Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato latest to split from manager Scooter Braun
The pop stars follow Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin’s departure in May, while representatives for Justin Bieber have denied rumours that he is also parting ways with SB Projects
July 2023
Cut out the middlemouse: how Disney pop stars took control of their careers
With Disney-championed stars including Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter moving on from the company’s own record label, it seems the house of mouse’s power is waning
August 2022
Demi Lovato: Holy Fvck review – finally having fun
The US singer-songwriter shifts tack from last year’s trauma-led Dancing With the Devil, tapping into the pop-punk of her youthful debut
May 2021
Names in the news
If anyone can turn back time, Cher can
Rebecca Nicholson
Pop singer Demi Lovato comes out as non-binary
April 2021
The fandom that made me
Amy Winehouse: the spiteful way she was treated still fills me with rage
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil ... The Art of Starting Over review – pop's proud survivor
March 2021
Names in the news
Demi Lovato is dancing with the devil on behalf of women everywhere
Rebecca Nicholson
The singer’s brutally frank documentary about the perils of addiction is an exhortation to those under stress to seek help
'So much pressure to look a certain way': why eating disorders are rife in pop music
A documentary series about Demi Lovato shows how brutally controlled the singer’s diet once was, and, as other pop performers attest, it’s control that underpins damaging behaviour
'I have to keep smiling': how the female pop star documentary got real
TV review
Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil review – a pop music doc of shattering candour
Demi Lovato says she was raped as a teenager by someone she knew
February 2021
Demi Lovato says she had three strokes and heart attack after 2018 overdose
Singer speaks in third documentary, Dancing With the Devil, about relapse after years of sobriety
October 2020
Names in the news
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is the perfect antidote for trying times
Rebecca Nicholson
Forget your troubles and watch the interior designer work his magic in the reboot of Changing Rooms
Demi Lovato has made the most damning protest song of the Trump era
Dorian Lynskey
By facing the president head-on when other artists have been oblique, and confronting him on a human level, the US pop star’s song Commander in Chief has intense potency
Billie Eilish, BTS and the return of En Vogue: the Billboard music awards 2020 – in pictures
From Lizzo and Demi Lovato calling for votes, to performances by Alicia Keys and Garth Brooks, here are the best images from the ceremony in Los Angeles
March 2020
It's my life: the rise of the pop-star scripted documentary
From Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber, more and more stars are working with film-makers to shape the stories of their lives. But the best films catch them with their guard down
January 2019
Since U been gone: imagining Max Martin's Juliet jukebox musical
The Swedish producer’s debut musical sees Juliet ditching Romeo to move to Paris. We use his hits to plot the narrative
August 2018
Demi Lovato speaks about battle with addiction after suspected overdose
American pop star says she needs ‘time to heal and focus on my sobriety’
July 2018
Nightlife is a vital space to shed inhibitions – why doesn’t Britain value it more?
Sam Wolfson
The curfew in Hackney, east London, will force pubs and clubs to close at midnight, snuffing out an under-appreciated strand of youth culture
