Jacob Sutton

Ramona

November 28, 2011

The bubblegum punk of British Ramones-o-phile Karen Anne

Plan B

April 22, 2011

Streetwise rapper-turned-besuited crooner Ben Drew sheds the “British Eminem” tag and brings his A-game to America.

Clare Maguire

February 23, 2011

The U.K.’s latest female singing sensation gently sidesteps the pitfalls of being the U.K.’s latest female singing sensation

Jay Electronica

September 17, 2010

The ever-expanding oeuvre of hip-hop’s new maestro of mind-bending vibes

We Have Band

February 22, 2010

Brit-pop trio We Have Band gets their geek revenge.

Léa Seydoux

December 2, 2009

French actress Lea Seydoux bursts into song–on camera, in Italian, and as Beyonce.

Aaron Johnson

May 22, 2009

Imagine going to work and being called a sex god by your co-workers, who also happen to be super-humanly beautiful. Now, while you’re at it, dream about being only 18 years old and having already earned enough money to buy a bachelor pad in the trendy part of East London. Sound like never-never land? Well, British actor Aaron Johnson calls it reality.

Florence Welch

May 21, 2009

Florence and the Machine is fronted by a lady who sings the blues—but this Londoner is art-schooled, so her blues likely have shades of azure, cerulean, sapphire, and ultramarine.

Gemma Arterton

November 26, 2008

“I left drama school last year,” says 22-year-old actress Gemma Arterton. “And since then it’s been insane.” Arterton’s definition of insanity is the numerous roles she’s landed since graduation.