Blog: We Are Pop Slags

Corinne Bailey Rae for the Observer Music Monthly (photograph: Jake Walters) 2006 belonged to Corinne Bailey Rae and Amy Winehouse. The former's self-titled debut featured hits such as 'Put Your Records On' and 'Like a Star' (which Sugababes and Taio Cruz later sampled), and eventually sold 4 million copies worldwide. Tragedy struck towards the end of Corinne's 18-month promo tour, however - her husband, Jason Rae (aged 31) died after accidental overdosing on methadone and alcohol. A long period of grief followed, but she's now set to re-emerge with her [...]