WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Connecticut-born and Nigerian American, Africaine is a singer, songwriter and producer who blends R&B and soul with Afropop and wider Pan-African influences, creating a project rooted in love, vulnerability, self-discovery and the courage to choose yourself. Africaine’s Nigerian heritage, gospel roots and upbringing between Connecticut and New York have all shaped the artist she is today, giving her a rich perspective that feeds into both her music a

WORDS JENN LEHWALD All Points East is back, and while the festival always brings some huge names to London, we’re looking beyond the main stages to some of the newer artists we think are worth knowing. For this ONES2WATCH, we’re highlighting some of the emerging talent across the festival from their music and style to their overall aesthetic. These are some of the names we think you should have on your radar. FRIDAY 21ST ODEAL When we first sat down with Odeal, he was already

WORDS ALICE LAMBERT It seems fitting that when I sat down to chat with Ivana June ahead of the release of her new single today, that she called me from Laredo. The coastal Spanish town, just outside of Bilbao, forms one half of the dual settings that have inspired her latest release, Verano!; the other being the urban lifestyle of her hometown, London. It’s a toe-tapping track oozing with groove. The Latin influences make your shoulders sway while warm sunshine prickles you

WORDS, CREATIVE DIRECTION & STYLING MAISIE JANE DANIELS - PHOTOGRAPHY KAYT WEBSTER-BROWN - HAIR&MAKEUP DIANA MACOVEIU - SET ASSISTANT FINN SOLEY Released today, Pool Girl's latest single, Crab, is a tender meditation on vulnerability, instinct and the quiet courage it takes to step beyond your comfort zone. It's a fitting introduction to Allie, the California-born artist behind the project, whose ability to transform the smallest observations into something deeply human runs

WORDS ALICE LAMBERT For Lee Lewis, visibility is no longer negotiable. “I’m a black, queer R&B singer, and I’m very proud of it,” he says matter-of-factly. Sitting in front of me on a bright blue sofa in an East London office, the soft-spoken LA musician projects a quiet confidence. But it’s one that has been hard-won. For years, the artist struggled to find his voice, to project his experience loudly into the world. Now, he’s making up for lost time. "HAVING A VOICE WAS NO

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Momentum is a funny thing. From the outside, it can look instant: sold-out shows, fans singing every word back, arena stages replacing intimate venues almost overnight. But spend half an hour with Culture Wars and it quickly becomes clear that the band's rise has been anything but sudden. Behind their debut album, Don't Speak sits more than a decade of persistence, quiet reinvention and an unwavering belief in the music. Across our conversation, fron

WORDS POPPY JARVIS RAEGAN is the New York based, genre-bending pop artist who has built a reputation for turning her inner chaos into something cinematic, theatrical and defiantly her own. With her latest single release ‘CRYING IS A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND’, she takes the theatrical energy of a Broadway number and filters it through a glossy, chaotic pop lens creating both a showstopping musical number and an intimate confession: “it’s about realising that after every heartbreak,

Standing on the edge of a new chapter, Charlotte MacInnes opens up about HIGHWATER, creative growth, and emerging from the cocoon with a sound entirely her own. There's something beautifully fitting about Charlotte MacInnes describing herself as being in a cocoon. The Australian-born, London-based singer, songwriter and actress stands on the cusp of a new chapter, preparing to introduce the world to HIGHWATER - a debut EP shaped by years of experiences, emotions and creative

Cape Orange draw you into their imaginary nation, a place of escapism and euphoria. Somewhere between post-work pints, HMRC-induced despair and the search for a decent chocolate milkshake in Woolwich, the London trio have carved out ‘The Cape’: an imagined sanctuary soundtracked by sharp hooks, self-aware humour and the kind of emotional honesty that feels increasingly rare. For F Word’s latest Day In The Life, the band hand over the camera roll entirely, documenting the scen

Behind the Scenes with BombayMami at BBC Maida Vale BombayMami is a Swiss-Indian artist stepping fully into her own. With her latest album Peaceful Attitude, she delivers a sound that is as bold as it is self-assured, blending cultures, identities, and influences into something entirely her own. Rooted in honesty and driven by instinct, Peaceful Attitude marks a shift: a release defined by letting go — of expectations, of being palatable, of the need to be liked. What remains

WORDS ROB CORSINI When she was growing up, panicbaby was full of anxiety, with a feeling that the world was a terrifying place which she’d somehow found herself within. But now, raised on the internet and brought up by Tumblr, she’s taking hold of the fear so that she can destroy it - and replacing it with rage instead. Across her debut EP (playfully titled f u jonathan ) and her new single ‘ get naked ’, panicbaby explores the rawness of heartbreak and its inevitable co

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Born from the mind of London-based musician and poet Charley Palmer Rothwell, Truman is a project that exists somewhere between reality and reconstruction; an alter ego shaped by memory, environment, and the things left unsaid. His debut album Kid Raise Kid is an unravelling body of work rooted in working-class London, it traces inherited trauma, identity, and the systems that shape us - often without us realising. Through sharp lyricism and mome