Latest figures suggest Gen Z are less interested in live music
New data from global research company GWI indicates that young people are reducing the number of festivals they attend or avoiding them completely in 2025. It looks like live music could be on the decline, at least in the UK. New research by GWI suggests that Gen Z are...
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Charli XCX wins five Brit Awards for Brat
Charli XCX won five Brit Awards this year, taking home best artist, album and song of the year. Her victory lap is a testament to authentic pop music and reflects Brat’s meteoric rise to mainstream success in 2024. The musician and artist Charli XCX has swept up the accolades at...
Why did the BBC take down ‘Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone’?
The British broadcaster has pulled its documentary on life in Gaza after reports it had featured a child whose father was Hamas minister. Until these claims are verified, officials from the BBC say the documentary will stay off the air. A documentary featuring children’s perspective on Israel’s war in Gaza...
Rock en Seine to rock on sustainably
If you’re looking for an environmentally conscious music festival that will deliver as much in terms of good vibes, great music and delicious food as it does in offsetting your carbon footprint, you need look no further. This year, as many keen music festival goers will already know, is the...
Why are so many musicians calling off shows and tours?
Drake has just announced he is cancelling the remainder of his Australia and New Zealand tour, with some debate as to whether he truly sold out every show. He isn’t the first to do so, either. What gives? Drake’s team has stated that all remaining shows on his Australia and...
Mikey Madison’s celebration of sex workers is important
The ‘Anora’ star thanked the sex work community in her BAFTA acceptance speech. It was a powerful and timely call to arms for a profession so often misjudged and maligned. ‘You deserve respect and human decency’, Mikey Madison said as she took the BAFTAs stage in London last weekend. The...
Why Japan’s government created a state-mandated dating app
In light of the country's low national birth rates and worsening lonely deaths epidemic, a government-mandated dating app has been created for Japanese citizens. Can the state's involvement solve the cultural issues driving these worrying trends?
The declining birth rate in Japan has been declared by the country’s former prime minister Fumio Kishida as “the biggest crisis Japan faces”.
This so-called “crisis” is due to a number of factors including 
New NTIA study shows young people ‘priced out’ of nightlife
Fresh research by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) shows that young people in the UK are going out less than they were a year ago. It seems like Gen Z may be unable to go out in the evenings due to financial pressures. New research conducted by Obsurvant on behalf of the NTIA indicates that less young people are attending nightclubs. Money pressures, safety concerns and transport hindrances all play...
Taylor Swift becomes biggest female artist of all time in the UK
Taylor Swift has now become the biggest female artist of all time in the UK, with the most UK No 1 albums ever. The record means she has officially surpassed Madonna. The rise and cultural dominance of Taylor Swift continues with no real end in sight. She has just broken Madonna’s record as the female artist with the most No 1 albums in the UK thanks to the release of...
Hawk Tuah girl returns after crypto scam controversy
Haliey Welch went viral last year for her ‘hawk tuah’ TikTok interview moment. Since then, she’s amassed over 2 million Instagram followers, launched a podcast, and faced controversy for a pump-and-dump crypto currency scheme. She’s now returned after two months offline. ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl is back, everyone! 22-year-old Haliey Welch went viral last year for a street interview she did with TikTok content creators Tim Dickerson and DeArius Marlow. When...
