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Birmingham’s Tony Bontana, whose “splayed” hip-hop is in full, glorious effect on his latest album ‘My Name’, gives flowers to the rapper who set him on his idiosyncratic path: Lil B.
The artist behind Rosalía’s ‘LUX’ artwork reflects on their immediate creative connection and her new video for ‘Sauvignon Blanc’.
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
The festival returns for its third edition this September in Kalamitsi.
This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.
Bristol New Music will return this April with five days of performances, installations and cross-disciplinary projects.
The Zürich-based DJ returns with his first multi-track project since 2023.
The French electronic festival is back in Lyon for its 23rd edition in May.
The festival is set to return to London’s Brockwell Park on Saturday, 23 May.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at East Bank in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Five city-wide events feature artists including Anz, Space Afrika and Nubya Garcia.
Donato Dozzy, Ben UFO, Shackleton and more confirmed for this year’s edition.
The Hague festival expands its line-up ahead of its return this April, with new live shows, audiovisual premieres and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
The Brussels-based festival unveils nearly 50 artists for this year’s edition, with curated programmes by Keeley Forsyth, Ichiko Aoba and Stephen O’Malley.
The DIY-rooted festival heads into its fourth edition in May with Mark William Lewis, Snuggle, Ferd1girl and more.
A new production by Tony Award-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh will feature in the spring 2026 season of premieres at Aviva Studios, alongside new visual art, theatre and music works.
The Bristol music venue is set to mark the occasion with a three-day run at the end of January.
A new small-scale electronic music festival launches this July in southern France.
Beyond The Valley marked its 10th anniversary with a genre-spanning line-up that included Addison Rae’s first official festival set.
A new film traces the evolution of the TIMES-commissioned piece.
The European showcase marks its 40th edition in 2026, returning to Groningen from 14–17 January.
The composers share first music from the upcoming film, with an official soundtrack release and live-score screening set for February 2026.
A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond.
Admina’s Crack Mix moves through experimental electronic sounds, global bass, leftfield club and abstract textures, featuring tracks by the likes of DJ Narciso and Exile Di Brave & Time Cow. Dive in.
The revenge of the fatally online outcasts. DIY DJing. The rising tide of sloponomics. Power to the people. Artists defying Big Tech. A new wave of British rap. We asked some of our favourite writers, contributors and scene-setters to pick apart the bones of music and culture in 2025.
Four days, multiple stages and a New Year’s Eve countdown – Beyond The Valley has unveiled when and where the action will unfold across its milestone 2025/26 festival.
Our fifth anthology gathers 11 2025 cover stories and two years of defining imagery into a permanent archive of music and culture.
Beyond the Valley Festival returns to Victoria this December to celebrate its 10th birthday and welcome in 2026.
On tour for her second album ‘Juniper’, Joy Crookes reflects on pushing her sound beyond her comfort zone, her favourite nights out this year, and creating spaces where people can feel free.
