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November 2022

Taylor Swift knocked off top of album chart by Drake and 21 Savage

Taylor Swift has been knocked off the number one spot in the album chart by Drake and 21 Savage.

Takeoff performs during the 2019 BET Experience in Los Angeles (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Takeoff fans gather for Atlanta celebration of killed rapper

Fans have gathered to remember killed rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop trio Migos, in Atlanta near to where the 28-year-old grew up.

Sam Smith appeared on BBC Breakfast (Matt Crossick/PA)

Sam Smith: It takes a lot of courage to express my queer identity

Sam Smith has said it “takes a lot of courage” to express their “full, queer, authentic self” in the public eye.

Mobo founder Kanya King (centre) with Nova Twins attend the Mobo Awards 2022 nominations at Cafe KOKO, in north west London (Belinda Jiao/PA)

Mobo Awards unveil nominations for 25th anniversary event

Knucks leads the way at the Mobo Awards with five nominations, while Mercury Prize winner Little Simz is close behind with four.

Auctioneer Luke Hobbs with a wall panel from Zemaitis’s workshop (Gardiner Houlgate/PA)

Contents of garage that spawned some of rock’s greatest guitars to be auctioned

The contents of a converted garage that regularly played host to rock legends such as George Harrison and Ronnie Wood are expected to trigger a wave of excitement among music fans when they go up for sale.

Steve Strange gave me my ‘naughty side’ – Martin Kemp

Martin Kemp said Steve Strange, who gave his band Spandau Ballet their first gigs at The Blitz Club in London, was also responsible for giving him his “naughty side”.

Call for evidence about Tim Westwood’s conduct at BBC extended

A call for evidence about what was known about Tim Westwood’s conduct during his time at the BBC has been extended in a bid to encourage more people to come forward.

Mariah Carey was treated to an early screening of The Crown series five by Netflix (PA)

Mariah Carey treated to early screening of The Crown series five by Netflix

Netflix has treated pop queen Mariah Carey to a special early screening of series five of The Crown at her home as a reward for being the show’s “ultimate superfan”.

Luke Combs has been crowned entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards, the second year in a row he has taken home the night’s top honour (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Luke Combs claims CMA Awards’ top honour for second straight year

Luke Combs has been crowned entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards, the second year in a row he has taken home the night’s top honour.

Adidas to continue selling shoes designed with Kanye West, without Yeezy brand

Adidas says it plans to continue releasing shoes designed in collaboration with Kanye West without the Yeezy brand, after terminating its partnership with the US rapper last month.

Nick Cave was ‘an incomplete or unformed human’ before teenage son’s death

Nick Cave says that he was “an incomplete or unformed human being” with a narrow worldview prior to the death of his teenage son.

Who is Mike Geier, the musical star of the 2022 John Lewis Christmas ad?

A seven-foot US clown performer has been chosen to provide the soundtrack to this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.

‘Safe travels Gaz. Thanks for everything mate’ – Boomtown Rats pay tribute as guitarist Garry Roberts passes away

Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof and other band members have led tributes to the band’s founding member Garry Roberts who passed away this morning at the age of 68.

Garry Roberts of The Boomtown Rats has died (Alamy/PA)

Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dies aged 72

Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts has died aged 72.

Brazilian singer Gal Costa (Alberto Pellaschiar/AP)

Brazilian singer Gal Costa dies aged 77

Singer Gal Costa, a star in the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements who enjoyed a nearly six-decade career, has died aged 77.

Stormzy attending the European premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Suzan Moore/PA)

Stormzy to curate day at All Points East festival in London

Stormzy will host a specially curated day during the All Points East festival in London next year.

When global popstar Dusty Springfield was just Mary

Dusty Springfield was an icon of swinging 60s London, a pioneer of the British pop invasion of America, and the peerless queen of blue-eyed soul. An early champion of Motown, she used her TV clout to introduce Europe to Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas. A little later she was instrumental in getting Led Zeppelin airborne with their first record deal.

Stormzy: New album unlocks whatever freedom I’ve been looking for (Suzan Moore/PA)

New album unlocks whatever freedom I have been looking for, says Stormzy

Stormzy says that his upcoming third studio album “unlocks whatever freedom I’ve been looking for, both as a man and as a creative”.

Billie Eilish and Leonardo DiCaprio among celebrities urging US fans to vote

Billie Eilish, Kim Kardashian and Leonardo DiCaprio were among the famous faces urging fans to vote in the midterm elections.

Taika Waititi says co-hosting MTV EMAs with Rita Ora ‘combines our strengths’

Taika Waititi says he and partner Rita Ora are “combining our strengths” by co-hosting the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) together.

Rita Ora arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards (Suzan Moore/PA)

Rita Ora and Cynthia Erivo among winners at Glamour Women Of The Year awards

Rita Ora, Cynthia Erivo and Kim Cattrall were among the winners at the Glamour Women Of The Year awards.

Takeoff, of Migos, was shot dead aged 28 (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Murdered rapper Takeoff to be remembered at Atlanta celebration

Fans of the murdered rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop trio Migos shot and killed a week ago, will gather to celebrate the 28-year-old’s life and musical contributions.

Bob Dylan played the 3Arena in Dublin last night. Photo: David Vincent

Barry Egan Opinion Bob Dylan might be three miles north of purgatory but won’t be seeing Elvis soon

Despite sharing the 3Arena with 9,000 people, Bob Dylan managed to make it seem intimate.

Former One Direction band member Zayn Malik (Doug Peters/PA)

Zayn Malik urges PM to extend free school meals amid cost-of-living crisis

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has called on Rishi Sunak to “give all children living in poverty” a free school meal amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica to headline Download Festival 2023

Rock and metal music titans Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica will headline the 20th anniversary Download festival, organisers have announced.

The Backstreet Boys dedicated part of their Monday night show to their “little brother” Aaron Carter, who died on Saturday aged 34 (PA)

Backstreet Boys dedicate part of London show to ‘little brother’ Aaron Carter

The Backstreet Boys dedicated part of their Sunday night show to their “little brother” Aaron Carter, who died on Saturday aged 34.

Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980, pictured in 2018 (New York State Department of Corrections/AP)

John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman admits there was ‘evil’ in his ‘heart’

The man who shot John Lennon outside his New York City apartment building in 1980 told a parole board he knew it was wrong to kill the beloved former Beatle – but was seeking fame and had “evil” in his “heart”.

Mel B is engaged to Rory McPhee (Ian West/PA)

Mel B says her fellow Spice Girls cried at the news of her engagement

Mel B has said her fellow Spice Girls Emma Bunton and Mel C cried when they heard the news of her engagement to hairdresser Rory McPhee.

Aaron Carter was found dead in his home in California on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

‘We had a complicated relationship. But my love for Aaron never faded,’ says Nick Carter after tragic death of youngest sibling

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter paid a warm tribute to his younger brother, 34-year-old singer Aaron Carter, after he was found dead at his home in Southern California on Saturday .

Aaron Carter was found dead at his home in Southern California. He was 34 (Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

Nick Carter remembers his ‘baby brother’ Aaron Carter

Nick Carter, the Backstreet Boys member, has said his love for his younger brother singer Aaron Carter “never ever faded”, despite them having “a complicated relationship”.

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