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Radio 1's Big Weekend heads to Dundee with Lewis Capaldi and The 1975 set to headline

Lewis Capaldi, The 1975 and Anne-Marie are all set to perform at the annual festival, which moves around the UK. The three-day festival will take place at Camperdown Park in May.

Wales Online

Young Fathers: ‘We’re not weird – this is the pop music we want to listen to’

The Edinburgh trio are too rock for some radio stations and too hip-hop for others. But maybe it’s because their infectious, empathic sound shouldn’t really work that it definitely does

The Guardian - UK

The Who announce first Scottish gig date in FOUR decades alongside full orchestra

Vocalist Roger Daltrey said including a Scottish date made the tour "very special" to him

The National (Scotland)

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Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan and Anne-Marie to headline BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee

The event was originally set to go to Dundee in 2020, but due to the Covid-19 Pandemic it was unable to take place.

Daily Record

Johnny Marr helps Salford lad, 12, fulfil his dreams

"Even though John is only 12 he’s already proven he’s committed to making a future in music"

Manchester Evening News

Rumour Has It The Spice Girls (Yes, Inc Posh) May Reunite To Perform At The King’s Coronation

Tell ya what I want, what I really really want? THIS TO BE REAL.

Pedestrian.tv

The Darkness 'on fire' despite 'emergency' disrupting Liverpool show - review

There was unexpected drama at the start of the show, but it failed to ruin a spectacular night of music from The Darkness and co-headliners Black Stone Cherry

Liverpool Echo

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Motown legend and Temptations songwriter Barrett Strong dead at 81

His writing credits included I Heard It Through the Grapevine for Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Undisputed Truth’s ‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’, ‘War’ for Edwin Starr

Daily Mirror

‘I used to pretend to be much cooler than I was’: Fearne Cotton’s honest playlist

The Radio 2 DJ knows just what to play at a party yet finds herself terrified by karaoke. But which 80s pop heartthrob does she see regularly on the school run?

The Guardian - UK

Why this week is 'incredibly important' for the future of Manchester's music scene

"Shining a light on venues is more important than ever. Independent Venue Week is a really good way of going about it"

Manchester Evening News

'Why I've decided to launch a pop career after decades as a doctor'

Tim Camrose, 60, is a singer-songwriter

Manchester Evening News

Gaelic singer Gillebrìde MacMillan on his new album and keeping the language relevant

GAELIC singer-songwriter Gillebrìde MacMillan is set to release a new album ahead of his concert at Celtic Connections.

The National (Scotland)

Musos say arts policy hits the right note

The music industry has welcomed the federal government's cultural policy.

AAP

Barrett Strong, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ singer, dies at 81

Motown singer-songwriter also worked on the hits ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine,’ ‘War,’ ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.’

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The Independent UK

Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and “War,” has died

Daily Mirror

The Darkness concert evacuated after crowd warned of 'emergency in the building'

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry were co-main events at a concert in Liverpool, but fans were told to evacuate after just one song

Daily Mirror

UK's Fab Four contenders for Eurovision - and there are some very famous faces

Eurovision bosses are discussing who'll represent the UK for the contest, which will be held in Liverpool on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine.

Belfast Live

Belfast gives Lewis Capaldi the love as he serenades sold-out crowd at SSE Arena

The Scottish singer-songwriter does it again after another fantastic show in Northern Ireland

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Chicago Sun-Times

Tom Verlaine of proto-punk band Television dies at 73

‘He was the best rock and roll guitarist of all time,’ tweets Mike Scott of The Waterboys.

Liverpool Echo

Audience members evacuated from M&S Bank arena after one song

People were told "there is an emergency in the building, please leave by the nearest exit"

ABC News

'Doing something Unholy': Sam Smith breaks records and barriers with new music

Sam Smith became the first out non-binary artist to reach number one with their song Unholy. Now, their new album Gloria is set to storm up the charts.

The Guardian - UK

Tom Verlaine obituary

Visionary frontman of Television whose 1977 debut LP Marquee Moon is considered one of the most influential albums of its era

The Guardian - UK

Meg Baird: Furling review – a contemplative delight

Expanding her sonic canvas, the American singer-songwriter’s first solo album in seven years is well worth the wait

Daily Record

Colin MacIntyre is 'wrapping a bow' around his early work at Mull Historical Society

The musician and writer will play his first two albums Loss and Us at Celtic Connections and release a huge 85-track anthology Archaeology: Complete Recordings 200-2004 later in February

The Guardian - AU

Darren Hayes: A Coral Room by Kate Bush is the most perfect song of all time

When Bush returned after a 12-year career hiatus with a song about motherhood and death, it cracked the Savage Garden singer wide open – and gave him a roadmap for his own life

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