Slap,spritz,sink:The pop culture moments that defined 2022

Slap,spritz,sink:The pop culture moments that defined 2022

From Elon Musk ruining Twitter to Tom Cruise saving cinema,don’t worry darling,we’ve got you sorted.

  • byMeg Watson andThomas Mitchell

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Can celebrities please stop pretending to save the planet?

Can celebrities please stop pretending to save the planet?

Activism - like hypocrisy - is so hot right now among the world’s wealthiest celebrities. More than that,it’s a necessity.

  • byGenevieve Novak
How a chart-topping hit from 1977 helps unlock Beyonce’s latest album

How a chart-topping hit from 1977 helps unlock Beyonce’s latest album

Beyonce’s new album Renaissance is a dazzling and cohesive love-letter to house music,disco and techno. But it’s her interpolation of I Feel Love that masterfully ties the whole project together.

  • byOsman Faruqi
Why did music critics stop criticising musicians?
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Why did music critics stop criticising musicians?

The fanatical fans of megastars such as Adele and Taylor Swift are making some artists unassailable.

  • byThomas Hobbs
Beyonce is back. How does her latest album compare to her best records?

Beyonce is back. How does her latest album compare to her best records?

Renaissance is Beyonce’s first solo album since 2016,but where does it fit in her discography?

  • byShaad D'Souza
Beyonce and Drake say club music is back. Is it time to return to the dance floor?
Opinion
Opinion

Beyonce and Drake say club music is back. Is it time to return to the dance floor?

Millennials,bust out the Deep Heat and prepare to move your ailing body.

  • byThomas Mitchell
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Beyonce goes disco:Singer releases single from first album since 2016

Beyonce goes disco:Singer releases single from first album since 2016

Break My Soul samples the iconic ’90s house anthem Show Me Love,and will be on every dance floor around the world for the forseeable future.

  • byMeg Watson
What you need to know about Beyoncé’s Vogue cover

What you need to know about Beyoncé’s Vogue cover

Horses,platform boots and feather hats have been pronounced cool by the latest appearance of Queen Bey in the pages of Vogue magazine.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Ryan Tedder sold his song catalogue for $276 million. Now he’s intent on making more

Ryan Tedder sold his song catalogue for $276 million. Now he’s intent on making more

“It’s never been popular to be a successful artist and have any clue about finances,” says the OneRepublic frontman and hit songwriter.

  • byRobert Moran
How do you cope when you get the disease that killed your mother?

How do you cope when you get the disease that killed your mother?

Melbourne musician Nai Palm was only 11 when her mother died. At 29,she got the same diagnosis. “It gave me such an understanding of how strong she was.”

  • byRobert Moran
Black is King:Is Beyonce fashion's ultimate influencer?

Black is King:Is Beyonce fashion's ultimate influencer?

The pandemic has thrown the fashion world into chaos but Beyonce's'Black is King'is proof of the star's power to influence mainstream style.

  • byMelissa Singer