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Manchester to host 2026 MOBO Awards to mark 30th anniversary
Manchester will host the ceremony for the first time ever.
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Meet Benjamin Steer, the singer using music to explore the messiness of your twenties
The singer's debut EP 'Figuring It Out' encapsulates the uncertainty of that youthful decade in your life...
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Lewis Capaldi announces run of massive outdoor shows including BST Hyde Park for 2026
The Scottish superstar will play a huge string of dates next summer.
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Biffy Clyro announce intimate London show to mark ‘Futique’ release
Mon the Biff! The Scottish trio will play a one-off date next Thursday
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Inside the V&A Storehouse’s David Bowie Centre
The David Bowie Centre will open its doors for the first time this weekend. Here's what you can expect.
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jasmine 4.t, Rachel Chinouriri and Joy Orbison lead our Hot New Songs playlist
Check out new music from jasmine 4.t, Rachel Chinouriri, Joy Orbison and more.
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9 albums you need to hear this week
With music from JADE, Ed Sheeran, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Djo, King Princess, Twenty One Pilots, Spinal Tap, Maruja and Mark William Lewis
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A ticket to fraud? Why price caps hurt the music fans they aim to protect (and what can be done about it)
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Skepta and Kerri Chandler to perform at opening of new London venue 77
The Marylebone venue will open later this month
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Sam Fender, CMAT, Wolf Alice among nominees for 2025 Mercury Prize
Also included in the nominations for this year's prize – the first to be held in Newcastle – are Fontaines D.C., PinkPantheress, FKA twigs, Jacob Alon and more
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New Banksy artwork appears outside the High Court in London
The artwork shows a judge using a gavel to attack what appears to be a protester.
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Lewis Capaldi live in Sheffield: Scotland’s favourite superstar makes a triumphant return
On his first tour since a much-needed hiatus, Lewis Capaldi's talent and wise-cracks shine brighter than ever.
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6 albums you need to hear this week
With music from Shame, Suede, Big Thief, David Byrne, SG Lewis and Faithless.
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Florence Road, Kneecap and Daniel Avery lead our Hot New Songs playlist
Also featuring new music from SPRINTS, Georgia, Blue Bendy and more
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Elton John announces 50th anniversary edition of ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’
The reissue package will feature a recording of a 1975 performance at Wembley Stadium among other rarities
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St. Vincent live in London: a glorious re-imagination for the Proms
Together with composer Jules Buckley, Annie Clark finds new terrain within her increasingly eclectic discography
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The battle for live music in London
When a campaign group won a legal battle over gigs playing in south London’s Brockwell Park this summer, it opened up a wider debate around festival ownership, independence and public access to green spaces in the capital
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The Last Dinner Party announce huge UK, European, Australia and New Zealand tour
The 35-date tour comes in support of the current Rolling Stone UK cover stars' new album ‘From the Pyre’
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Morrissey wants to sell all ‘business interests’ in The Smiths: ‘A soul for sale’
“The songs are me – they are no one else – but they bring with them business communications that go to excessive lengths to create as much dread and spite year after year”
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Radiohead confirm first live shows in seven years
“For now, it will just be these ones but who knows where this will all lead,” drummer Philip Selway told fans