Ariana Grande How Ariana Grande defines a post-Beyoncé CoachellaBBC Culture - By Eve BarlowWhen you're watching an unannounced Justin Bieber run up and down a catwalk to shrieks of applause, and receive nothing but adulation during another artist's headline set at a music festival, you have
Coachella Festival Coachella 2019: Weekend 2, Day 3 in picturesBBC CultureDay 3, weekend 2 (Sunday 21 April) of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival saw the crowd up early for Kanye West’s Sunday Service, Lizzo fire up the crowd and Ariana Grande closing out the
Jon Snow Game of Thrones episode 2, series 8: Five starsBBC Culture - By Stephen KellyThe dead are coming. In his review of episode 2, series 8, Stephen Kelly looks at how the inhabitants of Winterfell deal with the existential dread that knowledge brings. Warning: contains spoilers about
Kanye West Coachella 2019: Inside Kanye West’s Sunday ServiceBBC Culture - By Eve BarlowLet’s get this out of the way first. It may have been easy to form a certain narrative around Kanye West’s Sunday Service at Coachella today. In Twitter speak, his “cancelling” has followed his vocal of
Maggie Rogers Coachella: Billie Eilish and Maggie Rogers win the crowdBBC Culture - By Eve BarlowBillie Eilish, 17, didn't tell the audience at Coachella on Saturday (20 April) to put their phones away. She asked that if they recorded her next song – When The Party's Over – they didn't look through
Coachella, CA Coachella 2019: Weekend 2, Day 2 in picturesBBC CultureDay 2, weekend 2 (Saturday 20 April) of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought heat, blustery winds, Billie Eilish and Maggie Rogers delivering storming performances, and Kanye West.
Donald Glover Coachella 2019: Childish Gambino’s shape-shifting second setBBC Culture - By Eve BarlowThis article contains language that some readers may find offensive Last weekend, multi-talented singer, rapper, songwriter and actor Childish Gambino (real name: Donald Glover) used his Friday headline
Coachella, CA Coachella 2019: Weekend 2, Day 1 in picturesBBC CultureHere we go again, it’s weekend two of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Day 1 (Friday 19 April) saw Blackpink reprise their highly choreographed set, Coachella’s oldest performer ever,
Sleep Paralysis The man who photographs his nightmaresBBC CultureArtist Nicolas Bruno documents his experiences of sleep paralysis using surreal and conceptual photography. Watch the video to find out more. “You can be tortured by your own nightmares, and the most thing
Ariana Grande Live Lounge: Ariana Grande sings God Is a WomanBBC CultureAriana Grande graced the Live Lounge, and offered up a powerful rendition of her top 10 single God Is A Woman, complete with her signature soaring vocals. If you liked this video, check out the full Live
Ariana Grande Live Lounge: The 1975 cover Ariana Grande’s thank u, nextBBC CultureSinger Matty Healy said the band covered this out of admiration for Grande. “She’s had a right old tough time and I like her a lot,” said Healy. “And she’s got a great voice. And I don’t. So I’m gonna
Why Shtisel has captured the global imaginationBBC Culture - By Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongThe Israeli TV show about an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family may not seem like the usual TV phenomenon, but the unexpected combination is a hit, writes Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. A bar-mitzvah-aged boy a
Madonna The 10 iconic ages of MadonnaBBC Culture - By Stephen DowlingFrom here until the next reinvention, you will know her as Madame X. According to her creator, “Madame X is a secret agent. Traveling around the world. Changing identities. Fighting for freedom. Bringing
Culture Why Hammershøi is Europe’s great painter of lonelinessBBC Culture - By Cath PoundThe Danish master Vilhelm Hammershøi and his sparse interiors remain an enigma. To coincide with a major new survey of his work in Paris, Cath Pound tries to unlock their mystery. Whether he was painting
Culture Stunning and surprising depictions of Notre-DameBBC Culture - By Kelly GrovierArtists as diverse as JMW Turner and Edward Hopper have been inspired to capture the spirit and beauty of the iconic cathedral. Kelly Grovier picks some of the finest. News this week of the devastating
Billie Holiday Strange Fruit: The most shocking song of all time?BBC Culture - By Aida AmoakoBillie Holiday recorded her iconic version of Strange Fruit on 20 April 1939. Eighty years on – in the first of our Songs that Made History series – Aida Amoako explores how a poem about lynching became
Music Smart speakers: Why your voice is a major battle in musicBBC Culture - By Peter RubinsteinSmart speakers, those voice-activated devices that allow you to check the weather, play podcasts or order food delivery, are becoming more and more common in our homes. In the space of less than five brands
Film (UK) The taboo-busting women of Chinese filmBBC Culture - By Harriet ConstableThe untold stories of Japan and China’s extraordinary female filmmakers are finally coming to light. Harriet Constable finds out how – and why now. A lot has changed in the past 18 years, according to
Black Pink Five things we learned from Coachella 2019, Weekend OneBBC CultureWeekend one of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is officially over. While everyone catches up on their sleep, and bathes in after-sun after a sweltering weekend, here are the five things
Ariana Grande Coachella 2019: Weekend 1, Day 3 in picturesBBC CultureDay 3 (Sunday 14 April) of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival saw pop hit the main stage, and a galaxy of surprise guests. Ariana Grande, the youngest artist to ever headline Coachella,
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones: ‘an economical but unhurried scene-setter’BBC Culture - By Hugh MontgomeryTwo years on from the end of season 7, the first episode in the blockbuster show’s final series has finally arrived. Hugh Montgomery reviews the return of Westeros’ most dastardly. Warning: contains spoilers
Coachella, CA Coachella 2019: Weekend 1, Day 2 in picturesBBC CultureDay 2 (Saturday 13 April) of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival saw temperatures rising, on and off the stage. Juice WRLD, Sabrina Claudio, Billie Eilish and Bazzi all played their first-ever
Coachella, CA Coachella 2019: Weekend 1, Day 1 in picturesBBC CultureFriday (12 April) marked the first day of this year’s Coachella, the annual music and arts festival in the Californian desert. Women dominated the first day, K-pop history was made, and Childish Gambino
Adele Live Lounge: Tom Walker covers AdeleBBC CultureScottish singer/songwriter Tom Walker walked into the Live Lounge, and pulled off the impossible. Walker takes an Adele standard from her 19 album and… well listen and judge for yourselves. If you liked
Live Lounge: Mabel covers Little Mix’s TouchBBC CultureR&B star and BRITs British Breakthrough Act nominee Mabel turns Little Mix’s club anthem Touch into a stripped back soulful cover, and drops Drake into the mix for good measure. If you liked this video,
How Shrill is a turning point for bigger bodies on screenBBC Culture - By Jane MulkerrinsHollywood has a long and shameful history of demeaning and mocking larger bodies. But does a new US TV comedy-drama suggest the stirrings of a revolution, asks Jane Mulkerrins It’s rare that a single moment
Saudi Arabia Olivia Arthur: The secret lives of Saudi womenBBC Culture - By Fiona MacdonaldMagnum photographer Olivia Arthur spent time in Saudi Arabia in 2009 and 2010. Her project Jeddah Diary offers a glimpse at lives rarely seen in public. “What I tried to do is really give people my experience,
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones: What we need to knowBBC Culture - By Hugh MontgomeryAs the fantasy epic returns for its eighth and final series, Hugh Montgomery looks at the issues left to resolve in the Seven Kingdoms. Next week sees the return, for its final six episodes, of the TV
Blade Runner 2049 What will fashion be like 20 years from now?BBC Culture - By Bel JacobsFrom virtual collections to limitless creativity, in the first of a new series on future culture, Bel Jacobs explores what style will look like in two decades’ time. Watch any recent science-fiction movie
The mobile laundry that caters for rock starsBBC CultureIn the early 1980s one West German music fan had a bright idea – do the laundry for road-weary rock stars. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Laundry was born. Adapted from Outlook, on the BBC World Service. Hans-Jürgen
