Music “I’m more me every fucking year.” LP drops new single ‘One Like You’ from forthcoming album, ‘Love Lines’ With powerhouse vocals, genre-bucking attitude, and a sharp pen that distills potent feelings into soaring pop hooks, LP (they/them) has become one of the most internationally beloved singer-songwriters of their generation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Brighton Festival REVIEW: Celestial Voices @ The Old Market (Brighton Festival) …possibly the most interesting intersectional cultural evening I’ve attended in a long time, full of beauty, cultural fertilisation, invocation, innovation and pure raw beauty. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Music Simon Adams: ALL THAT JAZZ (Music Reviews) Simon Adams reviews the best new jazz music! By Contributor • 4 min read
Culture PADAM! #DaleyPOP has landed Featuring Kylie Minogue (obvs), Dua Lipa, LADSCLUB, Tropics, and more! By Dale Melita • 6 min read
Music LGBTQ+ artists to perform at dedicated LGBTQ+ event at black music festival, Festival2Funky As part of the festival, a dedicated event to celebrate LGBTQ+ voices will be held called Remember My Song, in homage to a song by singer / songwriter Labi Siffre who was an early LGBTQ+ advocate and out gay man who never shied away from addressing racism and homophobia in his work. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Music Billy Porter releases runway-ready strut, Fashion, from forthcoming album, The Black Mona Lisa “You know I can turn a lewk, honey, but this song is not actually about fashion.” Billy Porter says about the new single, “It’s about trusting in the vision for your life, no matter what anyone else says. The things that are timeless – love, joy, peace – those are the things that are always in fashi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Classical Pride to raise funds for LGBTQ+ and sexual health charities on July 7 Featuring the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, an LGTBQ+ community chorus and top international soloists, this concert – presented by the broadcaster and DJ Nick Grimshaw – will celebrate the profound contribution that the LGBTQ+ community makes to classical music. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by Henryk Górecki; English National Opera; London Coliseum; London, UK; 25 April 2023; Nicole Chevalier – soprano; Lidiya Yankovskaya – Conductor; Isabella Bywater – Director/Designer; Roberto Vitalini – Video Designer; Jon Driscoll – Lighting Designer; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; Music Classical REVIEW: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs @ ENO This haunting performance of Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony is a startlingly but soothing staging from the ENO yet again showing us what a dedicated team of people can do with imagination, flair and a determination to explore and share the very best of music with a diverse and invested audience. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Culture Woo-ah! #DALEYPOP is here🚀 Featuring Kim Petras, Girls Aloud, Bebe Rexha and more! By Dale Melita • 6 min read
Music Opera Review: la Bohème @ Theatre Royal Brighton This is an utterly charming performance, with some of Kents signature touches, a stage filling bit of spectacle, live orchestra, La Boehme is a romantically sad story, ending in tragedy but with some delightful set pieces celebrating love hope and beauty By Eric Page • 2 min read
Music #DaleyPop broadcasts live from planet POP! Music has been embedded in my life ever since I was in the womb, my Mum and Dad basically raised me on music, especially POP music! I grew up listening to Madonna, Mariah, Kylie, Spice Girls, Britney… even AQUA! By Contributor • 5 min read
Music Björk drops new video for ‘fossora’ Björk has shared a new video directed by herself, Viðar Logi, M/M (Paris) and FutureDeluxe for her track fossora. Watch here. A word created by Björk and named after the feminine version of the Latin word for “digger”, fossora is a reflection on roots, grounding, love and family in the context of an By Graham Robson • 1 min read