CATEGORIES
From the HEART
AS THOMAS SABO release the second wave of their new brand, Saboteur, the man behind the eponymous label reveals what inspires their designs
RSİ ROAD TEST
This SUV from a sports and supercar marque is, says its maker, \"a sabre in a sector of sledgehammers\". Which, however poetic, undersells it by quite some margin
Genre TV Is Taking Over and Falling Short
From superhero shows to sci-fi and fantasy, today's hit series are built on IP. But do creators really know how to handle it?
To the beat of time
How Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet played a crucial part in preserving 55 years of stand-out performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Chloe x Halle the Isley Brothers
Two of pop's great sibling acts on finding inspiration, and trying not to annoy each other
Rina Sawayama & Shania Twain
On loving their queer fans, the challenges of autobiographical songwriting, and what they learned from difficult childhoods
PinkPantheress & Kaytranada
Two of dance music's best young artists on avoiding sunlight, weird and having the confidence to work with your heroes collaborations,
Latto & Flo Milli
Two of 2022's hottest MCs worked hard to prove themselves in the music industry and now, they want to share the love and support
Trueno & Nicki Nicole
Argentina's favourite couple sit down in Buenos Aires and talk about everything that has connected them personally and artistically
Karen O & Michelle Zauner
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Japanese Breakfast frontwomen on the power of 'no', growing up Korean American, and the joys of smashing stuff
One in a MILLIONS
Russ Millions is commercial drill personified. As he releases new mixtape One of a Kind, the first artist from the genre to have a number-one hit contemplates his art and his ongoing desire to make fans want to move
10 Days in Hell: Our Russian Hostage Nightmare
Desperate to escape Ukraine, we were captured, questioned, and held in a bunker. Then our teenage son tried to save us
WELCOME TO THE LITTLE BROTHER HOUSE
We remember Teen Big Brother, Channel 4's controversial 00s 'experiment' as ITV2 brings the landmark original show back to our screens this spring
THE EARLY, OPEN ROAD
Pop star DYLAN has been co-signed by Ed Sheeran, Bastille and Yungblud. Now she's adored by an increasing number of teenage girls. We meet her before and after her biggest headline show yet at London's historic KOKO
THE PEOPLE ARE IN TROUBLE
Alex Lawther's writing and directing film debut is a fictional tale of love set in a time of climate collapse that is rooted in reality
RAYE: IN FULL CONTROL
Having shaken off the shackles of a seven-year contract without a debut record, Raye is savouring a number-one single and the freedom that comes with dropping her long-awaited first album, as she tells Rolling Stone UK
Lil Durk's Dizzying Ascent
The Chicago rapper faced unimaginable grief on his way to superstardom
Ice Spice: NYC Drill's New Queen of Pop
She took the world by storm with ‘Munch’ — a hit so catchy, it could be the genre’s future
Rites of passage
Indie folk singer Nell Mescal looks back on a landmark year that marked her first-ever tour as she takes her place as one of Ireland’s most unique voices
Maya Hawke
The Stranger Things star on her new album, wanting to die (onscreen), and which of her parents' movies she hasn't seen
Alex Turner
The Arctic Monkeys frontman on big rock guitars, evolving as a band, and revving up for their latest album, The Car
Artist of the year - Yungblud - How to win fans and influence people
Love him or hate him, Yungblud exemplifies what it means to be a Gen Z rock star. Dominic Harrison harnessed an influencer model to rise to fame but in 2022 proved he's well on the way to becoming a British pop culture icon. Rolling Stone UK goes on the road with our Artist of the Year to find out how he intends to use more than his highenergy persona to be taken seriously.
Breakthrough Award – Bree Runway – She's that girl
This was Bree Runway's year. She collaborated with Stormzy, added more A-listers to her growing fan base and is now regularly recognised in the streets of London, her hometown. Rolling Stone UK met Bree for her most intimate interview yet
The year that TikTok went weird
Trends, once created and T enforced by the culture press and celebrities, have grown into an ever-evolving, unpredictable beast with the rise of TikTok.
Groove Armada – The boys are back
The electronic duo quit touring in 2010, with Andy Cato moving into sustainable farming and Tom Findlay becoming a therapist. Now, 12 years later, they've nearly completed one final live tour, and have recorded new material for their 25-track greatest hits box set. Rolling Stone UK checked in to chat outdated technology, nipple tassels and playing Groove Armada to cows
Eliza Rose – "I'm a raver before anything else"
Eliza Rose is a DJ, singer, producer and avid record collector who just took a UK rave tune to number one
THE YEAR THAT WE WENT ON STRIKE
While the French strike at the drop of a chapeau and love to kick W aristocratic heads up and down the Champs-Élysées, the English drink cups of tea and get on with things, or so the stereotypes go.
THE YEAR THAT NOTHING IN THE UK WORKED
This year, I realised I needed to learn T how to drive. I'd been made redundant during the pandemic, and a few months later was forced to leave my rental accommodation when my landlord decided to sell the house.
FOOTBALL FINALLY CAME HOME
If you tuned into BBC One on the morning of 1 August, you'd have seen a team of young female footballers sporting all the signs of a heroic hangover for the ages.
THE YEAR THAT MISOGYNY WAS BACK IN FASHION
This time last year, very few people thought about Andrew Tate with any regularity if at all. Now, he's inescapable.