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Olivia Rodrigo recalls attending rave with ‘ultimate party girl’ Charli xcx

The American singer appeared on BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

“I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin”: CMAT confronts body-shaming social media abusers in a candid, emotional post

Singer says: “Every environment I am placed in becomes more hostile”

MusicRadar

If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress?

The loud online hate aimed at two pop stars with polar-opposite styles suggests a shrinking realm of acceptability in which women can exist. That is, you suspect, the point

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CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance

The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’

The Guardian - AU

CMAT only pitched Jamie Oliver being in her music video to avoid making one: 'I was being lazy'

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT only pitched filming a music video with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, for her tune The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station, because she was "being lazy" and didn't want to make one at all.

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CMAT triumphs at Ivor Novello Awards as Elton John makes history

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CMAT voices surprise after winning Ivor Novello Award for Best Album: ‘English people don’t give me awards’

Sam Fender, Rosalia and Scottish singer Jacob Alon joined the Irish singer in picking up awards for songwriting

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Rosalía, Lily Allen and CMAT triumph at Ivor Novello songwriting awards

UK awards The Ivor Novellos specifically recognise the importance of songwriting. Rosalía, Lily Allen and Sam Fender were this year's big winners, as well as rising star Jacob Alon, who won two awards. Here's everything you need to know about last night's ceremony.

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Scottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon wins big at Ivor Novello awards

Musician wins rising star and best song musically and lyrically, continuing their success after Brit award win and Mercury prize nomination

The Guardian - UK

“Getting a noise complaint is essentially a death sentence for a grassroots venue”: The precarious state of Britain's small venues in focus

Whether it’s turning a profit, rising drink prices or the fear of receiving just one formal noise complaint, small venues face more jeopardy than ever in 2026

MusicRadar

Coachella star condemns ICE raids in defiant stage address

CMAT spoke out against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids during her Coachella performance on Friday (10 April).

The Independent UK

CMAT ‘truly devastated’ as her Lido Festival headline gig is cancelled

The festival was due to take place at Victoria Park in east London in June

Evening Standard

Festival forced to reschedule to ‘protect London park ground conditions’

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The Independent UK

Lido Festival forced to cancel events with CMAT and Bombay Bicycle Club over ‘ground conditions’

Just one of the three events will now go ahead, two months later than planned

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Fill that Glasto-shaped hole! The 40 best UK festivals you can still book

Who needs Worthy Farm? From woodland raves and psych freakouts to fell walks and barbecue hoedowns, there’s a festival for everyone this summer. And some of them don’t even require a tent

Evening Standard

Olivia Dean, Lily Allen and CMAT among artists nominated for The Ivors

The peer-judged award ceremony celebrates and recognises songwriting and composing, with the winners announced on May 21.

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Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell, Lily Allen and Olivia Dean lead nominations as The Ivors unveil 2026 shortlist

The winners will be unveiled at a star-studded ceremony on May 21 in London.

The Independent UK

Lily Allen and Olivia Dean lead nominations for prestigious Ivors songwriting awards

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Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women

Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and Kae Tempest lead this year’s Ivors, with two nominations each

The Independent UK

Ivors 2026: See the nominations in full as Lily Allen, CMAT and Olivia Dean up for top prizes

Prestigious songwriting prize vows to continue recognising human creativity amid music industry concern about the use of AI

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ve got to be able to laugh at yourself’: Jamie Oliver stars in video for CMAT’s The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station

The TV chef wondered what he’d done to prompt CMAT’s indie epic about losing the plot at the sight of his face – but once he got her ‘tragicomedy of misdirected anger’, he was ‘100% in’ to drum in the video

Evening Standard

Manchester 1, London 0: The Brits highs and lows

The Brits’ first appearance in Manchester turned out to be a triumph, with a winning bit of Manc edge

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s rise

CMAT, Wolf Alice, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and Loyle Carner say musicians should not shy away from politics – with several warning of ‘scary times’ as the far right gains ground

Evening Standard

Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell: Working with Harry Styles was a ‘pleasure’

The 33-year-old singer is credited with contributing backing vocals on Styles’ latest single, titled Aperture.

The Guardian - UK

Songs about new beginnings – ranked!

From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples

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