Government plans to halve funding for music in higher education will be “catastrophic”, Musicians’ Union warns

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and federal regulations loosen, more and more music festivals have been announced for 2021. The latest is Pitchfork Music Festival, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a three-day event on September 10-12 at Union Park in Chicago.

A nimble ‘fairy queen’ from Ireland has gone viral after stealing the show at the Miss Universe pageant in the best way possible.

¡Viva Mexico! Andrea Meza was named Miss Universe 2020. The new beauty queen succeeds South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, whose reign was extended after the 2020 pageant was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.For Mexico, this is the third crown in its history.

press release after the 69th annual pageant. “It is a dream come true to wear the Miss Universe crown, and I hope to serve the world through my advocacy for equality in the year to come and beyond.”In addition to holding the title of the most beautiful woman in the world, Meza has a degree in software engineering and is a certified make-up artist, model, activist and vegan.

The 2021 Miss Universe pageant is finally underway and the world finally has the new Miss Universe for the year. The show, which was delayed last year due to the ongoing coronavirus endemic, returned on May 16th to crown their new winner.

She’s accomplished, confident, and positively gorgeous. But you knew all of that going into the Miss Universe 2020 competition. So, what made Miss Mexico, Andrea Maza, stand out from the other ladies enough to make her win the entire prestigious competition? We’ve gathered five important facts about Andrea, 26, so you can learn more about the new Miss Universe!

After a year without the pageant due to the coronavirus pandemic, Andrea Meza of Mexico has officially been crowned Miss Universe.

The winner of the 2021 Miss Universe pageant has been announced!

Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe.Meza, who has a software engineering degree, beat out out Miss Brazil at the end of the night, screaming Sunday when the announcer shouted “Viva Mexico!”Previous winner Zozibini Tunzi fit the crown on Meza's head and waited to make sure it would stay in place as Meza beamed and took her first walk to the front of the stage.Tunzi, a public relations professional who became the first Black woman from South Africa to win the contest, had held the title since

Miss Universe is...Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza! Meza was crowned this year's Miss Universe at Sunday night's pageant at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Hosted by Mario Lopez and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, who won the crown in 2012, the award show was held after being delayed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In the closing rounds of the beauty pageant, Meza was questioned about how she would've handled the pandemic.«I believe there is not a

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong government has begun the process of creating a new law to tackle the unauthorized release of personal data, or doxxing.“The current Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance… was not intended to address the doxxing acts committed in recent years,” officials said on Tuesday as a proposal was introduced in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. The proposal could be formalized into a bill that is voted on and become law by the end of the year.

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Jarvis Cocker has criticised the government’s plans to halve funding for music in higher education.The Pulp singer is the latest to hit out at the cuts after the Office for Students (OfS) and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson proposed to cut funding for “high cost” subjects by 50 per cent.Cocker said the plans were “astounding” and would put off those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and leave arts subjects as the preserve of wealthy domestic and foreign students.He told The Guardian: “I

Elon Musk is hosting Global’s “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and Pete Davidson is viewing it as an opportunity.

Bring It On and Being Mary Jane, and during the past year the actress and trailblazer shook up the beauty space with her haircare line, .An advocate for diversity and representation in Hollywood, Union remembers growing up and longing for the bone-straight hair she saw in magazines. "When I was eight, I begged my mom to get a relaxer.

Parent campaigners are demanding the Scottish Government set a date to end mask-wearing in schools. The UK Government has announced that children in schools across England will no longer need to wear a mask in class as of May 17.

the UK Government’s failure to secure visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for UK musicians and their touring crew.The government has been accused by a number of artists and prominent figures in the UK music industry of creating “chaos and confusion” after the Brexit deal with the EU failed to guarantee the necessary provisions for musicians, creatives and their crew to be able to tour, perform and work in Europe without incurring huge additional costs.It’s feared that the additional