What it feels like to be a young, single South Asian woman
When are you getting married?’ Words – Shehnaz Khan I had barely been in the presence of this family friend for 30 seconds, before the sentence she had been bursting […]
Interview: Eric Bellinger on ‘Eric B For President’, working with Chris Brown and the creative writing process
A hidden gem of the R&B world, Eric Bellinger has worked with everyone from Usher, Trey Songz and Chris Brown to Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Beyonce, in fact he […]
Interview: JoJo on her triumphant return, escaping her record label and ‘Mad Love’
You’d be forgiven for almost forgetting about JoJo. I say almost, as the talented singer-songwriter is anything but forgettable, and despite being trapped in a record label for ten years […]
Usher’s ‘Hard II Love’ – The R&B Veteran Returns (Album Review)
Surprise! There’s a new Usher album! The R&B veteran has decided to follow suit of the latest trend and has only gone and released his eighth studio album overnight. In […]
Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’: A Revolutionary Experience (Album Review)
If you haven’t been living under a rock over the past fortnight – you’ll know that Frank Ocean has finally dropped his album. Frank, is that really you? Is this really […]
Happy 35th Birthday Beyoncé: Here’s Ten Of Her Most Important Life Lessons
The greatest living performer of all-time celebrated her 35th birthday yesterday – Yes, I did say all time, as male or female it really makes no difference. Who even compares? They […]
When you call the murder of Qandeel Baloch an ‘honour killing’, you perpetuate the ideas that led to her death
Qandeel Baloch was like any other 26-year-old woman. Confident, courageous and ambitious model and actress Qandeel strove to be outspoken in her native Pakistan and refused to accept that her behaviour […]
What Reaction to Kehlani’s Attempted Suicide Teaches Us About the Mental Health Stigma
If someone were to tell you they were depressed, what you would do? What about if they said they had anxiety? What if somebody were to tell you they were […]
We Cared About Charlie and We Cared About Paris: But Why Don’t We Also Care About the Rest?
Yesterday, 15 people were killed by terrorists whilst travelling on a bus in Peshawar, Pakistan – but you’d be forgiven for not knowing that. Furthermore on Wednesday, another 22 people […]
Coldplay and Beyoncé’s video for ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ Is Not Cultural Appropriation but Cultural Appreciation
Cultural appropriation. Two words, that have found themselves at the very forefront of the Internet this past weekend, but what exactly is it? Cultural appropriation is when an “appropriator” within […]
