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BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

10 alternative Christmas anthems to soundtrack your festive season and drown out Wham! and Mariah Carey

Because all we want for Christmas is an escape from 24/7 seasonal schmaltz

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The enduring wartime spirit that powers classic Christmas songs

Eighty years ago this week, Judy Garland walked into an MGM studio and recorded Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas for the first time. It was written for the musical Meet Me in St Louis (1944), only part of which is set at Christmas – but no matter. Its music…

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Spotify Wrapped: the Evening Standard team on their most concerning takeaways

It’s the most wonderful time of year! That’s right, the time for having our true colours mercilessly revealed by Spotify Wrapped is upon us once more.

Evening Standard

Stranger things: Phoebe Bridgers wields Eddie Munson’s guitar in Boygenius’ instrument-hurling, B.C. Rich-rocking, Beatles-channeling SNL appearance

The indie supergroup’s spot as musical guests on SNL leaves a lot to talk about

Guitar World

2024 Grammy nominations: SZA leads with 9 nods, Taylor Swift poised to make history

“Kill Bill,” “SOS,” “Snooze” score for alt/R&B songstress SZA. If Swift wins the prestigious album of the year, she will be the first to earn the honor four times.

Chicago Sun-Times

SZA dominates 2024 Grammy nominations ahead of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo

Female artists lead next year’s music awards

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Grammy nominations 2024: SZA leads a female-dominated year

Women take control of this year’s nominations with only one man, Jon Batiste, in both the song and record of the year categories

The Guardian - US

SNL: Who is hosting Saturday’s show and what time is it on?

Timothee Chalamet will return to SNL as the next host on 11 November

The Independent UK

Boygenius ‒ The Rest EP review: the supergroup’s offcuts make for shimmering companion piece

While the supergroup’s debut was a love letter to their creative alchemy, individual members shine on this release of session offcuts

Evening Standard

Boygenius announce new EP ‘The Rest’ featuring new track ‘Black Hole’

The band announced the new EP at a concert in Boston on Monday

Evening Standard

The National, Laugh Track review: Not quite wedding disco material – but this loose, upbeat album is hard to resist

Matt Berninger ropes in old friends Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers for bullish surprise album

The Independent UK

The National: Laugh Track review – second album of the year feels like a fresh start

The existential conundrums of a cast of sad-sack characters – including a shattering Phoebe Bridgers collaboration – build up in dread and anxiety toward an intense, teeth-baring pay off

The Guardian - UK

Arlo Parks: ‘Hip-hop and rap are really beautiful forms of poetry – and an accessible entry point for many’

The acclaimed singer on her debut poetry collection, touring again and the community of women musicians – including Florence Welch and Phoebe Bridgers – who offer each other advice and support

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Paul Mescal reveals sweet advice co-star Andrew Scott gave him after Phoebe Bridgers breakup

Mescal and Bridgers dated for two years before splitting in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Boygenius review – emotional sucker-punches and superb harmonies

In their biggest show to date, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus showcase a sisterly camaraderie and a trunk of crunchy indie songs

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal reveals sweet advice co-star Andrew Scott gave him after Phoebe Bridgers breakup

Mescal and Bridgers dated for two years before splitting in 2022

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Deuxmoi Reckons We Missed A Pretty Huge Detail About Paul Mescal & Phoebe Bridgers’ Split

“Not sure if they were or not but that’s what he’s saying.”

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Disturbed's David Draiman would "love" to collaborate with Taylor Swift: "She's a brilliant woman and one of the great songwriters of our time"

Disturbed frontman David Draiman is a total Swiftie, and would "collaborate with Taylor if she ever wanted to, on any given day"

The Guardian - UK

Boygenius review – Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus meet hysteria with humour

The US supergroup have legions of fans swooning – literally – as they crown a summer of female cultural-dominance with an epic outdoor show

Evening Standard

Boygenius at Gunnersbury Park: if anything could make us feel better after the World Cup final, it was them

The supergroup of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus had the precise emotional range for a crowd in need of cheering up

Evening Standard

Boygenius: the Phoebe Bridgers supergroup that is finally landing in the UK

The band’s creation was ‘kind of an accident’ but the trio’s stunning debut record has built legions of fans on both sides of the Atlantic

The Independent UK

Marilyn Manson: A timeline of the allegations against the embattled heavy metal star

Controversial artist is accused of abuse by more than a dozen women

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal says he finds scrutiny on his personal life ‘indecent’: ‘It makes me angry’

Since his rise to fame in ‘Normal People’, interest in the Irish actor’s personal life has grown exponentially

The Independent UK

Q&A: Keith Urban talks 2024 album, Vegas residency, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

On Thursday, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that Keith Urban was among its class of 2023 inductees

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