Parklife Festival 2023: Line-up on Saturday and Sunday and stage splits Parklife Festival 2023 takes place this weekend Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023
The Strictly shuffle: Baftas shake things up with new TV format as awards go live The new look will see part of the show broadcast live on TV for the first time, Strictly-style backstage celebrity interviews and performances from Ariana DeBose and Little Simz The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
Awards ceremonies like the Brits can always do better, but by now they’re just an excuse for a party One of the biggest nights in music ended up being a little dull, writes Roisin O’Connor. You can hardly blame the many artists who scampered away early The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Mercury Prize-winning rapper Little Simz to perform at 2023 EE Bafta Film Awards The Islington-raised artist said she was ‘excited and honoured’ to be part of the event, due to take place on Sunday February 19 Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023
Parklife 2023: Dates, line-up, how to get tickets The festival will take place from June 10 to 11, at Heaton Park in Manchester. Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023
Parklife 2023: The 1975, Aitch and The Prodigy announced as line-up revealed Huge names announced ahead of Manchester’s two-day summer weekender Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023
Parklife 2023 line up: The 1975, Little Simz And Aitch will play Manchester festival Fred Again.., The Prodigy and Eliza Rose have also been announced The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
British Airways films ‘progressive’ safety video with Emma Raducanu, Robert Peston and rapper Little Simz Scenes from housing schemes reportedly feature in flag-carrier’s new pre-flight briefing The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
‘A fundamental blow’: anger over threat to BBC Introducing music discovery platform Fans and bands fear regional network that helped launch careers of Ed Sheeran and Little Simz will be cut back as BBC confirms changes to schedules The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
The albums of the year 2022: our critic’s choice from Kendrick Lamar and Little Simz to Weyes Blood and Gwenno Finally the music world was more or less back in business, and it was a bumper year for brilliant albums Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2022
Glastonbury Festival radio station breached broadcasting rules during 2022 event Worthy FM accepted ‘a mistake was made’ in playing a non-edited version of the Little Simz song Miss Understood. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Little Simz surprise album No Thank You review: an urgent unburdening from an exceptional artist This unexpected release feels like the rapper needs to get something off her chest Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022
No Thank You: Little Simz drops new album, just a week after announcing its arrival Little Simz won the 2022 Mercury Prize Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022
Little Simz: No Thank You review – righteous anger and restless experiments The Mercury winner’s surprise-release album finds her going in on mental health and the music industry, in a deep collaboration with Sault’s Inflo The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022 TikTok star Victor Kunda leads stars tucking into burgers backstage at the MOBO Awards Yung Filly, Cat Burns and Kojey Radical tuck into fast-food freebies as the McDonalds McCrispy truck pulls up backstage at the MOBO awards
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022 ‘Things need to die for something else to come through’: Wet Leg, Nilüfer Yanya, Shabaka Hutchings and more on the year in music Eliza Rose, Shabaka Hutchings, Sherelle, Rhian Teasdale and Nilüfer Yanya gather for our annual roundtable on the state of the music industry, discussing self-care, plagiarism allegations, post-release editing – and Kanye
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022 Little Simz and Knucks share best album prize as Mobo winners announced PinkPantheress wins the best female act award, while Central Cee takes best male act in a ceremony that paid tribute to the late SBTV founder Jamal Edwards
Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022 MOBO Awards 2022 winners list in full: Craig David to Jamal Edwards' posthumous honour The winners have been announced for this year's MOBO Awards, with Craig David, Little Simz, Central Cee and Knucks among the artists recognised
Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022 MOBO Awards 2022: Indiyah Polack, Craig David and Emeli Sande shine on the red carpet The stars are out for the 25th Mobo Awards, with Love Island star Indiyah Polack upping the style stakes, while Mo Farah looked dapper in a velvet suit, and Emeli Sande rocked coral trousers and a pink jacket combo
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022 Boardmasters 2023: Full line up, dates, and how to get tickets The Cornish festival will host Liam Gallagher and Florence + the Machine this year
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022 ‘He taught us and encouraged us’: Stormzy’s tribute to Jamal Edwards at awards show Friends of Jamal Edwards, the music entrepreneur who founded SBTV, paid tribute to him at the Music Industry Trust Awards in Mayfair last night.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022 ‘You’re doing it purely for the exposure’: why many musicians can no longer afford to tour Artists are cancelling live dates owing to soaring costs, venue bottlenecks, Brexit and the pandemic. Can touring ever be viable again?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022 Rocketing costs and drop in ticket sales force musicians to pull tour dates Animal Collective, Bonobo and Mercury prize winner Little Simz among acts to cancel concerts
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022 The week in TV: Somewhere Boy; The Watcher; Judi Love: Black, Female and Invisible; Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next? Pete Jackson’s chilling drama takes lockdown to the next level; an all-star cast can’t save Netflix’s The Watcher; and Judi Love investigates ‘misogynoir’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 The Guardian view on the Booker: one award with hundreds of judges Editorial: Many have an opinion on the latest winner of the UK’s top literary prize, Shehan Karunatilaka. It’s a shame not all of them have read his book