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• Rachel Unthank: how I fell in love with the defiant songs of Nick Drake's mother Molly

  23-05-2017 19:48
  
  She fled Burma and made it to Delhi on foot – where she discovered her voice. The singer of the Unthanks explains why the band fell for her spellbinding songs about heartbreak, loss, fragility and fear‘Destiny, do your worst,” declared my five-year-old son the other day. It’s a line from The First Day, a Molly Drake song he has been hearing a great deal of, as we take our new album on tour. I’m confident he doesn’t understand what it means, but he’s cert
  
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• The relief I felt at giving up the piano | Letters

  23-05-2017 19:47
  
  Reader Lindsay Rough says he finally threw in the towel because life is too shortLike Hugh Muir, I took up piano late in life – age 60, with no previous music training (I’m no piano man, 23 May). I gave up grades after passing grade two, as I found that I became so nervous, shaking and with my hands sweating that I could barely play! And this after a working life of giving talks, training people, and being confident.I carried on playing and having lessons for eight years, but fi
  
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• The city’s beating heart: Manchester’s inclusive music scene

  23-05-2017 19:24
  
  Elbow’s Guy Garvey and DJs Dave Haslam and Mary-Anne Hobbs explain how, from the Hacienda to its grime community, Manchester champions the values its attackers hate“You’ve got the wrong city if you think hate will tear us apart.”The tweet from former Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam was only 13 words long, but it said an awful lot. It may be impossible to understand why someone might commit an atrocity of the kind witnessed at Ariana Grande’s Manchester Arena show, but it&rs
  
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• Manchester’s heartbreak: ‘I never grasped what big pop gigs were for until I saw one through my daughter’s eyes’

  23-05-2017 18:58
  
  Music aimed at teenage girls is derided but the likes of Ariana Grande provide the kind of empowering, transcendent experience that terrorists hateAfter the initial flood of sympathy and horror and helplessness, I felt a vivid jolt of recognition in the wake of the news from Manchester. People somewhere you know well – I have been to the Manchester Arena dozens of times – murdered while doing something you regularly do. Not just going to a live show, but that kind of live show, with
  
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• Why BTS are the K-pop kings of social media

  23-05-2017 18:57
  
  With 14 million followers across Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, it’s no wonder the South Korean seven-piece beat Justin Bieber to a Billboard music awardIn an age when the charts have become an algorithmic spaghetti of streaming plays, radio and downloads, the purest way of measuring who is up and who is down in pop might be the Billboard Social 50, a sub-chart that measures reach across social networks.At last Sunday’s Billboard music awards, its output was reflected in the category
  
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• Ex On The Beach Star Savannah Kemplay Kissed Jeremy McConnell When She Appeared In Beauty School Cop Outs

  23-05-2017 18:55
  
  Don't miss the brand new series of Ex On The Beach, starting Tuesday 20th June at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• This Is How Much Reality Stars' Plastic Surgeries Actually Cost

  23-05-2017 18:13
  
  And it's LOADS...
  
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• Bastille’s Charity Concert For Streets Of London Was Truly Magical

  23-05-2017 16:59
  
  The band performed an intimate gig at London's Union Chapel...
  
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• 11 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Ibiza

  23-05-2017 16:19
  
  There's a whole other side to the island that you never knew...
  
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• Ex On The Beach Babe Che McSorley Slept With Geordie Shore Lad Gaz Beadle During The Party Tour in Ibiza

  23-05-2017 16:07
  
  The Buck Squad lad gave one of the McSorley twins a Geordie welcome...
  
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• Justin Bieber Sings Along With Fan Busking On The Street Like It’s No Big Deal

  23-05-2017 15:52
  
  Does he not KNOW how famous he is?!
  
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• James Bond Star Sir Roger Moore Has Died

  23-05-2017 15:44
  
  The iconic James Bond actor has passed away.
  
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• Marnie Simpson Speaks Out About Having An Abortion At 19 With Ex Anthony Hutton

  23-05-2017 15:21
  
  Bravely spoke out about her experiences...
  
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• Katy Perry FINALLY Talks Taylor Swift Feud: "I Tried To Talk To Her About It And She Wouldn't Speak To Me"

  23-05-2017 15:00
  
  GULP.
  
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• Marnie Simpson Reveals Terrifying Side Effect After She Ignored Her Surgeon's Advice

  23-05-2017 14:41
  
  “It’s like someone’s been drilling for oil next to my fairy”
  
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• The Great Escape Festival: Highlights

  23-05-2017 13:37
  
  With over 450 performances across 40+ venues in Brighton, the Great Escape Festival kicked off festival season in an incredible way, featuring performances from Raye, Kano, Ghetts, Rag’N’Bone Man, Kojey Radical and many more.
  
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• Classic The Sims Is Coming To Your Phone

  23-05-2017 13:23
  
  WooHoo!
  
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• Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Will Play Nathan Drake In Uncharted Movie

  23-05-2017 12:18
  
  Mark Wahlberg bailed last year.
  
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• James Corden Shares Heartfelt Tribute Following Attack At Ariana Grande Manchester Concert

  23-05-2017 11:39
  
  "We'll all go to bed holding our little ones even tighter this evening."
  
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• The People Of Manchester Are Using Social Media To Help Each Other Following Explosion At Ariana Grande Concert

  23-05-2017 11:21
  
  Love wins.
  
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• Things Aren't What They Seem In These Terrifying New Far Cry 5 Teasers

  23-05-2017 11:20
  
  Something's not quite right with this picture...
  
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• All The Helplines To Call After The Ariana Grande Concert Attack in Manchester

  23-05-2017 11:03
  
  Call if you need help.
  
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• Ariana Grande 'Broken' As She Leads Celebrity Tributes In Wake Of Manchester Terror Attack

  23-05-2017 10:31
  
  Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and more pay tribute to those affected by the attack.
  
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• Ariana Grande Manchester Concert Explosion Leaves 22 Dead

  23-05-2017 09:13
  
  59 people are also injured.
  
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• Ex On The Beach Series 7 Cast Tease Major Shock As Start Date And Line-Up Confirmed - EXCLUSIVE

  23-05-2017 01:01
  
  YAAAAS!
  
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