20 h. ago ‘The Black experience is more than just London’: Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay

When Chris Martin called, the MC saw an opportunity to rep his city, pursue his goal of being rap’s next ‘king of the north’ – and expand perceptions of Black British identity‘When I say ‘Hull’, you say ‘City’! Hull  ” Chiedu Oraka grins, pointing his mic towards the middle of a near-empty recording studio. Silence – for now, at least. Next week, that pause will be filled by 20,000 voices at Craven Park stadium, where the local rapper will open Coldplay’s latest UK run of Music of the Spheres tour dates. And he is determined to make that crowd his own. “There’s going to be people there who haven’t seen me before, so I want to give them everything – new songs, old ones and a party,” he says. “I’m proper buzzing for it.”Last year, Oraka played Glastonbury, opened for Skepta at South by Southwest and supported the Brit-award-winning rapper Casisdead. But these Coldplay shows are the 37-year-old’s biggest gigs yet – and Hull’s most high-profile music events in years. The gigs ...

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22 h. ago Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works from company behind Lady Macbeth

Film has reportedly been in the works since the release of acclaimed documentary ‘Nothing Compares’

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41 h. ago Christmas Carol adaptation to feature Scrooge who ‘despises refugees’ – director

Musical movie Christmas Karma stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar as a contemporary Scrooge, called Mr Sood.

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47 h. ago The Life of a Showgirl: Everything Taylor Swift revealed about new album on the New Heights podcast

Pop superstar confirmed the 12 songs named on the tracklist are the only ones she will release for the album: ‘There’s no other songs coming’

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48 h. ago Everything Taylor Swift revealed about The Life of a Showgirl on the New Heights podcast

Pop superstar confirmed the 12 songs named on the tracklist are the only ones she will release for the album: ‘There’s no other songs coming’

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50 h. ago Everything Taylor Swift has revealed about The Life of a Showgirl: ‘The record I’ve wanted to make for a long time’

Pop superstar confirmed the 12 songs named on the tracklist are the only ones she will release for the album: ‘There’s no other songs coming’

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51 h. ago Everything Taylor Swift has revealed about The Life of a Showgirl

The pop superstar said of her 12th album: ‘This is the record I've been wanting to make for a very long time.’

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4 d. ago Rugby legend still looks ripped after major career change as he shares secret

David Pocock takes himself through a multitude of mini-workouts, while pursuing a new career in the limelight

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4 d. ago My Chemical Romance add two London dates to Long Live The Black Parade stadium tour

My Chemical Romance add two London dates to Long Live The Black Parade stadium tour  Music-News.com

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5 d. ago Donald Trump takes to FaceTime as Scottish golfer gets surprise call from US president after DP World Tour title

US president congratulates Forrest after he wins at his course

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6 d. ago Piers Morgan makes humbling Jake Paul climbdown ahead of potential Anthony Joshua fight

Piers Morgan has been outspoken with his views on Jake Paul's boxing career but the broadcaster has changed his tune amid speculation the YouTuber will fight Anthony Joshua next

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6 d. ago Grant Forrest leads by three shots in bid to land second DP World Tour triumph on Scottish soil

Birdie-birdie finish gives Scot a cushion heading into closing circuit in Nexo Championship

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7 d. ago Oasis are supersonic as Gallagher brothers blow Scotland away for first time since '09

Murrayfield Stadium was electric as the Manchester music legends played their first Scottish show on their reunion tour.

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7 d. ago 1980s pop star gives health update on 'urgent' issue after cancelling gigs

Music legend Midge Ure has cancelled all upcoming dates of his tour due to an 'urgent' health issue, with the musician taking to Instagram to share the sad news

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7 d. ago 80s music icon issues surprise health update after cancelling ALL upcoming tour dates

80's music icon Midge Ure has issued a health update on Instagram after he cancelled all of his upcoming tour dates.

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8 d. ago 80s music icon cancels all upcoming tour dates over 'urgent' health issue

The singer-songwriter will go ahead with solo performances scheduled for August but has announced a pause on all shows planned from September onwards.

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8 d. ago Paul Pogba undergoes career change by launching surprise business after doping scandal

Paul Pogba has moved to Monaco and restarted his footballing journey following a doping scandal that saw him banned from the sport - and now, he's branching out into a totally different career

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8 d. ago Kelly Clarkson postpones Las Vegas residency dates after family crisis

Pop star had four remaining shows scheduled for this month

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9 d. ago Kelly Clarkson postpones Las Vegas residency dates: ‘I need to be there for my children’

Pop star had four remaining shows scheduled for this month

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9 d. ago Elio Pace celebrates Billy Joel’s legacy ahead of Scottish tour dates: ‘His music changed my career and my life'

“Billy Joel’s music taught me how to play piano, how to sing, how to communicate with an audience,” says Elio Pace in tribute to the iconic singer songwriter, whose music he celebrates in The Billy Joel Songbook tour.

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