…they become indistinguishable. This is apposite because Rina Sawayama is one of those artists who compels critics to grope for that contested term – camp – while being disconcertingly sincere….

Sawayama’s debut album was ineligible for a Mercury Prize nomination as she was born in Japan. Rina Sawayama has criticised the Mercury Prize and BRIT Awards’ eligibility rules. Speaking after…

…Prize, and highlighted her ineligibility for the two award shows. Following the BPI’s rule change, and a celebratory statement from Sawayama, Sultana tweeted: “This is fantastic news! Congratulations Rina Sawayama!”…

…“This goes out to a white man that watches Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast. He also owns my masters. I’ve had enough.” RINA SAWAYAMA CALLING OUT…

The collaboration is out this week. Charli XCX has announced that her collaboration with Rina Sawayama, entitled Beg For You, lands this Thursday (27 January). You can pre-save the track…

…even without British citizenship.” Read her full statement below. REDEFINING BRITISHNESS !!!! shoutout @bpi_music !!!! #SAWAYAMAISBRITISH !! pic.twitter.com/WF3LrVME8J — RINA SAWAYAMA (@rinasawayama) February 24, 2021 Revisit Rina Sawayama’s Aesthetic feature….

The How I’m Feeling Now singer hinted to a potential collaboration on Twitter. Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama may have a new song in the works. The pair have toured…

Rina Sawayama and IDLES are the latest artists to take on tracks from Metallica’s 1991 LP The Black Album, which the band are celebrating with a sprawling covers project entitled…

…simply falls flat. Even the presence of a criminally underused Rina Sawayama fails to give the song lift off, squandering the potential of this anticipated coming together of two of…

…A.G. Cook, Ariel Rechtshaid, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rina Sawayama and Justin Raisen. XCX and Sawayama’s collaborative offering, Beg For You, arrived in January. Previous singles Good Ones and New Shapes…

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…as the John Peel Stage – with Christine and the Queens set to headline along with performances from former Crack Magazine cover star Caroline Polachek, Warpaint, Rina Sawayama and Hot…

…for NOS Alive 2023 include former Crack Magazine cover stars Angel Olsen and IDLES. There’s also Yaya Bey, Arctic Monkeys, Rina Sawayama, Queens of the Stone Age, Sylvan Esso and…

…of money on rent and bills. Since it opened in 1979, Heaven has hosted shows from the likes of SOPHIE, Rina Sawayama, New Order, Shygirl, Charli XCX, The Spice Girls…

…love for dancing.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Bratz (@bratz) Other artists who have recently been given the Bratz doll treatment include Rina Sawayama…

…hell.” As previously speculated, the upcoming record features a slew of guest artists, collaborators and producers such as A.G. Cook, Ariel Rechtshaid, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rina Sawayama and Justin Raisen….

…artists on her forthcoming record. Both Polachek and Christine and the Queens featured on the list, alongside A.G. Cook, Ariel Rechtshaid, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rina Sawayama and The 1975’s George…

The likes of Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama and Bree Runway are also said to feature on the upcoming album. It looks like Arca will appear on Lady Gaga’s forthcoming Chromatica…

…Clarence Clarity whose previous credits include Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-MJljj1RsY&ab_channel=SundaraKarma Diamond co-directed the video with Sundara Karma’s Oscar Pollock. It sees the band in a hyperreal dream world….

London-based producers Loraine James and TSVI need little to no introduction. James, a former The Collections cover star, is renowned for her freewheeling experimentalism and urgent narratives. Earlier this year,…