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BEST NU GEN> BILLIE EILISH BEST CHARITY> CRISIS Billie Eilish is the first millennial Charity Crisis aims to end the artist to achieve a number one suffering for homeless people. The album. She is recognised for her progress made by Crisis is only original style and her first song possible with the generosity of the became a breakthrough smash hit, public. Information and education clocking up more than 10 million about the issue is key. Help give a hits. voice to those without one. BEST BOOK> THE TESTAMENTS BEST CLUB> FABRIC The hugely anticipated follow-up Possessing a certain mythology, to The Handmaid’s Tale took the Fabric personifies good times and world by storm. The stories vividly is a platform for the world’s newest show a society gone very wrong material. A lot of exciting moments and how the cruelty against women with a new wave of music. A unique has affected all of Giled. 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More live videos at youtube/whatsonuk .guide 7 whatsOn Inhaler Jessica Barden YNW BSLime This Irish fourpiece met in school This upcoming actress stunned At only age 12, rapper YNW Bslime and broke onto the scene with the critics with her blunt, subtle broke into the music industry with release of their first studio single, performance in the hit TV series, several hits such ‘Hot Sauce’, ‘It won’t always be like this’ in ‘The End of the F***ing World’. She ‘Baby Slime Freestyle’ and ‘Slime April 2019. They’ve supported plays the troubled teen Alyssa in Emotions’. His catchy melodic style the likes of The Blossoms and the show, but her acting experience was no surprise as he is the younger Liam Gallagher and played at goes beyond that. Back in 2011 brother of another highly acclaimed Boardmasters festival. The indie she starred in the Hollywood rapper, YNW Melly. He currently has band enjoy infectious melodies blockbuster ‘Hanna’ and her roles approximately 553,000 followers and psychedelic soundscapes. in TV vary from parts in ‘Coronation on instagram and approximately Frontman Elijah Hewson is the Street’ to international films like 240,000 subscribers on Youtube. son of U2’s Bono, and it certainly ‘Mindscape’. She’ll inevitably go on > @_ynwbslime seems like his talents have been to bigger and better projects. passed down! > @InhalerDublin > @jessybarden Halle Bailey Cameron Monaghan The Illicits At only 19 years old, Halle Baily Monaghan has many great roles Blackburn’s very own punk rock has amassed a great following with under his belt already. He plays ‘J’ in band speak to their peers in the north her sister as the members of R&B the ‘Gotham’ TV series, a character of England. Signed by the guy who group Chloe x Halle. Their cover of heavily implied to be an iteration of signed the northern titans themselves, Beyonce’s ‘Pretty Hurts’ went viral The Joker. He’s also starred in ‘Law Oasis, The Illicits have a swagger that on YouTube and rocketed them to and Order: Special Victims Unit’ emulates the post-industrial music success, giving them millions of and Disney’s teen drama ‘Prom’. scene. Their sound stays away from followers. Halle’s fame only grew His latest role is the voice behind streaming services, as they want when it was announced she is to Cal Kestis, the protagonist in the their reputation to grow through word play Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Wars video game ‘Star Wars of mouth. They’ve supported the remake. Her stellar vocals are sure Jedi: Fallen Order’. And Cameron’s Zutons, Liam Gallagher and Primal live up to the animated classic. only getting started, it seems. Scream, and are set to grow into > @chloexhalle > @cameronmonaghan something special. > @theillicits IF YOU would like to appear on WhatsOn Live, please email : [email protected] FASHION Festive whatsOn 8 .guide NEW YEAR, NEW YOU A new year is upon us, so it is the perfect time to look ahead to the future.