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News / 24.05.22

The Warehouse Project announces Little Simz and Soichi Terada for 2022 season

…10 September. The line-up features Little Simz, Jamie xx, Soichi Terada, Jeff Mills and Underground Resistance. Other acts confirmed for the day festival include Nia Archives, Leon Vynehall, Fred again…..

News / 28.10.22

Little Simz, Radiohead and Ross From Friends win at the UK MVAs 2022

…(27 October) in London. This year marked the 15th UK MVAs and saw Little Simz’s Point & Kill – which features Obongjayar and was directed by Ebeneza Blanche – win…

Profiles / 25.02.22

Little Simz on building confidence and finding her voice

Profiles / 03.03.22

To Be Continued: Top Boy

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Live Reviews / 28.05.19

In photos: Love Saves the Day 2019

…debut album Nothing Great About Britain, our February cover star slowthai caused chaos at the festival with a politically-charged show, and Little Simz dazzled as our Crack Magazine headliner. Photographer…

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Live Reviews / 20.06.18

On its 25th anniversary, Sónar finesses its formula for innovation

…crucial and forward-facing experimental music events. Thursday belongs unquestionably to Little Simz and Yaeji, two artists whose rapid upward trajectory is neatly demonstrated by the crowds each drew to the…

Live Reviews / 05.07.22

Melt Festival 2022: An impressive return to the City of Iron

…tranquil indie pop, is a gratifying calm before the storm. It’s when the cinematic drums of Little Simz’s opener, Introvert, rings out across a nightfallen Gremmin Beach that it feels…

Opinion / 11.12.17

Make Yourself Heard: How a DIY spirit opened doors for PoC in the UK music industry

…to the scene, across music, media and art. Kojey Radical and Little Simz are glaring examples. Both artists have chosen independent routes – Simz releases music on her AGE 10:…

Albums of the year 2019
Annual Report 2019 / 09.12.19

The Top 50 Albums of the Year

From the rise of UK drill to AI-augmented music, to post-genre explorations via pirate radio stations, here are the 50 albums that captured the many faces of 2019

list article / 02.06.23

Crack Magazine’s Festival Guide 2023

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond – handpicked by Crack Magazine. Check back in monthly for new line-ups, eye-opening curation, stunning locations and…

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Events / 08.11.17

Roundhouse Rising announce line-up for 2018 edition

…who’ve been newly announced include Little Simz – who’s previously performed a headline set in 2014 and made her return in 2017 – gender inclusive club night and radio show…

Top Boy
News / 31.01.22

Top Boy Season 2 premiere date announced

…paused due to the pandemic. Ashley Walters, Kano, Micheal Ward and Little Simz will reprise their roles as Dushane, Sully, Jamie and Shelley. Meanwhile, Drake continues to serve as an…

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Live Reviews / 29.05.19

Love Saves the Day 2019: Rising UK rappers soundtrack the high-intensity Bristol festival

…synth heavy and synthetic rhythms. Ross From Friends’ soft-focus and hazy house music gets a lift from a live saxophonist, while Little Simz’s rich, soulful material holds her audience in…

Mixes / 31.03.22

Podcast: Top Boy’s cast on the face of British television

We hear from the stars of the biggest show in British culture. Little Simz, Micheal Ward, Jasmine Jobson, Saffron Hocking and Araloyin Oshunremi explore representation, realism and the return of…

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News / 08.10.18

First names announced for Sónar Reykjavík 2019

Iceland’s newly expanded electronic music festival signs up Richie Hawtin, Jon Hopkins, Little Simz, Objekt and more. Experimental music and arts festival Sónar Reykjavík has released the first wave of…

News / 29.09.22

UK Music Video Awards reveals this year’s nominees

…for both Little Simz and Black Midi. Former Crack Magazine cover stars Fontaines D.C. are contenders for Best Live Video with their performance of Jackie Down The Line on The…

Events / 25.01.16

Outlook share first names for 2016 festival

Stormzy, Little Simz and more announced for Outlook 2016 Croatian festival Outlook have announced the first batch of acts set to play their 2016 festival. The line-up will see an…

News / 09.08.17

Dave, Stormzy and Nick Cave nominated for AIM Awards 2017

…Jlin – Black Origami Little Simz – Stillness in Wonderland Songhoy Blues – Résistance Hardest Working Band or Artist King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Little Simz Michael Chapman ShaoDow…

list article / 07.12.21

The Top 25 Tracks of 2021

From post-breakup anthems to the return of the club banger, and viral TikTok hits. These are the tracks that resonated in 2021, or see our top albums of 2021 here….

list article / 16.12.21

The Best Music Videos of 2021

From NSFW choreography to surrealist setups and coming-of-age hedonism, here’s an unranked list of our top 10 music videos of the year. For more, discover our top albums of 2021….

Top Boy
News / 26.02.20

Top Boy confirms new season

…2020   View this post on Instagram   We’re going again , filming this spring 😏 @topboynetflix @netflix A post shared by simz (@littlesimz) on Feb 26, 2020 at 7:50am…

Live Reviews / 07.09.22

Forwards Festival 2022: An impressive debut from the new Bristol event

Profiles / 04.04.22

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Annual Report 2019 / 18.12.19

Staff Lists 2019

What has 2019 brought us? For the Crack Magazine team, there were some defining moments, and lessons learnt along the way

BRIT Awards
Lists / 19.02.20

5 key takeaways from the 2020 BRIT Awards

Simz’s albums and please excuse us while we continue to rub our eyes and triple-check why Little Mix weren’t up for Best British Group. That said, crystal clear anti-establishment statements,…

News / 10.03.15

Lovebox reveal 2015 line-up

…Novelist, North London rapper Little Simz and and East London DJ Siobhan Bell will all perform. The extensive list of DJs also includes the likes of Ben UFO, Heidi b2b…

News / 28.07.21

Demae shares new Nwaka Okparaeke-directed video for track Basic Love

…a London-based visual artist who’s previously photographed the likes of Little Simz and Burna Boy, and worked with publications such as Wonderland and gal-dem. Okparaeke also shot Tierra Whack for…

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News / 19.03.19

Janet Jackson bumps up her billing on doctored Glastonbury poster

…direction”. Following their traditional fallow year in 2018, Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm this summer with a line-up featuring Crack Magazine cover stars Christine & the Queens and Little Simz….

Long Reads / 11.05.19

Meet the photographers behind our Crack100 exhibition

Our 100th issue has landed and to celebrate we’re hosting a photography exhibition of our most iconic images printed across our pages. Across 100 issues, each shoot has encapsulated the…

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News / 25.05.21

Primavera announces Massive Attack, Nick Cave, Charli XCX and Tyler, the Creator for 2022 line-up

…Gorillaz. Across the first weekend, artists on the line-up include Charli XCX, Burna Boy, 100 Gecs, Kacey Musgraves, Caroline Polachek, Kehlani, Sharon Van Etten, Kano, Little Simz and Earl Sweatshirt….