2 h. 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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39 h. ago Turnstile review – punk crossover quintet bring the heat to Brooklyn

Under the K Bridge, Brooklyn, New YorkOn the year’s hottest day, the band of the moment celebrated their new album with a buoyant live show featuring a surprise special guestIt’s only fitting that “Turnstile summer” – coined by Charli xcx herself – would kick off on Brooklyn’s hottest day yet. About 9,000 sweaty people crammed Under the K Bridge (yes, it’s literally under the Kosciuszko Bridge) on the 86F day to celebrate the release of the hardcore band’s new album, Never Enough.And there was plenty to celebrate for the Baltimore-based group, who have found themselves on the edge of the mainstream. Following their 2021 album Glow On, where frontman Brendan Yates traded in some screaming for singing over a blend of heavy riffs, soul and even dream pop, Turnstile has picked up three Grammy nominations, opened for Blink-182, received the aforementioned Charli xcx shoutout at Coachella and, this past week, found themselves on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show to promote Never Enough. Continu...

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41 h. ago Lorde ‘pretty keen’ to ‘pull some strings’ and make Glastonbury appearance

The singer, who played the Pyramid Stage in 2022, is not named in the official line-up.

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43 h. 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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50 h. 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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61 h. 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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69 h. ago Turnstile: Never Enough review – flute solos and formidable tunes from hardcore punk’s great crossover band

(Roadrunner)The Charli xcx-approved quintet further their unlikely leap into the mainstream with this deft dash through pop and rock idioms – from emo to Sting, funk and nu-metalIn April, Turnstile’s name unexpectedly appeared in vast letters on the backdrop of Charli xcx’s set at the Coachella festival. In the coming months, she suggested, “Turnstile summer” would replace her ubiquitous “Brat summer”. Hedging her bets slightly, she also suggested that 2025 would be the summer of everyone from Addison Rae and PinkPantheress to Kali Uchis to Pulp. Nevertheless, Turnstile’s name stood out: the quintet are, at root, a hardcore punk band, a product of the fertile Baltimore scene that spawned Trapped Under Ice, Ruiner and Stout. For the most part, hardcore exists in its own world of rigid rules and codes, some distance from the mainstream: extant hardcore punk bands seldom get shouted out by huge pop stars.Then again, hardcore punk bands don’t tend to receive Grammy nominations or make t...

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3 d. ago Is Charli XCX married and who is her musician partner George Daniel?

Charli XCX is believed to be marrying The 1975 drummer George Daniel this summer after the pair got engaged in 2023. But who is her husband-to-be?

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4 d. ago Is Charli XCX married and who is her drummer partner George Daniel

While Charli XCX is riding an all-time career high, there could be even bigger reasons to celebrate, with fans convinced that the pop icon and her musician fiancé, George Daniel, may have already tied the knot.

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5 d. ago Parklife 2025 lineup, tickets, stage splits and everything else you need to know

Parklife 2025 boasts Charli xcx, 50 Cent and Jorja Smith as headliners who will play for over 100,000 music fans

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7 d. ago 'I spent £125 at Charli XCX's favourite restaurant and asked for one dish to be changed'

As a north Londoner, when I heard that Charli XCX’s favourite London restaurant was just down the road in Highbury and Islington, I knew I had to pop in for a bite

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7 d. ago Turnstile’s Brendan Yates on how his band reimagined hardcore punk by following their intuition

In 2021, the breakout album ‘Glow On’ transformed Turnstile from underground cult heroes into one of rock’s most exciting bands. Hannah Ewens talks to the band’s frontman about pushing the boundaries of genre, their forthcoming visual album, ‘Never Enough’, and the endorsement that could help define their summer

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7 d. ago Demi Adejuyigbe: ‘Everything I do is because of my love for Ocean’s Eleven’

The comedian and TV writer on a cringeworthy moment with Charli xcx, his viral September videos, and why we should forgive Don Cheadle’s cockney accentGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOn 21 September each year between 2016 and 2021, you made a series of increasingly elaborate tributes to the Earth, Wind and Fire song September that were viewed millions of times. Do you hate that song now?I do feel stressed whenever I hear September, but I try to ignore it. A few years ago, before the last video came out, I had a panic attack at a Home Depot simply by imagining that it came on. That’s when I was like, I gotta stop doing this – I don’t think I enjoy it any more. I made people think I really love that song. It was just a fun idea. I don’t want people to feel bad for me. I was hoist by my own petard. I’m the one who made it a thing! Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 'Just hot people getting killed!' Charli XCX 's puts herself forward to produce Final Destination

The pop superstar has proposed an idea for the film franchise which sounds like a winner

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9 d. ago The Ultimate Festival Guide 2025: which one is right for you?

From the motherlode of Glasto to the wellness at Wilderness and Charli xcx’s Lido takeover, here’s your guide to the best events in an unmissable summer of music

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1 week ago Butter wouldn’t melt: Why does TikTok suggest feeding your baby butter to help with sleep?

Desperate sleep-deprived parents will try almost anything, but it’s normal for babies to be waking multiple times overnight for the first yearDue to a chaotic toddler, it has been many months since my partner and I have had more than two consecutive nights of solid sleep. Given research that suggests just two nights of broken sleep are enough to make people feel years older, we are positively decrepit.New parents face up to six years of sleep deprivation – a depressing statistic to consider when your infant has woken up for the millionth time overnight. No wonder we look, as Chappell Roan has put it, like we don’t have light in our eyes. Bone-tired parents can get desperate enough to try anything: $2,000 app-controlled self-rocking bassinets, sleep courses sold by influencers with questionable credentials – even, as a disconcerting number of TikToks suggest, spoon-feeding babies chunks of butter.Donna Lu is an assistant news editor at Guardian Australia and the sleep-deprived mother...

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1 week ago ‘The giant penis took shape easily, as I passed through a village called Three Cocks’: meet the artist athletes drawing with GPS

From the phallus on a Welsh hillside, to a huge portrait of Chappell Roan, these Strava runners, riders and skaters have been busy In 2013, I was in the worst shape of my life. Though I functioned well day to day, I was a heavy binge drinker and smoker. Unfit, obese and unhappy, on impulse I signed up to a white-collar boxing fight. I trained six days a week for three months, shifting three stone by fight night. Winning that fight was great, though turning my life around had been my main goal. After that, I started challenging myself regularly while raising money for mental health charities.My first 24-hour challenge involved ascending Pen y Fan – the highest peak in south Wales – 10 times in a row during the dead of winter. It was horrific, but it raised lots of money, so next time I wanted something even bigger. Having seen examples of Strava art online, I thought that might be a good way to get people’s attention. I decided on a big run in the Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly the Bre...

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2 w. ago Ivor Novello Awards 2025 winners: Humble Charli XCX downplays Best Songwriter gong while Robbie Williams admits he still struggles with 'self

The Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, marked its milestone 70th year with a star-studded ceremony at London's Grosvenor House.

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2 w. ago The Ivors 2025: Charli XCX, Brandon Flowers, Robbie Williams and U2 among last night’s winners

U2 make history at the 2025 Ivors overnight, as Charli XCX continues her awards tour

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2 w. ago Charli XCX named songwriter of the year at The Ivors awards ceremony

Lola Young won the rising star award while Berwyn took home the best album gong for Who Am I.

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