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Pop powerhouse Benny Blanco: “Do I consider myself a ‘hitmaker’? I think I’m a loser!”

The producer, songwriter and star on penning global smashes and the legacies of Juice WRLD and 6 Dogs

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LATEST NEWS

The Chemical Brothers announce new single ‘The Darkness You Fear’

BTS’ V unveils snippet of unreleased solo song on Twitter

BLACKPINK’s Rosé named Tiffany & Co.’s new global ambassador

Ted Nugent denies calling COVID-19 a hoax after catching virus

Bicep release ‘Isles’ deluxe edition, featuring three new tracks

Ezra Furman comes out as transgender: “I am a trans woman and a mom”

ALBUM REVIEWS

AJ Tracey – ‘Flu Game’ review: UK rapper remains in a league of his own

Greta Van Fleet – ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ review: technically impressive (and that’s about it)

Porter Robinson – ‘Nurture’ review: dance don trades bombast for blissed-out beats

Young Stoner Life – ‘Slime Language 2’ review: follow-up record doesn’t quite stick

FEATURES

10 songs we never want to hear in clubs ever again

Stoner movies: the best films to get baked to on 4/20

So long, Aunt Polly: remembering ‘Peaky Blinders’ star Helen McCrory

Why cinemas will bounce back after lockdown

How a new SOPHIE-produced EP honours the genius of the late pop polymath

RIP DMX: 10 of the rap legend’s best songs ever

GIG REVIEWS

Sharon Van Etten live in Los Angeles: ten ‘Epic’ years and a timely celebration of resilience

Weezer live in Los Angeles: pop-rock titans continue to defy expectations

Bat For Lashes live in Los Angeles: a beautifully intimate ode to transformation

Ben Howard live in Cornwall: a cinematic spin on the virtual gig

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Pop powerhouse Benny Blanco: “Do I consider myself a ‘hitmaker’? I think I’m a loser!”

Girl In Red: “Gen Z expect more honesty, intimacy and rawness”

Third Man signees Silver Synthetic: “If we’re making punks mad, we’re more punk than the punks!”

Five things to know before watching ‘Batwoman’ season two

Soundtrack Of My Life: Julie Adenuga

Enter Shikari on their surprise new album, new book and post-COVID politics

THE BIG READ

Royal Blood: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist. It was all quite scary”

Ray BLK: “I’m not going to conform. I’m going to be bossy; I’m going to flex”

St. Vincent: “I wanted to tell my story with humour and compassion”

AJ Tracey: “I’ve gone through so much. It’s been so hard, and I’m still here”

MORE NEWS

2PM still “preparing” comeback album, JYP reaffirms

Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film with Bradley Cooper and Alana Haim set for late 2021 release

Staind’s Aaron Lewis rallies against Bruce Springsteen and statue removal in bizarre new solo track

Jai Paul marks 10 years of ‘BTSTU’ with new track ‘Super Salamander’ on recreated MySpace page

Miley Cyrus teases remix of The Kid LAROI’s ‘Without You’

Boy George gives update on ‘Karma Chameleon’ biopic cast in new video

Waka Flocka Flame accepts lifetime achievement award from Donald Trump

Harry Styles, Lizzo and The 1975 among nominees for British LGBT Awards

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Rachel Chinouriri: “In many ways, I carry other people’s sadness and turn it into songs”

Biig Piig enters “sxc dom phase” with new single ‘Lavender’

Fred again.. – ‘Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)’ review: super-producer’s notes from a lost year

Remi Wolf announces remix EP, featuring Beck, Hot Chip, Panda Bear and more

FILM & TV NEWS

Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film with Bradley Cooper and Alana Haim set for late 2021 release

Boy George gives update on ‘Karma Chameleon’ biopic cast in new video

Björn Ulvaeus rules out any upcoming ABBA biopics

Emilia Clarke is reportedly the latest to join Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ series

Tom Cruise spotted filming ‘Mission: Impossible’ scenes in Yorkshire

‘Inside No.9’ releases surreal new trailer for series 6

Michaela Coel’s debut book to hit shelves this autumn

‘Friday Night Dinner’ creator leaves random shopping lists in strangers’ trolleys

FILM REVIEWS

‘Love and Monsters’ review: long-lost sweethearts take on the apocalypse

‘The Banishing’ review: the “most haunted house in England” can’t conjure up the scares

‘Promising Young Woman’ review: darkly funny revenge thriller pulls the rug on predators

‘Nomadland’ review: moving road movie plays like a Bruce Springsteen song

GAMING NEWS

A ‘Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic’ remake is reportedly in development

‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ has surpassed 100million players

Discord has reportedly halted buyout talks with Microsoft

Jeff Kaplan departs Blizzard Entertainment after 19 years

First-person shooter ‘Skin Deep’ to be published by Annapurna Interactive

‘MLB the Show 21’ and ‘Destroy All Humans! Remake’ arrive on Xbox Game Pass