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Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'
Paul Heaton
Music

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host
The BBC 2022 Eurovision team: L-R Rylan, AJ Odudu, Sam Ryder, Graham Norton, Scott Mills.
Music

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host

M People 'very angry' after Liz Truss walks out to Moving On Up at Tory conference speech
Conservative Party Conference

M People 'very angry' after Liz Truss walks out to Moving On Up at Tory conference speech

Sinead Gleeson interview: 'Music has often been regarded as men's work'
illustration of female musicians
Music

Sinead Gleeson interview: 'Music has often been regarded as men's work'

The musicians helping to change young people's lives in Reading
Readipop
Charity

The musicians helping to change young people's lives in Reading

Food from cancelled Mercury Prize will feed homeless people after nominee Self Esteem steps in
Mercury Music Prize

Food from cancelled Mercury Prize will feed homeless people after nominee Self Esteem steps in

Celebrate the Queen with her favourite music, film, TV and more
Queen Elizabeth II at The Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in 2012.
Queen Elizabeth

Celebrate the Queen with her favourite music, film, TV and more

Tony Blackburn: 'The world we’re living in at the moment is the saddest time I’ve ever known'
Tony Blackburn
Letter to my Younger Self

Tony Blackburn: 'The world we’re living in at the moment is the saddest time I’ve ever known'

Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off
Music

Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
Cosey Fanni Tutti performs in Berlin
Book reviews

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
Janelle Monae
Book reviews

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
Ricky Ross
Book reviews

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

Colin Murray: 'I never, ever wanted to be on the radio'
Colin Murray
Letter to my Younger Self

Colin Murray: 'I never, ever wanted to be on the radio'

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter's poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic
Book reviews

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter's poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic

Why you should check out Jonny Trunk and his treasure trove of strange music
Jonny Trunk
Music

Why you should check out Jonny Trunk and his treasure trove of strange music

Uncovering the real Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Documentary

Uncovering the real Keith Richards

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Gabriel Byrne: 'Leonard Cohen has been a soundtrack to my life'
Film

Gabriel Byrne: 'Leonard Cohen has been a soundtrack to my life'

This is Gwar review: 'A goofy, goopy assault on the senses'
Film review

This is Gwar review: 'A goofy, goopy assault on the senses'

Books about jazz you need to read
Books

Books about jazz you need to read

BetterPod: Darren McGarvey on how remote politics has wrecked Britain
Darren McGarvey on BetterPod
inequality

BetterPod: Darren McGarvey on how remote politics has wrecked Britain

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