Durand Bernarr has spent over a decade moving through R&B's background and foreground in equal measure. Having just won a Grammy for BLOOM and preparing a global run around his next album BERNARR, he arrives at a moment of full-circle recognition.
From windswept Peak District trails to a hidden rave beneath the earth, here’s everything that went down at Columbia Hike Society’s HikeFest 2026.
Curated with local photographer Tyra-Elise Harris, here’s our if you know you know guide to the centre of the UK's Midlands, in collaboration with Monkey Shoulder.
This past Sunday, we teamed up with Tate Britain for a sketching and painting workshop hosted by Teoni, the artist behind our painted Earl Sweatshirt cover for NOTION: The Artists Volume 4.
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MIKE, Cure for Paranoia, GRAMN. and Harry Edohoukwa took over NOTION’s SXSW London stage for a night packed with energy, artistry and unforgettable live moments.
Listen to this week’s edition of UNDISCOVERED, featuring our pick of the best new music from the world’s most exciting emerging musicians.
Taking over Fano Airport from 12-14 June, Adriatic Sound Festival returns with one of Europe’s most distinctive electronic line-ups.
From his enigmatic early days with Odd Future to his quietly transformative solo work, Earl Sweatshirt has spent over a decade reshaping hip-hop on his own terms.
From her early SoundCloud uploads to her genre-blurring sophomore album Bird’s Eye, Ravyn Lenae has spent the past decade shaping a sound that moves instinctively between worlds.
From Addison Rae to Gorillaz, The xx to Little Simz, here's what you need to know about the lineup at the Paris festival and how you can head straight there from London thanks to Eurostar.
From hand-embroidered lyrics to OR-printed football shirts, here's our favourite looks that the Livies turned up in at the Teatre Grec.
From underground raves to global stages, Sammy Virji has emerged as a defining force in the evolution of UK garage.
A self-taught producer and meticulous world-builder, our latest cover star Erin LeCount is carving out a singular space in alt-pop.
From childhood friends in Buenos Aires to global chart-toppers, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso have built a career on creative symbiosis, unpredictability and constant reinvention.
From humble beginnings in Dublin’s pub scene to commanding global stages, Aaron Rowe’s rise has been built on years of dedication, resilience and undeniable talent.
From debuting as a teenage prodigy in SHINee to becoming being the first male Korean solo artist to perform at Coachella, Taemin has spent years shaping a singular artistic identity defined by innovation, emotion, and movement.
Cuban-American dark-pop rising star Isabel LaRosa, best known for her breakout hit ‘Older’, delivered a breathless, high-octane opening set at London’s O2 Arena that refused to feel like a support slot on Madison Beer’s Locket World Tour.
@notion “It's all very fresh, I was only just able to hold my GRAMMY yesterday. Because I've been moving around so much, it still feels surreal. I haven't had many moments to stop and take in what's happened." Get to know our latest cover star, the fierce and the furious @durandbernarr, a superstar of his own making and a GRAMMY Award winner. After taking home Best Progressive R&B Album for BLOOM in 2025, Durand is back with BERNARR, an album which pushes his R&B signature even further. On set, he dove into throwing out the rulebook to become his own artist, whose wardrobe he'd love to raid if he got half a chance, and getting to work with the incomparable @Erykah Badu. #NOTION #durandbernarr #erykahbadu #bloom #newmusic
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Sónar returns to Barcelona, bringing together artists working across club music, experimental electronics and emerging sounds over the course of the weekend.
On the back of her double A-side ‘Serial Kisser’ and ‘HIH (Hot In Here)’, rising Nigerian R&B voice Rukmani talks revealing two sides of her artistry at once, stepping into playful feminine control alongside Boj, revisiting an older song with new con
UK based Nigerian creative polymath Jayshow discusses his gripping new single ‘Wanted Man’, fusing afrofusion, R&B, EDM and soundtrack minded production into one clear identity.
After more than a decade on the decks, Josh Baker has never been more in demand. Following a Coachella debut, an upcoming Amnesia Ibiza residency, and his very own festival, the 30-year-old Mancunian is rewriting what it means to be a DJ today.
Dea Doyle returns with her most personal work yet, a luminous tribute to grief, love and the people who shape us.
A six track introduction to one of pop’s most emotionally perceptive new voices.
A gut-wrenching ode to endings, 'Where It All Begins' is the quiet, devastating heart of Virak's long-overdue return.
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