One not-so-secret sauce that can be attributed to the success of breakup albums is their narrative-driven lyrics, and with West End Girl, Lily Allen expands it into a whole new territory. The British ...

That’s right. It’s now 20 years since 2006, and those songs that you thought came out seven or eight years ago are now two decades old. TWO DECADES. A year of some rather seismic cultural developments ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One not-so-secret sauce that can be attributed to the success of breakup albums is their narrative-driven lyrics, and with West End Girl, Lily Allen expands it into a whole new territory. The British ...

Hooray for Lily Allen. I can’t get her messy, bracing new album, which crisply dissects her failed marriage, out of my head. I’m all for processing romantic wounds in private: consuming large tubs of ...

Lily Allen made a memorable return to "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, performing two songs from her latest album, West End Girls, almost 19 years after her first appearance on the show. The 40-year ...

Lily Allen is sharing painful moments from her past with the help of friend Dakota Johnson. During Allen's performance of "Madeline" — a song that is believed to reference a mistress who allegedly had ...

British singer Lily Allen’s appearance as the musical guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live on Saturday night sparked a sharp backlash from some viewers, with social media users questioning her vocals, ...

A holiday masterpiece! Presenting my "Snow Lily of the Valley" dessert. I bake this enchanting treat every year before Christmas, and it's always a massive hit! Everyone loves its delicate beauty and ...