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Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Couture Debut Smelled Like Flowers – Cyclamens To Be Exact

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Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Couture Debut Smelled Like Flowers – Cyclamens To Be Exact

“The more you love the brand, the more it will give you back.” That was the line Anderson heard last year when he asked John Galliano to meet him and his first ever collection for the Christian Dior label. For Galliano, the designer who stayed by the side of the brand for more years than Christian Dior himself, some would’ve expected a grand speech or a cryptic fashion prophecy, but luckily, he arrived at the office with a bag of Tesco sweets and a modest bunch of cyclamen, tied neatly with black silk ribbons. “I took this as a starting point so that everyone could receive the same posy of flowers I had received,” Anderson shared on his Instagram, just a few days before the show.

Screenshot of Jonathan Anderson's Instagram post with the posy of Cyclamens
@jonathan.anderson via Instagram

If you’re launching a couture era, flowers with a backstory, plus a Galliano cameo, are a pretty solid place to start. And as it seems, it’s the move to finally make Galliano attend a Dior show too. It had been over a decade since he had been part of any Dior runway moment, the man was last tied to the house back in 2011, before the long, long gap that followed. “He is Dior in the public imagination, still to this day, because what he built was so big in terms of the rebirth of fashion. I loved the idea of him being back at Dior. I felt like it was a full-circle moment,” Anderson told Business of Fashion, and I couldn’t agree more.

Screenshot of Jonathan Anderson's Instagram post with John Galliano at the show
@jonathan.anderson via Instagram

After the guests received their now-signature flowers in a white Dior box that carried the show’s invitation, they walked in the venue only to be greeted by more flowers. A ceiling of them, actually. Cyclamen, of course. Everyone slowly took their seats, Brigitte Macron, France’s First Lady, Bernard Arnault, LVMH chairman, Jeff Bezos, Pharrell Williams, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Carla Bruni, Jennifer Lawrence, pretty much everyone, except Rihanna. Naturally, the show ran an hour late. Honestly, I think I’d wait for Rihanna too.

Screenshot of Jonathan Anderson's Instagram post with an image of the show's runway
@jonathan.anderson via Instagram

But when it finally started, the opener came as a trio of dresses with tulle-built hourglass volumes, familiar enough to remind us of the creative’s ready-to-wear debut. And as the show went on, those shapes only grew larger, thanks to Magdalene Odundo, a ceramicist Anderson likes to keep close. Every single look had some kind of flower attached to it. If it wasn’t on the garment, it was on the shoes, if it wasn’t on the shoes, it sat on a shoulder, and when it wasn’t on a shoulder, it ended up glued to the model’s ears. Still, the collection wasn’t nearly as extra as that sounds. Everything was toned down a notch, mixing high and low elements. I saw sculptural volumes, sparkling sequins, soft feathers, elegant drapes, but I also saw Raf Simons-coded coats, knitwear and ribbed tank tops, and I really enjoyed the tension. It kind of framed the ateliers’ power as something clear, essential, commanding.

“Couture is kind of an endangered craft, as a mindset, a mythology, and making with hand. What Dior is doing, and other couture houses, which there’s not many left, they’re protecting this endangered craft as a national symbol of making,” Anderson shared with Business of Fashion. “Dior couture needs to exist because they (the artisans) are practicing a skill that if you don’t practice would disappear.” And that’s exactly why haute couture carries that sense of sacredness. It exists far away from almost everyone, except for the few clients invited into the maison’s private world built around that collection. But that distance, the fact that 99.5% of the public remains on the outside, is the whole point. Couture feeds on imagination, and mostly lives there long after the show is over. It’s a backstreet in an industry that keeps growing bigger and faster every day, celebrating chosen pairs of hands, their work, their traditions, and the luxury of taking time.

Sustainable Fabrics Every Fashion Lover Should Know

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Sustainable Fabrics Every Fashion Lover Should Know

Fashion has always been a form of self-expression, but lately, it has also become a reflection of our values. More shoppers are pausing before checkout, asking where their clothes come from, how they’re made, and what kind of impact they leave behind. Sustainability is no longer a niche conversation it’s shaping how people build their wardrobes, invest in quality pieces, and connect emotionally with what they wear.

For many fashion lovers, this shift starts with fabric awareness. From organic fibers to innovative plant-based materials, understanding textiles can completely change the shopping experience. Even traditionally luxurious pieces, such as women’s silk clothing, are now being viewed through a more mindful lens, with consumers paying closer attention to sourcing, durability, and long-term wear rather than fast trends.

Below are some of the most important sustainable fabrics every fashion lover should know, along with why they matter in real-life wardrobe choices.

Why Fabric Choice Matters More Than Ever

Before we drill down on some actual material options, it might be helpful to understand why fabrics are such a big deal in the world of sustainable fashion. The fashion industry consumes massive amounts of water, energy, and chemicals. From a consumer’s point of view, this means a garment might feel disposable something with a tendency to fall apart, fade quickly, or simply not hang together well after a few wearings.

Sustainable materials turn the script on the above experience. These materials will likely be more breathable, durable, and skin-friendly compared to other materials. The end-user will enjoy fewer replacements, a more confident wardrobe, and a look that is less chaotic and more intentional.

Organic Cotton: A Better Everyday Essential

Organic cotton is normally the most popular entry point toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Conventional cotton is compared and contrasted with organic cotton, which is cultivated using less water, no toxic pesticides, and no fertilizers.

From a consumer standpoint, organic cotton stands out for its softness and breathability. T-shirts, dresses, and basics made from this fabric tend to feel gentler on sensitive skin and hold up better after repeated washes. Many shoppers also appreciate the transparency around farming practices, which builds trust and loyalty toward more responsible fashion choices.

Linen: Effortless Style with Low Impact

Linen has traditionally been associated with effortless elegance, and its sustainable profile makes it even more attractive. Since linen is derived from flax plants, it requires less water and fewer chemical treatments. 

In terms of use, linen is the ultimate comfort fabric for tropical weather. It not only cools the body but also relaxes the wearer. Furthermore, linen tends to wrinkle quite easily. However, because of its popularity, linen wrinkles are no longer seen as a drawback but rather a testimony to its authenticity.

Hemp Fabric: Durable and Surprisingly Soft

One of the unique features of hemp is its friendly nature compared to other fibers found on earth. Hemp grows rapidly, maintains soil health, and requires less water than other crops.

One thing that often surprises the shopper, however, is the wearing quality of hemp. Contemporary hemp textiles are now soft, lightweight, and durable. For fashion enthusiasts concerned with quality, hemp clothing will often become, well, an essential or treasured favorite with a beautiful patina.

Responsible Silk: Rethinking a Classic Luxury

Silk has long been associated with the badge of elegance, but the question of sustainability has led the silk industry towards adopting a more measured approach. The concept of ethical silk incorporates sustainable agriculture, the minimized use of chemicals, and more long-lasting garments.

The desirability of silk fabrics to consumers is predominantly based on its versatility and texture. The ability to breathe, regulate, and be kind to the skin makes silk fabrics instant wardrobe favorites, rather than just an occasional treat. Consumers especially appreciate designs that transcend seasonal boundaries, aligning with the ethos of buying better, not more.

Recycled Fabrics: Giving Materials a Second Life

Recycled fabrics might be made from recycled polyester or nylon and are created from post-consumer materials such as plastic containers and old clothing. While not perfect, they do reduce landfill waste and encourage us to use less virgin material.

In terms of user experience, the quality of fabric produced from recycled materials has significantly improved. Fashion lovers cannot distinguish them from the regular fabric, which is a major step towards widespread acceptance. There is added emotional fulfillment if the garment is a means of reducing, rather than contributing to, waste.

Wool: Natural, Renewable, and Long-Lasting

Wool is a renewable resource, bio-degradable, has high insulation properties, and if handled properly, can be one of the most sustainable materials in cooler weather conditions.

People appreciate the quality that wool has to offer. It is hard to wear out, making it last for several years, maybe even decades, if it is of excellent quality. Buying such clothes is always the best decision. Another great feature of wool is the natural heat regulation property.

How Consumers Are Changing the Way They Shop

One noticeable trend among fashion-conscious consumers is the shift from impulse buying to intentional purchasing. People are reading labels, researching fabrics, and thinking about how each piece fits into their lifestyle.

Sustainable fabrics play a big role in this behavior change. When clothing feels better to wear and aligns with personal values, it creates a deeper connection between the wearer and the garment. This often leads to better care, longer use, and a more curated wardrobe overall.

Building a More Thoughtful Wardrobe

Knowing sustainable fabrics isn’t about perfection, it’s about progress. Most consumers aren’t replacing their entire closet overnight. Instead, they’re making gradual changes, choosing better materials when it’s time to buy something new.

By focusing on comfort, longevity, and versatility, fashion lovers can create wardrobes that feel good in every sense. Sustainable fabrics support not just the planet, but also a more satisfying and mindful fashion experience one that values quality over quantity and personal style over passing trends.

Grammys 2026 Winners: See the Full List

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Grammys 2026 Winners: See the Full List

The 68th annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 1, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Kendrick Lamar, who led the pack with nine nominations, walked away with four trophies, while Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos became the first-ever fully Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year.

Lady Gaga took home three Grammys, including Best Pop Vocal Album for MAYHEM, Best Dance Pop Recording for ‘Abracadabra’, and Best Remixed Recording (for Gesaffelstein’s remix of ‘Abracadabra’). Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist, while The Cure, Turnstile, Lola Young, and more won their first-ever Grammys. The first-ever Grammy for Best Album Coverwent to Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA.

Check out the full list of winners below.

Album of the Year
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Justin Bieber – Swag
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Record of the Year
Bad Bunny – DTMF
Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Song of the Year
Bad Bunny – DTMF
Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Doechii – Anxiety
Huntr/x – Golden
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Best Pop Solo Performance
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Justin Bieber – Daisies
Lady Gaga – Disease
Lola Young – Messy
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber – Swag
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)

Best Contemporary Country Album
Eric Church – Evangeline vs. the Machine
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter

Best Música Urbana Album
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
J Balvin – Mixteip
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – EUB Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Best New Artist
Addison Rae
Alex Warren
Katseye
Leon Thomas
Lola Young
The Marías
Olivia Dean
Sombr

Best Rap Album
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Glorilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Blake Mills
Cirkut
Dan Auerbach
Dijon
Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Laura Veltz
Tobias Jesso Jr.

Best Pop/Duo Group Performance
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity
Huntr/x – Golden
Katseye – Gabriela
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
SZA With Kendrick Lamar – 30 for 30

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – No Cap
Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
Kaytranada – Space Invader
Skrillex – Voltage
Tame Impala – End of Summer

Best Dance Pop Recording
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
PinkPantheress – Illegal
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest Flame
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun

Best Dance/Electronic Album
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Fred Again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3

Best Remixed Recording
The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake – Galvanize (Chris Lake Remix)
Huntr/x & David Guetta – Golden (David Guetta Rem/x)
Lady Gaga & Gesaffelstein – Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Mariah Carey & Kaytranada – Don’t Forget About Us (Kaytranada Remix)
Soul II Soul – A Dreams a Dream (Ron Trent Refix)

Best Rock Performance
Amyl and the Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That
Hayley Williams – Mirtazapine
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Turnstile – Never Enough
Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello Featuring Adam Wakeman & II – Changes (Live From Villa Park / Back to the Beginning)

Best Metal Performance
Dream Theater – Night Terror
Ghost – Lachryma
Sleep Token – Emergence
Spiritbox – Soft Spine
Turnstile – Birds

Best Rock Song
Hayley Williams – Glum
Nine Inch Nails – As Alive as You Need Me to Be
Sleep Token – Caramel
Turnstile – Never Enough
Yungblud – Zombie

Best Rock Album
Deftones – Private Music
Haim – I Quit
Linkin Park – From Zero
Turnstile – Never Enough
Yungblud – Idols

Best Alternative Music Performance
Bon Iver – Everything Is Peaceful Love
The Cure – Alone
Hayley Williams – Parachute
Turnstile – Seein’ Stars
Wet Leg – Mangetout

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass
Wet Leg – Moisturizer

Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Justin Bieber – Yukon
Kehlani – Folded
Leon Thomas – Mutt (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk)
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Durand Bernarr – Here We Are
Lalah Hathaway – Uptown
Ledisi – Love You Too
Leon Thomas – Vibes Don’t Lie
SZA – Crybaby

Best R&B Song
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Durand Bernarr – Overqualified
Kehlani – Folded
Leon Thomas – Yes It Is
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman

Best Progressive R&B Album
Bilal – Adjust Brightness
Destin Conrad – Love on Digital
Durand Bernarr – Bloom
Flo – Access All Areas
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come as You Are

Best R&B Album
Coco Jones – Why Not More?
Giveon – Beloved
Ledisi – The Crown
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room

Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – Outside
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice – Chains & Whips
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown – Darling, I

Best Melodic Rap Performance
Fridayy & Meek Mill – Proud of Me
JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack – Wholeheartedly
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
PartyNextDoor & Drake – Somebody Loves Me
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody – WeMaj

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Marc Marcel – Black Shaman
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton – Pages
Queen Sheba – A Hurricane in Heels: Healed People Don’t Act Like That (Partially Recorded Live @City Winery & Other Places)
Saul Williams & Carlos Niño & Friends – Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople (Live)
Mad Skillz – Words for Days, Vol. 1

Best Jazz Performance
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (Live)
Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield – Noble Rise
Michael Mayo – Four
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach & Tom Scott Featuring Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber – All Stars Lead to You (Live)
Samara Joy – Peace of Mind / Dreams Come True

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap – Elemental
Michael Mayo – Fly
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach & Tom Scott Featuring Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber – Live at Vic’s Las Vegas
Samara Joy – Portrait
Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell – We Insist 2025!

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Branford Marsalis Quartet – Belonging
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Trilogy 3 (Live)
John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade – Spirit Fall
Sullivan Fortner – Southern Nights
Yellowjackets – Fasten Up

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Christian McBride – Without Further Ado, Vol 1
Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band – Lumen
Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra – Basie Rocks!
Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra – Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
Sun Ra Arkestra – Lights on a Satellite

Best Latin Jazz Album
Arturo O’Farrill – The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico (Live at Town Hall)
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro – A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole
Miguel Zenón Quartet – Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at the Village Vanguard
Paquito D’Rivera – Madrid-New York Connection Band – La Fleur de Cayenne

Best Alternative Jazz Album
Ambrose Akinmusire – Honey From a Winter Stone
Brad Mehldau – Ride into the Sun
Immanuel Wilkins – Blues Blood
Nate Smith – Live-Action
Robert Glasper – Keys to the City Volume One

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Barbra Streisand – The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Who Believes in Angels?
Jennifer Hudson – The Gift of Love
Lady Gaga – Harlequin
Laila Biali – Wintersongs
Laufey – A Matter of Time

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Arkai – Brightside
Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda & Antonio Sánchez – BEATrio
Bob James & Dave Koz – Just Us
Charu Suri – Shayan
Gerald Clayton – Ones & Twos

Best Musical Theater Album
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just in Time
Maybe Happy Ending

Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton – Bad as I Used to Be (From F1® the Movie)
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
Shaboozey – Good News
Tyler Childers – Nose on the Grindstone
Zach Top – I Never Lie

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
George Strait Featuring Chris Stapleton – Honky Tonk Hall of Fame
Margo Price Featuring Tyler Childers – Love Me Like You Used to Do
Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton – A Song to Sing
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson – Trailblazer
Shaboozey & Jelly Roll – Amen

Best Country Song
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton – A Song to Sing
Shaboozey – Good News
Tyler Childers – Bitin’ List
Zach Top – I Never Lie

Best Traditional Country Album
Charley Crockett – Dollar a Day
Lukas Nelson – American Romance
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World
Zach Top – Ain’t in It for My Health

Best American Roots Performance
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Richmond on the James
I’m With Her – Ancient Light
Jason Isbell – Crimson and Clay
Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman – Lonely Avenue
Mavis Staples – Beautiful Strangers

Best Americana Performance
Jesse Welles – Horses
Maggie Rose & Grace Potter – Poison in My Well
Mavis Staples – Godspeed
Molly Tuttle – That’s Gonna Leave a Mark
Sierra Hull – Boom

Best American Roots Song
I’m With Her – Ancient Light
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow
Jesse Welles – Middle
Jon Batiste – Big Money
Sierra Hull – Spitfire

Best Americana Album
Jesse Welles – Middle
Jon Batiste – Big Money
Larkin Poe – Bloom
Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Willie Nelson – Last Leaf on the Tree

Best Bluegrass Album
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
Billy Strings – Highway Prayers
Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter – Carter & Cleveland
Sierra Hull – A Tip Toe High Wire
The Steeldrivers – Outrun

Best Traditional Blues Album
Buddy Guy – Ain’t Done With the Blues
Charlie Musselwhite – Look Out Highway
Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush – Young Fashioned Ways
Maria Muldaur – One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room on the Porch

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Eric Gales – A Tribute to LJK
Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough
Robert Randolph – Preacher Kids
Samantha Fish – Paper Doll
Southern Avenue – Family

Best Folk Album
I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow
Jesse Welles – Under the Powerlines (Live April 2024 – September 2024)
Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow

Best Regional Roots Music Album
Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet – Live at Vaughan’s
Kyle Roussel – Church of New Orleans
Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band – For Fat Man
Trombone Shorty & New Breed Brass Band – Second Line Sunday
Various Artists – A Tribute to the King of Zydeco

Best Gospel Performance/Song
Cece Winans & Shirley Caesar – Come Jesus Come
Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts – Still (Live)
Kirk Franklin – Do It Again
Pastor Mike Jr. – Amen
Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend – Church

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Brandon Lake & Jelly Roll – Hard Fought Hallelujah
Darrel Walls & PJ Morton – Amazing
Elevation Worship, Chris Brown & Brandon Lake – I Know a Name
Forrest Frank – Your Way’s Better
Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I. – Headphones

Best Gospel Album
Darrel Walls & PJ Morton – Heart of Mine
Tamela Mann – Live Breathe Fight
Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Tasha
Tye Tribbett – Only on the Road (Live)
Yolanda Adams – Sunny Days

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Brandon Lake – King of Hearts
Forrest Frank – Child of God II
Israel & New Breed – Coritos, Vol. 1
Lecrae – Reconstruction
Tauren Wells – Let the Church Sing

Best Roots Gospel Album
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir – I Will Not Be Moved (Live)
Candi Staton – Back to My Roots
Gaither Vocal Band – Then Came the Morning
The Isaacs – Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah
Karen Peck & New River – Good Answers

Best Latin Pop Album
Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y Ahora Qué?
Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)
Karol G – Tropicoqueta
Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Aterciopelados – Genes Rebeldes
Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana & Astropical – Astropical
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso – Papota
Fito Páez – Novela
Los Wizzards – Algorhythm

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Bobby Pulido – Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y una Mía – Por la Puerta Grande (En Vivo)
Carín León – Palabra de To’s (Seca)
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera – Mala Mía
Grupo Frontera – Y Lo Que Viene
Paola Jara – Sin Rodeos

Best Tropical Latin Album
Alain Pérez – Bingo
Gilberto Santa Rosa – Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2
Gloria Estefan – Raíces
Grupo Niche – Clásicos 1.0
Rubén Blades Featuring Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Fotografías

Best Global Music Performance
Angélique Kidjo – Jerusalema
Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – Daybreak
Bad Bunny – Eoo
Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino
Shakti – Shrini’s Dream (Live)
Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante y Que?

Best African Music Performance
Ayra Starr & Wizkid – Gimme Dat
Burna Boy – Love
Davido Featuring Omah Lay – With You
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & Love
Tyla – Push 2 Start

Best Global Music Album
Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – Chapter III: We Return to Light
Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness
Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia – Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo
Shakti – Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)
Siddhant Bhatia – Sounds of Kumbha
Youssou N’Dour – Éclairer le monde – Light the World

Best Reggae Album
Jesse Royal – No Place Like Home
Keznamdi – Blxxd & Fyah
Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love
Mortimer – From Within
Vybz Kartel – Heart & Soul

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Carla Patullo – Nomadica
Cheryl B. Engelhardt & Gem – According to the Moon
Chris Redding – The Colors in My Mind
Jahnavi Harrison – Into the Forest
Kirsten Agresta-Copely – Kuruvinda

Best Children’s Music Album
Flor Bromley – Herstory
Fyütch & Aura V – Harmony
Joanie Leeds & Joya – Ageless: 100 Years Young
Mega Ran – Buddy’s Magic Tree House
Tori Amos – The Music of Tori and the Muses

Best Comedy Album
Ali Wong – Single Lady
Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…
Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Fab Morvan – You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli
Kathy Garver – Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
Ketanji Brown Jackson – Lovely One: A Memoir
Trevor Noah – Into the Uncut Grass

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Various Artists – F1® the Album
Various Artists – KPop Demon Hunters
Various Artists – Sinners
Various Artists – Wicked

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Theodore Shapiro – Severance: Season 2

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Austin Wintory – Sword of the Sea
Gordy Haab – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Pinar Toprak – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires
Wilbert Roget, II – Helldivers 2
Wilbert Roget, II & Cody Matthew Johnson – Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune

Best Song Written for Visual Media
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Never Too Late (From the Film “Elton John: Never Too Late”)
Huntr/x – Golden
Jayme Lawson – Pale, Pale Moon
Miles Caton – I Lied to You
Nine Inch Nails – As Alive as You Need Me to Be
Rod Wave – Sinners

Best Music Video
Clipse – So Be It
Doechii – Anxiety
OK Go – Love
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Sade – Young Lion

Best Music Film
Devo – Devo
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music by John Williams
Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece
Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Best Recording Package
Bruce Springsteen – Tracks II: The Lost Albums
Duran Duran – Danse Macabre: De Luxe
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Mac Miller – The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)
OK Go – And the Adjacent Possible
Tsunami – Loud Is As
Various Artists – Sequoia

Best Album Cover
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Djo – The Crux
Perfume Genius – Glory
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
Wet Leg – Moisturizer

Best Album Notes
Amanda Ekery – Árabe
Buck Owens and His Buckaroos – Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates & Dave Holland – After the Last Sky
Miles Davis – Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings
Sly and the Family Stone – The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967
Wilco – A Ghost Is Born (Expanded Edition)

Best Historical Album
Doc Pomus – You Can’t Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Nick Drake – The Making of Five Leaves Left
Various Artists – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
Various Artists – Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para el Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No.39)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
Cam – All Things Light
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – That Wasn’t a Dream

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra – Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District
The Cleveland Orchestra & Franz Welser-Möst – Eastman: Symphony No. 2 – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
Sandbox Percussion – Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Third Coast Percussion – Standard Stoppages
Trio Mediæval – Yule

Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Morten Lindberg
Sergei Kvitko

Best Immersive Audio Album
Duckwrth – All American F**k Boy
Justin Gray – Immersed
Tearjerkers – Tearjerkers
Trio Mediæval – Yule
Various Artists – An Immersive Tribute to Astor Piazzolla (Live)

Best Instrumental Composition
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Train to Emerald City
Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton – Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down (From “Sinners” Score)
Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Live Life This Day: Movement I
Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz – First Snow
Sierra Hull – Lord, That’s a Long Way
Zain Effendi – Opening

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Cynthia Erivo – Be Okay
Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf – A Child Is Born
The Westerlies – Fight On
The 8-Bit Big Band – Super Mario Praise Break

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Cody Fry – What a Wonderful World
Jacob Collier – Keep an Eye on Summer
Lawrence – Something in the Water (Acoustic-ish)
Nate Smith & Säje – Big Fish
Seth MacFarlane – How Did She Look?

Best Orchestral Performance
Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra – Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Esa-Pekka Salonen – San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela – Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
Michael Repper & National Philharmonic – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Op. 46 – Ballade Op. 4 – Suites From “24 Negro Melodies”
Yannick Nézet-Séguin & The Philadelphia Orchestra – Still & Bonds: Symphonies & Variations

Best Opera Recording
Alan Pierson, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Silvana Quartet – Kouyoumdjian: Adoration (Live)
American Composers Orchestra & Carolyn Kuan – Huang Ruo: An American Soldier
Emily D’Angelo, Ellie Dehn, Ben Bliss, Kyle Miller, Greer Grimsley, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Tesori: Grounded (Live)
Houston Grand Opera, Kwamé Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton & J’Nai Bridges – Jake Heggie: Intelligence
Irish National Opera & Elaine Kelly – O’Halloran: Trade / Mary Motorhead

Best Choral Performance
Anne Akiko Meyers, Los Angeles Master Chorale & Grant Gershon – Billy Childs: In the Arms of the Beloved
The Clarion Choir & Steven Fox – Requiem of Light
Conspirare & Craig Hella Johnson- Advena: Liturgies for a Broken World
The Crossing & David Nally – David Lang: Poor Hymnal
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Alisa Weilerstein – Gabriela Ortiz: Yanga

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound – Donnacha Dennehy: Land of Winter
Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon – Lullabies for the Brokenhearted
Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski – Slavic Sessions – Slavic Sessions
Neave Trio – La mer: French Piano Trios
Third Coast Percussion – Standard Stoppages

Best Classical Vocal Solo Album
Allison Charney & Benjamin Loeb – Alike – My Mother’s Dream
Amanda Forsythe, Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs – Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias for Soprano
Devony Smith, Danny Zelibor & Michael Nicolas – In This Short Life
Sidney Outlaw & Warren Jones – Black Pierrot
Susan Narucki & Curtis Macomber – Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
Theo Hoffman & Steven Blier – Schubert Beatles

Best Classical Compendium
Christina Sandsengen – Tombeaux
Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi – Seven Seasons
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Alisa Weilerstein – Gabriela Ortiz: Yanga
Sandbox Percussion – Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Will Liverman – The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Christopher Cerrone – Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Donnacha Dennehy – Dennehy: Land of Winter
Gabriela Ortiz – Ortiz: Dzonot
Shawn E. Okpebholo – Okpebholo: Songs in Flight
Tania León – León: Raíces (Origins)

The emotional weight of existence: the paintings of Cristina Starr

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The emotional weight of existence: the paintings of Cristina Starr

What makes us human? Is it our intelligence, our self-awareness, our ability to use tools? Or is it our emotions that govern us, that part of us that’s been with us from the early stages of evolution – a part that’s often referred to as our ‘lizard brain’?

We turn on the television or doomscroll on our phones, and we see war, famine and destruction from around the world. It feels like the emotional side is winning. Painter Cristina Starr leans into this and asks us to question how logical and intelligent we can be to leave such pain in our wake. Was philosopher Thomas Hobbes right when he said life was “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”?

Starr explores both sides of the emotional equation with a violent depiction of a bird feeding a man’s genitals to its offspring and another man in a tender embrace with an alien-like figure. Its many eyes remind me of Jeremy Bentham’s concept of the panopticon, and it has been realised in what Shoshana Zuboff refers to as the age of surveillance capitalism, where our phones and cameras track our every move, and tailored advertising often feels as if it knows us better than we know ourselves. It begs the question: has technology freed or enslaved us?

In two of her latest works, ‘Tower’ and ‘Ghost of Boy with Baby Bird’, we see isolated children while violence occurs all around them. It reminds us that it’s often the most vulnerable who suffer in times of war, even if the amount of agency they have is limited or non-existent. The ones who look to us to protect them, and yet we feel powerless as we witness their suffering from thousands of miles away. As the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once said, “When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die”. 

The child in the tower brings to mind Ursula Le Guin’s short story ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’, which lays out a utopia in which everyone’s happiness depends on the misery of a single child. Just as the citizens in this story accept this child’s misery, it often feels like we’re in a similar world where much of the population, while shocked, continues as is after witnessing the suffering of children worldwide.

The style of the paintings reminds me of Edvard Munch at his most expressive, with a touch of the surreal we see in William Blake’s work. The emotion in each work is palpable, ensuring we feel the full impact of Starr’s powerful and topical paintings.   

While the works are uncomfortable to look at, it’s important that we’re confronted with these hard truths as we view them, with both works on display in the group show EXI 26 at the Crypt Gallery in London, running from February 4-8. Cristina Starr isn’t showing us the world we want to see, but the one we need to know about.   

You can find more about Cristina Starr’s work through her website and Instagram.

She will have a solo exhibition of her work opening August 1 2026, at Art and Talking Gallery in Chipping Norton.

Stephen Harrison’s paintings take us on an enchanting journey into the Black Forest

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Stephen Harrison’s paintings take us on an enchanting journey into the Black Forest

The Black Forest in South-West Germany is a dense forest filled with enchantment and legends. It served as inspiration for many of the Brothers Grimm’s stories and continues to inspire. This time, in the paintings of British artist Stephen Harrison, who worked as a schoolteacher in Germany.

We may be in a gallery space in Acton, West London, but lose ourselves in Harrison’s paintings and we’re transported from rainy London to the verdant Black Forest.  A hazy figure can be seen in the landscape; ballet dancers with a lit-up house in the background feel surreal, and what looks like a creature covered in blood heightens the intimidation factor.

There’s a reason fairy tales take place in forests, and Harrison is inviting you to get lost in the fantastical narratives that his works create. He’s experimenting with pastel, oil, and acrylic paints and draws inspiration from the works of David Blackburn, which we can see in how the layers bleed into one another. The works can also resemble Turner or Monet at their haziest, allowing the background image to be visible when we inspect them. 

While there are many contemporary painters examining landscape painting in a looser style, think Peter Doig or Hurvin Anderson, what’s unique about Harrison’s work is the Surrealist elements and his deep connection to the Black Forest and its history of myth-making and enchantment. Magical realism is having a moment in contemporary art at the moment, and as Harrison’s work develops and brings in more references to the local myths and legends, I feel like his work would fit neatly into that zeitgeist.

Harrison spent his life as a teacher and came to art later in life, proving that art can find you at any stage in life, and it’s never too late to have a personal Renaissance. It’s clear from the work in this show that he’s building his unique style in voice in both how he paints and the stories he wants to tell through his works. 

An early figurative work is shown as a contrast to his later works, and while there are stylistic similarities to his later works, it’s clear that his work is moving in a different direction. Though like all good painters finding their voice, he hasn’t written off potentially returning to the figurative as his style develops. 

It’s always exciting to watch a painter refine their style, and it’s never clear whether we’re nearly there or if their work will take a radical turn and take us in a new direction. Just as Stephen Harrison’s paintings take us on a journey into the Black Forest, we’re also seeing his journey as an artist develop. Let’s see where both take us. 

Stephen Harrison’s paintings were on display at W3 Gallery in Acton from 15-30 January 2026. 

All images are copyrighted by the artist.

How Classic Gaming is Getting a Modern Makeover

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How Classic Gaming is Getting a Modern Makeover

Thinking back to when you were a kid, you likely played physical board games on the kitchen table and card games with a physical deck you shuffled by hand. These games made for fun times as a child. Over the years, as you’ve gained more responsibilities, from career to family, and had some pretty stressful days, you might long for a chance to have more fun as you did back then. Now you can, with popular classic games getting modernized by technology. 

Why Retro Games Continue To Be Popular

Retro games have a lot going for them. For example, they’re simple to play yet challenging. They don’t have tons of graphics like most modern games or complex online worlds with backstories to learn about. 

With retro games, the fun starts immediately, without a huge learning curve. That’s not to say that there’s no challenge. There is, and it’s very satisfying when you win the game! Even simple games like Tic-Tac-Toe and checkers involve strategy, and you can get better at them with practice. That challenge is what keeps players coming back to play again (and again).

The classics also evoke nostalgia. You might think back to afternoons playing games with friends or siblings. Those are happy memories!

How Tech Has Updated the Classics

Classic games have gotten updates to appeal to today’s audience. They’ve been digitized for smartphones, computers, nd tablets. You don’t need a physical board, a deck of cards, or a big console to play them anymore.

Many retro games are now available online to play with others. You can play with people you know on the other side of the world or even with strangers. That wasn’t possible when you needed to play in-person with a physical board game or cards.

Modern updates have made retro games as accessible and fast-paced as today’s mobile games. Games like classic checkers have moved from the living room carpet to web browsers, letting you enjoy strategy and fun competition anytime, without needing a board.

Traditional games are now playable anywhere. And anytime.

Gaming Now and Then

When days get busy, as they often do when you have young kids, have a demanding job, or are balancing work and school, you need a break sometimes. That’s a big reason many people want to casually game. It’s a quick way to unwind without needing to put aside several hours in the day. 

Even a five-minute session spent moving checkers online or matching tiles in a puzzle can give your mind a break from work deadlines and other responsibilities. Classic games are a great choice because they’re simple, fun, and relaxing. Plus, you’re doing something again that brought you so much joy as a child, and that’s comforting for a lot of people. 

You can also connect with friends and family by playing the classics together online. Maybe you’ll compete with them on your lunch break at work or after your college class, for example. This social time can be great when you need a break from stress. 

Retro is Back: Fashion, Music, and Gaming Trends

It’s not just games that are getting updated, either. Retro culture is a major influence on fashion and music trends today.

Secondhand clothes and styles from decades ago are trendy again. Gen Z and millennials are taking old-school shirts, pants, and skirts, and updating them to be unique. For example, you might wear bell-bottom jeans from the 70s with a crop top from the mall.

As for music, the hits from decades ago are now being heard by young people who weren’t even born when the tunes were recorded. Those classic songs are easy to listen to via streaming services. In addition to digital listening, many teens and young adults are buying record players and collecting albums. Vinyl is cool again.

Just as music is being rediscovered in new ways, classic games are being updated for modern platforms. That lets players enjoy the charm of the past in a digital format.

About Mental Health

The benefits of strategic games of the past, the ones that are getting the reboot, are many. They’re good for the mind, helping with problem-solving and focus. 

They can also get you excited again about the day. You can get a cognitive boost by having a fun 10-minute gaming session online during an otherwise dull day.

Retro games stimulate your mind, yes, but they don’t overwhelm it. There aren’t a ton of rules to learn, yet you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment when you’re done with the gaming session. 

You’ve likely smiled during gameplay, too. Did you know smiling can improve your mood? It’s the endorphins.

Retro Gaming Communities

There are many online communities now for retro games. They’re on forums, social media networks, and dedicated multiple hubs where fans of classic games like checkers and chess can connect, compete, and share memories. There’s a great mix of players, with older people reminiscing about old times and younger people learning about the past.

Players can be a part of online tournaments or challenge those living in other cities, states, and countries to friendly competition, all without leaving home. This accessibility has brought new life to games that could only be played locally and with a physical board in the past.

Bringing Generations Together

Both young and older people are playing retro games. It’s now considered hip to share experiences from the past, bringing parents and even grandparents closer to teens. They can all gather around a familiar game on the computer, combining nostalgia and modern tech.

Playing games also provides a way to create new memories together. Along with having fun, families and friends are connecting over history, culture, and stories of the past.

Conclusion

Classic games are popular, to put it mildly. What began as simple board and card games has become a dynamic digital experience enjoyed by people of all ages. 

It’s clear that online versions of fun classics will always be in style. A quick gaming session can be a great mental break and bring friends and family together.

Xilichen Hua subverts the digital gaze

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Xilichen Hua subverts the digital gaze

What is it like to exist in the world as a woman? It’s something that I, as a man, can only strive to understand, but never fully comprehend. To be constantly observed and judged based on appearance, clothing, how they pose and behave. It’s what’s at the heart of Xilichen Hua’s work, ‘Resistance of Voice’, where the artist remarks she is ‘tired in the way all women know’.  

The work includes a digital representation of the artist, highlighting that, while the digital sphere differs from the real world, the same objectification of women has been transferred into that realm. Think of female video game characters with impossible physiques and wearing less clothing than their male counterparts, or the troubling rise of deepfakes, which have been disproportionately targeted at women.  

“Resistance of Voice”, 2024. Installation view at the Nota Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.

In ‘Resistance of Voice’, her digital avatar is architecturally boxed in, heightening the sense of being unable to escape the gaze of those watching, including us. However, the work ends with the gaze switching places, so the audience is now being observed, suggesting that this view is being subverted to empower the artist.   

“Resistance of Voice”, 2024. Installation view at the Nota Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.

The work reminded me of Yoko Ono’s ‘Cut Piece’, in which audience members were invited to cut off her clothing with a pair of scissors. While it was the artist’s choice to participate, it reminds us of how vulnerable women are in society today to others’ actions. It was a model that was built upon in Marina Abramovic’s ‘Rhythm 0’, where audience members could subject her to any experience using over 70 different items, and that culminated with one participant pointing a loaded gun at her head.  

While Hua’s work doesn’t invite direct audience interaction, it bears the hallmarks of these performance artworks by questioning the role of women in society and the vulnerability they continue to face, even after significant strides in gender equality.   

Still Image of “Resistance of Voice”, 2024. Courtesy of the artist.

The work exists in the digital realm but draws on the long legacy of art history, challenging the male gaze back to Édouard Manet’s ‘Olympia’, where a nude woman stares back at us, unlike the averted gazes that preceded this painting in art history.   

It can be compared to contemporary artists who all confront us with larger-than-life female bodies, such as Jenny Saville and Claudette Johnson. In the digital realm, the subversion of the male gaze is still developing, and one standout piece would be Amalia Ulman’s ‘Excellences & Perfections’, an Instagram avatar she created as a performance piece that had her followers believing they were following one woman’s journey into vulnerability and cosmetic surgery.   

“Resistance of Voice”, 2024. Installation view at the Nota Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.

The digital realm is fertile ground for revisiting the message about how women are seen in the world, especially how they are often depicted in these spaces. It’s within this arena that Xilichen Hua’s work exists, and I look forward to her developing these concepts further in her future work, to recognise what it means to be a woman in the world today. As she states in her work, ‘I don’t need to be one thing; I am many’.  

Lana Del Rey’s New Album: Everything We Know So Far

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Lana Del Rey’s New Album: Everything We Know So Far

Lana Del Rey’s new album has made practically every list of the most anticipated releases of 2026, yet we can’t even be sure what the record is called. As of this writing, the singer-songwriter’s tenth studio album is titled Stove, after previously bearing the names Lasso and The Right Person Will Stay. Here’s everything we know about it so far.

How long has Lana Del Rey been teasing it?

Del Rey has pushed back and renamed albums several times throughout her career, but this rollout has been especially protracted. Del Rey’s last album was 2023’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, but she first talked about releasing a record covering country songs half a decade ago. In 2023, she delivered a series of country-leaning covers, performing ‘Stand by Your Man’ in September, ‘Unchained Melody’ in November, and releasing a rendition of ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ in December. The following February, she said at a Billboard event that she’d made a country album with Jack Antonoff in Muscle Shoals, Nashville, and Mississippi. Then still titled Lasso, the album was supposed to arrive in September 2024.

In November 2024, Del Rey changed the album’s title to The Right Person Will Stay and set a new release date of May 21. Of course, it never materialized.

Has she released any singles since then?

In August 2024, Del Rey said in an interview with Vogue that she would be releasing two more singles by the end of that year, which didn’t end up happening. However, she did put out two singles the following year, ‘Henry, Come On’ and ‘Bluebird’. There was also the whole Ethel Cain diss track debacle, though it’s unclear whether any of that will actually land on the album.

In a video posted to her Instagram Story, Del Rey announced that ‘White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter’, her favorite track from the album, would be released as a single on February 17. “I’m really happy about it,” she said. “Finally it’s gonna be out. Did the strings, a little bit of production with Drew Erickson, Dean Reid mixed it, Laura Sisk mixed it a little bit as well, and Jack Antonoff and I did it together. Finally found that magical chord that I was missing. Also my brother-in-law Jason Pickens, my sister Chuck Grant, and Jeremy wrote it with me as well.” Jeremy is Jeremy Dufrene, her husband.

When did it become Stove?

A year after the Vogue piece, Del Rey did in an interview with W where she said the album’s title was now Stove. The publication had previously leaked the working title Classic via an Instagram post.

Has a new release date been confirmed?

Del Rey told W the album would “likely be released at the end of January” 2026. Explaning why she pushed back the release date this time, she said: “They were more autobiographical than I thought, and that took more time.” Sonically, one thing hasn’t changed: “the majority of the album will have a country flair.”

When announcing ‘White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter’, Del Rey said the album is coming soon because “vinyl takes three months so you have three months plus two weeks. It could be give or take, a little bit less than that.”

Has a tracklist been confirmed?

No. But in addition to the already released singles, other potential album tracks have been teased or debuted live, including ‘57.5’, ‘Quiet in the South’, ‘Stand by Your Man’, and ‘Stars Fell on Alabama’.

This story will be updated…

6 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Georgia Gets By, Noah Kahan, and More

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6 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Georgia Gets By, Noah Kahan, and More

There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelming, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases (the best of which will be added to our Best New Songs playlist). Below, check out our track roundup for Friday, January 30, 2026.

Georgia Gets By – ‘Faded Rose’

Following a couple of EPs, 2024’s Split Lip and 2023’s Fish Bird Baby Boy, Georgia Nott has announced the debut Georgia Gets By album. Heavy Meadow is led by the ethereal and heavily symbolic ‘Faded Rose’, which comes paired with a Lena Hinde-directed video.

Noah Kahan – ‘The Great Divide’

Noah Kahan has released ‘The Great Divide’, the reflective title track from his forthcoming album. “The last five years have been the single most challenging, complicatedly beautiful, and life-altering of my career,” he shared in a press release. “I was somewhere I understood, and suddenly I was somewhere completely foreign. I was living in the opportunity I always wanted but felt disoriented and unsure of whether I deserved it. Writing for this album was a balancing act of trying to go back in time and move forward in the same moment. Songwriting has always been the way I reflect on my life, and I hope these songs show you a glimpse of what this journey has looked like.”

Namasenda – ‘Cola’

Namasenda unveiled her debut album, Unlimited Ammo, in 2021 on PC Music, following it up with 2023’s Ambrosia EP. Today, the Swedish pop artist is back with the slinky, infectious new track ‘Cola’, which is accompanied by a music video.

Prism Shores – ‘Kid Gloves’

Montreal’s Prism Shores have announced a new LP they recorded with Preoccupations/Ribbon Skirt collaborator Scott “Monty” Munro. Softest Attack arrives April 10, and the jangly yet punchy lead single ‘Kid Gloves’ is out now.

The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis – ‘Deface the Currency’

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis have dropped the title track from their forthcoming LP Deface the Currency. Brendan Canty and Robin Bell co-directed the discordant track’s music video.

Sorry Ghost – ‘inside voice’

Los Angeles indie-rock quartet Sorry Ghost have shared a sparkly, dynamic song called ‘inside voice’. The track is “our earnest shot at telling people we’re more than internet fad; we have something to say and an authenticity to display that we feel hasn’t been said or done in indie,” the band explained.

Hayley Williams and Daniel James Launch New Project Power Snatch

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Hayley Williams and Daniel James Launch New Project Power Snatch

Hayley Williams has teamed up with Daniel James for a new project called Power Snatch. The duo recently appeared on Apple Music 1 and premiered the song ‘Assignment’, while another track, ‘DMs’, dropped on Bandcamp in December. Launching a new creative endeavor like this is always a gamble, requiring a mix of intuition and daring spirit. This sense of taking a chance and waiting for the big payoff is something players know well at Ricky Casino, where the thrill of the unknown is part of the core experience. Take a listen to the new tracks below.

James produced Williams’ latest album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. Williams, who is up for four Grammy Awards at this Sunday’s ceremony, also guested on a track from James’ project Night Party called ‘Confessions’.

 

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