Our section covering all things music, celebrating songs and artists we love while also making space for discussion and interrogation.
Ones to watch: gal-dem’s 21 music acts for 2021
‘I hope that people see their own stories in it’ – Arlo Parks wants her album to move…
Five on it: music is about the thrill of (inclusive) community
‘You’re not the sum of your mistakes’ – Jazmine Sullivan’s comeback is for women who are healing
Five on it: I appreciate Lana Del Rey, but wish she’d leave WOC out of it
Five on it: hello to a new year, farewell to MF DOOM
How Clubhouse and other online communities are leading Black music discourse
The music that kept the gal-dem team going in 2020
After the ‘Peng Black Girls Remix’ erased Amia Brave, challenging colourism is essential
Why buying CDs is a gift to myself this Christmas
Saweetie is finally doing what she wants
