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• Honey Lantree obituary

  28-12-2018 19:42
  Drummer with 1960s chart-topping group the HoneycombsHoney Lantree, who has died aged 75, was that rare thing in a 1960s beat group – a woman. As the drummer of the Honeycombs, who had a No 1 UK hit with Have I the Right in 1964, she disliked being dismissed as “a gimmick”, nor did she buy into the idea of being a pioneer. She just happened to be good on the drums, and that’s the way it was.The height of Honey’s fame came in the mid-60s when, immediately afte
  
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• Where Are 2009's Cutest Couples Now? Including Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth

  28-12-2018 19:01
  As we enter 2019, we take a look at where some of our fave couples from a decade ago are now.
  
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• Did Scotty T Just Show Off His New Bae On Instagram?

  28-12-2018 14:36
  The Geordie Shore lad was in 'Paradise' with a gal.
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Hilariously Questions This Picture Of Marnie Simpson And Chloe Ferry

  28-12-2018 13:58
  The Geordie Shore lass dropped a hilarious question in the comments section of Marnie's photo.
  
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• Sophie Kasaei Bravely Lets Fans Decide Her Fate From Now Until The New Year

  28-12-2018 12:39
  'The Geordie Shore lass is letting her fans dictate her actions from now until 2019.
  
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• Olivia Buckland And Alex Bowen Talk 2019 Baby Plans

  28-12-2018 11:02
  The Love Island newlyweds dished on some of their baby name ideas.
  
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• Tunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019

  28-12-2018 11:00
  From cheeky rappers to explosive hardcore punks, we introduce 50 artists sure to make an impact in the coming yearShe has already sung backing vocals for Chance the Rapper, guested on Sam Smith’s last album and steals the show on Mark Ronson’s forthcoming LP of “sad bangers” – all because of a truly remarkable voice that marks her out as the coming year’s Adele. Here’s hoping her superhuman vocal control will be put to service on equally strong songs. Co
  
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• Nardeydey's Shirley Tetteh: 'I was so into jazz, I thought everything else was trash'

  28-12-2018 11:00
  The guitarist has already made quite an impact on London’s young jazz scene, but 2019 will see her branch out with her own leftfield popTunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019Jazz fans often speak of a formative moment that leads them to the genre, often a gateway album such as Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. For the guitarist Shirley Tetteh, it was because she couldn’t sound like Slayer.“I wanted to write music that pushed me,” Tetteh
  
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• Jade Bird: 'I don’t want a man telling me how to write my feelings'

  28-12-2018 11:00
  With her fiery pop-Americana, the singer-songwriter is determined to make a name for herself in 2019 – all on her own termsTunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019Ruins, the first song on Jade Bird’s forthcoming debut album, is a dubious introduction. Her voice is there, with its empathetic, rusty snag, buoyed by acoustic guitar. But then she belts: “I’m not sure who I think I am.” It is not an impression you leave with after an
  
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• Fever 333 on taking on Trump: 'You have to fight the power with power'

  28-12-2018 11:00
  The mixed-race rap-metal trio are standing up for America’s disenfranchised not just as musicians, but as frontline activists, says singer Jason Aalon ButlerTunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019‘It’s insane” is how Jason Aalon Butler describes the chain of events that led to him fronting America’s hot new protest rap-rock group. After his old band, Letlive, split, the singer was “hustling vegan cookies” to grocery
  
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• Drill artist Unknown T: 'The energy is crazy – man's on top of the world!'

  28-12-2018 11:00
  The scene has been much vilified, but also misunderstood. Can the rapper behind the summer’s breakout hit Homerton B change all that in 2019?Tunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019Melodic inspiration hit Unknown T one day in his bedroom, like Newton’s apple. An anthem began to brew. He may not have realised it then, but by the end of 2018 he would have one of the rap tracks of the year. This was Homerton B, the biggest breakout from the embattle
  
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• Marnie Simpson And Casey Johnson Play Hilarious Game Of Mr And Mrs

  28-12-2018 10:55
  The Geordie Shore lass and her man proved their power couple status.
  
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• Sounds like? The best songs from 2018 ... that you didn't hear

  28-12-2018 09:00
  From electro-punk to pop-soul, Guardian writers have picked their favourite underappreciated songs of the yearCheck out a Spotify playlist of all the tracks hereContinue reading...
  
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• Music without borders: 2018's 10 best world albums

  28-12-2018 07:00
  The year’s varied highlights included Palestinian hip-hop from 47Soul, dramatic bass music from Soweto newcomers BCUC, the Tunisian electronica of Ammar 808 and Vodou protest music from Moonlight Benjamin
  More best culture 2018This year’s most exhilarating newcomers hailed from Soweto. BCUC’s album Emakhosini offers a dramatic, often intimidating blend of ancient South African chants, township influences and contemporary bass riffs matched against Kgomotso Mokone’s cool,
  
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