Music

McFly
1 October 2020

McFly release new single Tonight Is The Night

McFly have released their new single, 'Tonight Is The Night'. The pop rock group's latest track to be taken from their upcoming album, 'Young Dumb Thrills', is classic McFly - much ...

Linkin Park
1 October 2020

Linkin Park to release rare track Pictureboard

Linkin Park have announced they are releasing rare track 'Pictureboard' on the 20th anniversary re-issue of their seminal LP 'Hybrid Theory'. Fans of the 'Numb' hitmakers had heard of the song ...

Cardi B
1 October 2020

Cardi B: Female rappers are under 'mad pressure'

Cardi B says female rappers are under "mad pressure" to continually have smash hits. The 'WAP' hitmaker says there are double standards in the hip-hop industry whereby male artists can go ...
Mikey Votano
24 September 2020

Exclusive: Mikey Votano talks about living with ADHD and premieres his new music video

Fifteen years after I stopped taking my first dose of ADHD medication I began my second. To celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 10th and the release of my Crazy music video, ...
Layke writes an exclusive piece for Female First
22 September 2020

Layke guest feature: Sexuality, LGBTQI and discovering who you are

As I sit here and write this I’m thinking about how far I’ve come, and how even being in a position to be asked to write this for other people ...
Shaima
4 September 2020

Exclusive: Unintentional versus meaningful bias being an ethnic minority in the music industry

Writing this article for me is definitely not an easy task. I’ve started it a few times and not been able to follow through. Initially, I didn’t think being an ethnic ...
Ray Quinn returns with new album Undeniable on May 29th, 2020
13 March 2020

Exclusive: Ray Quinn discusses his upcoming album, recent engagement and life in the public eye

A little earlier this year, Ray Quinn announced he would be returning to the music industry with a brand new collection of music, marking his first album release in 13 ...

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15 March 2019

Ariana and the Rose discusses her career to-date, challenges and more [EXCLUSIVE]

Ahead of the release of her new single, we caught up with one of our all-time favourite artists, Ariana and the Rose! Here, she lets us in on what she's ...
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29 January 2019

Shakin' Stevens on where it all started, his new tour and being more determined than ever before

Throughout history, the human race has always had an affinity with an underdog story. David and Goliath. Rocky and Carl Weathers. Leicester City football club in 2016. And in the ...
Smile drops August 28th, 2020
27 August 2020

Review: Katy Perry's new album Smile

Following the exciting news that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom had welcomed their first child into the world will come the release of Perry's fifth studio album, Smile. Awesome timing to make ...

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23 February 2020

Review: The Script at Manchester Arena

The year was 2008. I was 16-years-old, and finally getting ready to go to my first-ever live concert at Manchester Academy. Who would I be seeing? The Script. A band ...

PaMu Scroll are affordable, comfortable and pretty brilliant
23 October 2018

PaMu Scroll are the affordable wireless earphones we've all been waiting for

In the hunt for the perfect wireless earphones, you can find yourself spending hundreds of pounds on a set that aren't all that comfortable, or the right match for your ...

Calum Scott on his first headline tour in Manchester's O2 Ritz
17 April 2018

Calum Scott O2 Ritz Manchester Review – Only Human Tour

It’s hard to believe that Calum Scott is only just embarking on his first headline tour of the UK. This is a young man who has been a household name ...
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22 July 2016

Mulholland Drive exclusive live session

Canadian band Mulholland Drive is made up of a brilliantly talented trio of musicians, including creator of the band Luke Mulholland, who supported Bon Jovi on tour at the young ...
Jack Robertson
29 June 2016

Exclusive: Jack Robertson live session

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McFly
1 October 2020

McFly release new single Tonight Is The Night

McFly have released their new single, 'Tonight Is The Night'. The pop rock group's latest track to be taken from their upcoming album, 'Young Dumb Thrills', is classic McFly - much ...

Linkin Park
1 October 2020

Linkin Park to release rare track Pictureboard

Linkin Park have announced they are releasing rare track 'Pictureboard' on the 20th anniversary re-issue of their seminal LP 'Hybrid Theory'. Fans of the 'Numb' hitmakers had heard of the song ...

Mikey Votano
24 September 2020

Exclusive: Mikey Votano talks about living with ADHD and premieres his new music video

Fifteen years after I stopped taking my first dose of ADHD medication I began my second. To celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 10th and the release of my Crazy music video, ...
Layke writes an exclusive piece for Female First
22 September 2020

Layke guest feature: Sexuality, LGBTQI and discovering who you are

As I sit here and write this I’m thinking about how far I’ve come, and how even being in a position to be asked to write this for other people ...
Shaima
4 September 2020

Exclusive: Unintentional versus meaningful bias being an ethnic minority in the music industry

Writing this article for me is definitely not an easy task. I’ve started it a few times and not been able to follow through. Initially, I didn’t think being an ethnic ...
Smile drops August 28th, 2020
27 August 2020

Review: Katy Perry's new album Smile

Following the exciting news that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom had welcomed their first child into the world will come the release of Perry's fifth studio album, Smile. Awesome timing to make ...

ELA writes an exclusive piece for Female First
19 August 2020

Exclusive: Welsh artist ELA on the journey of "breaking into the industry"

“Breaking into the industry” is an interesting phrase, I think my personal journey has been more like climbing a steep creative mountain which has many peaks and troughs along the ...
Miley Cyrus returns with the self-directed music video for new single Midnight Sky
15 August 2020

The evolution of Miley Cyrus: One of the greatest creative visionaries of our generation

Miley Cyrus returned to the music scene this week with the release of her brand new single, Midnight Sky. Not only that, but she unveiled a self-directed, colour-infused music video that's sure ...

Mikey Votano chats with Female First
20 July 2020

Exclusive: Mikey Votano reveals what he's been up to during lockdown!

Mikey Votano is one of those musicians you instantly want to know more about. The Aussie performer saw success with the release of his debut UK single Shut Up & Dance ...
Audra Santa chats with Female First
17 July 2020

Exclusive: Audra Santa reveals her favourite lockdown pastimes to celebrate new music video release

Following the release of her brilliant new single Naked, and the premiere of the accompanying music video, we caught up with Canadian musician Audra Santa. Speaking about the track, she ...
Lady Gaga and Katy Perry (PA)
8 June 2020

Lady Gaga Katy Perry and Schitt’s Creek cast join virtual graduation ceremony

Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and the cast of Schitt’s Creek are among the stars who have offered messages of hope to young people graduating from schools and universities ...

Singer Alice L
3 June 2020

Singer Alice L - Releases Debut Single 'Still Thinking Of Me'

Meet Alice L an exciting new talent  A new talent that has spent the past couple of years working with many writers and producers to prepare for this year. ‘STOM?’ is ...
KSI credit Lia Toby
1 June 2020

YouTuber and rapper KSI ‘crushed’ by parents’ reaction to school grades

Social media star KSI has said he was “crushed” by his parents’ reaction to his A-level grades. The YouTuber and rapper, who released his debut solo album Dissimulation this month, ...

Michael Jackson is still making money after his passing
18 March 2020

Music streaming is a key way to make money, but it's radio bringing in money for the King of Pop

Michael Jackson currently sits on top of Forbes’ list of 2019’s most paid dead celebrities list, even after he is long gone. This is the seventh year he has remained ...

St Patrick's Day on Female First
17 March 2020

10 Irish artists and some of their best tunes to celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day from everybody here at Female First! To celebrate, we've decided to take a look at 10 tunes from some of the best Irish artists - let ...

Ray Quinn returns with new album Undeniable on May 29th, 2020
13 March 2020

Exclusive: Ray Quinn discusses his upcoming album, recent engagement and life in the public eye

A little earlier this year, Ray Quinn announced he would be returning to the music industry with a brand new collection of music, marking his first album release in 13 ...

Katy Perry returns with new single Never Worn White
5 March 2020

Watch: Katy Perry shares love letter to Orlando Bloom with new single and video for Never Worn White

Katy Perry today (March 5th, 2020) shared the gorgeous music video for her brand new single Never Worn White, which is a beautiful love letter to her fiancé Orlando Bloom. Not ...

Music on Female First
4 March 2020

10 songs with bad grammar that sound better for their crimes against English

-  "Now that I've become who I really are" and "I only wanna die alive" don't really make sense in Ariana Grande's 'Break Free', but somehow Max Martin fought Grande ...

Lady Gaga delivers her new single Stupid Love
28 February 2020

Lady Gaga is back to save pop music with Stupid Love

Whilst most of us here in the UK were still sleeping, Lady Gaga released her highly-anticipated first solo single Stupid Love from her upcoming sixth studio album, and it’s an ...

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23 February 2020

Review: The Script at Manchester Arena

The year was 2008. I was 16-years-old, and finally getting ready to go to my first-ever live concert at Manchester Academy. Who would I be seeing? The Script. A band ...

Halloween on Female First
31 October 2019

Let's do the Monster Mash! Your ultimate Halloween playlist

Halloween has finally arrived which means it's definitely time to party! Every Halloween get-together needs a music playlist of epic proportions, so let us help you out with a list ...

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15 March 2019

Ariana and the Rose discusses her career to-date, challenges and more [EXCLUSIVE]

Ahead of the release of her new single, we caught up with one of our all-time favourite artists, Ariana and the Rose! Here, she lets us in on what she's ...
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15 March 2019

LUENA - Boyzone tour diary - Wembley [EXCLUSIVE]

Having supported Boyzone across their UK tour a little earlier this year, and celebrating the recent release of her breakout single Worth It, singer-songwriter LUENA has already proven just what ...
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11 March 2019

Behind-the-scenes with Giulia, on the set of her new music video

Italian Enigma Giulia spent 2018 writing and recording her brand new album. With her fresh new sound, and refreshingly honest lyricism the album is set to make 2019 a very ...