Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social
Journalist. Author (Reach For The Stars). Tall person. My book about Kylie is out in September 2026 via Faber
‘Tate McRae says she has received one of Taylor Swift's sourdough loaves’
You can get 25% off the Kylie book until Friday with the code below! www.waterstones.com/book/cant-ge...
I've ranked the Shakira: Bzrp Music Session, Vol 53 hitmaker's best 20 songs: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Hits don’t lie! Shakira’s 20 best songs, from World Cup anthems to megastar duets – ranked!
As the Colombian pop supremo prepares to perform at Sunday’s final, we rate her greatest work, including gossipy takedowns and lycanthropic lyrics
theguardian.com
Launching the Kylie book in style in London’s trendy Soho with Paul Flynn and a performance from KyLee (both also appear in the book, which is out 24 Sept)
Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club@rnrbook-club.bsky.social · last mo.NEW Michael Cragg Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - in search of Kylie @faberbooks.bsky.social Launch event 23 Sept, London 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993807734...
I went on set and chatted to Kit and Joe about the end of Heartstopper and the indignity of the “cock sock”
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.‘It would be weird not to show the sex’: Kit Connor and Joe Locke on Heartstopper’s queer teen curtain call
‘Noah Kahan has pleaded with fans to "use the toilet" before gigs after a fan pooped on the floor.’
Wannabe came out 30 years ago so to celebrate I took part in a Dutch news story all about it: nos.nl/nieuwsuur/vi...
Spice Girls, dertig jaar na Wannabe
Ze verkochten tientallen miljoenen cd's en ze waren een symbool van een ongekend optimistisch tijdperk, eind jaren 90: de Spice Girls. Morgen is het precies 30 jaar geleden dat de meidengroep debuteer...
nos.nl
It's publication day for A Feast of Folklore! Normally I'd be in town signing every copy I can find but I might melt in the heat. So pretend I'm posting amazingly professional promo pics here, and not clinging to a fan. #FolkloreThursday
Here are some lovely bookmarks to go with my forthcoming Kylie book 😍 If you scan the QR code it takes you to a themed Kylie playlist
Liz Lawrence has made a really beautiful album about grief following the death of her sister. I spoke to her about the difficulties of sharing private pain, needing sadness and finding space for "shittier things" in culture www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...
‘People say there are no words, but there are thousands’: Liz Lawrence on making a new kind of grief album after her sister’s death
When her sibling died in an accident the singer-songwriter sought comfort in music. But after finding that the most celebrated records about loss were angry, loud and male, she set about creating some...
theguardian.com
Thoughts on the Kylie doc: Pete Waterman needs to get his many stories about the creation of I Should Be So Lucky straight. He tells a very different one in his own 2000 book. Going from Jason to Michael Hutchence is such an amazing move, what a woman. Also: what an incredibly hot couple they were
Bookshop dot org have kindly popped my Kylie book in their preorder 20% offer thing. Just use this code at checkout: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/can-...
I'm going to be asking the Something for the Fire hitmaker some questions for this, so if you have one you'd like me to ask then please do add it to this here page: www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Post your questions for Melanie C
Ex-Spice Girl Sporty is ready to take your questions on everything from her Wannabe days to DJing, triathlons and her ninth solo album, Sweat
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I love Lykke Li. I love being sad alongside her, and the new album is perfect for that. I spoke to her about it all for ee72: ee72.com/lykke-li-tal...
Lykke Li talks new album The Afterparty and finding hope in chaos
As Lykke Li prepares to release her sixth album The Afterparty, she talks to Michael Cragg about anger, ageing and the strange in-between state of a world, and a life on the edge.
ee72.com
With Twitter gone, the PJ Forum going, and me and Bluesky just not getting along, I can't believe Instagram is where I'm going to feed off the new Madonna album excitement. But it feels so fragmented over there. It's a #popmusicemergency without a helpline
'Dua Lipa has launched Nespresso's first-ever pickle cola coffee drink'
We started the Pitt over the weekend and I can’t get the word “de-gloved” out of my head. In fact, I can never look at a glove, a dove, or feel love without thinking of that image
‘Robbie Williams has been struck down by a string of ‘middle-aged man’ injuries, including sitting on one of his own testicles.’
Who do you think would have the biggest hit in 2026 with a cover of 2 Unlimited’s No Limit? I was thinking someone like Charli, or maybe like Ava Max alongside Guetta, but actually it’s probably a stripped back, Traitors-style cover by, say, Alex Warren, isn’t it?
✨ Over eighty million records sold. ✨ One of the world's most successful pop stars. ✨ A modern day icon. But who is the real Kylie? Can't Get You Out of My Head: In Search of Kylie by Michael Cragg is out on 24 September. linktr.ee/cantgetyououtofmyhead
La La La! You can pre-order my new book, all about Kylie, right NOW. It's out in September and will have a lovely iridescent cover. Obviously I will be banging on about it for a long time, but she's finally here! linktr.ee/cantgetyouou...
