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“We didn’t set out to do it, but Lily gave everyone permission to tell their stories straight”: We visit the LA house where Lily Allen made West End Girl, and explore the home studio of Blue May

We take a look at the vintage gear-packed home studio of Blue May - the environment where Lily Allen created West End Girl

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“For Pussy Palace, I’d played with that Moog sound for quite a while. I always thought it was such a ‘porno’ sound that I’d never actually use, but in that moment I said ‘Hold on, I think this could work’”: We enter the home studio of Blue May

We take a look at the vintage gear-packed home studio of Blue May - the environment where Lily Allen created West End Girl

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Quick Facts About Cat Burns: Inside BBC 'Celebrity Traitors' Star's Life, Career, Sexuality and ADHD Journey

'Celebrity Traitors' star Cat Burns's inspiring story: her rise to triple-platinum fame, queer Black identity, and journey to diagnosis with ADHD and autism.

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From musicians to actors: meet five of the Brit School’s next generation of bright young things

Renowned for unleashing fresh creative talent year in, year out, we catch up with five current Brit School students who have already been tagged for future success

The Guardian - UK

‘We secretly applied without telling our parents’: why so many young people want to attend the Brit School

Respect, collaboration, kindness … A former student and a current teacher discuss the formula that sets up so many Brit School students for future success

The Guardian - UK

Brit School gave me freedom: I’m living my dream in the dance world thanks to my performing arts education

Choreographer and Brit school alumnus Robbie Ordoña on the powerful network he inherited from school, and why those connections are supercharging his success

The Guardian - UK

‘Homework is mostly performance-led’: a student reveals five things that make the Brit School unique

It was inspired by the movie Fame, and alumni include Adele, Leona Lewis and Tom Holland. Current year 13 music student Milo Claes offers the lowdown on the school that preps pupils for life in the spotlight …

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‘I always tell students to be unafraid’ – the joys of mentoring Brit School creatives

Graphic designer and Brit School alumnus Manuela Gandara on the opportunities that kickstarted her career and why she’s passionate about passing on what she’s learned

The Guardian - UK

Olivia Dean review – pop-soul singer proves she was born for big stages

Delicately sipping a Red Stripe and accompanied by a seven-piece band, the Brit School grad loosens up her Mercury prize-nominated album with radiant star power

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels like the start of my career’: how a student musician got to showcase his work at the Brit Awards

After submitting his music on a whim to the Mastercard creative challenge, Emeka Onyema-Mathews has become one of 14 talented emerging artists to showcase his work at the prestigious ceremony

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel ahead of the game’: how a Brit School student landed the opportunity of a lifetime

Making it to the final stage of a creative challenge that gives finalists a chance to be seen at the Brit Awards offered young musician Milo Claes access to industry specialists – as well as invaluable exposure as an artist

The Guardian - UK

Private school students in England twice as likely to earn top A-level grades as state pupils

Despite Tory pledges to close the attainment gap, this year’s results show it is widening

The Guardian - UK

Freya Ridings: My Coronation concert song is close to the King’s heart

The BRIT School graduate ill perform with a 74-piece orchestra in the grounds of Windsor Castle

Evening Standard

How Lola Young became the style set’s new muse

Bella Hadid and Kylie Jenner are fans, and her vocals have been compared to Amy Winehouse and Adele. Isobel Van Dyke meets her

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The Independent UK

Music stars speak out on female representation and diversity on Brits red carpet

Numerous famous names posed for the cameras ahead of the main event.

Daily Mirror

Stage school that trained Adele and Amy Winehouse set to open branch in Bradford

The BRIT school, whose London alumni includes a host of music and acting stars, looks set to open an offshoot in the northern city of Bradford in bid to 'level-up... both socially and geographically'

The Guardian - UK

‘Adele gave us hope’: the inside story of the Brit School

Vital springboard for the likes of Adele and Amy Winehouse? Or conveyor belt for beige pop? Staff, famous alumni and critics of the Brit performing arts school consider its complicated legacy

The Independent UK

Singer-songwriter Max Pope: ‘No f***ed up music industry is going to stop me being happy’

The easy, breezy, sun-drenched sound of Pope’s new album arrives just in time for summer. The singer-songwriter speaks to Annabel Nugent about being ushered into the Ed Sheeran lane, parting from his management and how he found his way back to music through gardening

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The Independent UK

‘Industry titan’ Josh Berger is new chair of Brit School’s board of trustees

The Brit School was founded in 1991.

Daily Mirror

Adele's BRIT Awards journey - from determined pupil to controversial on-stage moment

From ignoring boys to focus on her studies at The BRIT School, to flipping the middle finger at 'the suits' during the 2012 awards, Adele's entire career and her landmark achievements have always been linked to The BRIT Awards

Evening Standard

BRITs host Mo Gilligan: ‘I want to use my platform to shine a light on others’

The star spoke about a charity close to his heart at The BRIT School in south London on Wednesday

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