1 week ago I went to Primavera Sound — 1 artist stood out and it wasn't Charli XCX or Chappell Roan

Thousands of music fans descended upon Barcelona last week for the long-awaited 2025 edition of the festival, and for me, there was one musician that truly outshone the rest

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2 w. ago With help from Haim, Chappell Roan and Charli XCX rule over Primavera Sound Barcelona 2025

While Sabrina Carpenter is unfortunately let down by sound issues, Charli and Chappell embrace Primavera’s reputation as a hedonistic party to which everyone is invited

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2 w. ago Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan: Inside Primavera’s pop takeover

The trio were playfully dubbed ‘Primavera Powerpuff Girls’ as their brands’ of pop won over the crowd across three nights

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3 w. ago Chappell Roan and Charli XCX spark collab buzz after viral Primavera Sound appearance

The pair left fans in a frenzy during Charli XCX’s headline Primavera Sound show with Troye Sivan

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3 w. ago Primavera Sound 2025: How to watch Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan from home

The festival kicks off on Thursday with Charli XCX and Troye Sivan headlining

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3 w. ago Primevera Sound 2025: How to watch Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan from home

The festival kicks off on Thursday with Charli XCX and Troye Sivan headlining

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3 w. ago We’re close to translating animal languages – what happens then?

AI may soon be able decode whalespeak, among other forms of communication – but what nature has to say may not be a surpriseCharles Darwin suggested that humans learned to speak by mimicking birdsong: our ancestors’ first words may have been a kind of interspecies exchange. Perhaps it won’t be long before we join the conversation once again.The race to translate what animals are saying is heating up, with riches as well as a place in history at stake. The Jeremy Coller Foundation has promised $10m to whichever researchers can crack the code. This is a race fuelled by generative AI; large language models can sort through millions of recorded animal vocalisations to find their hidden grammars. Most projects focus on cetaceans because, like us, they learn through vocal imitation and, also like us, they communicate via complex arrangements of sound that appear to have structure and hierarchy. Continue reading...

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