With over 700 million active monthly users, Spotify has successfully dominated the music streaming market. We know Taylor Swift, Billie Ellish and The Weeknd can survive off their streaming revenue, but what about small artists? How do emerging artists breakthrough on the world’s largest streaming platform?

New film, Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Henry Lighton is a masterclass in how intimate scenes can add to a plot and develop characters. How do you create ethical and compelling sex scenes for film? Ita O’Brien, the intimacy coordinator behind Normal People, I May Destroy You and Sex Education shares all the behind the scenes secrets.

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Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week:

Liv:

• Paddington the Musical
• Ballet Black annual Christmas show at Saddler’s Wells

Miranda:

• Dizzie Rascal Live

Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERE

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We’re back in the land of Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for the second half of the Wicked adaptation. It’s a box office hit, but critics have been divided. Was making a Wicked sequel the best or worst move for the franchise?

Timothée Chalamet is flooding Liv and Miranda’s timelines with a string of press stunts: from a spoof marketing Zoom call and designer merch collabs to commissioning orange blimps to hype his new film. So who is the little-known 29-year-old Glaswegian behind the stunts who is collaborating with Timothée, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish?

Watch full episodes on YouTube - HERE

Read Wendy’s review of Wicked: For Good HERE

Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week:

Liv:

• Burgonia (film)

Miranda:

• This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich by Daniel Rachel (book)

Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERE

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Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little

Guest: Wendy Ide, The Observer’s film critic

Producer: Casey Magloire

Assistant producer: Amalie Sortland

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Where do we draw the line with problematic artists? Last week, Michael Jackson became the first artist to land a top-ten hit in six different decades - right as the Michael biopic trailer dropped and racked up a record-breaking 116 million views in 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the battle for the best Christmas advert is officially underway. John Lewis, M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s are all vying for your festive cheer. Joining Liv and Miranda to dissect the ad wars is legendary advertising guru Sir John Hegarty, the creative force behind some of the most iconic campaigns in the past sixty years, including Levi’s, Lynx and Audi.

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Let’s chat! Send us your voice notes!

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Hosts: Miranda Sawyer and Liv Little

Producer: Casey Magloire

Assistant producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.