CMAT confronts toxic abuse of singers who aren’t ‘thin’

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CMAT confronts toxic abuse of singers who aren’t ‘thin’

CMAT has powerfully taken aim at online trolls by showing how people direct disproportionate levels of abuse at artists who are not “thin” compared with other performers, such as Zara Larsson and Olivia Dean. This is in response to attacks the singer received online following her performance last week at BBC’s Radio 1 Big Weekend. As a result of this unwarranted torrent of abuse, CMAT – whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – took to Instagram as she felt: compelled to wade in and speak for myself. Her disgust isn’t hers alone – with fans having also shared their disgust…

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Singer CMAT says ‘f*ck Reform’ and tells UK artists to get off the fence

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Singer CMAT says ‘f*ck Reform’ and tells UK artists to get off the fence

Speaking at the Ivor Novello awards, singer CMAT has spoken out against Reform UK and the far right. She’s also called on her fellow artists to get off the fence and to take a stand: "I have no time, sympathy or empathy for anybody that decides to make life more difficult for people who are just trying to live" – @cmatbaby sticks it to Reform, Farage and fascists during her powerful @IvorsAcademy speech#CMAT #IvorNovello2026 pic.twitter.com/wMS1dVI9MS — NME (@NME) May 22, 2026 CMAT “F*ck Reform” CMAT (real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) was born in Dublin — the capital of the Republic of…

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