5 hours ago Tom Jones' 'ultimate humiliation' with wife as financial woes left him feeling desperate

The Voice UK judge Sir Tom Jones has spoken about the 'ultimate humiliation' he faced with 'no money coming in', before landing his big break in the music industry

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5 hours ago Bruce Springsteen on Liam Payne death: ‘It’s a business that puts enormous pressure on young people’

‘I understand that very well,’ added the rock icon

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7 hours ago Bruce Springsteen slams 'enormous pressures' on singers after Liam Payne's tragic death

Bruce Springsteen has said the music industry 'puts enormous pressures on young people' following the death of Liam Payne in Argentina

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8 hours ago Bruce Springsteen says music industry 'puts enormous pressures on young people' after Liam Payne's death

Payne died aged 31 after a fall from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

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13 hours ago Bruce Springsteen on Liam Payne: Music industry puts enormous pressure on youth

The veteran US rocker has been outspoken about his depression,

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21 hours ago SARAH VINE: In a world where poor Britney is still dancing on Instagram in her underwear, this must be a wake up call for the music industry

The sad tale of Liam Payne is as old as showbiz itself. A fresh-faced youngster, full of dreams of stardom and riches, whose meteoric rise is matched only by his fall from grace.

Culture

23 hours ago The crisis facing Australian live music is older and bigger than just Live Nation

A recent Four Corners investigation into the entertainment behemoth was long overdue – but the industry has been bleeding out for decadesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI watched Four Corners’ investigation Music for Sale on Monday with some anticipation. The program was an overdue reckoning for Live Nation and Ticketmaster – the international entertainment behemoth, which has long faced accusations of abusing its market power by buying out venues, booking agencies, touring companies and merchandise manufacturers.The program finished to the soundtrack of Midnight Oil’s Forgotten Years – singer Peter Garrett was a prominent interviewee – playing over a nostalgic montage of some of this country’s most celebrated musicians on stage. Many artists, we were told, were too afraid to...

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37 hours ago Sharon Osbourne claims music industry failed to support Liam Payne after his former X Factor mentor Simon Cowell found himself in firing line for 'exploiting young stars'

Sharon Osbourne has admitted 'We all let you down' as she declared the industry failed to support Liam Payne after he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina on Wednesday aged 31. 

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38 hours ago Sharon Osbourne says 'we all let Liam Payne down' saying the music industry failed 1D

Sharon Osbourne has joined the outpouring of tributes to former One Direction singer Liam Payne, saying that 'we all let you down' and the industry failed the star

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