Pop prodigy Underscores: ‘I don’t think Gen Z is a loveless generation’

The next, you're on a surgery table, with a healthcare professional yanking four superfluous teeth out of your mouth. Even pop stars need emergency dental work sometimes. It's all par for the course for April Grey, the…

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The ‘NME The Cover 2025-2026’ coffee table book is now on sale – don’t miss the launch discount

The 300-page hardcover book is the third edition in the annually released collection, and features the likes of Maruja , Balu Brigada , Die Spitz , Gigi Perez , Say Now , BOYNEXTDOOR , Jae Stephens , Mon Rovîa , Westside…

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How Skerryvore turned a student side hustle into ten albums

First, in 2006, fiddler Craig Espie and bassist Barry Caulfield joined to round out their ceilidh arsenal. Then, in 2010 – the same year they founded their own label, Tyree Records – Alan Scobie joined on keyboards…

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Iceland Airwaves and surviving Reykjavík: Here’s What You Need To Know

A half-day trip that takes you to geysers, the site of the old Icelandic parliament and location of the tectonic continent shift, and a stunning waterfall, the outing is both memorable and fun—but it's also tourist heavy…

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Emmerdale airs emotional Kim Tate and Thea Ramsden scenes as their secret is revealed in early ITVX release

Last month, viewers became privy to the secret during a flashback scene that showed a younger Kim - achieved through archive footage - walking down a maternity ward and gazing at a newborn baby. Posters on the walls and…

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Sam Fender pre-sale tickets finally go live today after 'bot attack' and pricing changes

Fender has made headlines this week for stepping in to combat what he described as 'astronomical' ticket prices. After being alerted to the cost of his concerts, the Geordie star stepped in, posting the following on…

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Coronation Street airs major turning point in Lucy Parkinson story in early ITVX release

It comes after she whacked foster daughter Lucy Parkinson (Anya Dewin) over the head with a vase, believing she was an escaped prisoner dressed up as a ghost. Yes, that really happened. Sally's other foster daughter…

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Can AI ever truly capture the emotional connection of live music?

It won’t play out of tune or run out of breath and it always plays the right notes. There’s no diva making demands, no grumpy band on the road or tortured creative. But is it really music? As a conductor, I work with the…

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Caroline Frost: "For Gardeners' World's longest-running lead presenter and his millions of fans, it really is the end of an era"

Yet none of this made it any easier to watch Monty Don plant up a new patch of hostas earlier this month and tell his millions of Gardeners’ World viewers: “This is what gardening is about, connecting you to the soil…

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John Malkovich on Wild Horse Nine, Oscars buzz and why he will never retire

Now the 72-year-old Illinois native is back as a CIA agent in Wild Horse Nine , a brilliant black comedy from Martin McDonagh ( In Bruges ). The role has already won Malkovich the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at this year’s…

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