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Roisin O'Connor

Roisin O'Connor

Music Editor at The Independent

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Zara Larsson ‘didn’t expect’ the reaction to her support slot for Tate McRae

Exclusive: Swedish pop singer says the support slot was ‘such a good opportunity’ to introduce herself to ‘the perfect crowd’ of McRae’s fans
independent.co.uk

Lily Allen’s West End Girl is a perfect exercise in unsparing honesty

Younger artists like Charli XCX have mastered what Allen owned first: a kind of ironic detachment that makes any suggestion of female artists being ‘hysterical’ much harder. With her new album, the pop star is so back, says Roisin O’Connor
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‘There’s an emotional intensity’: Polly Samson on her photos of Dav...

As she releases a new photobook documenting the creation and subsequent tour of the Pink Floyd star’s fifth solo album, ‘Luck and Strange’, Samson tells Roisin O’Connor how she is ‘endlessly fascinated’ by Gilmour’s playing and the quest to capture ‘something about that expressiveness’
independent.co.uk

D’Angelo, soulful and reclusive R&B visionary, dies aged 51

Multi-talented artist was regarded as one of the most gifted musicians of his generation, releasing critically adored albums including his 1995 debut ‘Brown Sugar’ and his surprise 2014 record, ‘Black Messiah’
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Robbie Williams cancels his final show of world tour due to ‘public...

Williams began the tour in May, performing in cities including London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki and Athens
independent.co.uk

Victoria Beckham opens up about Rolls Royce viral clip

Victoria Beckham opens up about Rolls Royce viral clip
independent.co.uk

Taylor Swift dishes on The Life of a Showgirl and wedding plans - l...

Pop artist’s 12th long-player contains some of her more outrageous songs, suggesting she feels confident enough at this point in her career to go as rogue as she fancies
independent.co.uk

Comedians at controversial Riyadh festival ‘completely avoiding’ jo...

Comics were urged to use their platform to raise awareness of Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues, but reportedly signed contracts forbidding them from doing so in exchange for lucrative fees
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Lola Young takes legal action against ‘Messy’ producer

Pop star’s representatives say they will ‘not allow [her] reputation and integrity to be called into question’
independent.co.uk

Selena Gomez marries Benny Blanco in intimate Santa Barbara ceremony

Singer and actor shared photos to Instagram of her in her wedding gown as well as romantic shots with her new husband, with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Paul Rudd among the guests
independent.co.uk

Oasis to play final Wembley Stadium show of their 2025 reunion tour

Noel and Liam Gallagher will take to a UK stage for the final time this year, before continuing with the international dates of their sold-out reunion tour
independent.co.uk

Album reviews: Mariah Carey, Perrie and Sprints

On her first album in seven years, Mariah Carey stays in her lane of glitzy, nicely overwrought pop on her first album, while pop star Perrie delivers an impressive debut and Irish rock band Sprints return with an excellent second record
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Guitar ‘smashed up’ by Liam Gallagher on the night Oasis split goes...

Noel Gallagher said the Gibson ES-355 was damaged on the night of the band’s backstage fight at Rock en Seine festival in Paris
independent.co.uk

Taika Waititi: Directing Rita Ora in new music video was ‘a dream t...

Exclusive: Oscar-winning director calls working with the pop star, whom he married in 2022, ‘the easiest job in the world’
independent.co.uk

David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane artwork could fetch record sum at auction

Image described as the ‘Mona Lisa of Pop’ will be auctioned along with a number of other Bowie-related items next month
independent.co.uk

Ozzy Osbourne fans will now get two documentaries in the same week

Paramount+ will release a documentary about the final six years of the Black Sabbath frontman’s life, shortly after the BBC shares its own delayed project
independent.co.uk

Stars and Palestinian artists join forces for rousing Gaza fundraiser

Over the course of four hours, musicians, artists, speakers and activists come together at London’s Wembley Arena for fundraiser curated by Brian Eno
independent.co.uk

Ozzy Osbourne fans will now get two documentaries in the same week

Paramount+ will release a documentary about the final six years of the Black Sabbath frontman’s life, shortly after the BBC shares its own delayed project
independent.co.uk

Justin Bieber to headline first major show in years at Coachella 2026

Canadian pop star will be joined by fellow headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Anyma and Karol G at the Empire Polo Club next spring
independent.co.uk

David Gilmour reflects on historic Circus Maximus concert in new fi...

Revered guitarist performed his first tour in nearly a decade, which included a show against the dramatic ruins in Rome
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The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins brands Yungblud’s Ozzy Osbourne ...

Rock musician claimed performance, which included Black Sabbath keyboardist Adam Wakeman, was ‘another nail in the coffin of rock n roll’