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Curated round-ups. Press picks, social moments, viral clips, standout moments from elsewhere.
Flea has a jazz band now, and it just played North Sea Jazz
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist brought Flea and the Honora Band to the 50th North Sea Jazz on Saturday night, playing trumpet, not bass.
Annelies · 13 Jul 2026
Yungblud pulls out of tomorrow's Calgary show: "I'm working on myself"
His management pulled him from Sunday's Cowboys Music Festival slot. Behind the cancellation sits a tearful Bludfest speech and a feud over two words: industry plant.
Coda · 11 Jul 2026
Rein Me In: Sam Fender and Olivia Dean now own the longest-running British number one ever
Sixteen weeks at number one, a 32-year-old record broken. We shot both halves of the duet before the song existed.
Coda · 10 Jul 2026
Daisy Chain Fields: Olivia Rodrigo's all-women festival sold out in 30 minutes, and nobody is getting paid
An all-women bill, every artist playing for free, all the money going to women's and girls' charities. Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields revives Lilith Fair for one day in Irvine, and it sold out in 30 minutes.
Annelies · 27 Jun 2026
You Never Take Me to Bangladesh: How a 49-Second Song Took Over the Internet
A 49-second song about a country it is not really about took over TikTok. Here is why it spread, who is remixing it, and what people think it means.
Annelies · 24 Jun 2026
Little Simz joins Gorillaz for their first stadium headline show
Going to Gorillaz at Tottenham tomorrow? Little Simz is one of 23 guests. The Simz and Gorillaz history, and why Roskilde is the one to watch.
Coda · 19 Jun 2026
Gut Genug, explained: why the KitschKrieg hook will not leave your head
Du bist gut genuuuug. Once you have heard it, it stays. Why the KitschKrieg, Blumengarten and Shirin David hook refuses to leave your head.
Annelies · 12 Jun 2026
Ten Queer Artists, one Pride Month
Ten queer artists we've photographed, from Chappell Roan to Peaches and Gossip: our Pride Month 2026 list, with the songs and quotes that say it best.
Annelies · 10 Jun 2026
The FIFA World Cup 2026 album: 8 tracks from artists we've seen live
Eight cuts from the biggest World Cup soundtrack yet, all from artists we’ve already sweated for in festival pits and city venues across Europe.
Annelies · 8 Jun 2026
Charli XCX puts Cale, Jacobs and Scorsese on her album cover, instead of herself.
Music, Fashion, Film drops 24 July. The cover, shot by Aidan Zamiri, frames the title's three categories with one figure each. We shot Charli at Sziget last summer.
Annelies · 7 Jun 2026
Dance first, film later. Since 2017.
Solomun has been quietly running phones-down Sundays at Pacha Ibiza since 2017. Now the rest of the industry is catching up, and it changes what the pictures are worth.
Annelies · 5 Jun 2026
What you missed at SXSW London. And what is still on.
Three days down, three to go at SXSW London 2026. What already happened, and the five sets and one panel still worth catching before the music wraps on Friday night.
Colin Darbyshire · 3 Jun 2026
Festival season opens: Primavera, Governors Ball and Bonnaroo 2026
The summer run starts this week. Three festivals open the 2026 season on two continents. You know the headliners, so we skip them: here are the acts further down the bill we would not miss.
Coda Photos · 1 Jun 2026