We hung out with Discwoman at Ableton’s Loop Summit, Berlin

For those out of the Loop, Ableton closed off its 3rd global gathering for music makers last month. Leah Abraham caught time with Loop panelists and members of Discwoman to find out their thoughts on social media, on being spokespeople for queer and

Friendly Fires, Four Tet and The Black Madonna to play Lost Village 2018

Lost Village is back for another huge weekend in the wilds of Lincolnshire Forest.

Why Ed Sheeran should win the Mercury Prize

In the run-up to this year's Mercury Prize we've got our writers to tell us who they think should win and why. First up is the Ginger Menace himself, Ed Sheeran.

Why Sampha should win the Mercury Prize

In the run-up to this year's Mercury Prize we've got our writers to tell us who they think should win and why. Next up is Chenae Rodrigues making her case for Sampha's haunting debut album Process.

Jazz and soul to ease the hangovers: Day two of Notion’s TGE takeover

Friday night was a more chilled out affair at Notion's The Great Escape Stage with some of London's best jazz and soul musicians joining us on the seafront.

Why the MOBO Awards were more important than ever this year

In a year that has seen grime and UK rap fully cross over into the charts, Melissa Kristella headed down to the 21st annual MOBO Awards ceremony to discover why this has always been the one event that the community counts on.

Notion’s stage at The Great Escape is going to be the biggest party in Brighton

No need to run around Brighton this year because all of best acts at The Great Escape are playing on one stage, ours.

Girls to the front: Day three of Notion’s TGE takeover

We gave our stage at The Great Escape over to an all-female line-up on Saturday night and the results were incredible.

The Great Escape Diaries: why Brighton’s new music festival is so important

Artists, managers and more on the importance of Britain's main music discovery festival - The Great Escape.