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Every song has a story to tell. Whilst that story might not be particularly profound or philosophical in any way, the lyrics of a song can tell its listeners about the experiences of its songwriter, or the circumstances of its creation – for example, the emotional rollercoaster behind the...

Having worked with Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and most recently Clairo, Jack Antonoff has produced some very successful albums with female artists. But what is it exactly that makes him such a great and sought-after producer? ...

Last year, as a deep lover of music, I felt as though I had reached a standstill. I had already had my formative discovery experiences of some of my favourite genres (for example rock, metal and hip-hop) and I wasn’t sure where to go from there. Thanks to a...

British music has never looked to be in better shape than it currently is. The successes of Adele, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, One Direction and now George Ezra look to have established British pop music as the best in the world. Yet with increasing global disparity and the tightening...

I remember reading the news the night of the terrorist attack on Manchester Arena. I stayed up into the early hours until it was clear that this was a directed act of terror on my hometown in which twenty-two people lost their lives. This isn’t an article about the...

Festivals are the highlight of many of our summers, but beneath the music, mud and mosh-pits is dark reality: a disparate gender gap in festival line-ups that is nothing to sing and dance about. January 2018 saw music giants Lily Allen and Annie Mac speak out in anguish against...

Education is perhaps something that many of us take for granted in the UK, especially for the majority of university students who have been in education for most of their lives. However, many individuals across the world are not as fortunate as us, and have limited access to education...