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‘We did everything wrong!’ The tragedy of the hit-free band behind Blondie’s Hanging on the Telephone
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‘We did everything wrong!’ The tragedy of the hit-free band behind Blondie’s Hanging on the Telephone

They gigged wildly, helped other groups to fame and their songwriting brilliance gave Blondie a signature track. Could a deathbed wish now see the Nerves finally making it big?The Nerves should have h...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist
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Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist

Home Office refused entry to Judith Clark, 77, invited by RSC to speak about restorative justice after her time in prisonHuman rights activists and celebrities including the lawyer Helena Kennedy, the...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘How on earth is this man not sweating?’ Director Brett Morgen’s painstaking 10-year remaster Bowie’s ‘greatest filmed performance’
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‘How on earth is this man not sweating?’ Director Brett Morgen’s painstaking 10-year remaster Bowie’s ‘greatest filmed performance’

Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgan has turned lost footage of two 1978 concerts into an arena spectacular. ‘You can feel the danger and excitement’, he says• ‘Lost’ 1978 David Bowie tour film to p...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
‘It’s not my pain. There’s a responsibility in that’: Thea Gilmore on writing songs from anonymous confessional voicemails
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‘It’s not my pain. There’s a responsibility in that’: Thea Gilmore on writing songs from anonymous confessional voicemails

After tiring of writing about herself, the British singer-songwriter asked the public to share stories to inspire her music – and they responded in their thousands‘This project has changed my whole th...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation
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Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation

A Dutch broadcaster reverses a decision to take part, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies
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Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies

The musician and outspoken critic of the president is suing for $10m in reputational damages – six years after a settlement in which Trump agreed not to use the song againNeil Young is suing Donald Tr...

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Sir Tom Jones 'truly sorry' as he cancels two shows due to illness
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Sir Tom Jones 'truly sorry' as he cancels two shows due to illness

Sir Tom has pushed back two concerts in the US on doctor's advice, due to "a bad case of the flu".

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
‘Lost’ 1978 David Bowie tour film to play arenas in 2027, remastered by Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen
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‘Lost’ 1978 David Bowie tour film to play arenas in 2027, remastered by Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen

David Hemmings’ never-released concert film from Bowie’s 1978 world tour will be presented in a multimedia show that aims to ‘create the illusion’ that he is present on stageAlmost 50 years after its...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
'I love to escape into a fantasyland of fairies': Fans rejoice as new 'romantasy' book hits shelves
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'I love to escape into a fantasyland of fairies': Fans rejoice as new 'romantasy' book hits shelves

About 40 fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses series celebrated at a "lock-in" event in Carrickfergus.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Shopkeeper immortalised by royal portrait artist
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Shopkeeper immortalised by royal portrait artist

Artist Nick Bashall depicts Kaual Patel, owner of Torridon Convenience Store in Catford.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl half-time show
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Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl half-time show

The rapper has been involved with the show for years but has never before performed at the NFL championship game.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Meghan to co-host Junior MasterChef Australia
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Meghan to co-host Junior MasterChef Australia

The Duchess of Sussex says she "can't wait" to take part in the programme, which will air next year.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Macklemore’s Free Palestine tour review – a triumph of a show with performances from Hozier, Kneecap and more
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Macklemore’s Free Palestine tour review – a triumph of a show with performances from Hozier, Kneecap and more

3Arena, DublinSeveral unannounced guests feature on the first European date of the rapper’s sold-out benefit tour, including video messages from Mark Ruffalo and Cynthia Nixon“We’d like to thank Ed Sh...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
Jay-Z picks headliner for 2027 Super Bowl half-time show … Jay-Z
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Jay-Z picks headliner for 2027 Super Bowl half-time show … Jay-Z

Rapper who has helped produce the Super Bowl show for years is stepping up to perform himself, at SoFi Stadium in CaliforniaAfter years of producing the Super Bowl half-time show, Jay-Z has announced...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
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Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout

Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Busted's James Bourne says 'hero' brother saved his life with kidney donation
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Busted's James Bourne says 'hero' brother saved his life with kidney donation

The guitarist says doctors had given him "a few years left to live", but is now recovering well.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Oscar-winning producer says BBC gave her £400,000 payout after she raised antisemitism concerns
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Oscar-winning producer says BBC gave her £400,000 payout after she raised antisemitism concerns

The BBC says it did not uphold any of the allegations of antisemitism but accepted there were "shortcomings" in how it treated Lucie Kon.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Fans praise 'perfect' ending as anime series Bleach officially ends
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Fans praise 'perfect' ending as anime series Bleach officially ends

Twenty-two years after it first aired, one of the biggest animes of all time is coming to an end.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Coronation Street star returns to cobbles after 11 years
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Coronation Street star returns to cobbles after 11 years

The Welsh actor is back as Owen Armstrong and looking forward to a "cracking" storyline.

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago
Russell Brand asked assistant for female fan phone numbers, court hears
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Russell Brand asked assistant for female fan phone numbers, court hears

Helen Berger said she left her job working for Brand after she became "sick of him."

BBC Entertainment & Arts2 weeks ago