Cher Lloyd: ‘After The X Factor, I had to do damage control. I still have to’
In a decade, the singer has gone from ‘the most hated teen in Britain’ to top 10 success in the US. So why is she still having to defend her past?
September 2019
‘Prepare for more Lewis Capaldi closeups’: inside the US video makeover
Exploring the cinematic emotion, slow-mo horses and milkshakes in American pop-promo reshoots
July 2014
Cher Lloyd: Sorry I'm Late review – fun but hollow sensory-overload pop
30 minutes with …
Cher Lloyd: 'I was a total bitch'
November 2013
This week's new tracks
The Creases, 2 Chainz, Keane: this week's new tracks
The Creases | 2 Chainz | Keane | Skream Feat Sam Frank | Cher Lloyd
September 2012
Mercury prize 2012: the shortlist that might have been
This week's Mercury prize nominations were widely judged to be straight and safe. Here our critics suggest 12 records that should have made the list
August 2012
Shortcuts
Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller
Cher Lloyd pelted with bottles of urine at V festival
May 2012
60 years of No 1 singles
The best No 1 records: Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger
Tom Ewing: 2011: On first listen it was the awful work of a pop Frankenstein. A few plays on and you had to submit to the onslaught of hooks
April 2012
Cher Lloyd – review
Cheesy? Yes – but when she does nothing but sing, the most 'controversial' X Factor starlet is pure heartache, writes Caroline Sullivan
November 2011
Tom Ewing on music
Why do X Factor winners make rotten albums?
Tom Ewing: There's nothing in the setup of modern pop that inherently means X-Factor winners end up with duds. It must be the show itself
Cher Lloyd: Sticks + Stones – review
X Factor Cher Lloyd's debut is exhausting but lovable, writes Hermione Hoby
Cher Lloyd: Sticks + Stones – review
Gobby X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd's debut suggests her label don't have a clue what to do with her, writes Alexis Petridis
October 2011
This week's new singles
Beyoncé | Bruno Mars | Cher Lloyd feat Mike Posner | The Ting Tings | Icona Pop
August 2011
Shortcuts
1981 and 2011: how much has changed?
Twitter tips
Keep up the good work, Cher Lloyd
July 2011
This week's new tracks
This week's new singles
Cher Lloyd | Chicane | Mona | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | Noah And The Whale | Toddla T Feat Roots Manuva
Cher Lloyd: 'I don't want to be a joke'
After storming last year's X Factor, Cher Lloyd ran into a barrage of criticism. Will her debut single vanquish the haters?
Arts diary
This week's arts diary
Councils contemplate art fire sale, plus the lure of the 50s, Motley Theatre Design Course closes, and oh my darling Cher Lloyd
December 2010
X Factor's final four could all end up winning recording contracts
Cher Lloyd, One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson and Matt Cardle are fierce rivals for the 2010 title but the victor and the three runners-up could all score lucrative deals
