DARK SECRETS: Billie holiday | Vintage Vibes

Daisy Edgar-Jones listened to music icons to prepare for Sense and Sensibility - but which songs?

Daisy Edgar-Jones listened to music by artists including Dolly Parton and Billie Holiday to help get into character to portray Elinor Dashwood in the 2026 film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

BANG Premier · Oct 20

Nina Simone, Langston Hughes and their forgotten creative collaboration

Many music fans know that Nina Simone’s 1965 hit “I Put a Spell on You” helped establish the 32-year-old singer as the “High Priestess of Soul.”

The Conversation · Oct 1

Billie Holiday’s hit was the fruit of another

Brief letters: Abel Meeropol | Streaming cold | Davey’s navy | The knock-on effect | Preordering

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

Laura Dern and Andra Day: ‘With Bradley Cooper, we knew we were safe to dive in and share our secrets’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: One is the Oscar-winning star of ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Blue Velvet’. The other is a Grammy-winning singer who played Billie Holiday to an Oscar nod. And now they’re best friends in Bradley Cooper’s new comedy drama ‘Is This Thing On?’. They speak to Adam White about David…

The Independent UK · Jan 31

‘Witness (1 Hope) by Roots Manuva gives me some bad girl energy’: Eliza Rose’s honest playlist

The DJ, producer and singer likes the kind of dancehall her dad disapproves of and her funk to be electronic. But whose songs make her feel bougie?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025

‘I can’t be silent. I’ve been through too much’: Dee Dee Bridgewater on singing with the greats – and confronting Maga with jazz

Fuelled by a loathing of Trump, the war in Gaza and anger at ‘the same old chauvinistic crap’, the 75-year-old – who cut her teeth with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and more – has no plans to stop protesting

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

Celeste review, Woman of Faces: Raw, full-bodied declarations of selfhood

4/5 There’s a collected confidence to these nine tracks that allows Celeste’s voice to step out the shadow of those early Billie Holiday comparisons, and speak distinctly to the listener’s heart

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

The five most terrifying songs ever recorded

As plastic skeletons enter the shops, pumpkin spice flavourings spread through coffee houses like Japanese knot-weed and jumpers are dug out of drawers, music fans’ playlists also begin to shift, with “spooky sounds” replacing “sunshine mixes”. And, just as Christmas means endless repeats of Mistletoe Wine and Fairytale of New…

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025

The Wildest Moments in Tonys History

Theater's biggest night is full of theatrical moments.

Marie Claire · Jun 6, 2025

32 Old Hollywood Hairstyles That Exude Glamour

Ready for a little vintage sparkle?

Marie Claire · Dec 17, 2024