6 h. ago Scots singer burns wedding dress on Irvine beach in message to domestic abusers

Kirsty Millard's new debut single 'The Patriarchy' is out now.

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6 h. ago Scots singer Shirely Manson says fellow female rockers selling pix on Only Fans is "tragic" for music

The Edinburgh-born singer admits it’s getting harder to break even on tour and said her peers’ decision to pose online was “tragic” from an industry standpoint.

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4 d. ago Lewis Capaldi wows fans as he makes a surprise appearance on stage two years after announcing music hiatus

The beloved Scottish singer, 28, surprised the intimate crowd on Friday night towards the end of the live gig, which had a strict no-phone policy.

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4 d. ago Pop Idol's Michelle McManus unrecognisable after incredible 9st weight loss

Michelle McManus, 44, soared to fame after winning the second series of Pop Idol in 2003. The Scottish singer has since undergone an impressive weight loss transformation

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6 d. ago Olympian charged in Florida with battery on female fellow athlete

An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a female hurdler who also competed in the Olympics

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6 d. ago Love endures all, including slavery and the pandemic. I wanted to show how

In early 2020, separated from my family and friends during the pandemic, I made up my mind to write a love storyIn early 2020, I made up my mind that I wanted to write a love story. Separated from my family and friends during the height of the pandemic and emotionally raw from living alone, I wanted to write something where I already knew the ending from the beginning: the characters would win. How they got there would be the most difficult part. I was inspired by the oeuvres of Toni Morrison and Gabriel García Márquez, and I wanted my fourth book to be vast in scope, rich in history and intertwined with familial lineages. But the work would demand plot development as well as historical research and I needed someone to help me.I began interviewing assistants and came across a fellow Black female Harlemite from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Immediately, we clicked over a video chat and soon after, she emailed me a document she said I just had to see. The attachm...

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2 w. ago Here are 16 artists who rose to fame on TikTok, including Scotland's own Nathan Evans & Katie Gregson

From Nathan Evans and Katie Gregson-MacLeod to Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat, here are 16 famous musicians whose rise to fame was helped by TikTok.

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2 w. ago Amy Macdonald Glasgow Hydro Ticket Presales and Prices: How to see the star play her hometown show

One of Scotland’s most successful singer-songwriters has announced a new album and tour.

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2 w. ago Amy Macdonald to perform surprise free pop up set in Glasgow to mark new album tour dates

The chart-topping Scots singer’s new single Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For? premiered on BBC Radio 2’s Scott Mills show this morning.

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2 w. ago Lewis Capaldi looks happy and healthy on rare outing as he spends Easter with TV star amid career hiatus due to Tourette's battle

The Scottish singer, 28, announced he would be taking a break away from the spotlight for his mental health after performing at Glastonbury in June 2023.

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2 w. ago Scots floored to discover what Midge Ure's stage name means after 56 years

Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer Midge Ure has had a career spanning over five decades - but not everyone knows what his stage name actually stands for

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2 w. ago Lewis Capaldi appears happy and healthy in rare snap with unlikely Towie star pal

Lewis Capaldi has been photographed with a TOWIE star as the Scottish singer makes a rare appearance following stepping away from the limelight after his Tourette's diagnosis

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3 w. ago Julien Baker and Torres: Send a Prayer My Way review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Matador)The two deep south songwriters ditch country’s rhinestones for a personal, defiant reframing of the genre’s tropesThe origins of Send a Prayer My Way stretch back nearly a decade. The partnership between US singer-songwriters Mackenzie “Torres” Scott and Julien Baker germinated in 2016, when the pair performed together in Chicago. Scott subsequently suggested, in a text sent during the pandemic, that they make a country album. Accusations that the pair are jumping on an ongoing trend for high-profile pivots towards a Nashville-oriented sound – which has so far involved the likes of Beyoncé, Post Malone, Zayn Malik, Chappell Roan and Lana Del Rey – are thus diffused.Nevertheless, it still feels telling that Send a Prayer My Way arrives now. Baker has spent much of the 2020s as one-third of Boygenius, a collaboration with Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers that made her far more famous than her previous solo albums. It spiralled into something that resembled a genuine pop phenome...

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