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Renée Rapp: Media training is boring, I can't give fluffy answers

"Would you like me to source you a paper towel?" Less than two minutes into an interview with Reneé Rapp – pop star, film star, Broadway actress,...

26.07.2025 9

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Mark Savage Music Correspondent

How Black Sabbath found their sound - and invented heavy metal

If you saw Black Sabbath's first ever gig, you wouldn't have recognised greatness. Back in 1968, they had the decidedly less sinister name of The...

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Stevie Wonder: 'I'll keep playing as long as I breathe'

At the age of 75, Stevie Wonder is still going strong. His latest UK tour, which wrapped up earlier this month received rapturous reviews, with...

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Oasis 'sounding huge' as comeback tour launches

It's the gig that fans have been waiting 5,795 days for, as Oasis kick off their reunion tour at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Friday night. The...

05.07.2025 80

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Glastonbury: The 1975 deliver a polished, but safe headline slot

The 1975 emerged from hibernation to headline Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Friday, playing their only date of the year, and their first since March...

29.06.2025 20

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Rod Stewart on Glastonbury: 'I wish they wouldn't call it the tea time slot'

"Did you know I can run 100 metres in 19 seconds?" Rod Stewart, Sir Rod Stewart, is boasting about his physical prowess. And why not? At the age of...

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'My kids are the reason I'm alive': Backstage with Shakira

Deep in the bowels of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, a note is taped to the door of Shakira's production office. "Please come back later... unless you're...

14.06.2025 60

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Magic spells, innuendo and riddles: Your guide to all 37 Eurovision songs

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest pops its cork on Sunday, with a "turquoise carpet" parade featuring competitors from all 37 nations. But the...

11.05.2025 100

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Best albums of 2024: Charli XCX, Beyoncé, The Cure and more

When Charli XCX recorded her sixth album, Brat, she thought her prickly, abrasive dance anthems were "not going to appeal to a lot of people". In...

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