I caught up with Hammed Animashaun on the Monday after the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK  aired. From the moment he joined the call, he radiated a kind of excitement that felt almost childlike. It set the tone perfectly: this was going to be a conversation rooted in gratitude, unadulterated laughter and the surreal reckoning of stepping onto one of comedy’s most iconic stages. Still recovering from the whirlwind of opening night, Hammed admitted he hadn’t had time to properly sit...

The last time The Floor sat down with Lojay, LV N ATTN  had just announced him to the mainstream. Songs like Monalisa  and Tonongo  were moving fast, pulling him out of the cult favourite territory and into global conversations. Three years on, we’re back and the energy feels different. There is an air of calm and confidence. We reminisce briefly on the first conversation, about how quickly everything moved after LV N ATTN,  and about the songs that still follow him everywhere. But Lojay...

There is a particular stillness in Konyikeh’s music, steeped in intention. Her songs don’t rush to meet you; they sit, breathe and then open themselves slowly. Her voice and writing mirror one another in that they are both raw, full-bodied and complex in structure but instinctive in delivery. You can hear the years of classical discipline in the depth of her tone, the way the harmonies stretch and resolve, but you can also hear a young woman learning, in real time, how to let herself be seen....