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Laufey at the O2 Arena review: playful whimsy from Gen Z's jazz queen

4/5 The Icelandic singer’s confessional songs worked perfectly in the cavernous O2

Evening Standard

This Icelandic outerwear brand just made Arc’teryx look a little less cool

66°North teams up with Icelandic singer Laufey for a playful capsule collection inspired by rugged Nordic landscapes

"If you watch closely, the cello’s slipping and I’m pulling it up while playing. It was so embarrassing. I think I faked it but it didn’t sound that great": Laufey reveals that she suffered a cello malfunction during a Grammys performance with Billy Joel

“It’s one thing to be a really good pianist, it’s another thing to be a really good songwriter and another thing to be a really good singer, and he’s all three," she says of Joel

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"Music in general right now I feel has lost the art of dynamics. There’s so much storytelling that can be embedded in a song through just having it very soft and then growing it": In an era of loudness, Laufey is flying the flag for light and shade

Her spine-tingling cover of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now suggests she might be onto something

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The Best (And Worst) Dressed From The 2026 Grammys Red Carpet

The 2026 Grammy Awards are here, so come along for the ride as we judge the best (and worst) dressed looks on the carpet.

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The 25 Most Awkward Moments From The 2026 Golden Globes, Including An Awkward Kiss

Chaos ensued at the 2026 Golden Globes as a celebrity was misnamed, a fire broke out, and Timothée Chalamet nearly missed a kiss.

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2026 Golden Globes Red Carpet: All The Dresses, Suits And Standout Moments

Stay across every 2026 Golden Globes red carpet look with our live fashion recap, covering the best outfits, boldest risks from celebrities.

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Did they really just say that? The most candid celebrity culture quotes of 2025

From politics to personal revelations, here are the most revealing things our culture writers were told this year

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Jessie J to perform at Royal Variety Performance after cancer surgery

Jessie J will return to the Royal Albert Hall for the ITV entertainment show to sing her new song I’ll Never Know Why.

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran, BigXthaPlug, Reneé Rapp, Jelly Roll and more to hit 2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage

iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2025 Jingle Ball lineup

The Independent UK

Sophie Ellis-Bextor at KOKO: her star has re-risen for a whole new generation

4/5 The pop star has had a remarkable post-Saltburn revival which is being capped off by a new album and irresistible shows like this

Evening Standard

“People sometimes expect me to be an audio snob because I exude ‘music snob’ sometimes, even though I’m not a snob. I’m not a snob at all": Laufey says she’s happy to make do with voice memo recordings and doesn’t pay much attention to the mics she uses

“I think the phone sounds great sometimes"

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Laufey Proves Her Personal Style Is "Open to Anything" in Everlane's Fall 2025 Campaign

The rising star leads an Everlane campaign.

Marie Claire

Grammy-winning star Laufey doesn't want to be placed in a box - even if it's Jazz

Laufey says her music is 'a mishmash of Jazz and classical and bossanova and pop'.

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A Matter of Time by Laufey review: Is this my album of the year?

5/5 The Grammy award-winning Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey expertly blends classic jazz and piquant pop confessions

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“I don’t know if that’s just me wanting to like the one that’s less popular”: Laufey and Clairo rank Taylor Swift albums and weigh in on the Folklore vs Evermore debate

Turns out they’re pretty much in agreement

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Laufey Shares What Music Shaped Her—and What's on Her Playlist Now

With her new album 'A Matter of Time' coming soon, the singer-songwriter opens up about her musical preferences for the 'Marie Claire' series "Listen Up."

The Independent UK

Barbra Streisand finds 'The Secret of Life' on her new duets album with Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney

For her new duets album “The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2,” Barbra Streisand works with legends Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and James Taylor, current hitmakers Hozier and Sam Smith and relative newcomers like Laufey

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“I saw this old guitar in the corner and I plugged it into the amplifier. And whoever was playing it before had this very warm kind of soulful setting on the amplifier”: Laufey on how a vintage guitar and amp inspired recent single Silver Lining

“I had a full studio day just to myself, and I just wanted to challenge myself to write and kind of be inspired by my surroundings,” she says

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“Nobody listens to one genre. I literally don’t know anybody who listens to one genre. You can be a fan of so many different artists at once”: Laufey on what Gen Z can teach the rest of us about how to appreciate music

On her friendships with Olivia Rodrigo and Beabadoobee, she says: “I could easily find a person that listens to all three of us, even though we’re so extremely different”

Evening Standard

Ezra Collective and Olivia Dean to berlioz: how Gen Z fell in love with jazz and its rebellious spirit

There’s a new music sensation sweeping the nation – except it’s been around for more than a century

The Guardian - UK

Laufey review – charming retro romance from a deserved Grammy winner

The Icelandic Chinese singer blends jazz into pop with ease, and her honeyed contralto has found a home in gen Z hearts

The Guardian - UK

Mitski: how the US songwriter scored the year’s quietest global chart smash

An outlier amid pop stars and club bangers, My Love Mine All Mine is getting millions of streams a day. Its singer is reaching new fans – and repairing her relationship with old ones

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