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• Once more with Julie Felix: at 80, the folk star playing after all these years

  19-05-2018 21:59
  Leonard Cohen was a close friend and she had her own primetime 60s TV show. The rejuvenated singer tells how ‘fate whisked me along’Half-teasing, the Observer Magazine introduced readers to a Californian singer in 1964 calling her “the girl with sleepy eyes and the guitar”, who, it said, was pushing Beat music out of the hit parade for good.That “girl” was the 26-year-old Julie Felix, and she never really returned to her native Santa Barbara, staying to make b
  
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• One to watch: Mellah

  19-05-2018 19:00
  The south London carpenter turned guitarist tackles big topics in his intense indie music – and he means every single wordLiam Ramsden is Mellah, an outrageously talented south Londoner who plays several instruments, writes his own songs then directs videos for each of them. He’s also a carpenter who went from building props for Black Mirror’s second season to having one of his first songs featured in season three. On stage, he has rebuilt his solo studio project into an eight-
  
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• Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel review – still a songwriter to beat

  19-05-2018 19:00
  (Milk!/Marathon Artists)
  Melbourne’s contemplative indie rock star addresses the trials of squaring love with life on the road on her direct and downbeat second albumCourtney Barnett makes lackadaisical-sounding music about being uptight. More often than not, her breezy, sung-talked tunes sweat the small stuff, carrying those underlying anxieties with a strolling gait, a cock-eyed grin and a two-guitar wig-out.Avant Gardener, the song that introduced this extraordinary Melbourne artist out
  
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• From Scotty T To Kylie Jenner: 8 Celebrities Who’ve Dished Out Solid Exam Advice

  19-05-2018 15:45
  These celebrities are here to help with all your revision needs...
  
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• From Megan McKenna And Mike Thalassitis To Caroline Flack And Andrew Brady: 7 Unexpected Celebrity Couples Who’ve Come Into Our Lives So Far In 2018

  19-05-2018 14:45
  New year, new surprises...
  
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• Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the royal wedding cellist, and other young musicians on a life-changing day

  19-05-2018 14:03
  One overslept, one played in cowboy boots and one’s next gig is the royal wedding … five past winners of BBC Young Musician relive the thrill of the competitionSheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, 2016 winner at 17Continue reading...
  
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• Khloe Kardashian Is ‘Desperate’ For Kim Kardashian And Tristan Thompson To Sort Things Out

  19-05-2018 13:25
  Kim previously spoke out about the cheating allegations surrounding Tristan.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Responds To Claims She Was Four Hours Late For Her Pop Up Shop Opening: ‘That’s Not The Truth Of The Situation’

  19-05-2018 12:28
  "I want to make it clear I don’t get to choose what time I go..."
  
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• Vicky Pattison Shares Her Excitement For Prince Harry And Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding As She Posts Gorgeous Wedding Dress Snap

  19-05-2018 11:40
  Vicky's buzzin' like an old fridge and so are we!
  
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• Holly Hagan Shuts Down Body Shamers As She Enjoys Dreamy Holiday With Jacob Blyth, Charlotte Crosby And Josh Ritchie

  19-05-2018 11:10
  YAS, Holly.
  
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• Drake’s mates and Taylor Swift’s cosplay: exploring the 2018 music video

  19-05-2018 11:00
  From famous friends for hire to Kate Bush-aping interpretive dance, it’s likely the modern music video will fit one of these frameworksModern Toss’ take on music videos
  Before Marvel monopolised blockbuster season and tried to crowbar in some, like, intelligence, you could always count on a mega-budget film experience to sit in front of and unplug your brain. Thankfully, that kind of gloriously empty nonsense still exists in pop videos and it’s mainly Taylor Swift and director
  
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• Harry and Meghan's ceremony to feature Etta James and Ben E King songs

  19-05-2018 07:53
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s marriage service will feature modern vows, two wedding rings, Vaughan Williams and a gospel choirPrince Harry and Meghan Markle will leave St George’s chapel at Windsor Castle as newlyweds to the sound of a gospel choir performing Etta James’s version of Amen/This Little Light of Mine, a favourite in African American churches.Kensington Palace has revealed details of the marriage ceremony, which puts a modern spin on traditional royal weddings.
  
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• Ed Sheeran denounces use of song in anti-abortion campaign in Ireland

  19-05-2018 04:25
  Days out from Irish referendum, Sheeran says use of Small Bump in anti-abortion campaign ‘does not reflect what the song is about’Ed Sheeran has denounced anti-abortion campaigners after reports they used one of his songs less than a week before Ireland’s referendum on abortion. The British pop star’s song Small Bump was reportedly being played by anti-abortion activists campaigning in Dublin’s city centre. Sheeran distanced himself from those using his song, saying
  
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