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Neil Young is trying to “clean up” a “big mess” of unfinished records. The ‘Heart of Gold’ hitmaker has released his 42nd album, ‘World Record’, less than a year after its predecessor ‘Barn’, brought out four historical live albums and finally unveiled ‘Toast’, his 2000 effort with Crazy Horse, and is also releasing an expanded […]
DOHA, QATAR — England’s players have been asked one question over and over again as they prepare to face France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. How do you stop Kylian Mbappe? Hardly surprising, given Mbappe is the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals and is widely considered the man to succeed Lionel Messi and […]
Lewis Capaldi will never forget the “haunting fear” of making his comeback on the day Queen Elizabeth died. The 26-year-old singer dropped his long-awaited new track ‘Forget Me’ on 8 September but despite the circumstances surrounding the release, he decided to “press on” with his promotional campaign, despite the monarch’s death dominating the news. He […]
David Pugh is delighted to announce a new production of WILLY RUSSELL’S classic comedy SHIRLEY VALENTINE starring Sheridan Smith and directed by Matthew Dunster at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre from Friday 17 February 2023 for 12 Weeks. shirleyvalentineonstage.com Shirley Valentine is the joyous, life-affirming story of the woman who got lost in marriage and […]
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia carried out a high-stakes prisoner swap on Thursday, with Moscow freeing professional basketball star Brittney Griner and Washington handing over notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Russia said the swap took place in the United Arab Emirates. Later, U.S. President Joe Biden, who had long pressed the Russian government […]
Kanye West has addressed his ongoing antisemitism controversy in a new track. The Stronger rapper released the song, which heavily samples Donny Hathaway’s 1973 song Someday We’ll All Be Free, via Instagram on Wednesday night before swiftly deleting it. In the tune, he references the backlash he has received in the past two months due […]
Lizzo has been named TikTok’s Top Music Artist of 2022. The megastar – who has 26 million followers on the video-sharing platform – has knocked Megan Thee Stallion off the top spot thanks to the viral dance routine to ‘About Damn Time’. She beat Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and Charlie Puth to number 1 in […]
MONTREAL — High-stakes biodiversity talks opened in Montreal on Wednesday, amid calls for a “peace pact with nature” to save the planet’s species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction. Delegates from around the world gathered for the December 7-19 COP15 meeting to try to reach a new deal for nature: a 10-year framework aimed at saving […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he expects a long war in Ukraine, but that he saw “no sense” in mobilizing additional soldiers at this point. Putin told a televised meeting of the Kremlin’s Human Rights Council — a loyal group of journalists, activists and public figures — that Russia would continue to “defend ourselves […]
WHITE HOUSE — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff hosted Jewish leaders at the White House Wednesday addressing efforts to combat hate crimes following a series of antisemitic tropes by American public figures. Emhoff, the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris, is the first Jewish person to be married to the number two official in the executive branch […]