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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Louder's writers pick their 10 favourite albums of 2023

Our staff and contributors individually pick the 10 albums that have shaped their year

Louder

Corinne Bailey Rae review – a genre-mashing celebration of her artistic freedom

Showcasing her fourth album, Black Rainbows, the singer-songwriter moves away from her soulful roots to a more anguished, angry sound that is also joyful and cathartic

The Guardian - UK

Corinne Bailey Rae: 'I was made to feel like these subjects were perhaps only of interest to Black people'

In her wildly acclaimed new album Black Rainbows, Corinne Bailey Rae explores the nuances of the Black experience in new and mesmerising ways. She tells Craig McLean why its been a long time coming

Evening Standard

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Corinne Bailey Rae: Black Rainbows review – an extraordinary new sound

Rock, jazz, Afrofuturism… the British singer-songwriter is transformed on this record inspired by Chicago’s archive of Black art

The Guardian - UK

Black Rainbows - Corinne Bailey Rae album review: this clean break from her previous work is remarkable

The artist has pressed her own refresh button extremely hard, and the results are remarkable

Evening Standard

Music Review: Corinne Bailey Rae explores every part of the emotional spectrum in 'Black Rainbows'

Who would you be if you didn’t have to fit into societal expectations

The Independent UK

Leeds 2023: city to kick off year-long festival with ‘epic’ opening ceremony

Organisers plough on with plans after Brexit meant Leeds missed chance to be European capital of culture

The Guardian - UK

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Corinne Bailey Rae will let Theaster Gates’s Serpentine Pavilion take the spotlight

Grammy Award winner Corinne Bailey Rae says she does not mind if the audience for her gig at the new Serpentine Pavilion are more interested in the building than her.

Evening Standard

Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘On tour, I’ll chop up raw garlic, put it in hot water and drink it’

The singer on the most effective way to look after her voice, why she swears by manuka honey and lunch with Stevie Wonder

The Guardian - UK

Hay festival returns with its first in-person event for three years

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bernardine Evaristo, Elif Shafak and Benedict Cumberbatch are among those taking part in the 11-day gathering in Welsh border town

The Guardian - UK

The childhood homes of Leeds' biggest stars including Kalvin Phillips and Mel B

The humble beginnings of the city's talents who conquered the world - this is where Nicola Adams, Corinne Bailey Rae, Kay Mellor and more called home

Leeds Live

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