19 h. ago The MTV Video Music Awards are back. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé go head

The MTV Video Music Awards return Sunday night and the stakes have never been higher

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6 d. ago Neighbour from hell who tormented couple with headbanging rock music at 2am is spared prison

Marc Morgan, 57, blasted songs by heavy metal bands AC/ DC and Black Sabbath into the small hours amid an ongoing feud with the duo next door, Newport Crown Court heard.

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6 d. ago Liam Payne's family share painful way they spent his first birthday after tragic death

Liam Payne's relatives have honoured his first birthday since the late star tragically died, and they made the decision to head somewhere that the musician loved

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6 d. ago What to Stream: 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'The Paper,' MTV Video Music Awards and a Hollow Knight sequel

A follow-up TV comedy of “The Office” called “The Paper” and the buddy live action comedy “Lilo & Stitch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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1 week ago London Underground and bus passengers urged to stop one 'annoying' habit that others hate

The Mayor of London will launch a campaign on today encouraging people to use headphones when playing music on the capital's public transport network

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1 week ago Sadiq Khan targets rude Tube and bus passengers blasting music in new campaign

Posters will begin appearing on the Elizabeth line reminding travellers not to play music out loud or to have conversations on speaker mode

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1 week ago Should people be fined for playing music on public transport? Take our poll and have your say

After the Tories 'copied' the Lib Dems' plan to introduce fines for 'headphone dodgers' who play music out loud on public transport, we want to know your thoughts on the idea

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1 week ago What to Stream: Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem's 'Stans,' Meghan bakes, 'Thunderbolts*' and 'KPopped'

Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album, “Man’s Best Friend,” and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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2 w. ago How to get £15 tickets as Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical heads to Manchester

The musical will come to the Palace Theatre for a week in February.

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2 w. ago Dizzee Rascal headlining world’s first music festival for builders

Time to fix up, look sharp with Dizzee Rascal, Scouting for Girls, Toploader, the Cuban Brothers and NOASIS at Fix Fest in August

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2 w. ago Scotland pub to host Greene King Untapped regional heats as search for UK’s best grassroots talent continues

Greene King Pubs’ nationwide grassroots music competition is heading to Scotland on August 22 for its regional heats, giving local artists the chance to battle it out for a spot in the national final.

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2 w. ago Terence Stamp’s iconic scene from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert resurfaces after his death

An iconic scene from Terence Stamp's transformative role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has resurfaced online as fans recount the actor’s most popular performances following his death on Sunday (17th August).

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3 w. ago Iconic Terence Stamp scene from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert resurfaces

An iconic scene from Terence Stamp's transformative role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has resurfaced online as fans recount the actor’s most popular performances following his death on Sunday (17th August).

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87

Family says actor who worked with William Wyler, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Steven Soderbergh, ‘leaves behind an extraordinary body of work’Terence Stamp, one of the stellar faces of British 60s cinema, who had a second act from the late 1970s onwards as a character actor in the likes of Superman: The Movie, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and The Limey, has died aged 87.His family said in a statement that Stamp had died on Sunday morning. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come,” the family said. “We ask for privacy at this sad time.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What to Stream: Offset, John Cena, John Grisham and legal fights by Jussie Smollett and Amanda Knox

Migos rapper Offset releasing his third solo album “Kiari” and Samara Weaving playing a reformed getaway driver in the heist thriller “Eenie Meanie” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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3 w. ago Music festival just for builders with qualified plasterer Dizzee Rascal headlining

Brickies, chippies, plumbers, sparks, skimmerswill party hard at FixFest, which has been launched by Fix Radio - rapper and qualified plasterer Dizzee will headline the bash

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3 w. ago Universal deny that head Lucian Grainge was personally involved in Kendrick Lamar attack on Drake

UMG have called for Drake’s motion to include Grainge’s communications on the matter to be denied, calling it ‘so strained’ as to ‘defy credulity’Universal Music Group has denied new allegations made by Drake’s lawyers that its British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” the Canadian rapper by peer Kendrick Lamar, and that as such the label should “collect, review and produce” communications by Grainge.Drake is suing UMG – his label Republic’s parent company – over its release of Lamar’s 2024 diss track Not Like Us, which contains the line: “Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles.” The artwork for the global hit single features an image of Drake’s home dotted with icons used to identify the homes of registered sex offenders. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Global music icon announced as huge headliner for Manchester Pride

This year's event will feature some new additions and tweaks to previous years, with the inclusion of new stage areas which will host some of the biggest names in music

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3 w. ago Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track

Lawyers for Universal Music Group deny that British chief exec had any ‘meaningful involvement’ in the promotion of allegedly defamatory track Not Like UsAs Drake’s lawsuit continues against his record label’s parent company, Universal Music Group (UMG), his lawyers have claimed that UMG’s British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” Drake, and have requested that UMG produce texts and emails by Grainge.UMG has previously denied access to those communications, stating that Grainge has “no meaningful involvement in the matters and decisions at issue in this litigation”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump is losing his foolish trade war. This will cost ordinary Americans greatly | Steven Greenhouse

Trump’s trade war has pushed up inflation, slashed US job gains, slowed economic growth and caused the manufacturing sector to sputterThe ever-bombastic Donald Trump has boasted repeatedly of his trade victories, while White House news releases trumpet his “historic trade wins”. The Wall Street Journal echoed Trump’s triumphalism with a headline saying, “Trump is Winning His Trade War”, and last week the New York Times used the exact same words in a headline. That must have been music to the president’s ears.Forgive me for being a spoilsport, but I don’t see where the victory is or how Trump is winning. I keep reading how Trump’s trade war and tariff machinations have pushed up inflation, slashed US job gains, slowed economic growth and caused the manufacturing sector to sputter.Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and author, focusing on labour and the workplace, as well as economic and legal issues Continue reading...

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