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Updated:: Thursday, 16 May 2024

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Madness launch ‘Hour Of Need’ award for “an unsung hero in your life”

Madness

Fans are being asked to send a short video to the band

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Soulja Boy apologises to Metro Boomin over posts about late mother

Metro Boomin and Soulja Boy in 2023

“I’m going to seek therapy and anger management. I’m done responding to hate”

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Drake and Kendrick Lamar “put their fair share of lies” in rap battle, according to DJ Akademiks

(From left to right) Drake, DJ Akademiks, and Kendrick Lamar. Photo credit: Cole Burston/Getty Images; Earl Gibson III/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images

He also speculated what was Lamar's source for Drake's alleged secret daughter

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Barry Can’t Swim announces two extra shows at London’s Brixton Academy

Barry Can't Swim performing live on stage

"It’s gonna be special"

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You Me At Six appear to tease venues for 2025 farewell UK tour

Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six

The band revealed in January that they would be breaking up next year

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Beatles tribute concert at cathedral triggers audience walkout over “wall of noise”

A group shot of the Beatles in 1963

Attendees said that the “deafening” acoustics meant the songs were indistinguishable from one another

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Glastonbury 2024: check out the full line-up and stage splits so far

Glastonbury 2023

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are set to headline this year’s festival at Worthy Farm

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Here’s Tenacious D covering Oasis’ ‘Champagne Supernova’ 

Jack Black of Tenacious D and Liam Gallagher of Oasis in 1995

The duo also broke out the first full performance of their Britney Spears ‘...Baby One More Time’ cover

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Watch Billie Eilish preview ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ at huge New York listening party

Billie Eilish

It was the first in a series of special events the US and London

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Glastonbury Festival 2024 announces full Strummerville line-up

Glastonbury Festival's Strummerville area

Frank Turner, Lambrini Girls and Fat White Family are among those on the bill

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