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• From Joan Baez to Taylor Swift: how musicians found a political voice

  13-10-2018 17:59
  Taylor Swift’s intervention in the US midterm elections is all the more powerful because she is not typical of earlier activistsTo a list that could begin with Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Jefferson Airplane, Marvin Gaye and Steppenwolf, now add… Taylor Swift.It may seem a jump-cut, and in some ways it is, but Swift becomes the latest in a roll call of top-flight, mass-selling music stars to take a stand in American politics – again, as invariably, from a quarter whi
  
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• Best of BTS: The K-Pop Group's 7 Most Adorable Interview Moments

  13-10-2018 17:31
  We cannot get enough of these legends...
  
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• MNEK review – that’s how you razzle dazzle ’em…

  13-10-2018 17:00
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  Known more for his hits with Beyoncé and Rudimental, the 23-year-old Londoner kicks off his first headline tour with an all-dancing pop extravaganzaStanding at 6ft 4in in his Converse high tops, the London singer and producer-to-the-stars MNEK cuts a strapping figure as he prowls around the stage, tossing his plaits. There’s a lot of presence here to pack into turquoise sequins. MNEK is, essentially, clad in a two-piece suit made of iridescent mermaid.Uzoechi Eme
  
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• 9 Little Mix Quotes To Make You Feel Like A Queen

  13-10-2018 15:02
  Jade, Jesy, Leigh-Anne and Perrie continue to dominate pop with their anthemic messages of love and acceptance...
  
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• Ones to watch: The Homesick

  13-10-2018 15:00
  An eccentric Dutch trio bringing a sense of humour – and some unusual transportation – to their scratchy, eclectic post-punkDriving around in a vintage, bright orange Unimog – a monstrous decommissioned military vehicle that belches fumes – sums up the ethos of Dutch post-punk trio the Homesick: eccentric, a bit mad, but a whole lot of fun. The same sense of mischief that compelled drummer Erik Woudwijk to save up from the age of 12 to buy the Unimog also fuels their scra
  
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• Khloé Kardashian Celebrates Baby True Turning 6 Months Old As Tristan Break-Up Rumours Continue

  13-10-2018 13:53
  ‘Keeping Up With The Kousins’ is the official kids’ spin-off...
  
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• Kylie Jenner Proudly Shows Off Lip Fillers In Jaw-Dropping New Photoshoot

  13-10-2018 13:44
  The lip kit queen is living her truth once again and loving it...
  
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• Ariana Grande Had A Pig Poo Disaster and It’s Like Chloe Ferry’s Puppy Training All Over Again

  13-10-2018 13:27
  Ariana Grande and Chloe Ferry have more in common than you might think...
  
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• Holly Hagan Bites Back At Body Shaming Trolls

  13-10-2018 12:07
  The Geordie Shore star has been receiving cruel abuse over her looks...
  
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• Neneh Cherry on Buffalo Stance, family ties and ‘coke’ for radio plays

  13-10-2018 08:00
  The counter-cultural icon contemplates everything from growing up in a commune to walking away from the 80s spotlight and her new album Broken PoliticsOn the train to speak with Neneh Cherry about her fifth album, Broken Politics, I get an email from her publicist. “Just to let you know,” it says, “Neneh’s dad died yesterday.”It is hard to imagine anyone would be in the mood to talk to a journalist after hearing such news. The death of her mother Monica in 2009 floo
  
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