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Perspective: ‘Black music is not a subculture – it is the engine’: Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on

Executive context: Three decades after launching the awards, founder Kanya King reflects on being ahead of the crowd and why Mobo has always been more than music.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

Entertainment

Perspective: First trailer for Harry Potter TV series reveals much-anticipated new take

Executive context: First real look at HBO’s big-budget small screen take on JK Rowling’s best-selling books also reveals that first season will premiere this Christmas.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: Pretty Lethal review – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show

Executive context: A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: ‘I was shunned, laughed at and underdogged’: Jane McDonald on her wild ride from clubland to cruises to country

Executive context: She has survived heartbreak, death threats and nauseating sexism. In her Mayfair club, the Yorkshire star talks about superfans, viral hits, running away to sea – and her bid to become a Nashville icon.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: ‘No one’s tried this before’: a new live music roster aims to ensure opportunities for disabled musicians

Executive context: UnMute has been founded to overhaul ableist booking practices, representing artists with specialist access requirements often deemed too costly by venues.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

Entertainment

Perspective: Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression

Executive context: Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Entertainment

Perspective: Chappell Roan responds to criticism from footballer Jorginho after incident with security

Executive context: Flamengo player accused singer’s security of speaking ‘in an extremely aggressive manner’ to his wife and stepdaughter at hotel in São Paulo.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

Entertainment

Perspective: Moby Critiques Kinks' 'Lola' Lyrics in Honest Playlist

Executive context: The DJ and multi-instrumentalist shares his thoughts on music that has shaped him, expressing discomfort with certain lyrics.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

Entertainment

Perspective: Add to playlist: the sharply observed electro-twee of the Femcels and the week’s best new tracks

Executive context: Following in the footsteps of Heavenly and Tiger Trap, the duo’s high-tempo electroclash-indie-pop deftly explores young womanhood in 2020s London.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Entertainment

Perspective: Grace Ives: Girlfriend review – bedroom-pop auteur goes widescreen for a gorgeous sobriety epic

Executive context: The New Yorker’s third album leaves behind her DIY origins to channel cult pop classics by Lorde and Sky Ferreira.

Editorial Staff Mar 20