Noor Nanji Reporting fromGlastonbury Getty Images Irish singer CMAT says she is still facing abuse after writing a single in response to being fat-shamed over her appearance at a festival last year. Speaking to BBC News at Glastonbury, the 29-year-old said the online comments are so bad that she does not have TikTok on her...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Lewis Capaldi has only played one low-key gig since his set at Glastonbury in 2023 Lewis Capaldi has released a rousing comeback single about his determination to overcome his personal struggles after two years out of the public eye. The Scottish singer is also heavily rumoured to be making...
We can never know about the days to comebut we think about them anyway.And I wonder if I’m really with you nowor just chasing after some finer day. 1971 was when Carly Simon introduced her song about the agony of waiting around for something good to come. The song was a top 15 hit for...
Oldham owner Frank Rothwell speaks of the pride he feels in his side sealing promotion to League Two with their play-off final win win over Southend. Read full article at source...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Icelandic boyband VÆB were the first act to perform on the Eurovision stage this year Thirty-five seconds. That’s all the time you get to change the set at Eurovision. Thirty-five seconds to get one set of performers off the stage and put the next ones in the right place....
Getty Who will follow in the footsteps of Loreen and Nemo as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest? The Eurovision Song Contest was watched by around 163 million people last year – meaning there are potentially 163 million different opinions on what makes a perfect entrant. Do you go for a soulful ballad, guaranteed...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent BBC Remember Monday in Iceland (L-R): Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele The UK’s Eurovision hopefuls, Remember Monday, have covered a song from Will Ferrell’s cult movie about the contest, as the finals draw closer. The trio travelled to Iceland earlier this month to film their version of HúsavÃk (My...
This week saw more talks to agree a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, Hollywood star Mickey Rourke kicked out of Celebrity Big Brother, and scientists find new evidence of possible life on another planet. But how much attention did you pay to what else has been going on in the world over the past seven...
The Nigerian authorities have banned broadcasters from playing the song Tell Your Papa, which criticises the country’s leader. Artist Eedris Abdulkareem’s lyrics slam President Bola Tinubu and urge his influential son, Seyi, to let his father know “people are dying” through hardship and insecurity and there is “hunger” in the country. In a letter to...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent BBC Ed Sheeran premiered his single on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 while riding around London on a pink open-top bus After a pair of low-key, introspective albums, Ed Sheeran has returned to his roots with a shimmering new pop single, Azizam. The track sees the star incorporate Middle Eastern...
New song online Gemma Rogers Words Fail Bandcamp Download Only Out today  You will remember Gemma Rogers for her recent No Future EP and further back her My Idea Of Fun anthem for rum-drinkers from 2022. But this time she’s serious and this standalone track released today has all profits going to the Heal...