North London emcee and Top Boy actor Scorcher has been one of grime’s pioneers since the early ’00s, and had his talents and contributions recognised as Best Grime Act at the 2025 MOBO awards. His huge music resurgence from recent years continues with new single Comfy ft. K-Trap, followed by his new album, ADMD. He talks about always moving forwards and not getting too nostalgic for the early days of grime, working with the likes of Giggs on recent singles, and his new LP.

Toronto-born WHIPPED CREAM has always moved between worlds, from competitive figure skating to becoming one of electronic music’s most distinctive and emotionally driven producers, vocalists and DJs. She talks about her journey from the ice rink to the DJ booth, the making of her debut album, HOME WAS ALWAYS ME, writing her most personal songs yet, and the life lessons that shaped it all.

In this world of short form TikTok content and AI-generated videos, Glaswegian band Conscious Pilot are a straight-up post-punk/indie rock act committed to recording songs to tape and shooting music videos on 16mm cameras. Frontman Joe Laycock talks about the band’s debut album, Human Poultry, a collection of songs about the grim world of employment, warehouse jobs, and fictional, chaotic film directors.

After a five year wait, chart-topping, Grammy-winning alternative rockers Evanescence return with Sanctuary, their sixth studio album. Following the blistering single Who Will You Follow, the new LP features some of the band’s best work to date. Singer, songwriter, and founding member Amy Lee talks about Who Will You Follow’s blockbuster music video, working with producer Jordan Fish and their shared Bring Me The Horizon history, the album’s title track, and the band’s gargantuan 2026 world tour.

If you amalgamate the names Kate and Lloyd, plus several genres of music, the end result is Kloyd, one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming talents making electronic music in the vein of Four Tet, Bonobo, and Sofia Kourtesis. While on tour supporting Art School Girlfriend, she talks to Headliner about her upcoming mixtape, New Love, her London release show and Green Man performances on the horizon, and how she creates her unique, organic sound.

Jenny Hollingsworth is best known as one half of the acclaimed experimental pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma, with three albums and a Netflix score released so far. She discusses Jenny On Holiday, her new solo project which sees her take time away from the band, and her debut solo album Quicksand Heart, a joyous and uplifting collection of alt-pop songs.

Nigerian music mogul Dapper has conquered the business side of the music industry as founder and CEO of the Dapper Group, which owns an eight per cent market share of the industry across the entire African continent. Fresh from earning a Guinness World Record with Dapper Live for staging the largest-ever orchestral Afrobeats concert, he is now taking on a new challenge: stepping into the spotlight as a solo artist with the release of his third single, My Type.

Singer, songwriter, DJ and producer John Newman began his journey in 2012 when he lent his vocals to Rudimental’s UK Number One hit, Feel the Love. However, the real turning point came with the smash hit, Love Me Again. Debuting at number one on the UK Official Chart, the single soared into the top 10 in over 30 countries and has amassed 1.6 billion streams. Newman reflects on the enduring popularity of the song – which is having a second life on TikTok – and discusses his new remix EP, Love Me Again (Again), new single, Merry Go, and what to expect from his new album.

Anglo-Nordic band Girl Group introduce ‘brat-punk’to the world – a unique blend of hyperpop, electronic and indie sounds. After their hit performances at Reading and Leeds Festivals and gaining support from Elton John and BBC 6 Music, Girl Group spoke to Headliner about new songs, Rage Song and SuperDrug, from their new EP Little Sticky Pictures, and why only female acts ever get accused of being ‘industry plants.’

Composer Jesse Zuretti dives into his metal-influenced score for Riot Games’ 2XKO – a fighting game set in the League of Legends Runeterra universe. Zuretti talks all things metal, working with Polyphia on the game’s main theme, continuing the League of Legends legacy, fans’ reactions to his soundtrack, misconceptions about heavy metal, creating the score in Cubase in his studio, and what to expect from him for the next iteration of the game. 

BAFTA Award-winning, Emmy and Ivor Novello–nominated composer Paul Leonard-Morgan discusses scoring his most recent projects, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, and Pretty Lethal, starring Uma Therman.