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Suffolk festival will be London band’s first top slot, while strong support comes from Father John Misty among indie favourites, plus circus tricks and comedy turns
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Ahead of their sold-out show at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday, Rudimental’s Leon Rolle picks the biggest bangers around
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War of words escalates after the Canadian dance producer called out the rapper and Tidal ambassador for alleged piracy, prompting a barrage of tweets from Yeezy
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RR regular John Hindle has picked this week’s playlist, which you can read about and listen to here as we continue our slightly tweaked format
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Instrument donated by an anonymous collector will be used for recitals at National Trust-owned Leith Hill in Surrey
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The 6,000-item collection spans nearly the entire length of his 55-year career, and many items have never been seen before
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Singer seeks return of 15-year-old son, Rocco, who is with his father after leaving Madonna’s Rebel Heart world tour
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Rocco, 15, left Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour and relocated to London to live with film director father
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Event bosses assure that Stewart Lee-curated festival will go ahead after ticket holders are reportedly told by Pontins that it was cancelled
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SSE Arena, Belfast
The world’s biggest-selling singer delivers a solid – if unsurprising – show on the first night of her tour -
The Stockport band’s cathartic singalongs hark back to the region’s pop greats
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The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It – review
Kitty EmpireThe meandering second album by Matt Healy’s band is steeped in the ambience of the 80s -
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Stephen McRobbie’s cult favourites have spent 35 years rewriting the rules, inspiring subsequent generations – and finding unlikely stardom in Japan
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Prices for gig tickets on secondary sites can be extortionate, but that's reliant on someone being willing to pay them
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Eagles of Death Metal play live in Paris on Tuesday for first time since their gig at the Bataclan was the scene of a massacre in November’s terrorist attacks
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The singer wows the crowd at Levi’s Stadium with her performance of the US national anthem before kick-off
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Adele has objected after frontrunning Republican candidate Donald Trump was introduced in Iowa by Sarah Palin with Adele’s Rolling in the Deep playing
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Fans lay flowers and leave messages for David Bowie in central London at the site where the photo was taken for Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album
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The band Squeeze appear to sing protest lyrics against David Cameron live on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday
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Choristers at the English National Opera (ENO) sing outside the Arts Council England offices in London on Friday morning, in protest over planned redundancies and wage cuts by ENO management
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The Manchester rockers’ debut brought them teen adoration and topped the charts. As they prepare to release their second album, frontman Matt Healy talks about stardom, drugs and Taylor Swift
interviews
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From reanimating dead octopuses in his videos to singing about Mongolian giants, the singer-songwriter isn’t your average Manchester rocker
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After three decades as a disco maverick, the acid-house DJ tells us why he’s still got an ear for ‘full-knacker panel-beaters-from-Prague-’ere-we-go techno’
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What do you get if you cross a guitar, a Swedish harp and a 43-stringed sarangi? Lamb’s Jon Thorne, James Yorkston and Suhail Yusuf Khan found out
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He samples centuries-old street music and bolts it on to Berghain-approved techno. Meet the artist dubbed ‘Ethiopia’s Flying Lotus’
quizzes
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After this year’s Grammy’s and ahead of the Brits, see how many of these famous speeches you can match to the probably sozzled winner as we plough into the heart of awards season
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From twinkling rings to chunky chains – and the odd sparkling figurine hanging from a pendant – how well do you know these rappers’ signature jewels?
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With the rocktastic festivals taking place this weekend, it’s time to see how much you know about their history
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There’s more to boybands than One Direction. But do you know how many members Menudo had? Or in which paper Lou Pearlman advertised for the members of Backstreet Boys?
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When Bob Dylan took his travelling caravan of musicians out on the road in autumn 1975, the photographer Ken Regan was on hand
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The cast of Hamilton, Ed Sheeran and Meghan Trainor take home gongs after an eventful evening
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PJ Harvey hangs out with Dorset cows, Iggy Pop gets twisted, and Neil Young roves among redwoods ... the biggest stars of rock share an intimate moment with Renaud Monfourny of Les Inrockuptibles
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John Lydon, the eternal provocateur and the first face of British punk, turns 60 on 31 January. Here’s a look back at his career
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When our correspondent was abruptly summoned to an audience with the legendary artist in his Minneapolis studios, he had no idea what to expect. Certainly not being asked to duet on Sign o’ the Times ...
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Why did these two men hang around Huddersfield railway station asking young people what they did today? Electronic duo Darkstar explain their most daring LP yet
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In 1969, Rolling Stone shocked the world with an issue about the rock ‘supergroupie’. A new book tells all
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At 71, the Rolling Stones legend is proud of his cartoon image as a rock outlaw. He’s back now with his first solo album in 23 years. But some days, the wildman reputation feels like a ball and chain – he just wants to visit an art gallery or water the garden
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Atlanta’s Young Thug is the gender-fluid, surrealist rapper who’s being anointed as hip-hop’s next titan. Don’t know what to make of him? You’re not the only one
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Back in Hong Kong, where they recorded their album The Magic Whip, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave talk about falling out and making up, the state of British pop music and why 90s Britpop was a wasted opportunity
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Amy being alive meant there was hope for my heroin-addicted younger sister. When the singer died, my world caved in. What chance did we have now?
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