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.

Watch Gorillaz’ full Demon Dayz headline performance

Missed out on seeing Damon & co. in Margate? You can now watch Gorillaz' Demon Dayz headline performance in full.

Director Stephen Isaac-Wilson gives us an intimate look at Manchester’s queer rave scene

The director of Boiler Room's new documentary on Manchester's queer nightlife takes us behind the scenes of some of the city's best LGBTQ+ parties.

Our House: One night getting to know Britain’s best loved house label Defected Records

Defected is one of the most important labels in dance music history. We find out how it all began in Notion 75.

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.