Emeli Sandé and the women making darkside pop

Mainstream music has a new bleakness and female artists and songwriters are leading the way. How did it get so dark in here?Exposing the darker side of people is something I find fascinating," says Emeli Sandé, and she's not the only one. The singer-songwriter, who entered the charts at No 2 last week with her debut single Heaven, is one of a number of female artists turning commercial pop sombre with songs of pain and despair.The biggest-selling single of 2010 was the none-more-sorrowful Love ...

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20:39 on September 1 2011

Emeli Sandé and the women making darkside pop

Guardian Music — Mainstream music has a new bleakness and female artists and songwriters are leading the way. How did it get so dark in here?Exposing the darker side of people is somethin... more info