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Meet The World's Coolest Female DJs (And Prepare For Some Serious Career Envy...)
What does it take to become one of the world’s most sought-after DJs? An amazing playlist, of course. No longer a boys-only club, there are plenty of successful females making big noise in the exciting industry. We take a look at the coolest women working behind the decks, dominating the radio stations and providing the soundtracks to some of Hollywood’s swankiest celeb parties. Prepare for total career envy...
By Jessica Bridgeman
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If You Don’t Already Love Foxes, This Is Why You SO Should...
Foxes is the hot new female singer-songwriter everyone’s talking about right now and it’s unsurprising given that, since moving to London at the age of 18, she’s worked with award-winning producer Sam Dixon and Fall Out Boy (to name a few), currently has a single in the top 10, and has already got a Grammy to her name. AND she hasn’t even released her debut album yet?
By Lauren O'Callaghan
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No Boys Allowed At Radio 1 This Weekend
The radio station is celebrating International Women's Day by featuring only female DJs for two full days
By Ali Gray
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Brit Awards 2014: All The After Party Pictures
With the Brit Awards 2014 ceremony over, the music industry's finest headed on to some seriously swanky destinations across London to carry on the revelry. See what they got up to...
By Rebecca Gillam
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Brit Awards 2014 Winners
From Ellie Goulding to David Bowie, discover who won what at the Brit Awards this year...
By Marie Claire
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London Grammar: 15 Things You Need To Know About The Band Of The Moment
London Grammar sound a bit like Florence + the Machine, The xx and Fleetwood Mac combined. We think they're nothing short of incredible. Come and meet our current musical obsession...
By Suzannah Ramsdale
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8 Justin Timberlake Songs We Just Can't Help But Dance To
In honour of Trousersnake's birthday, here are 8 of his most fabulous toe-tapping, booty-popping tunes. Happy dancing, people. If only our moves were just as smooth as that of the chap in question. Sigh.
By Suzannah Ramsdale
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8 Songs You Need To Listen To En Route To A First Date
Wave goodbye to those first date nerves with our ultimate pre-date playlist...
By Marie Claire
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This Is Why People Get So Excited About The Halftime Super Bowl Performance...
As Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers prepare to take to the stage at this year's Super Bowl, we take a look back at some of the most memorable - both intentionally and not so intentionally - halftime performances ever...
By Francesca Rice
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So THIS Is How You Join Rita Ora's Gang...
They love the 90s street style vibe and are always seen wearing the hottest labels. If you want to tap into Rita Ora and her style tribe (we're talking Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn and Rihanna), here is a checklist to guide you through.
By Abisoye Odugbesan
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10 Musicians That Will Change Your Year For The Better
Meet the hottest new names in music, including the bands you won't want to miss this year...
By Jessica Bridgeman
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9 Moments That Put Ellie Goulding On The Map
How did the singer from a small town in Herefordshire become one of the biggest performing artists in the world?Ellie, we salute you.
By Francesca Rice
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Beyoncé: 11 Things We've Learnt About Her During The Mrs Carter World Tour 2013
As Mrs Carter winds up the 2013 portion of her epic, nine-month world tour, here's what we've learnt about this amazing lady along the way…
By Marie Claire
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The Incredible Things You Didn't Know About The Best Frontwomen Of All Time
We bet even the most die-hard of fans among you will be surprised to hear what we've found out about some of the most iconic women in music history...
By Francesca Rice
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Remember This Video The Next Time Someone Calls It A Beyoncé Booty Shake…
These dance moves seem a little familiar? See where 'twerking' REALLY found its origins...
By Becky Freeth
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Have You Heard Of Lissie? The 7 Reasons Why You Need Her On Your iPod
Lissie drinks tequila from the bottle, refuses to shaves her armpits and sounds awesome. She really is one to watch and here's why...
By Becky Freeth
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Iggy Azalea: The Stuff You Should Know About The Girl Of The Moment
Platinum blonde bombshell and badass rapping sensation Iggy Azalea has been making waves for months thanks to her no-nonsense attitude, penchant for dirty lyrics and provocative videos. Not to mention that butt, so impressive it sparked rumours of implants and padded underwear. Here's everything you need to know about the girl of the moment...
By Francesca Rice
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Sky Ferreira: This Summer's Girl
With her debut album set for release in the coming months and a campaign for Saint Laurent already under her belt, get the lowdown on why Sky Ferreira is the cool girl to watch this summer...
By Fiona Raisbeck
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7 Reasons It's Ok To Like One Direction Over The Age Of 20
As teeny boppers One Direction kick off a stint of sold out shows at London's O2, we discuss why it's perfectly acceptable to be cray cray about the manufactured popsters. We're stepping out of the closet of shame and are ready to embrace 1D.
By Suzannah Ramsdale
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The Nine Best Running Songs Ever
A banging playlist can take a gym workout from a monotonous chore to a fun stress-buster. What we want to know is: which song really gets your blood pumping?
By Suzannah Ramsdale
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Marie Claire Meets Lianne La Havas
Gemma Montgomery, one of the winners of last year's marie claire Inspire & Mentor scheme, takes a wonder down memory lane with the incredibly talented Lianne la Havas and chats about how a reserved choir girl rose to be one of the brightest and most exciting artists to flourish from British soil.
By Marie Claire
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Girl Talk with Kate Nash
We headed to the swanky St Martin Lanes hotel for Kate Nash's album launch party last night.
By Marie Claire
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Caught Live: Jake Bugg
He’s become embroiled in a feud with teen idols One Direction in recent weeks for speaking out about his contempt for manufactured pop, but if there was any doubt about where the future of British music lies it was made crystal clear last night as Jake Bugg hit the stage at his sold out London gig.
By Fiona Raisbeck
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Our night at the Brit Awards 2013!
With London Fashion Week over for another season and the film BAFTAs all but a distant memory, attention turned to the UK music scene last night as the cream of the industry dashed south of the river to London’s O2 arena for the Brit Awards 2013.
By Fiona Raisbeck
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My Glastonbury misery as tickets sell out in under two hours
Twitter reports some fans tried phoneline more than 300 times without sucess
By Marie Claire
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Three people killed in Bestival coach smash
Three killed, several injured as coach crashes in Surrey on way back up north from festival
By Marie Claire
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Blur close Hyde Park Olympics gigs with a storming performance
Iconic britpop band played the last gig of the Olympics BT London live concert series
By Marie Claire