Lily Allen in the Media

Since Lily Allen's rise to fame, she has appeared on the cover of many magazines both music and gossip themed due to her musical talent and sometimes controversial personal life. Her portrayal in magazines and the tabloid newspapers has not always been positive but nonetheless is still media attention for the artist, keeping them in the spotlight.

Lily in Heat Magazine - Focuses on the personal side of her, in this case her differing hair styles. Although not hugely negative press, the article focuses on a small issue (Lily's hair) to maybe try and demoralise her and have the public judge her.

Lily Allen on the cover of NME- Focuses on the musical AND personal side of her.












Lily on Later With Jools Holland


Allen was included on the NME Cool List for 2006. She was voted the third coolest person of the year in NME Magazine She ranked "Number One Reason to Love '07" and "Hottest Woman of Pop/R&B." in Blender magazine. Evening Standard columnist Nick Cutis wrote that "Lily Allen and Madonna have arguably done more for female equality with their 'unladylike' swearing in public than with their singing careers."
In 2009 she was the subject of cover stories for both Spin Magazine and Q Magazine. MTV said in February 2009 "She seems less like the model of a 21st century pop star and more like the kind of girlfriend you'd have when you're 22 – the awesome kind you'd go backpacking around Europe with, wear a sarong with. She is perfectly imperfect. Which is why she's probably also the most interesting pop star ever created." Allen's album It's Not Me, It's You has been praised for trying to define the times. Allen said that she does not write songs with a big picture in mind. Allen was on Esquire Magazine's list of 60 "Brilliant Brits 2009".