Sophie founded Music & Gigs because she saw a gap and decided to fill it. She leads all editorial direction, has interviewed the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pale Waves, and Tom Grennan, and has a reputation for spotting great artists early. Writer, photographer, designer — Sophie wears a lot of hats, but the thread running through all of it is the same: a lifelong obsession with music and the people who make it.
Festival Feature
Kneecap Removed from TRNSMT: Belfast Rap Trio Bounced Over Police Concerns
TRNSMT just lost one of its most explosive acts. Belfast rap provocateurs Kneecap have been booted from the lineup following...
Festival Feature
Massive Attack are back, and they’re bringing the future with them
June 6 is shaping up to be a moment. Bristol’s godfathers of trip-hop, Massive Attack, return to London for their...
Album Reviews
YUNGBLUD Announces ‘IDOLS’ – A Raw, Riotous Double Album Is Incoming
After months of teasing, global alt-rock provocateur YUNGBLUD has finally confirmed the arrival of IDOLS, the first half of a...
Features
Lady Gaga’s ‘The Fame Monster’ surges on Spotify after record-breaking Copacabana concert
This week, the pop icon’s 2009 EP re-entered Spotify’s top 10 most streamed albums worldwide, fuelled by renewed attention following...
Features
KATSEYE make Billboard Hot 100 debut less than a year after launch
Less than a year since their official debut, global girl group KATSEYE has officially landed their first Billboard Hot 100...
Features
Charli XCX fans spiral after “Charli Cam” teaser: “It’s going to be a very special week”
After posting a glitchy Instagram Story with the message “it’s going to be a very special week xx”, Charli followed...
Live Reviews
15 Years of Parklife: Manchester’s loudest weekender still knows how to throw a party
What started as a small, sweaty one-dayer in Platt Fields back in 2010 is now one of the UK’s biggest...
Concert
Sam Ryder is heading to OVO Arena Wembley — and this one feels personal
Sam Ryder’s played a royal jubilee, sung at Eurovision, and topped the charts — but this next chapter feels different....