Image caption Self Esteem: “There’s no HR in music. No-one cares about your wellbeing.” Pop history, like all history, is written by the winners. So imagine what it’s like being stuck in a moderately successful indie band in an era of Ed Sheeran and Drake and Adele. While they’re off winning awards and selling out […]
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Image copyright Getty Images This weekend, festival season kicks off for many in the UK, with thousands of people expected to attend Parklife in Manchester and Field Day in London. Around the world, millions of people are preparing to go to similar open-air music events this summer such as Exit Festival in Serbia and Lollapalooza
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Image copyright Getty Images Hafsa Zayyan and Monika Radojevic have both been announced as the co-winners of Stormzy’s first #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize. They will get a publishing contract with #Merky Books and be represented by The Good Literary Agency. The competition, which launched earlier this year, was open to aspiring writers between the
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Image copyright Getty Images Robert “Judge” Rinder is swapping the court room for the news room, with a new current affairs show on Channel 4. The programme will see the criminal barrister and ex-Strictly contestant deliver “acerbic” and “cutting” opinions on the news, said Channel 4. He will be joined by famous guests for each
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Image copyright Getty Images Madonna is the latest star to accuse disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of making unwanted sexual advances. Hollywood was rocked last year by allegations of sexual assault made against Weinstein, which he denies. The singer said Weinstein “crossed lines and boundaries”, when they worked on her 1991 documentary, Truth or Dare.
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Image copyright Getty Images Although Rihanna hasn’t released an album in more than three years – it’s clear the work, work, work, work, work she’s putting into her other business ventures is paying off. The singer is the richest female musician in the world according to Forbes’ annual rich list. RiRi has an estimated fortune
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cardi B won best rap album for her debut Invasion of Privacy Parklife music festival in Manchester has announced Cardi B will not be headlining its main stage on Saturday. It comes shortly after the Grammy-winning rapper postponed a string of US shows to recover from cosmetic surgery. Writing
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Image copyright MODERN FILMS “I used to make my scars out to be what had ruined my life. I hated them. But now, they’ve got me here.” Vicky Knight was eight when the flat where she was sleeping was set on fire by an arsonist. Two of her cousins died, as well as the man
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Image caption John Robins (l) and Elis James BBC Radio 5 Live’s new comedy recruits talk friendship, mental health and why ‘you can’t fake’ feelings on the radio. You wouldn’t necessarily put Elis James and John Robins together as mates. On the one hand there’s James: the upbeat, sociable, yet admittedly shambolic, football-mad indie aficionado.
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Image copyright Nina Subin Image caption Tayari Jones A book about the wrongful conviction of a young black American man has won the the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. An American Marriage by US writer Tayari Jones scooped the prize at the London awards on Wednesday. The book was described by former US President Barack
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