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Haim will be headlining All Points East festival this summer (Tierney Gearon/Elle UK/PA)
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Haim reveal no one wanted to sign them as an all-female rock band

When the sisters were starting out they would pay friends to come to their shows so there were people in the audience.
<p>The song was written specifically for the series and is sung by Lily-Rose Depp </p>
Music

The best European music festivals to travel to this summer

Swap muddy fields for sun-soaked cities and glistening beaches with these continental events

Showbiz

Annie Lennox’s singer daughter addresses nepo baby commentary

We put the family dynamic to the side when we work together, says Lennox

Music

Il trovatore at the Royal Opera House: leaves its singers stranded

Adele Thomas’s new production tries hard not to be decorous, but doesn’t hang together

Music

Lewis Capaldi cancels all commitments until Glastonbury to ‘recover’

The Brit Award-winning singer said he is ‘struggling’ after a busy few months which saw him release his second studio album

Music

The 1975’s Matty Healy kisses crowd safety worker mid-performance in Denmark

The frontman leaned over to kiss the male festival worker as he knelt at the side of the stage at a festival in Aarhus.
Music

Sir Elton John greets Manchester City’s FA Cup winners at airport

The club posted videos of the squad posing for pictures with the 76-year-old entertainer and football fan.
Music

Taylor Swift’s LP Midnights climbs charts after release with Ice Spice

The Till Dawn edition of Midnights features rapper Ice Spice and singer Lana Del Rey.
Music

Bring It All Back: the Noughties revival is officially under way

The Noughties are becoming the new Eighties as pop culture embraces the icons of the new millennium

Music

Star of MTV’s Wild ‘N Out Jacky Oh dies at the age of 32

Oh was part of the US sketch comedy and rap battle improv game, created and hosted by Nick Cannon, for five seasons.
Music

Tom Grennan to be Soccer Aid’s first ever player and half-time performer

The singer, who is a Manchester United fan, said the performance at Old Trafford stadium will be ‘extra special’.
Music

Noel Gallagher would ‘properly consider’ Oasis reunion for £8 million

In 2020, Liam Gallagher posted on Twitter accusing Noel of turning down £100 million to join the band and re-form for a tour.
Showbiz

Una Healy lashes out at ex Haye in new song after ‘throuple’ reports

The former Saturdays singer insists she was ‘hoodwinked’ by the retired boxer and denied the three-way relationship rumours

Showbiz

Noel Gallagher claims brother Liam doesn’t want an Oasis reunion

Talk of an Oasis reunion has been building after Liam told fans the band would reunite if Manchester City win the Champions League

Music

Tony Christie’s message to dementia sufferers: Keep playing the music

The singer has recorded a song with ‘world superstars’ on behalf of Music for Dementia for Thank You Day.
Showbiz

Lizzo says she’s ‘close to quitting music’ due to body shaming trolls

The Juice singer shared some of the shocking examples of the abuse she receives on a daily basis

Music

Ofcom fines Bauer Radio £25,000 after halting Absolute Radio AM service

The station told Ofcom in December last year it was planning end the service due to ‘declining audience’ and ‘rising cost of transmission’.
Showbiz

Noel Gallagher says divorce has helped him produce ‘better art’

The musician said that writing the new High Flying Birds album helped him ‘come to terms’ with life events

Showbiz

Rick Astley appears on BBC Breakfast wearing his pyjamas

The Never Gonna Give You Up singer said he might even perform his upcoming Glastonbury set in his jimmy jams

Music

What time is Beyoncé on stage in London?

Beyoncé’s first tour in seven years saw her kick off with an explosive show in Stockholm

Opera

Rigoletto at Opera Holland Park: busting convention with a female gaze

Cecilia Stinton’s new staging provides fresh insight into this problematic canon opera

Music

Glastonbury 2023: Full line-up and timings for festival

Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John are set to headline the festival next month

Music

Beyoncé live at Tottenham Hotspur review: a bedazzled alien invasion

This was a show indebted to Black queer people, past and present

Music

Royal Blood frontman comes under fire over attitude at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend

Mike Kerr berated the audience for their perceived lack of enthusiasm during the performance in Dundee.
Showbiz

Royal Blood criticised after belittling crowd at Big Weekend

The two-piece outfit expressed their feelings on the Radio 1 stage over the weekend after their set left festival-goers unmoved

Showbiz

Beyonce calls crowd ‘the loudest so far’ on first London tour date

The first of five nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw her daughter Blue Ivy appearing as a dancer on stage, and husband Jay Z watching from a VIP box

Music

Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

The rapper said he would tell his children he was ‘part time’ in this culture.
Music

Thirty Seconds To Mars forced to push back Radio 1’s Big Weekend slot to Sunday

Festival-goers were thanked for their patience as they tried to resolve the issue before the group’s set had to be officially cancelled.
Music

Lewis Capaldi scores fastest-selling album of the year so far

Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent is said to be the biggest album opening of any week, since Taylor Swift released Midnights in October 2022.
Music

Taylor Swift teams up with Ice Spice for a Karma remix

“I’m a massive fan of this brilliant artist and after getting to know her I can confirm: she is the one to watch”

Showbiz

Celine Dion cancels world tour after neurological disorder diagnosis

London O2 arena shows among those axed as Canadian superstar continues health battle

Music

Nick Cave: ‘I care what people say – and if they hate my music’

He’s gone through more heartache than any man should, but the musician still believes wholeheartedly in the power of art