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CONTRIBUTORS ISSUE 027 • Inside Rolling Stone
DANNY DYER: WE NEED A GREAT BRITISH RESET
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OPENING ACT
BUBBLING HOT • Lava La Rue on returning to their punk roots, being spotted by a Guns N’ Roses legend and making political music: “I’ve always been quite vocal about things”
THE ONES TO WATCH • Rolling Stone UK’s hot list of the latest new talent
125 YEARS OF BLACK BRITISH MUSIC • The Music is Black: A British Story at V&A East Museum celebrates the growth of Black British music since the start of the 20th century
NICOLE KIDMAN ON TV, FROM BEST TO BATTIEST • The Oscar winner can’t stop showing up on the small screen – the kookier the role, the better
MADRA SALACH THE NEW IRISH BAND WITH A FRESH TAKE ON FOLK • The band’s lead singer Paul Banks discusses the contemporary influences on their music and how their live performance gives the genre a thorough shake-up
ARRESTED BY ICE FOR PROTESTING IN MINNEAPOLIS • Local rapper Nur-D has always stood up for his neighbours in his music, and he did the exact same thing in the streets
HOW DAVID BOWIE REDEFINED THE ART OF GOODBYE • 10 years on, the Starman’s final transmission is still astonishing to behold
ACCESS TO THE ICONS OF TODAY • A year of print magazine mailed directly to your door. A year of E-edition delivered right to your inbox.
CUSTOM MADE • Born in the East End’s Custom House, Danny Dyer is the embodiment of a working-class boy made good. With a BAFTA win and his latest big-screen outing as a football agent, this Pinter protégé is facing down his critics and claiming his status as a 24-carat national treasure
NOCTURNAL AWAKENING • For third album Ambiguous Desire, Arlo Parks journeyed into New York clubland to rediscover herself through nightlife culture
SENDING OUT AN SOS • War Child’s follow-up to legendary 1995 album Help sees Damon Albarn, Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo and countless other artists come together to help children affected by global conflict
TAEMIN • From SHINee bandmate to solo star, Taemin is set to make music history when he becomes the first male K-pop artist to perform at Coachella. Here, he shares his perspective on staying at the top nearly two decades after his debut
WAXING LYRICAL • James McAvoy talks opportunities for Scottish talent as he brings the incredible true story of Silibil N’ Brains, who pulled off Scotland’s great “hip-hop hoax”, to the silver screen
World of her own • After packing up the dilapidated family home, Holly Humberstone found herself eschewing LA producers and embracing the beauty of everyday life in south-east London to craft the optimistic fantasy of new album Cruel World
THE UNRELENTING STAR POWER OF SEKOU • Since being signed as a teenager, Sekou’s unmistakable voice has earned him cosigns by Quincy Jones and Justin Bieber. As he steps into a new sound, he tells Rolling Stone UK about his plans for pop greatness
RUSH HOUR • Singer and DJ Mollie Rush details their hectic life as they DJ, sing and hold down a “normal” job all at the same time
TRAVIS SCOTT THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE ‘WAS I ALWAYS THE BEST ROLE MODEL? NO’
CAN COUNTERCULTURE RISE AGAIN? • Artists have always led resistance in America – until Trump and the technocracy took over
SUMMER SESSIONS • What better way to spend sunny days than...