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The Confession Booth Is the Dancefloor: FLO's Therapy at the Club

The Grammy-nominated British girl group who spent the last three years redefining modern R&B, from the viral breakout of "Cardboard Box" through their GRAMMY-nominated debut Access All Areas, return with Therapy At The Club, their sophomore album, reframing the club not just as a place for a night out, but as a site of confession, release and self-possession, wrapped in sultry, euphoric R&B and pop. 
Widely known for the run of singles that carried Access All Areas into the UK Top 5, FLO wear th...
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Oh Yeah?: The Sound of Steve Lacy Coming Undone (and Back Together)

Steve Lacy has released his third solo album, with the nonchalant title Oh Yeah? The Internet member has continued to solidify his influence at the forefront of the R&B/Alt-Pop scene with a well (bunch synonym) of collaborations with the like of Kendrick Lamar, Foushee, Solange to self producing brilliance on Steve Lacy’s Demo, a collection of six soul/RnB infused tracks mostly produced Ingeniously on the Iphone application Garageband, whilst still in High School. After releasing ‘Nice Shoes,’ l...
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"No Characters, No Fiction": Blxst Bares All on Labor of Love

There’s a 24-second trailer that arrived alongside the announcement of BLXST’s new album, saying more than most artists manage in a press cycle. No hype. Just ordinary people doing what they do and enjoy - a hairstylist washing a client’s hair, a chef over a stove and someone running at first light in a park. Over the visuals, he narrates: “Love is more than a feeling, It’s actual labour. It’s showing up, showing up wrong, showing up tired, but for who and whatever you got love for, just make su...

Hello, I'm Kelis Arts and Culture writer

I’m an arts and culture journalist with over 9 years of writing experience across newsrooms and digital publishing sites.

With a passion for online content and arts and culture journalism, such as Black British music and theatre, I’m able to write clean, engaging copy, reviews, interviews and long-form features.

I have been a prolific writer since the age of sixteen, engaging global audiences through celebrity interviews, independent magazine contributions and voluntary work at a student publication.

I have great knowledge of the arts and culture scene and am confident in pitching, editing and presenting content.

On this page, you will find all my original and featured work as well as my event write-up page called 'The Social Butterfly,' where I write about arts events that I go to, as my way of keeping my ear to the ground!

I'm currently working in press. I've previously worked for The Mirror UK and have freelanced for The Sun. My work has appeared in New Wave Magazine, Labaatan and other publications.