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31 Mar

Raye’s declaration of independence | Dazed

Raye’s declaration of independence | Dazed
Free from her label, the south London pop siren has soared to the highest of the charts. Ahead of her album release, she discusses her newfound independence, the stories behind her ‘visceral’ recent tracks, and why her self-confidence has never been higher When Raye climbed to primary with “Escapism” earlier this month, it wasn’t just deserved, but deliciously ironic. The wildly talented singer-songwriter spent seven years on a serious label chasing hits that got here, all too often, on the expense of her own musical identity. At an intimate gig in London last October, she sang her massive 2021 house banger “Bed”, a collaboration with DJ-producers Joel Corry and David Guetta that's now...
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27 Mar

Sarah Piantadosi’s arresting nudes are a declaration of selfhood

Sarah Piantadosi’s arresting nudes are a declaration of selfhood
Over recent years, London-based photographer Sarah Piantadosi has noticed an unmistakable shift in the best way young people think concerning the politics of the body. Starting with the rise of fourth-wave feminism, and gaining momentum of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements, Piantadosi tells Dazed she was struck that “so many individuals everywhere in the world were making poignant critique and commentary on oppressive white patriarchal structures… This pertains to the body in a really personal way,” she reflects. “Having your selfhood ‘othered’ is solely not something young persons are willing to tolerate anymore.”This seismic shift was the first inspiration for Piantadosi’s latest book, Bone. Over the course of a 12 months and a half, Piantadosi photographed greater than...
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