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Mercury Prize 2025 shortlist: Key takeaways and who should win

Who's nominated? Who's broken records? Who should win this year's coveted Mercury Prize? Here's the lowdown on this year's Mercury Prize contenders.

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Is Spain planning Eurovision 2026 boycott over Israeli participation?

Spanish Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun has joined Slovenia’s national broadcaster in threatening to withdraw their country’s participation in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is not banned.

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Ranked: What are the best Tom Waits big screen performances?

Starring in Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother', which just won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Euronews Culture takes a look back at the indelible – and often overlooked - mark legendary musician Tom Waits continues to make on the world of cinema.

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Supertramp co-founder and co-vocalist Rick Davies dies aged 81

Davies wrote and sang on numerous Supertramp hits like 'Bloody Well Right' and 'Goodbye Stranger', and was the band’s last original member following the departure of Roger Hodgson in 1982.

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Who won big at this year's MTV Video Music Awards?

The MTV Video Music Awards delivered a starry show, with Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande winning top honours, tributes to Mariah Carey and Ozzy Osbourne, and a performance by Sabrina Carpenter that will be remembered. Here’s everything you need to know.

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

Regency balls at the Jane Austen Festival, cosy crime with 'Only Murders in the Building', and dystopian terror in Stephen King-adaptation 'The Long Walk'. Here are this week's cultural highlights.

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BDS movement call for boycott of Radiohead’s 2025 tour

The pro-Palestine campaign group BDS has said Radiohead “continues with its complicit silence” and has criticised the band's guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, for his recent performances with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa. They are calling for a boycott of the band’s recently announced UK and EU tour.

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Is Taylor Swift headlining the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?

There have been rumours and Swifties did spot some Easter eggs when Taylor Swift announced the release of her new album. Now, the NFL commissioner seems to have dropped a serious hint that the pop superstar could be headlining the coveted halftime slot.

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Radiohead officially return after seven years with 2025 UK and EU tour

After teasing the return via flyers this week, the celebrated band are hitting the road after a seven year absence. Their upcoming November and December gigs are already the must-have tickets of the year.

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Are Radiohead teasing their first gigs in seven years in EU cities?

Flyers have been popping up in various European cities, with fans only given dates and no venues. Could the band be about to hit the road for the first time in seven years? And does this mean a new album is on the way?

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Italian tenor Bocelli brings his voice to Samarkand’s historic heart

Under the starry sky of the ancient Uzbek city, Andrea Bocelli's famous tenor voice rose against the backdrop of Registan Square – a site that has stood for centuries as the heart of Silk Road culture.

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Taylor Swift already breaks Spotify record before release of new album

The pop star's 12th album is out next month but calendar release dates don't seem to apply when it comes to Taylor Swift...

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

Hit US mockumentary The Office gets a follow-up, David Byrne releases a new solo album, Brussels celebrates all things art, while Cannes favourite 'Sentimental Value' hits French cinemas.

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From Taylor to Twin Peaks: The most iconic rings in pop culture

Just one day after the public announcement of her engagement, the pop superstar’s sparkler has already cemented its legacy in pop culture. What are the other iconic rings?

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Donald Trump vs Taylor Swift: A Bad Blood timeline

Everyone’s talking about pop culture’s most famous couple getting engaged. Even Donald Trump, who wished described Taylor Swift as a “terrific person” and labelled three-time Super Bowl-winning star Travis Kelce “a great player.” Considering Trump's seemingly never-ending Swift bashing, what gives?

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Everything you need to know about Taylor Swift’s engagement ring

The pop superstar has set the internet ablaze with news of her engagement to Travis Kelce. And all eyes are on the ring...

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'KPop Demon Hunters' becomes Netflix's most-watched film ever

Animated action musical 'KPop Demon Hunters' has become Netflix’s most-watched film with 236 million views – breaking the record set by the 2021 action film 'Red Notice'.

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Social media (and Donald Trump) reacts to Taylor Swift's engagement

It's all everyone is talking about: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have announced their engagement. Celebrities, Swifties, royals, businesses and even Donald Trump have reacted to the news. Here's everything you need to know.

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Singer Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce get engaged

There were those who speculated, with no evidence, that the relationship was not genuine but a cynical ploy for more fame, while some even theorised it was a plot to influence the US elections.

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Snoop Dogg backlash over LGBTQ+ representation comments in Disney film

The rapper said he went to see the 2022 animated film 'Lightyear' with his grandchildren, which resulted in them asking him several questions about same-sex couples. He's apparently "scared to go to the movies" now...