Awards, acknowledging 'privilege'

London (AFP) - British singer Harry Styles won the top awards on Saturday at the UK's biggest popular music prizes, the Brit Awards, while acknowledging his "privilege" for triumphing in a supposedly gender-neutral category that featured no female artists.

Daily Mirror

Harry Styles whips fans into a frenzy as he thanks One Direction bandmates during BRITs

Harry Styles whipped fans into a frenzy as he thanked his former One Direction bandmates as he received the Artist of the Year award at the 2023 BRITs

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