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Soul-baring ballads, alt-rock fury and neon-lit techno: five-star albums you may have missed this year

Valentina Magaletti drummed for her life, Sarz got hips swinging and Daniel Avery got slinky and serpentine: our writers pick their favourite unsung LPs from 2025

The Guardian - UK

Asake: Lungu Boy review – Nigerian superstar trips across the Black diaspora, with help from Stormzy

Although not as strong as last year’s Work of Art, Asake’s third album is rich with compositional detail and guest spots from the likes of Travis Scott and Central Cee

The Guardian - UK

Wireless festival review – Ice Spice, Asake and Doja Cat triumph on gappy bill

With some regrettable absences and a premature close, the weekend is redeemed by explosive sets and starry surprise guests such as Central Cee

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London music venue Brixton Academy to reopen with Nirvana and Smiths tribute acts

Concert hall’s licence was suspended after two people were killed in a crowd crush in December 2022

The Guardian - UK

Afro Nation Portugal 2024: Nicki Minaj joins line-up alongside Asake, J Hus and Tyla

The world’s biggest Afro beats festival will return to the coast of Portimão in the Algarve from June 26 to 28

Evening Standard

Brixton Academy: Police appeal to identify 13 people at gig crush which killed two on anniversary of tragedy

Scotland Yard issues pictures of people they want to trace as families of two killed call for justice

Evening Standard

Brixton Academy crush: family urge singer Asake to make appeal to fans

Police investigating deaths of two people in crowd surge at Asake gig in south London on this day last year

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Brixton Academy music venue must meet 77 conditions to reopen, council rules

The Independent UK

Brixton Academy cleared to reopen nine months after fatal crush

The south London music venue can continue operating so long as it meets 77 ‘extensive and robust new conditions’.

The Independent UK

O2 Academy Brixton pledges stronger doors after deadly crush

The company which owns the south London music venue proposed a number of new safety measures as it fights to restore its licence.

The Independent UK

Asake pays tribute to Brixton Academy crowd crush victims with poem at concert at London’s O2 Arena

He played a two-and-a-half minute video to a 20,000-strong crowd at the O2 Arena in Greenwich on Sunday on his return to the capital

Evening Standard

Asake review – Afropop beacon mistimes underwhelming London return after Brixton tragedy

Arriving 90 minutes late, Asake seems frustrated during his too-safe set, which included a tribute to the two people killed at his last show in the capital

The Guardian - UK

Asake pays tribute to women who died during Brixton crowd crush during O2 Arena concert

Nigerian afrobeats star performed his first UK show since December crowd incident where two people died

The Independent UK

Asake: Work of Art review – Nigerian star’s brilliance means every track could be a single

Less than a year after his debut album, the Afrobeats star’s unstoppable rise continues with another summery melange of fuji, dancehall, deep house and Dire Straits

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Evening Standard

Brixton Academy crush: Corporate manslaughter probe launched as family reveals agony of children who lost mother

Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson died after ticketless fans tried to force their way into a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Asake in December

The Guardian - UK

Met police calls for Brixton Academy’s licence to be revoked

Venue could close permanently after two people were killed in a crowd crush in December

Daily Mirror

Woman still in critical condition 3 months after Brixton crush tragedy which left two dead

A 21-year-old woman is still in a critical condition three months after a crush at The O2 Academy Brixton which left two people dead

Evening Standard

Afro Nation Portugal 2023: Line-up, dates and how to get tickets

The world’s biggest Afro beats festival will return to Portimão’s sun-kissed coast this summer from June 28 to 30

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Daily Mirror

Brixton Academy crush came after security guards 'took bribes' to let in ticketless fans

A security guard at the O2 Brixton Academy where two women died in a crush outside a gig by Afro-pop star Asake has said some would allow 'a couple of hundred' extra people into venues in exchange for bribe money

The Guardian - UK

Brixton Academy security guards alleged to have routinely taken bribes

After a fatal crowd crush at the London venue in December, the BBC has spoken to a guard who says hundreds were let in for cash

Evening Standard

Watch: Brixton Academy security guards ‘took bribes to let in hundreds more fans

Security guards at Brixton Academy regularly took bribes to let people into shows without tickets, a whistleblower has claimed. Mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, and security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, died in hospital after a crush at the venue in December. They were at the Academy for a gig by Afro…

Evening Standard

Brixton Academy security guards ‘took bribes to let in hundreds more fans’

Whistleblower tells BBC’s File on Four some members of his team would allow ‘a couple of hundred’ extra people into venues in exchange for money

The Independent UK

Brixton O2 Academy to stay shut for three months after fatal crowd crush

The venue’s licence is under review after two people died at an Asake gig in December.

The Guardian - UK

Brixton O2 Academy will remain shut while police investigate crush

The London venue had its licence suspended after the surge, during a show by Asake, left two people dead

The Independent UK

Brixton Academy crush: Met Police issue new appeal as woman, 21, still in critical condition

Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson died after the incident at the Brixton Academy in south London in December

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