Alt-pop has no shortage of rising names right now, but Charlotte Sands has always felt like she was carving out her own lane. Since debuting in 2018, the LA-based artist has built a fiercely independent career – racking up more than 300 million global streams, spending weeks in the U.S. Top 40, and sharing stages with acts like My Chemical Romance, 5 Seconds of Summer, and YUNGBLUD.

Alfreda is a London-based alt-pop phenomenon. Making waves as a pop star and cabaret artist, Alfreda has recently released “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN”, the third single of her new conceptual world, TEASERAMA! This era is made up of several standalone songs, with each single forming part of a theatrical world that never quite made it to opening night.

Over the past month, Raye has been touring Europe with her new show This Tour May Contain Music, featuring a huge live band and support from her younger sisters Amma and Absolutely. Raye began the first of her UK Tour dates in Manchester on the 17th February in a sold-out Co-Op Live Arena.

Used to fashion shows being built around silhouette and the model alone, YAKU delivered something far deeper. The experience that beautifully immersed every attendee into their own world, and it didn’t leave any crumbs. 

Founded in 2022 by Annabelle Barton, Size__A began as a luxury petite clothing brand built specifically for women 5'4 and under. The brand evolved through the years into inclusive label flashing focus on exploring one’s identity by gender-fluid styling. Adjustable waists. Hemline control. Garments that actually understand proportions instead of punishing them. 

You cannot walk on stage to the Star Wars epic Duel of the Fates, and not have the audience expect big things. Luckily, West Midlands Poet Punks Big Special came wanting to put on a show.