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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, first night at Wembley Stadium – as it happened

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, first night at Wembley Stadium – as it happened

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James Parker

It was certainly a long time coming, but Taylor Swift’s first headline show in London for eight years was a night to ...

Frank Ifield, singer who thrilled the teenage market with hits like I’ll Remember You – obituary

Frank Ifield, singer who thrilled the teenage market with hits like I’ll Remember You – obituary

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Sophie Anderson

With his next hit, The Wayward Wind, Ifield became the first British artist to reach number one with three consecutive records; the ...

explicit, sapphic and her best work yet

explicit, sapphic and her best work yet

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James Parker

“Fell in love for the first time,” is the opening line of Billie Eilish’s third album, her soft, sensuous voice sighing through ...

Guy Garvey makes the venue disaster a distant memory

Guy Garvey makes the venue disaster a distant memory

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Sophie Anderson

Phew. After three weeks of delays, cancellations and chaos, Manchester’s £365 million Co-op Live concert venue finally opened with a concert by ...

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour live from Paris as new set list debuts

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour live from Paris as new set list debuts

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James Parker

PARIS, France — The Chairman jump-started her tour after a two-month hiatus, and anticipation was high over whether Taylor Swift would incorporate ...

The fatal decisions that doomed Manchester’s ‘Co-Flop Live’

The fatal decisions that doomed Manchester’s ‘Co-Flop Live’

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James Parker

The behemoth is a joint venture between OVG, which runs 450 arenas around the world and was co-founded by music mogul and ...

Best albums of the week: Dua Lipa, Radical Optimism

Best albums of the week: Dua Lipa, Radical Optimism

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James Parker

It’s in It Is What It Is, a rhythmic noughties-style track, that Chinouriri really hits her groove. Lily Allen’s influence is clearer ...

Duane Eddy, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer renowned for his echo-laden twanging guitar sound – obituary

Duane Eddy, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer renowned for his echo-laden twanging guitar sound – obituary

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James Parker

Duane recorded a tape which was broadcast on a local station and heard by another musician, Jimmy Delbridge. When they began to ...

The meaning behind Taylor Swift’s new hit songs revealed

The meaning behind Taylor Swift’s new hit songs revealed

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James Parker

Florida!!! Florida!!!, the song Swift said she wrote with British group Florence + The Machine, is about “what happens when your life ...

Lana Del Rey duets with Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste

Lana Del Rey duets with Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste

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Sophie Anderson

Lana Del Rey’s ethereal and dreamy song stylings took over the Coachella Stage Friday night as she headlined the Coachella Valley Music ...