Troye Sivan review – a performance as heartwarming as it is hot
The Aussie singer-songwriter is sensual and athletic, while his six-piece troupe of dancers create moments of tenderness amid all the raunch
May 2024
Troye Sivan wins song of the year at 2024 Apra awards for Rush
Sivan shared the Apra award with music producer Styalz Fuego, who co-wrote Rush
January 2024
Triple J Hottest 100: could this be the countdown’s queerest year yet?
Troye Sivan, G Flip, Boygenius and Billie Eilish are all being tipped to place high in a year dominated by solo pop artists – but not Taylor Swift
November 2023
Troye Sivan cleans up at the Arias as artists get political with calls for ceasefire
Pop sensation wins best song and best solo star, while best album winner Genesis Owusu chants ‘ceasefire now’ in acceptance speech
October 2023
Trolls Band Together review – a kooky, candyfloss-coloured boyband reunion
Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return to voice Poppy and Branch in the third, possibly loopiest, instalment of the monster franchise
Troye Sivan: Something to Give Each Other review – one of the year’s most distinctive pop albums
Sex and romance abound on tracks that deliver both orgiastic, high-octane revelry and poetic introspection
Troye Sivan on growth, gay clubs and ‘going ballistic’: ‘I’m just not as afraid as I was before’
The Australian pop star used to be conscious of fans oversexualising his art. For his new album – and its music videos – he’s thrown those hang-ups away
August 2023
Autumn arts preview 2023
Horror metal, J Hus and new Dolly: all of autumn 2023’s best music
Rock, rap and pop royalty are set for a strong season, with returns for the Chemical Brothers and Kylie. Tropicália pioneer Gilberto Gil celebrates a stellar career and Thomas Adès takes the reins at the Hallé
July 2023
From Troye Sivan to Padam Padam: Australia is in its gay era and the world should thank us
Michael Sun
The country has long exported groundbreaking queer fare – but these are particularly blessed times, filled with Murray Bartlett, G Flip and Lydia Tár
June 2023
Queer sounds: our writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ songs
For Pride month, Guardian writers have singled out their favourite LGBTQ+ songs, from Pet Shop Boys to Frank Ocean
July 2019
Lil Nas X’s coming out shows why hiding LGBT life from children won’t work
Caspar Salmon
A new wave of gay stars is teaching children about homosexuality – whether some parents like it or not, says the film writer Caspar Salmon
April 2019
Men’s fashion spring/summer 2019
Troye Sivan: 'I have to get comfortable with being effeminate'
The former YouTuber turned musician and actor talks about sudden stardom, queer pride and life as a showman
January 2019
2019 arts preview
Pop, punk and protest songs: the hottest music on the horizon in 2019
With the uproarious Idles hitting the road, Kamasi Washington play a mind-expanding UK show, and new albums from the Specials, Weezer and AJ Tracey, here are the sounds the new year will be shaking to
December 2018
From Camp Cope to Gurrumul Yunupingu: the best Australian albums of 2018
Best music of 2018
The 50 best albums of 2018: the full list
Australia's best new music
Troye Sivan, Washington, Sampa the Great: 20 best Australian tracks for December
Best music of 2018
The top 100 songs of 2018
October 2018
Back in bloom: how queer male pop reclaimed its star status
The 80s put the gay man front and centre of pop. Then came the Aids crisis – and three decades of demonisation, discord and displacement. Now, with Troye Sivan leading a new wave of gay stars, has change truly arrived?
September 2018
Troye Sivan: Bloom review – thrillingly honest dance pop
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August 2018
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Troye Sivan: Bloom review – out and proud pop in full flower
Sivan’s second album targets the mainstream – with songs about Grindr and post-coital languor, wrapped in goth reverb
