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

Patience Please discuss their debut EP Miles Away in an exclusive F Word interview, exploring their indie sound, live energy, and rising London scene.

TALENT MIRIANA CONTE - PHOTOGRAPHY AZAZEL CHRISTIAN - STYLING JEANDOR FARRUGIA - HAIR ELIZABETT FOGEL - MAKEUP SERENA POLH Miriana Conte is a Maltese/Italian singer and performer carving out a distinct space within contemporary pop through her bold visual identity and emotionally charged sound. Blending high-energy pop with raw, expressive storytelling, her work captures the intensity of modern life, where confidence, vulnerability, and chaos exist side by side. Her late

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Since the age of fourteen, Olive Jones has been a poet... and her father knew it. His favourite song of hers is still the very first one she ever wrote, a reflection on the polarities of life on Earth - pretty deep, right? But then again, this was never a surface-level household. Raised on a soundtrack of greats like Jill Scott and Whitney Houston, Olive’s musical foundations were laid early, before she found her feet in the Leeds music scene - joi

A Day In The Life: Inside girli’s World Fresh off being named in GRAMMY.com ’s Rising LGBTQ Artist roundup, and with her new album it’s just my opinion landing on May 8th, girli is stepping into 2026 with a future as bright as her hair. For this instalment of A Day in The Life , girli takes us behind the scenes - from everyday rituals to shoot days - while answering a few questions that give us a deeper look at this artist-to-watch. Pre-save the album here: https://girli.

Exclusive interview with Leeds’ chaotic synth-punk six-piece Adult DVD on their new single Real Tree Lee, life on tour, and UK music scene insights.