• The Downfall of The X Factor: A Tragic Failure or the Result of a Modernising Music Industry?

    Emily Cook The X Factor was once a popular TV singing show that was watched by millions across the country however it was halted by Simon Cowell in 2019. Why did The X Factor get cut? Was it the result of a rapidly modernising music industry that could discover...
  • Little Mix: In Review

    Little Mix took the U.K. (and later the world) by storm after their historic win on X-Factor in 2012, when they became the first group to win the show. 11 years later, and one member down, Little Mix remain one of the biggest girl groups in the world. In...
  • “Resonates Regardless Of Your Musical Preference” – Album Review: Little Mix – Between Us

    Little Mix celebrates their 10 year anniversary with their greatest hits album 'Between Us'. As well as four new songs, the album features many popular hits from their six previous albums. Beatrice Oladeji reviews....
  • The Cost Of Being The Best – Little Mix’s Historic Win At The BRITs

    After making history at the 43rd BRIT awards, it’s evident that the women of Little Mix are unstoppable. Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and former member Jesy Nelson, became the first girl-group to win in the ‘Best British Group‘ category at this year’s awards ceremony. They’ve managed to...
  • The Self Aware Pop Generation

    Amrit Virdi With its mass appeal, big budgets, and proclivity for commercial success, pop music has starkly had social consciousness on its radar. But amongst the turbulence and turmoil of contemporary societies, many pop starlights have begun to unshackle themselves from the expectations of the genre and press back...
  • What is Latinx music?

    Emily explores the extents of the term ‘Latinx’ and variations within this exciting emalgamation of genres. When I first volunteered to write this article, I did not fully realise what I got myself into. An article about “The rise of Latinx music”, I thought I would just talk about...
  • The BRIT Awards 2019: Six Talking Points

    On 20 February 2019, the 39th edition of the Brit Awards took place. Since its conception, the Brits have been a heavyweight in the awards calendar. But in recent years accusations have piled up, claiming that the ceremony is nothing but an extravagant shindig for some of the industry’s...