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Michael Cragg

Michael Cragg is a music writer for the Guardian and Observer as well as contributing to i-D, Fader and Q. He's also the editor of BEAT magazine. 

August 2024
  • Autumn Preview Film

    Autumn arts preview 2024
    From Charli XCX and Van Gogh to Gladiator 2: the best culture to go out and see this autumn

    The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness still offers plenty of excuses to leave the house. Our critics offer their odes to the season’s best film, theatre, dance, art, comedy and music. Expect a bumper harvest of culture
  • Nicki Chapman

    So Tell Me What You Want by Nicki Chapman review – breaking pop’s glass ceiling

    The TV presenter and former music PR on her eventful rise through the ranks of a male-dominated industry
  • American badass? … Post Malone.

    Post Malone: F-1 Trillion review – catchy country cosplay

    Texan ditches hip-hop for this somewhat bloated 18-track epic bolstered by big-name guests. His versatile voice can handle the genre move, but it’s all a little formulaic
July 2024
  • Collage of Madonna and Sandra Bernhard; The Wizard of Oz; Queer as Folk; Kenny Everett; Edward Scissorhands

    Loud and queer: Gareth Thomas, Rosie Jones and more on the culture that helped them find their true selves

    From a rugby great to a former MP, LGBTQ stars spill the beans on the shows, songs and films that made them understand their identity
June 2024
  • Rachel Stevens, photographed in London for G2, June 2024

    ‘I was nervous. Worried. Insecure. I just didn’t feel safe’: Rachel Stevens on her life in S Club 7

  • Kehlani

    Kehlani: Crash review – the perfect sexy summer soundtrack

  • Second chance … Normani.

    Normani: Dopamine review – pop’s longest-awaited debut almost defeats the trolls

  • Nicola Roberts, Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle dressed in smart red and black outfits and photographed against a chequerboard background

    Girls Aloud on public bullying, getting older and reuniting after the loss of Sarah Harding: ‘I keep expecting her to burst into the room’

May 2024
  • Zayn

    Zayn: Room Under the Stairs review – Nashville-produced minimalism suits him

    The former One Direction singer continues to intrigue with an introspective, acoustic-leaning set with more highs than lows
April 2024
  • AG Cook

    ‘People think I hate pop’: super-producer AG Cook on working with Beyoncé and honouring his friend Sophie

    As the boss of PC Music, the godfather of hyperpop confounded critics but won over Beyoncé and Charli XCX. Now, with a supersized new solo album, he’s continuing his mission to make pop more unpredictable
  • Beyoncé walks onstage to accept the innovator award during the iHeartRadio music awards last week in Los Angeles.

    Artist of the week
    Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter review – takes country music by its plaid collar and sets it on fire

    The Texan superstar’s eighth album is a thrilling 27-track journey through and beyond America’s roots music, and it feels like a genuine feast
  • MISSY "MISDaMEANOR" ELLIOTT<br>Rapper Missy "Misdameanor" Elliott performs while filming the Sock it 2 Me music video in New York Aug. 22, 1997. Elliott is riding high on the charts with the recent release of her first album, "Supa Dupa Fly." (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)

    ‘This is an art form – and we’re losing it’: is the music video dying?

    Music videos were once cultural events almost as important as the music they promoted. In an era of digestible bite-size content on TikTok, the art form is in danger of being lost for ever
March 2024
  • Ariana Grande

    Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – a clearing of the emotional decks

    Post-divorce, the American pop star returns with a sumptuous collection that has just the right amount of bite
  • smiley tent

    Perfect pitch: the 2024 UK music festivals you can still book now

    We may not be able to guarantee the sunshine, but British summer time always means great live music. Grab your spangly cowboy hat – these are the best fests to visit this year
  • St Vincent

    ‘I‘d rather people scratch their heads than yawn’: St Vincent on death, Dave Grohl and dividing her fans

    Despite its unflinching title, the artist’s new album, All Born Screaming, is a deeply romantic record
February 2024
  • Allie X

    Alt-pop star Allie X: ‘Performing is a lifelong addiction – I realised I could make people love me’

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me… Now review – too much information on JLo’s lovestruck return

  • Two worried-looking men check their finances

    True romance
    True romance: how to keep the love alive when money is tight

  • Zara Larsson

    Zara Larsson: Venus review – fervour on the dancefloor

January 2024
  • Erika De Casier

    R&B sensation Erika de Casier: ‘I don’t know if I ever think – yep, I’m a musician’

    One of pop’s most sought-after artists, de Casier has written for K-pop stars and remixed Dua Lipa, but hid behind her bolshie alter ego Bianka for her own music. Now she’s finally found the confidence to drop the act
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