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Bella Kay Makes The Most of Bad Decisions

With the release of her debut album, My Reckless Abandon, singer-songwriter Bella Kay forfeits everything but herself, turning self-destruction into self-discovery – showing that even our worst habits can become the best material.

YEONJUN Has Sides Of Himself You Haven’t Seen Yet

TOMORROW X TOGETHER's YEONJUN has successfully stepped out on his own with his dual mini-albums. He talks unity and fully finding his voice.

Gwen Bunn Has Post-Grammy Perspective

Gwen Bunn steps forward into her next creative epoch with a lightness and momentum that can only come from recently winning a Grammy.

Porches Finds Fulfilment In Imperfection

On his latest mixtape, New York musician Aaron Maine ditches the autotune and soars for a sound that is raw and unrefined.

Magi Merlin is a Power House

Magi Merlin deals in disruption, with avant-garde pop she coined "Broken R&B." Her debut album is an amalgamation of her musical journey.

WHATMORE could you want?!  

Eclectic NYC rap collective WHATMORE has the story and skill to go right to the top. How will they make it there? Leaning on each other.

ilykimchi Was Born To Stand Out

ilykimchi's sophomore album, I LOVE YOU KIMCHI, is an ode to each shade in her kaleidoscope and an idiosyncratic manifesto for rallying people back to the dance floor. 

mary in the junkyard Are Dreaming Out Loud

Somewhere between “Deptford Beach” and a cave full of candles, mary in the junkyard’s debut album finds reality continually creeping into the phantasmagoric.

Harmony Tividad Is Narrating Her Own Hollywood

Harmony Tivdad emerges with her sophomore album, Lifetime, showcasing her world of freedom and the fortune she’s found from it.

Alewya Is Building a Limitless World 

Part philosophy and part spiritual exercise, Alewya’s debut album ZERO embraces the unknown and finds endless possibility in nothingness. 

Aria Vega Is Doing It For The Culture

Colombia's rising star is following in Shakira's footsteps as Barranquilla's next icon. She talks origins, breakthroughs, and shining a light on her culture.

The Future is Here: Welcome To GENER8ION

Surkin, the producer behind GENER8ION, talks working with Yung Lean, 070 Shake and much on their excellent new album, Love & Tears.

Trueno Feels Good

Ahead of his support slot at the Gorillaz' huge London headline show this weekend, Argentine rapper Trueno talks working with Damon Albarn and his own new fourth studio album, TURR4ZO.

U, Me & Chxrry’s Ego

On her debut album, U, Me & My Ego, Chxrry is the life of every party. The R&B popstar presents a reality where desire is queen, every bad decision is the right one, and her worth is non-negotiable. 

Let’s Do It For The Boys Boys Boys!

Boys Boys Boys is the label imprint of Universal and renowned party starters making a habit of signing the best new artists, and putting on the kookiest shindigs in East London.

Laundry Day Are Not Playing It Cool

At their headline London show, New York four-piece Laundry Day talk about their new deluxe album, opening for The 1975, and why being earnest might finally be cool again.

feeble little horse Stride Forward Again

Pittsburgh band Feeble Little Horse's third record, bitknot, firmly establishes them as settling into a new dynamic.

A Kim Petras Detour Is One Worth Taking

With her latest album Detour, Grammy-winning superstar Kim Petras is trading polished pop formulas for something more personal. 

Lowertown Is Back To Basements

Fresh off their album release, Lowertown talk about life on the road, surviving codependency, and returning to the basements they started in.

aja monet is Saying It With Her Chest

On her sophomore album the color of rain, Surrealist Blues artist aja monet blurs – and rids – of the boundaries between poetry, protest and music. 

Girls Don’t Sync Are Local 

Heading up Relentless’ Local’ initiative, aimed at spotlighting grassroots communities, Girls Don't Sync talks inception and connection.

Kamal. is Dialling It Down 

He’s embraced pop maximalism, rode the wave of cosigns and trialled the “star” thing. Now, Harlesden-hailing singer-songwriter Kamal. is in search of a rawer, truer sound, with a story that is gradually unfolding – and everyone’s leaning in.

FOLD is having a Field Day

Ahead of gracing Wonderland’s stage at Field Day this Saturday, crate-digging production aficionado FOLD talks experience, essence, and what to expect from an OG set.

With Limbo, Namasenda redefines what makes a popstar

Swedish pop artist Namasenda reflects on her debut album Limbo, her roots in southern Sweden, her evolution through hyperpop, and leaving PC Music, as she continues to redefine what pop can sound and look like.

April + VISTA Are Keeping The Flame Alive

On their debut album Traditional Noise, duo April + VISTA turn memory into reality. The acclaimed duo talk collaboration, archiving, and sharing their sonic soul.

Gia Margaret Has Rediscovered Her Voice – Literally

After recovering from a career-threatening vocal injury, Chicagoan polymath Gia Margaret soars on her fourth album, Singing.

Yves, NTS, & blown eardrums

Ahead of her show at NTS 15, Yves sits down with Wonderland to discuss the British radio station’s global impact and her new EP, “NAIL”.

panicbaby makes art from anguish

Alt-popper panicbaby balances heartbreak with hope on her debut EP, "f u jonathan". As she rounds off her first sold-out headline tour, she leaves her ego at the door and dives deep with Wonderland. 

Kwesi Arthur’s Road To Redemption

Kwesi Arthur’s music has travelled across the globe, but now the Ghanaian rapper is taking the road that leads only back to himself. This chapter of his career is a self-professed homecoming – the internal kind. 

You Can Never Keep A Good Man Down!

Cult Californian singer-songwriter Sean Solomon finds peace and musical potency on his rich and rewarding debut album, The World Is Not Good Enough.

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