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Teeth ’n’ Smiles review – Self Esteem makes a mesmeric rock star but the drama doesn’t dazzle

Fifty years since David Hare’s play was first staged, Rebecca Lucy Taylor is inspired casting as a singer who refuses to go out without a bang

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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‘It shook the plaster off the ceiling’: Self Esteem and David Hare on reviving rock romp Teeth ’n’ Smiles

It lit up the 1970s with its nihilistic tale of a hippie band imploding in a trail of drugs, booze and violence. What can it tell us about the music business today? Writer David Hare and wild-child rocker Self Esteem plug in

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Self Esteem and Mcfly among first stars announced for London’s newest live music venue

The British Airways ARC venue, which is located above the existing west exhibition hall in Olympia, West London, is set to open this June

Evening Standard

Self Esteem reveals how music left her 'knackered and fed up'

Self Esteem opens up about her decision to explore acting in Teeth 'n' Smiles after music left her worn out.

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Self Esteem ‘worried’ privilege gap getting wider within music industry

Despite having launched her solo career nearly a decade ago, the singer, born Rebecca Lucy Taylor, only recently saw her career pick up.

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem on her pivot from music to acting: ‘I felt a bit dead’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Her smash hit second album left the pop star also known as Self Esteem feeling the pressure to deliver an equally thrilling follow-up. Now, she’s playing a spiralling rock star in a major West End revival of David Hare's 1975 play ‘Teeth ’n’ Smiles’. She tells Jessie…

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

'I didn't have any': Self Esteem took her stage name as a confidence-building move

Self Esteem - real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor - adopted her stage name as a method of giving herself confidence in her abilities.

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Self Esteem talks anger, gaslighting and survival in the music industry

Self Esteem was the latest guest on Paloma Faith's Mad, Sad + Bad podcast - and she didn't hold back.

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Stage might: the most exciting theatre shows hitting London in 2026

Sadie Sink, Billy Crudup, Chris Pine and Self Esteem are among the stars hitting London stages this forthcoming year

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Self Esteem may have children after dog make her rethink motherhood

Since Self Esteem became a dog mom, she has considered having children with her "current male lover".

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Pulp announce 'only major UK headline show' of the year for 2026

Pulp will be joined for Self Esteem for the Common People hitmakers' "only major UK headline concert" of 2026.

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The Guardian - UK

‘All roads lead to Grace Jones’: visual artists on the music that fires them up in the studio

Chris Ofili loves steel pans. Lindsey Mendick adores Self Esteem. And Ragnar Kjartansson enjoys everything from Bach to the Cure. Artists reveal the bangers that get their creative juices fizzing

The Guardian - UK

Self Esteem to star as raging rock star in revival of David Hare’s Teeth ’n’ Smiles

Rebecca Lucy Taylor will play Maggie, a role originated by Helen Mirren, in a ‘landmark’ 50th anniversary production in London in March

Evening Standard

What went on in London this week: Evita, The Standard's long summer lunch and champagne at Wimbledon

Magazine launches, Mayfair lunches, and all the action on centre court

The Guardian - UK

‘We thought hippies would throw mud at us’: Billy Bragg, Kate Nash and other stars on their Glastonbury debuts

Every artist dreams of playing the world’s greatest festival, but what’s it actually like? Artists returning this year, including Fatboy Slim and Self Esteem, look back at their first shows

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Ivor Novello Awards 2025: Charli XCX, U2 and Robbie Williams win big

Charli XCX, Robbie Williams, rapper Berwyn and U2 triumphed at the Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers. Irish rockers U2 became the first Irish act to win a fellowship.

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Self Esteem says she is ‘comfortable sharing’ Glastonbury line-up with Kneecap

Self Esteem is due to perform at Glastonbury and said she thinks it is ‘important’ that the Irish band perform.

The Independent UK

Self Esteem’s third album A Complicated Woman adds theatre to literate lyrical snark

3/5 Rebecca Lucy Taylor returns with a fiery new album exploring fame, dependent partners and empowerment

The Guardian - UK

Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review – maximalist pop for an age of uncertainty

After her big breakthrough album and West End fame, Rebecca Lucy Taylor works through her worries in real time on her new LP – to fascinating and confusing effect

The Guardian - UK

Self Esteem review – straight outta Gilead

A triumphant staging by Rebecca Lucy Taylor of her new album, A Complicated Woman, is part artistic statement, part power pop club night

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Self Esteem 'depressed and stressed' over music industry earnings

Self Esteem has admitted she's "desperate to diversify" because she feels "depressed and stressed" over trying to earn money through the music industry and wants to know she can bring in an income through other sectors.

Evening Standard

Self Esteem at Duke of York’s Theatre review: a true one-of-a-kind

5/5 Rebecca Lucy Taylor raises the bar once more in this meticulously-crafted set piece

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