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Universal rejects billionaire Bill Ackman's takeover bid

The music giant said Pershing Square's offer fundamentally undervalued the business.

Endless creepy yellow corridors, 30bn TikTok views - and now a Hollywood film

YouTuber Kane Parsons' eerie YouTube series has been adapted for a film called Backrooms.

Spin city: Melbourne loves records – but is it really the vinyl capital of the world?

From a vinyl-focused music exhibition to beloved record stores, ‘listening bars’ and clubs, the Victorian capital’s fondness for wax reverberates in every corner of the cityWhen the needle drops, Elia...

If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? | Laura Snapes

The loud online hate aimed at two pop stars with polar-opposite styles suggests a shrinking realm of acceptability in which women can exist. That is, you suspect, the pointFor an eye-catching spring/s...

'Choreographers are the new DJs': The art of the viral dance routine

Videos of fans copying the moves to hits from artists like Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress are going viral.

CMAT shares 'deep sadness' over body-shaming abuse after Radio 1 Big Weekend set

The Irish singer says she has experienced a "difficult" few days after performing at the music festival.

Monty Don receives reminder from BBC over clothing promotion rules

Don wore a jacket on Gardeners' World soon after appearing in an advertising campaign for the company.

Add to playlist: the whimsy and warped electronics of duo Ear and the week’s best new tracks

There’s nostalgia to the New York/London duo’s lo-fi laptop sound, but their second album pushes them into vivid, weirder new territoryFrom Hudson valley, New York, and LondonRecommended if you like t...

Imbruglia 'so excited' about concert with Tom Jones

The Australian, along with Nathan Evans and Saint Phnx, will be support acts for the Welsh singer.

Matías Aguayo: Anenoa review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

(Platoon)The Chilean-German producer’s shapeshifting vocals stir Latin rhythms, ghetto house, trance and more into a playful partyOver the past two decades, Chilean-German vocalist and producer Matías...

Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me review – alt-rock arriviste aces the part

(Island)The daughter of Foo Fighters’ Dave does a serviceable line in 90s throwback sounds, though the nostalgia is too reverent‘I’ll eat your liver,” Violet Grohl threatens on 595, a scuzzy, slasher-...

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Tenderness and Rage: how groups affected by HIV found power, comfort and joy in Aids activism

London exhibition explores how care and protest improved rights and dignity of those living with diseaseFrom photos of a mass “die-in” by Aids activists in Trafalgar Square, London, in the 1990s to pl...

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CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance

The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’The Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has responded to...

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Female performers tell of sexual harassment at work

Entertainers reveal how they have been groped and suffered unwanted sexual comments at venues.

‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album

At 83, McCartney is looking back for his 18th solo LP, to formative flirtations, family singalongs, even his own birth – and the febrile times that mirror our own. It’s given him ‘every hope that we’l...

Boy George receives lifetime achievement honour at LGBT Awards

The Karma Chameleon singer was surprised with the award by French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.

Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A 21-year-old Austrian man is found guilty of planning the attack and other terrorism-related offences.

Austrian man jailed for 15 years for plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

An Austrian court convicts Beran A, 21, over plan to attack fans outside stadium in 2024An Austrian man who admitted planning a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna has been sentenced to...

Dame Mary Berry on her love of gardening and why she has no plans to retire

The TV cook offers gardening tips and tells young people to "work hard and follow your dreams".

Drag queen Pattie Gonia fights trademark lawsuit by Patagonia

The outdoor apparel firm says the performer broke an agreement not to use its branding in merchandise.