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Michael Cragg

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Journalist. Author (Reach For The Stars). Tall person. My book about Kylie is out in September 2026 via Faber

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No Limit - Extended

This thought came to me after I played the extended mix in the shower this morning and it was the best wake-up call ever open.spotify.com/track/5tEUPw...

05.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Who do you think would have the biggest hit in 2026 with a cover of 2 Unlimited’s No Limit? I was thinking someone like Charli, or maybe like Ava Max alongside Guetta, but actually it’s probably a stripped back, Traitors-style cover by, say, Alex Warren, isn’t it?

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Over eighty million records sold.
✨ One of the world's most successful pop stars.
✨ A modern day icon.

But who is the real Kylie?

Can't Get You Out of My Head: In Search of Kylie by Michael Cragg is out on 24 September. linktr.ee/cantgetyououtofmyhead

12.02.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Might pop that emoji on the cover as a review. Thanks for being part of it! You are in the CoolKylie chapter

12.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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La La La! You can pre-order my new book, all about Kylie, right NOW. It's out in September and will have a lovely iridescent cover. Obviously I will be banging on about it for a long time, but she's finally here! linktr.ee/cantgetyouou...

12.02.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

I really worry about the stuff people put themselves through

11.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No.

11.02.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜JLS star Marvin Humes was unmasked as the Can of Worms on The Masked Singer’

10.02.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Kylie Minogue   Come Into My World Live Fischerspooner Mix   TOTP Awards 29 11 02
Kylie Minogue Come Into My World Live Fischerspooner Mix TOTP Awards 29 11 02 YouTube video by Kylie Minogue

Kylie in 2002, rocking up to the Top of the Pops awards and performing a Fischerspooner remix of the fourth single from Fever and obliterating a teen audience with electroclash and confetti www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qzz...

03.02.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A 10/10, chilly-winter-evening-playing-cards-and-losing-but-it’s-fine-actually album

29.01.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The album features production from Oscar Holter (!), and a proper banger called Copycat about a man who stole his identity

08.01.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SΓ©bastien Tellier: β€˜I thought I’d be famous after Eurovision - but nobody noticed’ The musician’s elegant electropop marked him out as one of the β€˜cool French dudes’, before an attempt to literally crash the Song Contest fell badly flat. Now back with an adventurous new album, he ta...

Sèbastien Tellier smoked about 60 cigarettes during this chat, and was possibly the most brilliantly French person ever www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

08.01.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, that’s very kind

20.12.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 50 best albums of 2025: No 1 – RosalΓ­a: Lux On her monumental, maximalist opus, the dazzlingly audacious Spanish singer balanced pop and classical, experimentation and accessibility

I’ve written about Lux, the Guardian’s album of 2025 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

19.12.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What rhymes with la la la, la la la la la? Kevin Killian, the poet obsessed with Kylie Minogue He wrote poems named after Kylie songs and named his collection of erotic fiction after her indie album. He even loved the B-sides. So what did the avant garde writer find so inspiring about the mini ...

Kevin Killian was obsessed with Kylie, so the announcement of his new poetry collection just as I was finishing my Kylie book, felt like a sign. I interviewed some of his friends for this here piece: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

15.12.2025 09:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t LOVE the singles but I trust the process

10.12.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Here are some people whose albums I am looking forward to hearing in 2026: Robyn; Sky Ferreira; Sugababes; BeyoncΓ©; Harry Styles; Grace Ives; the xx; Agnes; Raye; Chappell Roan; Sekou; BjΓΆrk; underscores; Lana Del Rey; Danny L Harle; Madonna! (Obvs some of these are wishful thinking #soon πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ)

10.12.2025 13:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Tried listening to a celebrity podcast but the constant "what I love about you" chat made me want to disconnect the internet forever

18.11.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Still quite thrilling tbh

17.11.2025 10:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I interviewed Russell Tovey for the cover of today’s G2. Features a bit where we compare gay sex to the Harvester salad cart πŸ₯—

17.11.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why was Robbie Williams fired from Take That? @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and @mcragg.bsky.social discuss why The Bad Boy of Pop, Robbie Williams was fired from Take That in 1995.
Full discussion here πŸ‘‰ linktr.ee/talk90stome
#RobbieWilliams #TakeThat #boybands #Glastonbury #90s

15.11.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a boyband classic and no mistake

13.11.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Robyn-finally-releasing-new-music day to all who celebrate

12.11.2025 08:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨ICYMI🚨 This week @mcragg.bsky.social & @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social are talking about all the boy bands that took over the world in the ’90s. From Take That to Westlife. Listen now πŸ‘‰ linktr.ee/talk90stome
#boybands #takethat #westlife #robbiewilliams #garybarlow #90s

12.11.2025 07:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RUDE! But yes, true. Although it’s just a single for now so the shaking is tempered slightly

10.11.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The book is currently 99p on Kindle, which feels sort of insulting, but hey ho. I would say it's def worth that!

10.11.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here I am talking about Five and Max Martin, while wearing a Steps jumper. If you want to read more about all this you can in my award-winning Reach For the Stars, which has been out for a while now but doesn't age, much like J from Five: amzn.eu/d/aHIvklx

10.11.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Had a lovely time chatting about 90s boybands with @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social. The results are up now (apols to Boyzone)

10.11.2025 08:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Still a thrill! Did I move it to this position? How rude (yes)

02.11.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The studio setup for Simon Cowell’s new singing talent show, Who’s In the Band, is quite Naked Attraction, no?

30.10.2025 10:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0