Kadish Morris

The award-winning poet and author on bringing his career to a meaningful end, processing the death of his mother via verse, and his love of mixed martial arts

The Ariana Grande songwriter comes out of the shadows with an exploratory album of songs about sexuality and big dreams

The stockbroker turned Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has penned hits for Little Mix, Dua Lipa and more. Now she has made her a joyful, soul-infused album of her own

Partly founded on slave money, the Fitzwilliam grapples with its past and present in an exhibition that spreads its net wide but fails to get down to the really painful details

Refusing the ‘confessional’ tag and unafraid to break songwriting rules, the Chicago musician has written one of the most acclaimed debut albums of the year

The American poet’s visceral account of being snatched as a child by his white supremacist grandparents demonstrates the shaky and slippery nature of memory

She may have conquered TikTok, and then the Billboard charts, but the UK pop phenom is still learning how to be herself in public. As she releases her debut album she discusses her rapid rise, and which of her viral hits are ‘crap’

The American poet and musician’s new album The Great Bailout tracks the money given to British slaveowners – including David Cameron’s ancestors. She explains why she is pessimistic about getting true justice

A grieving son aims to connect with his late father through the cassette tapes he left behind, in a tale of jazz, black ambition and romance

The American poet’s dark, politically conscious fourth collection tackles the entrenched problem of anti-blackness and the aftermath of the George Floyd protests