The X Factor
The Unbearable Silence of Harry Styles
Over the past few years, pop's number one marketing tool has been one that says nothing at all.
We Ranked ‘Now That's What I Call Music’ Compilations From Worst to Best
What the actual fuck was going on 1998?
Stormzy Is Using Grime to Save Christmas From Corporate Blandness
The grime MC is gunning for Christmas day's number one single with #ShutUpForXmasNo1.
The Strange and Spiralling Death Of Talent Show TV
View the death of American Idol through the prism of the wider pop culture landscape, and you'll see that televised talent shows are absolutely fucked.
News of Zealand: Reality TV is Getting Too Real
This week the country has been caught up in the X-Factor's bullying controversy. But it's not the first time reality TV felt unsavoury this year.
2014 Was a Desperate Year for UK Celebrities
Being "famous" now apparently means humiliating yourself over and over like you're a perpetual game show contestant.
Tulisa Contostavlos and the Journalistic Coke Deal Shame
I’m still reeling from the shock. How could I not be? A young, rich, superstar that hangs out with rappers is the last person I’d expect to be racking up lines of “white sweets”.