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Inspiration from celebrities and the world of entertainment. We also share the latest and greatest podcasts, documentaries and sources of entertainment which also inspire.
“The first time I ever sang in my church I forgot the words for the song and I just started crying.” An Interview with Charmaine
With a childhood spent in Zimbabwe, Chicago, Michigan, Tennessee and Toronto, it was in church where a young Charmaine first found her voice. Now following the release of her hugely successful first EP, she talks to Cleopatras about getting over a confidence crisis, finding the right team, calls to mum, and living her childhood dream.
“With the Music Industry It’s Just Been Torn to Pieces, so Everyone Is Sort of Discovering What Makes Sense Now and Where to Go from Here”
Having started modelling from a young age fronting campaigns for Levis and Paco Rabanne Sam Way turned to music as an outlet for processing human experiences. Now taking inspiration from his next adventure; parenting, he shares his creative process.
“I Was Really, Really Committed to Being Able to Accompany My Voice in Order to Make My Own Music.” An Interview with Singer Grace Davies
Having grown up in a small town with no direct links to the music industry, Grace Davies had to figure out how it works note by note. Here she shares her journey.
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“I Think One of the Hardest Things to Do in Life in General, Not Just in the Music Industry, Is to Believe in Yourself.” an Interview with Tyler Shaw
From recording in his bathroom, to touring with Selena Gomez, and now lining up for his third album release teased with the blinder of a pop song ‘North Star’, Tyler caught up with Cleopatras to share his journey, opening up on meeting the challenges and working his way through.
“I Always Challenged Myself to Be Empowering in My Music.” An Interview with Artist, Julia Zahra
As the youngest ever winner of The Voice, Holland, Julia Zahra’s musical career accelerated and presented her with the question: what kind of artist did she want to be? Now with the release of her first studio album, she shares her journey and thought process with Joe.
Sustainable Fashion and the Musicians Encouraging Us to Shop More Ethically
As women with open eyes we know the preservation of the planet is a shared responsibility, but how do we take that awareness and affect actual day to day behaviour?
The Cultural Significance of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage”
It’s very possible you have clicked on this but you don’t know much about who Megan Thee Stallion is, so I’m going to start there.
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5 Things We Learnt from the Hot Girls Podcast Episode on Queen Latifah
Season 3, Episode 5 was about the life of the amazing Queen Latifah. Here are 5 lessons we learnt from the episode.
5 Things We Learnt from the Hot Girls Podcast Episode on Kelis
Hot Girls Podcast Season 3 premiered with an episode about Kelis. Here are 5 lessons we learnt from the Podcast.
“I Love People but I Also Thrive off Alone Time Because That’s Where My Creativity Comes From”. A Conversation with Sophie Hutchings
Sophie Hutchings is a neoclassical pianist and composer who creates music with such beauty and a calm majesty. From learning jazz notation, to recording in the middle of the night, here she shares her journey and process.
“I Think I Had a Lot of Balls Back Then, but I Went for It Because I Felt like It Was a Journey That I Needed to Take” An Interview with Singer Cilla Raie
Having started her music career at 14, Cilla Raie navigated the industry initially by just diving straight into it. Following a welcomed step-back, the pandemic gave her the space and inspiration to get back in the studio and release a new EP; Motives. This is her journey.
The Youtube Rabbit Hole That Helped Me Get over the Stress of Being Stressed!
Stress and anxiety are some of the biggest challenges facing people in the world today. Only exagerrated by the Coronavirus Pandemic, here is how I found my way through one particular evening.
“When I Was in That School in Stockholm, I Found out about Erykah Badu and D’Angelo, like Neo Soul Music, and That Really Opened up Something for Me” an Interview JÁNA
Having picked up a broken guitar as a child and requested for it to be fixed, it was a love of writing music which then took JÁNA’s interest to another level. A move to Stockholm and link-up with Little Dragon led to the release of her first EP Flowerworks. Now, off the back of her recent collaboration with Nigerian born-California raised duo VanJess, JÁNA chats to Lex about her journey as an artist and how she’s learnt to create her own future.
“If You’re Not Doing What You Love to Do, It Will Burn You.” An Interview with Rnb Singer, Yas VW
Having decided fairly early on that she wanted to be on MTV music, as well as watching it, Yas VW began her training. Growing up in a house full of RnB and hip-hop fans, she developed an early appreciation for the most timeless artists within those genres, she calls out artists from Aaliyah to Janet Jackson, to Biggie Smalls. Now, 10 years after scooping her first guitar, she’s released her debut single, ‘Weakness’, with a follow up single ‘Off the Ground’ due for release in November. Lex chats to Yas about her journey to this point.
“We Have to Take the Risk and Run With Any Ideas We Believe in… Some Will Work and Some Won’t”. An Interview with the founders of PETRA
Ella and Kara are the co-founders of PETRA, an agency partnering up sustainable brands with artists and DJs, they believe in the appetite for this way of growing brands. Here, we learn about their journey so far, and their ambitions for PETRA.
Swot-up On Sustainability with These Award-winning Documentaries
While the coronavirus crisis offers governments the chance to make climate-smart choices and policies on a national and international scale, it has also given us
Why Grace Hart is an Underrated Hero
Grace Hart is our hero. Why? She’s an eternal screw-up who perseveres to prove everyone wrong. More importantly: she successfully traverses the masculine and feminine
Covid-19: You’ve Got Your Time Back, so What to Do with It?
Last year, Somerset House launched an exhibition called 24/7 – dubbed “a wakeup call for our non-stop world”. The exhibition ended on February 23rd and
How I Started A Podcast
And the things I’ve learnt so far… Having been both writing and DJing for a while, a Podcast was one of those things that felt
Don’t Let Perfectionism Hamper Your 2020 Goals
Before we go into ways not to let perfectionism hamper your 2020 goals, let’s discuss resolutions themselves. There are New Year’s Resolutions and there are
The Good News about Tiktok
TikTok is big. In 2019, the video sharing app TikTok, overtook Twitter and Snap to become one of the most popular social media platforms in
Limitless: Power and Freedom in Running
The desire to run is a topic which has sparked interest in people for many years. It’s an activity in that no-one will ask you
Tackling The “That’s Just Who I Am” Complex
If you’ve seen the movie Gladiator, you may have an idea of who Marcus Aurelius was. Marcus Aurelius was an incredibly powerful man, with a