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Tell Tale by Claire Parkin: wonderfully visceral and boldly original comedy murder mystery - book review -
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Tell Tale by Claire Parkin: wonderfully visceral and boldly original comedy murder mystery - book review -

When you have a (well-earned!) reputation as the village snooper, busybody and all-round ten-year-old troublemaker, how on earth do you convince your sceptical elders that you are the sole witness to...

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
British girl band FLO 'want it all' - and they're confident they will get it
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British girl band FLO 'want it all' - and they're confident they will get it

The rising stars say making their second album, Therapy at the Club, was a "crash course" in music.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
Massive Attack banned from Singapore after pro-Palestine display at show
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Massive Attack banned from Singapore after pro-Palestine display at show

The UK band is told not to return to the city-state after shouting "free Palestine" at a gig on Wednesday.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
'Surreal' moment as Welsh actor joins Ted Lasso cast
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'Surreal' moment as Welsh actor joins Ted Lasso cast

Ted Lasso is back, with Rex Hayes joining the show as part of a new football team.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single

Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I BelieveSam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in history with Rein Me In, be...

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How Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In broke the UK's singles chart record
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How Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In broke the UK's singles chart record

The duet has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, breaking a 73-year-old record.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
‘He lived here a long time, so it feels poignant’: Nick Cave thrills Brighton passersby with secret rooftop gig
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‘He lived here a long time, so it feels poignant’: Nick Cave thrills Brighton passersby with secret rooftop gig

Prior to playing huge outdoor show in city’s Preston Park, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds set up on a record shop balcony – and play to fans visiting from across the worldNick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ onl...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media
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Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media

(Republic) Casting herself as a flower trampled underfoot, the superstar’s eighth album swaps the ​glitz of her Wicked years ​f​or dark blooms of haunted electronics‘Tell me who’s to blame?” Ariana Gr...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Mahrajan Festival is a 'milestone' for Arabic community
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Mahrajan Festival is a 'milestone' for Arabic community

The festival is making its debut in London with the likes of Saint Levant and Dystinct performing.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
On tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters: raw music documentary captures Australia’s ‘best summer’
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On tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters: raw music documentary captures Australia’s ‘best summer’

In 1995, US film-maker Tamra Davis travelled to Australia to capture the one-off Summersault tour on her camcorder. Thirty years on she has made The Best Summer, an intimate snapshot of an era that ca...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Nigeria date removed from South African pop star Tyla's world tour after boycott petition
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Nigeria date removed from South African pop star Tyla's world tour after boycott petition

Nigerians urged Tyla to cancel her concert in Lagos over anti-migrant protests in South Africa.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
Add to playlist: the art-pop showtunes of Luki and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the art-pop showtunes of Luki and the week’s best new tracks

Combining grand melodrama with nuanced emotional character, Lucy Duncan and producer Niac’s collaboration sounds both timeless and trueFrom Hastings, UKRecommended if you like Mary Margaret O’Hara, To...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Boy George pulls out of Jesus Christ Superstar after releasing pro-Israel song
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Boy George pulls out of Jesus Christ Superstar after releasing pro-Israel song

The 80s star will no longer appear in role of Herod in London Palladium run, with manager saying decision is ‘in the best interests of my artist’Boy George has pulled out of a forthcoming London produ...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film
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Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film

Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
Arca: XXXXX review – a wild, brilliant album that taps into our bodies’ most feral frequencies
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Arca: XXXXX review – a wild, brilliant album that taps into our bodies’ most feral frequencies

(XL)In the follow-up to her Kick series, Arca jumbles the building blocks of electronic music to create a beautiful, disorienting sound worldXXXXX, the new album by Venezuelan producer-vocalist Arca,...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds review – head-spinning classics from dub legend Mad Professor
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Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds review – head-spinning classics from dub legend Mad Professor

(Melodies International)With cuts from the producer’s Ariwa Sounds label between 1984 and the present day, this compilation hops from skulking proto-grime to dreamy lovers rockIn the late 1970s, Neil...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
'Amazing' that Ed Sheeran's foundation expanding to island of Ireland
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'Amazing' that Ed Sheeran's foundation expanding to island of Ireland

The Ed Sheeran Foundation is initially funding North South Sounds 2026, which is bringing 50 young musicians from Belfast and Cork together.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
UK rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of raping woman after Australian show
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UK rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of raping woman after Australian show

The YouTuber has been found guilty for two counts of assault over the 2024 incident in Perth.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
Spider-Man double calls role 'childhood dream'
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Spider-Man double calls role 'childhood dream'

Teifion Sussex from Somerset said he had always dreamed of playing the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star
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‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star

​She faced racist bullying as a child – then pigeonholing as an artist. Now following up a hit debut album championed by the A-list, the Croydon singer-songwriter says she finally understands who she...

The Guardian Music1 month ago