UK NewsEntertainmentMusic News
BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery 'went well'
The 62-year-old said that his "world was turned upside down" when a brain tumour was discovered.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
Latest News
Stay updated with the latest news and updates
Filter by Category
Recent News
EntertainmentMusic News
'This star is for Africa' - Angélique Kidjo on making Hollywood Walk of Fame history
The musical icon from Benin tells the BBC about why Africa and Africans are so important to music.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
‘I need to think like a CEO’: Weezer on the shifting sands of success, ugly feelings and the joy of spreadsheets
As the self-professed geeky rockers release their conceptual 20th album, Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson discuss dodging failure, being saved by fans and their obsessive creativityThe first song River...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
Amy Lee of Evanescence: ‘I could happily do an entire album of nothing but Portishead covers’
As her band hits the road, the metal trailblazer answers your questions on sexualisation in show business, finding inspiration in dreams and Spinal Tap moments on tourYou wrote Bring Me to Life when y...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
Lambchop: Punching the Clown review – spectral, spellbindingly ambiguous stirring of US history
(City Slang)Sounding weathered but undimmed, Kurt Wagner feels as if he’s standing right in front of you as he sings superb, choir-swathed songs that invite and unsettleThirty-two years on from their...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
Post your questions for Beck
The genre-hopping hitmaker’s new album fingerpicks the same melancholy heartstrings as Sea Change. You can ask him anything in our upcoming reader interviewNews of a Beck album is always cause for cel...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
‘It was a damn unicorn’: the pioneering, divisive power of Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40
On its anniversary, the author of a new book about the album explains the complex legacy and masterful musicianship of the 1986 classicIt was the summer of 1984 and things weren’t going well for Paul...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusic News
ADHD charity complains about Channel 4 documentary
One newspaper calls Channel 4’s The Great ADHD Myth? "the most controversial show of the year".
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
EntertainmentMusic News
Calls to plan ahead for Reading Festival impact
The music festival begins on Thursday 27 August and runs until Sunday 30 August.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
UK NewsEntertainment
Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes
Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation projectAbove the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservat...
The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
Christian metal band sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters name
25-year-old band Demon Hunter says name of streamer’s hit movie creates ‘substantial confusion’ among consumersChristian metal band Demon Hunter is suing Netflix, accusing the entertainment giant of t...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
‘We never apologised for our rage or revenge-seeking’: riot grrrl legends Heavens to Betsy reunite
Alongside Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer created a feminist punk vernacular that’s still inspiring the likes of Olivia Rodrigo. They recall the clarity and conviction of the...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
Post your questions for kd lang
As her supergroup with Neko Case and Laura Veirs celebrates the 10th anniversary of its sublime album, the Ingénue herself will answer your questionsA decade ago, three of the finest voices in America...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
EntertainmentMusicMusic News
Jah Wobble on covering the Beatles, London buses and why punk went wrong: ‘Being kind is seen as square’
The maverick former Public Image Ltd bassist takes us on a typically picaresque journey through his ‘Kafka-esque’ days at Transport for London, being named by Sid Vicious and his spiritual learningsSo...
The Guardian Music2 months ago
UK NewsEntertainmentMusic News
Emma Barnett reveals she 'had the hysterectomy I never wanted to have'
The BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter explained her recent absence on her return on Wednesday.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
EntertainmentMusic News
Christian metal band Demon Hunter sue Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters
The band say they face "an existential crisis" after the success of the K-pop-inspired Netflix film.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
UK NewsEntertainment
David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters
Dulwich Picture Gallery show to feature British artist’s work hung next to paintings by Dutch and Flemish greatsThe contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and disti...
The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
EntertainmentMusic News
'I'm not sure who I am' - Bake Off winner in shock after bipolar diagnosis
Georgina Grasso said she is taking some time to understand bipolar disorder after receiving her diagnosis.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago
UK NewsEntertainment
John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86
The director’s BBC hit opened the door to Hollywood action films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw DealJohn Irvin, the British film-maker who directed the Bafta-winning BBC miniseries...
The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
EntertainmentMusic News
'I don't want to send you to prison', witness tells Tupac accused in combative testimony
A member of Tupac Shakur's entourage said he was threatened with contempt of court if he did not testify in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
BBC Entertainment & Arts2 months ago