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Former One Direction stars attend funeral for Liam Payne

One Direction bandmates and other mourners gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Amersham for Liam Payne’s funeral, following his tragic death in Buenos Aires last month.

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Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies aged 87

The famed British session guitarist behind the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song has died.

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Cambridge Dictionary make ‘manifest’ their 2024 Word of the Year

After a surge of celebrity-inspired popularity on social media, the word 'manifest' has been elected Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. However, this scientifically unproven practice can be controversial...

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Charles Dumont, composer of 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien', dies aged 95

French singer-songwriter Charles Dumont, who composed Edith Piaf's famous song 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' has died aged 95.

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Priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter video shoot stripped of duties

"Please, please, please / Don't bring me to tears when I just... get investigated for mismanagement." Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello has been relieved of his duties, following an investigation that was launched when he authorized pop star Sabrina Carpenter to film a music video inside his church.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of trying to obstruct justice from prison

The hip-hop mogul has been accused of breaking rules, paying fellow prison inmates to use their phones, and orchestrating a campaign to influence the potential jury of his upcoming trial.

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More music is released than ever: Is that a bad thing?

More music is released daily than in the entire year of 1989, according to a report from music-industry publication MusicRadar.

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Georgia triumphs at 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Spain

Putzkaradze’s victory, with 180 points, gives Georgia its fourth win at Junior Eurovision, making it the most successful country in the history of the contest.

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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' is unleashed in cinemas, Simon Berger's shattered glassworks pay tribute to great architects, and Linkin Park return with a new album. Here's what to do in Europe this week.

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Linkin Park - ‘From Zero’: Trumphant comeback or rebooted fumble?

Linkin Park hit the proverbial reset button with their first album in seven years, the first without frontman Chester Bennington. ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, indeed. Is ‘From Zero’ the comeback many are hoping for? Here’s our verdict.

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Viral hippo Moo Deng releases official single in four languages

This year's 'Baby Shark' has just dropped, courtesy of the viral Thai hippo. Prepare yourselves.

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First tickets for Glastonbury 2025 go on sale tonight

Coach tickets are the first to go on sale ahead of next year's Glastonbury Festival. Be ready as they'll sell out fast.

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UK to introduce levy on stadium tickets to support grassroots venues

The UK government is set to introduce voluntary stadium and arena ticket levy to save grassroots music venues struggling to stay open.

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Are you ready for Daft Punk’s one-night-only worldwide event?

The band have released the trailer for the film ‘Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem’, which will be rema5tered in 4k and 5hown on the big 5creen for one-night-only event at over 800 cinema5 acro55 the globe.

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Björk uses AI to recreate extinct animal calls for new Paris exhibit

Coinciding with the latest UN Climate Change Conference, Björk and French artist Aleph have designed a new sound installation that will recreate extinct animal calls. The installation will be presented in Paris as part of the forum “Biodiversity: Which culture for which future?”

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Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in November 2024

From dealing with grief through experimental pop to one of the best live albums ever released, via a surprising concept album, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

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Yale University introduces course on Beyoncé and her legacy

A course dedicated to studying Beyoncé is coming to Yale University next Spring. It’s not the first time that singers and songwriters have been the focus on a university course.

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Record number mariachis belt out classic songs in Mexico City plaza

The number of musicians apparently topped the previous record of 700 mariachis at an earlier gathering in the Mexican city of Guadalajara.

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Here are all the winners from the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 30th anniversary of the ceremony was held at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena last night. Big winners include Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla.

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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Powerful photojournalism in Paris, rare Italian Renaissance drawings in London, Andrea Arnold's uplifting 'Bird', and a new Primal Scream album - here's what to consume in Europe this week.