Over the course of three, exquisitely-crafted EPs, Sasha Sloan has carved out a niche as music's saddest songsmith. But there is another side to her. When she's not writing songs about trauma, loss and dysfunction, the 25-year-old is penning bangers for artists like Camila Cabello, Charli XCX and LANY. Those worlds finally collide on "Lie," the lead single from Sasha's much-anticipated debut album....

After building excitement with a steady stream of stills and teasers, Kylie Minogue's "Say Something" video arrived in the early hours of the morning (she's on British time) and it surpasses expectations. Directed by long-time collaborator Sophie Muller, the pop icon's latest visual is a glittery journey across the universe with a sublime disco soundtrack. There are multiple costume changes, swirling...

Katy Perry has unveiled the tracklist of Smile in a typically wacky way. "Actual footage of me spilling some [tea] about the new album," the pop star captioned a pastel-colored picture with dozens of balls that reveal song titles. Of course, she couldn't resist a final pun: "Hope you’ve had a ball with it all." So what made the cut? Well, "Smile" is there — obviously — along with previous singles...

Miley Cyrus got Stan Twitter humming yesterday (August 5) by sharing a snippet of a new song called "Midnight Sky." The lead single from MC7 has a retro, disco vibe that reinvents the 27-year-old as a club queen. Like all good floor-fillers, it's about letting your hair down and being a little naughty. "It's been a long time since I've felt this good on my own," coos at one point over throbbing '80s...

Taylor Swift has already won Album Of The Year Grammys for both country and pop offerings. (Fearless and 1989, respectively). She could feasibly take home a third with folklore. Which is excitingly difficult to horn into any particular genre. There are country and pop elements in the mix, but also folk, indie and Americana. The result is a heady, rustic brew that evokes fog-smeared forests and log...

Remember when Dua Lipa revealed that Madonna and Missy Elliott were jumping on the "Levitating" remix and Stan Twitter lost its collective mind? Well, that's just the tip of the ice berg. The Brit fired up her social media accounts to announce a Future Nostalgia remix album featuring collaborations with the aforementioned superstars as well as Gwen Stefani and Mark Ronson. "CLUB FUTURE NOSTALGIA THE...

The 2020 MTV VMAs nominations were announced this week and they were a little head-scratching. Particularly when it came to Video Of The Year. At a time when pop music — I'm sure this also applies to hip-hop and country — is more diverse and experimental than ever, voters celebrated gimmicky, effects-laden visuals instead of original, important and/or emotionally-engaging content. I can think of...

If you're looking for clumsy jump scares and buckets of gore, Relic is not the film for you. Natalie Erika James, in one of 2020's most auspicious directorial debuts, focuses on atmosphere, tension and emotional nuance. This is the kind of fright fest that slowly seeps under your skin, and then lingers long after the final credits roll. Which is no small feat for a body horror that — on the face...

Jessie Ware takes us on a guided tour of club history on What's Your Pleasure? (out now). The much-loved Brit dabbles in dreamy disco, '80s funk and '90s club culture on her 4th album, which isn't an entirely unique approach. Other artists have turned to the dance floors of yore for inspiration with varying degrees of success. What makes this such a triumph is the attention to detail. There isn't an...

One song can change your life, just ask Trevor Daniel. The 25-year-old went from relative unknown to breakout star when "Falling," a track first released in 2018, went viral on TikTok. Streaming numbers surged and the sing-along anthem promptly started climbing the Billboard Hot 100. It would eventually peak at number 17, sell double platinum and — just this week — become the most-played song on...

Zara Larsson staked her claim as pop's Next Big Thing when So Good became the most-streamed debut album by a female artist of all time (more than 2.6 billion at last count). That's a very hard act to follow, which explains why the Swedish pop sensation is taking her sweet time with the followup. Over the last couple of years, the 22-year-old has released a steady stream of singles includes the global...

Believe or not, we're half way through 2020! And while this year has been a non-stop cavalcade of horrors, there has been no shortage of good music to dull the pain. It's never easy to pull together a mid-year list (some of these albums will, no doubt, wear out their welcome by December), but I really wanted to celebrate the heroes that were brave enough to kick off new eras in the middle of a global...