In the contemporary R&B scene, however, a fresh voice emerges from the Byron Bay shores in Australia. The first part of this year has seen the debut EP from Billie Skye – a 19-year-old prodigy - who takes her place as an emerging star with beautiful R&B moments. For Billie Skye, a person who grew up in a family where music flows through his veins; her...

There are weeks that feel too crowded for seven days. They arrive with glowing screens, quick promises, late replies, private doubt, and the odd little silence that follows a message left sitting too long. By Friday, the heart has already held a full committee meeting. By Sunday, the truth has stopped being polite. That compressed emotional weather is the territory Lana Karlay enters on 'For...