Nearly a decade on from ‘Teenage Dream’ Katy Perry finally seems to be recapturing that spark that made her a megastar with ‘Never Really Over’ and latest single ‘Small Talk’ Philip Giouras analyses the rise, fall and perhaps rise again of one of Pop’s biggest stars.

Last year was such a monumental year for women in music. So it’s utterly disappointing to see U.K. Festivals failing once again to reflect that. We analyse their repeated excuses and see if in 2019 they still stand up?