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20/04/26
London After Midnight: Felo Le Tee at Village Underground
Welcome to my new column: ‘Don’t Give Up on London Nightlife Yet’, where I do the honours of jumping around the city finding the best events for those within the Black British Diaspora. As a self-proclaimed lover of all things music and entertainment, this is a role I take very seriously. No genre will go untouched and no venue will go unvisited.
12/02/26
Lojay, Refinement & The Sonic World of XOXO
The last time The Floor sat down with Lojay, LV N ATTN had just announced him to the mainstream. Songs like Monalisa and Tonongo were moving fast, pulling him out of the cult favourite territory and into global conversations. Three years on, we’re back and the energy feels different. There is an air of calm and confidence. We reminisce briefly on the first conversation, about how quickly everything moved after LV N ATTN, and about the songs that still follow him everywhere. But Lojay...
21/01/26
Haile Is Making Music That Is The Foundation Of Himself
Haile Digital Cover 2026 by narcography It's hard to speak about modern Black British music without mentioning WSTRN. When group members Akelle Charles, Haile Alexander, and Louis Rei released In2 in 2015, it was the song of the summer. It signified the popularity of the growing Afroswing wave in the mid-2010s, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The group's success didn't stop there. The trio went on to release other songs, including Txtin , Wonder Women , and Ben Ova . Their...
05/08/25
Breathing fresh air with Halle Brown and Noughts & Crosses
Noughts and Crosses has stood the test of time in terms of its ability to be staged and still feel fresh and its latest stage adaptation at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is no different. As the sun sets the intimate cast including Halle Brown take to the stage to bring this tale to life.
21/07/25
Crafting a career: Shani Akilah on 'For Such a Time As This'
A year ago author Shani Akilah, celebrated the launch of her debut short story collection For Such a Time As This. For Such a Time As...
22/04/25
The Absence of Melanin in Teen Romcoms
The 50s could be awarded the pioneering decade for the teen movie genre. With that decade came Fred F. Sears Rock Around The Clock, a...
21/04/26
Hammed Animashaun on SNL UK, finding his funny and the joy of live chaos
I caught up with Hammed Animashaun on the Monday after the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK aired. From the moment he joined the call, he radiated a kind of excitement that felt almost childlike. It set the tone perfectly: this was going to be a conversation rooted in gratitude, unadulterated laughter and the surreal reckoning of stepping onto one of comedy’s most iconic stages. Still recovering from the whirlwind of opening night, Hammed admitted he hadn’t had time to properly sit...
31/03/26
Gbemisola Ikumelo: "I shouldn't be here, trying not to throw up into my dress because I can't laugh".
On her actual time spent on the series (Gbemi won’t mention how far she made it), “it felt like low level torture in places,” reflecting on what it was like to hold back laughter around fellow comedy writers and comedians.
02/03/26
Christine Adams is 'fighting for survival' in new series of Apple TV's HIJACK
In series two, following her son’s death, Marsha isolates herself in rural Scotland. Her peaceful stay is interrupted when her seemingly sweet neighbours aren’t who they appear to be. She is composed and somewhat calm when essentially in Adams’s own words “fighting for survival.”
Sinners: A Haunting Reimagining of Black Horror and Myth
Challengers: "backstabbing, scheming, smack-talking, dirty macking, adultery..."
Oreviews And The Art of The Series Finale
Euphoria Review: S2 E4 'You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can'
Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw
Finale Review: Line Of Duty
Headie One Album Review: Edna
Teyana Taylor Album Review: The Album
Why Quarantine Season Is The Perfect Time To Take In New Music
AFRONATION: the highs, the lows and why I'll be back again next year
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Haile x The Floor
Read about our latest digital cover:
Haile helped define a generation of UK sounds with WSTRN and now, with his deeply personal solo work, he’s making music that is the foundation of himself. In our profile, he speaks on roots, heritage, and why returning to the music of his upbringing has become his truest form of self-expression.