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Reading & Leeds 2026: Loyle Carner, Maisie Peters, Violet Grohl lead 60+ new line-up names with new dance venue The Warehouse announced
The twin-site festival will also host the likes of Paris Paloma, Cruz Beckham and Florence Road this summer
Olivia Dean triumphs again at MOBO Awards – check out the full winners list here
Other winners on the night included RAYE, Nova Twins, Central Cee and Jim Legxacy
Usher says Diddy has been “misrepresented”: “My experience was not what the world has seen”
Usher lived with the disgraced mogul while recording his debut album in 1994
The Ivors 2026: Wolf Alice, Lily Allen, Olivia Dean, CMAT among nominees – see the full list
Little Simz, Coldplay, Self Esteem, Kae Tempest and Jacob Alon are also among the nominees
Jay-Z announces third Yankee Stadium show ‘Extra Innings’ due to “unprecedented demand”
Tickets to the July 12 show are on sale now
Jay-Z on Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef: “I don’t know if battling needs to be a part of the culture anymore”
“It’s too far. It’s bringing people’s kids in it. I don’t like that"
Watch Kneecap perform in Havana as they arrive in Cuba on Nuestra América Convoy with Jeremy Corbyn
"We have grown up our whole lives with an understanding of colonialism and oppression and also forced starvation"
Samara Cyn: in pursuit of freedom and growth in a grim world
Whether it’s charging in unexpected musical directions or pushing back against society’s distraction and destruction, the artist is always up for a challenge
Chance the Rapper wins legal battle against former manager over contract dispute
Pat Corcoran, aka Pat the Manager, had been seeking over $3million in unpaid commissions
Afroman succeeds in viral ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ police defamation trial
The rapper told the court that if officers hadn't "wrongly raided" his house back in 2022, footage of them taken on his home surveillance system wouldn't exist
Kneecap speak out against “real issue” of anti-Semitism, say they are “against discrimination in any form”
“When you’re playing a gig it’s impossible to be perfectly conscious all the time,” Mo Chara said. “And that’s not just from drink, that’s pure adrenaline”
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani names his top five favourite rappers
Three iconic rappers from New York made the top of the list