Craig McLean

Music

Shania Twain stuns fans at east London pub gig

Before stepping out at Wembley with Harry Styles, Shania Twain squeezed into the 200-capacity Shacklewell Arms for one of the most intimate London shows of her career.

7 Jun 2026
Celebrity News

Brit Award winners to receive statuettes designed by late Zaha Hadid

The late architect designed the statuettes before her death in March this year 

31 Oct 2016
Celebrity News

James Blake on battling the blues and finding love in Los Angeles

He's worked with Beyonce and has taken America by storm - no Enfield's James Blake is bringing his glitchy beats back home

28 Oct 2016
Celebrity News

James Arthur: From X Factor star to exile - and back again

Arthur recalls his meltdowns, drug dependencies and Lazarus-like return

11 Oct 2016
Celebrity News

Zane Lowe talks working with Calvin Harris, Drake and Frank Ocean

Apple's super-DJ is the most powerful player in music - and the man who can bring Britney to London. Zane Lowe tells Craig McLean about moving to the beat

15 Sept 2016
Lifestyle

Pop's star: meet the divine Dev Hynes

He’s mates with Florence and Alexa and has the critics in raptures. But Dev Hynes, aka Blood Orange, still has panic attacks backstage. The east-London born star talks to Craig McLean  

28 Jul 2016
Music

Max Lousada: The Brit behind the hits

Max Lousada is head of Warner Music UK and also the ringleader of next week’s Brit Awards show. Craig McLean meets a mogul

19 Feb 2016
Lifestyle

Move over Coco: Sting's daughter Eliot Sumner opens up

Sting’s singer-songwriter daughter Eliot Sumner is finally feeling comfortable in her skin. As she releases her second album, she tells Craig McLean about finding her true voice and why she never needed to come out to her parents

3 Dec 2015
Celebrity News

I don't believe in 'gender labels,' says Sting's daughter Eliot Sumner

The singer has opened up about her sexuality and said she does not identify with a particular gender

2 Dec 2015
Lifestyle

Jess Glynne: ‘I don’t know what I want now — to be with a guy,

In the past year Jess Glynne has topped the charts three times. But with binge-drinking and relationship turmoil blighting her rise to fame, things haven’t been easy. She talks to Craig McLean about seeking advice from Sam Smith, partying with Taylor Swift and what happened when she fell in love with a woman

14 May 2015
Lifestyle

Helen McCrory: a class act

Helen McCrory tells Craig McLean about on-stage romance, rude reviews and skinny-dipping with her husband, Homeland’s Damian Lewis

3 Oct 2014
Celebrity News

Helen McCrory says she doesn't have 'thick enough skin' to tackle

The actress, who has recently starred in Medea, refuses to look up reviews until after her performances

2 Oct 2014
Lifestyle

Paul Weller: 'Celebrity culture is bonkers. She's too thin, she's too

Two pop groups, 12 solo albums, seven children with four women, and one hell of an attitude. At 55, Paul Weller shows no signs of slowing down, says Craig McLean

16 May 2014
Lifestyle

London Grammar: how the capital's hottest trio won over the Big Apple

London Grammar make trip-hop-punctuated pop, selling out shows from Brixton to Brooklyn, and have picked up a BRIT Award nomination along the way. Craig McLean meets the next big thing

7 Feb 2014
Lifestyle

Mercury Prize winner James Blake on staying anonymous

James Blake is a dry, shy musician who has just picked up the industry’s most important gong; a breath of fresh air in a world of selfie-obsessed, forgettable pop tarts, says Craig McLean

13 Dec 2013
Music

Alicia Keys: the other first lady

Friend to Michelle Obama and Beyoncé, 30 million-selling pop legend, charity campaigner... Alicia Keys is one of the most powerful women in pop, says Craig McLean

14 Jun 2013
Lifestyle

Rihanna's tour de farce

Last year, Rihanna packed a plane with eager journalists and lucky fans for a week-long world tour, promising unprecedented access to her whirlwind life and front-row seats to her sold-out shows. But the reality — airport hell, S&M clubs and far too much tequila — was very different, says a broken Craig McLean

17 May 2013
Lifestyle

The spin doctor: the man Adele and Florence turn to when they want a

London’s Paul Epworth is the songwriter/super-producer of the moment. He talks to Craig McLean about winning a Golden Globe, rebooting Paul McCartney and a follow-up to 21

1 Feb 2013
Lifestyle

Florence the Magnificent... Welch's whirlwind year

Florence Welch’s whirlwind year has seen her mainlining Mezcal in Mexico, duetting ‘Gimme Shelter’ with Mick Jagger and throwing a celebrity sleepover at the Chateau Marmont, but this Christmas she’s coming home to Camberwell. By Craig McLean

21 Dec 2012
Lifestyle

There's a new Jessie in town … meet soul sensation Jessie Ware

…and this one is friends with Adele, loved by Tinie Tempah and ditched a job with Fifty Shades author EL James to become the sound of London’s summer. Does Jessie Ware have what it takes to top the charts? 110%, says Craig McLean

5 Dec 2012