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• The extraordinary life of Ethiopia's 93-year-old singing nun

  17-04-2017 20:33
  
  She sang for Haile Selassie but later retreated from the world, living barefoot in a hilltop monastery, perfecting her bluesy, freewheeling sound. Kate Molleson on The Honky Tonk Nun, her documentary about Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam GuèbrouI’m no great singer, but Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou only really trusted me after I had sung to her. “Something from your country,” she instructed. So I found myself in the tiny bedroom of this 93-year-old Ethiopian com
  
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• Roy Foster obituary

  17-04-2017 19:32
  
  My husband, Roy Foster, who has died aged 86, had already retired twice when he embarked on building a three-manual pipe organ for Holy Rood Catholic church in Oxford.From 2002, with fellow organ-builder Derrick Carrington, Roy combed Britain in pursuit of redundant organs, 22 in all, for parts. They found the right console in the living room of a house in Newcastle, previously the home of a retired GP. Throughout, Roy worked for love, with Derrick also putting in many voluntary hours. The organ
  
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• Coachella 2017: 10 things we learned during the festival's first weekend

  17-04-2017 18:39
  
  Lady Gaga dominated headliners with EDM energy; festival still hasn’t overcome technical difficulties, hip-hop and grime could be top genres in the futureRadiohead were unfortunate with their technical woes and Kendrick Lamar played with the boundaries of what headline acts can get away with, but Lady Gaga’s hit-packed high-energy set was the one everyone was talking about. She drew the biggest crowd and got a huge response from the audience, who she managed to keep interested throug
  
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• Letter: Chuck Berry obituary

  17-04-2017 18:33
  
  I saw Chuck Berry many times, including on his British debut at the Finsbury Park Astoria, north London, in May 1964. As a schoolboy myself I was thrilled to hear School Days and all the other favourites, but I was especially pleased when Chuck sang Wee Wee Hours, underlining how steeped in the blues his music always was. This could be seen as a refutation for those who like to deny his was “black music”. The other highlight came when he strutted across the stage with head bobbing vi
  
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• Prince's doctor prescribed oxycodone under friend's name days before death

  17-04-2017 17:57
  
  Unsealed affidavits suggest musician was struggling with opioid addiction, as authorities searched for where he procured fentanyl that killed himA doctor who saw Prince in the days before he died had prescribed oxycodone under the name of a friend of the musician to protect the singer’s privacy, according to an affidavit unsealed Monday.The document is one of several affidavits and search warrants unsealed in Carver County district court as the yearlong investigation into Prince’s de
  
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• Unforgettable (Ft. Swae Lee) [Explicit]

  17-04-2017 16:20 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Unforgettable (Ft. Swae Lee)
  
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• Privacy [Explicit]

  17-04-2017 16:20 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Privacy (Explicit Version)
  
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• All Of The Celeb Coachella Insta Snaps You Need To See

  17-04-2017 16:07
  
  They've been very busy bees.
  
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• Sign Of The Times (Audio)

  17-04-2017 15:56 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Sign of the Times (Audio)
  
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• Brazil

  17-04-2017 15:56 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Brazil (Official Video)
  
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• You Me at Six review – no cliche left unstruck by vacuous rockers

  17-04-2017 15:52
  
  Alexandra Palace, London
  Rollicking pop-metal five-piece with aerodynamic tunes and little depth. How can anybody’s interior monologue be this trite and banal?The landscape of British rock is routinely pockmarked with journeyman provincial bands who have overcome critical indifference or downright hostility to slog their way to arena-filling status. Scorned by the taste-making elite, they have surfed a populist wave to success, powered by robust tunes, elbow grease and naked bloody-mindedn
  
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• Show of Hands review – folk-club intimacy with a fiddler on the roof

  17-04-2017 15:51
  
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  West Country duo celebrated their 25th anniversary with a brave show that featured a 30-piece choir and constant changes of musical directionBack in 1996, before they had become British folk celebrities, Steve Knightley and Phil Beer boldly hired the Royal Albert Hall, and astonished the music industry by filling it with devoted followers. Now they were back for the fifth time, celebrating their 25th anniversary in the company of a 30-piece choir and an impressive array
  
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• Anderson .Paak review – bristling funk and fevered ballads from the R&B ace

  17-04-2017 14:52
  
  Forum, London
  .Paak barely pauses for breath in this irresistible sprint through his hard luck/good fortune tracks: this is a man unafraid to break a sweat to bring the house down“Are you ready to lose your mind, London?” yells Anderson .Paak, clad in beanie, bomber jacket and black jeans and leaning in to a frothing, selfie-ing crowd. He’s standing atop an exercise bench he’s been pogoing on for the last couple of minutes, exhorting the room to “Bounce, bounce, bou
  
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• Show You Love (Ft. Hailee Steinfeld)

  17-04-2017 14:23 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Show You Love
  
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• Ultralife

  17-04-2017 14:12 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Ultralife (Official Video)
  
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• Romantic (NOTD Remix)

  17-04-2017 14:12 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Romantic (NOTD Remix)
  
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• Coachella 2017: Sunday acts Skepta, New Order, Lorde and more reviewed

  17-04-2017 13:59
  
  As Coachella’s first weekend draws to a close, our writers review Sunday’s sets, from Skepta’s grime takeover to an in-form New Order and Lorde’s stellar return Continue reading...
  
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• Whatever You Do Don't Ask The Riverdale Cast This One Ridiculously Hard Question

  17-04-2017 13:54
  
  We're still trying to answer it.
  
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• Best of Coachella 2017: Lorde returns and Lady Gaga gets in formation – in pictures

  17-04-2017 13:11
  
  Drake drops in, Lady Gaga attempts the world’s scariest human pyramid and celebrity festivalgoers break out the short-shorts at California’s annual desert partyThe music, the fashion, the parties: an insider’s guide to Coachella 2017
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• Charlotte Crosby Is Actual Peach Emoji Goals In Super Revealing Hotpants Snap

  17-04-2017 12:56
  
  YES Char!
  
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• Chris Clark 'Used Jesy Nelson To Boost His Fame' As It's Rumoured He's Getting Back With His TOWIE Ex

  17-04-2017 12:09
  
  Dramz.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Coachella 2017 review – hip-hop opera of the highest order

  17-04-2017 11:52
  
  Brilliant, confounding and challenging, Lamar’s closing set at the festival’s first weekend pushed at the limits of what a headlining act can look likeAhead of his final-night headline slot at the first weekend of Coachella, much talk about Kendrick Lamar centred on his new album Damn, and his seeming reluctance to grasp the “voice of a generation” tag that’s been bestowed upon him, even if his lyrics are still as politically charged as on To Pimp a Butterfly. Tonig
  
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• Selena Gomez Just Answered Our Prayers With This Loved Up Selfie Of Her And The Weeknd

  17-04-2017 11:13
  
  THANKS SELGO.
  
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• Is Harry Styles' New Tattoo A Tribute To His Godson?

  17-04-2017 10:42
  
  Just quit trying to make us feel things, Harry.
  
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• Facing the music: Sunwook Kim

  17-04-2017 08:00
  
  The South Korean pianist - youngest ever winner of the Leeds – on his inspirations, from Abbado to Unsuk Chin, and Bach to BurgundyWhat’s been your most memorable live music experience as an audience member?There have been two unforgettable concerts for me. The first was at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2006. Alfred Brendel gave a recital whose programme included Schubert’s piano sonata D894. I was not a big fan of Brendel at the time but when he played this sonata, it sounded s
  
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