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American-born conductor and composer Carl Davis, who had lived in the UK since 1961, has died in Oxford aged 86.

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood have announced a new London art exhibition.The show, which is titled ‘The Crow Flies Part One’, is due to run at the Tin Man Art gallery at Cromwell Place in South Kensington between September 6-10.It’ll feature a series of new paintings that long-term friends and collaborators Yorke and Donwood created together over the past two years.Per a description, the works began as cover artwork for ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, the 2022 debut album from Yorke’s side-project The Smile, whose line-up is completed by Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner.“The wider series will be presented alongside a Flemish woven tapestry commissioned by the artists in London to celebrate the album’s one-year anniversary,” the official listing reads.“This exhibition marks a significant moment in a 30-year artistic partnership for Yorke and Donwood, who worked on it together in Oxford and Brighton between 2021 and 2023. It takes its name from Ted Hughes’ poem Crow (1966-69), from which the band name The Smile is also derived, and draws inspiration from the Bodleian Libraries’ collection of Islamic pirate maps and 1960s US military topographic charts.“The works comprise a mixture of gouache, tempera and powdered mushroom on canvas and feature an extensive language of signs and symbols developed by the artists and codified via supporting imagery.”Tickets for the exhibition are available free of charge – you can book yours here.Donwood has created the art for all of Radiohead’s albums and promotional materials since 1994, as well as all of Yorke’s solo records.

Three men have been charged following a number of 'high-value burglaries' in Manchester city centre.

Miles Kane has announced details of a UK headline tour for 2024 behind his new album – see dates below and buy tickets here.The singer will release new album ‘One Man Band’ on August 4, and head out on a short run of acoustic dates to mark the release.Early next year, he will then kick off a full UK tour at Leeds’ O2 Academy on January 25, with the tour then running until early February where it ends with a London gig at Electric Ballroom on February 9.See the full list of dates below. Tickets go on sale on August 2 at 10am BST and you can buy yours here.JANUARY 202425 – Leeds, O2 Academy26 – Bristol, O2 Academy27 – Birmingham, O2 Institute29 – Oxford, O2 Academy30 – Nottingham, Rock City‌FEBRUARY 20241 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers2 – Newcastle, NX3 – Manchester, O2 Ritz5 – Cambridge, Junction6 – Southampton, Engine Rooms8 – Brighton, Concorde 29 – London, Electric BallroomSpeaking to NME‘s Liberty Dunworth in April, Kane said his upcoming album captures the energy and essence of his earlier work: “There was a conscious effort that I wanted to make it super upbeat.

Two Tameside MPs have described the looming closure of three leisure centres – including Ashton’s swimming pool – as ‘disappointing’ but say there is ‘no other option’.

A ticket office will remain open at Manchester Victoria railway station, but Manchester Piccadilly's has been earmarked to shut under controversial mass closure plans across England announced today.

Haircut 100 have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in 40 years. Check out a full list of tour dates below.The band will embark on a 15-date tour run starting in Dublin at Vicar St.

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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Egyptian producer, director and mentor Marianne Khoury has been appointed artistic director of the El Gouna Film Festival in a clear sign that the prominent Arab event is aiming to make an ambitious comeback for its sixth edition following a one year hiatus.  The fest, launched in 2017 by Egyptian telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris – whose brother Samih built the El Gouna resort in a swathe of Egypt’s desert near Hurghada, a tourist town 250 miles south of Cairo – was cancelled in 2022 after being held successfully for five years. Khoury will replace Amir Ramses who stepped down as El Gouna’s artistic director at the end of its fifth edition before the event took a one year pause. Ramses subsequently took the reins as artistic director of the Cairo Film Festival, which is Egypt’s oldest and preeminent film event.

Musk said temporary suspensions will be the minimum penalty, leaving the door open for greater punitive measures.Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions. The words “cis” or “cisgender” are considered slurs on this platform.The responses to Musk’s stance on the “cis” and “cisgender” labels have been mixed.“If that’s a slur why don’t you ban the use of the N word on here and make it fair for everyone and just eliminate all slurs,” one user asked.

tweeted Tuesday evening.Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions. The words “cis” or “cisgender” are considered slurs on this platform.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023READ MORE: Conversion Therapy Tied to Suicide Attempts by Transgender People, Massive New Study ShowsBut “cisgender” and “cis” isn’t a slur—it’s merely the opposite of “trans.” “Cis-” is a standard latin prefix, meaning “on this side of.” It’s particularly common in geography, where it just means the same side as the speaker.

Kylie Minogue would jump at the chance to collaborate with Madonna. The Princess of Pop, 55, and The Queen of Pop, 64, are yet to duet together, but the 'I Should Be So Lucky' hitmaker says she is open to the idea and joked that they would have to give plenty of "warning" about the two icons being in the same building together. Speaking to New York's 1035KTU radio station, Kylie said of collaborating with Madonna: “I would.

Slowthai has pleaded not guilty after being accused of two accounts of rape.The musician appeared in court earlier today (June 15) to enter his plea, ahead of a trial scheduled for next year.The allegations were first reported last month, when the Mercury-nominated rapper – real name Tyron Frampton – was charged with two accounts of raping a woman in September 2021.Here, he appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court – the city where the alleged crimes took place – and was charged with both oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent.Now, Slowthai has appeared in the Oxford court once again and pleaded not guilty to both charges raised against him (via Pitchfork).He also appeared in court alongside another man, Alex Blake Walker, who pleaded not guilty to two charges of rape and one of sexual assault. Both were granted bail on the condition that they keep their solicitors informed on their place of residence.The trial is scheduled to begin on July 1 next year.As reported by The Guardian, the first time that the 28-year-old rapper entered court (May 16), he appeared by video link and only spoke to confirm his real name, date of birth and Northampton address.Prosecution lawyer Adam Yar Khan also told magistrates that the charge of rape was an indictable-only offence, declaring that the case must go on to be heard at the crown court.Prior to today’s not guilty plea, the musician took to social media to deny all charges.

Russell Brand has announced a UK tour for his new stand-up show Bipolarisation – find all the details on how to secure tickets below.The tour kicks off in August with shows in Maidenhead and Slough, before rounding off with dates throughout September in London, Chesham, Oxford, Plymouth and Wolverhampton.Tickets for the shows will be available first in a pre-sale on Ticketmaster from Wednesday June 7.

Prof Kathleen Stock is the daughter of a council boss who introduced a four-day working week. Riz Possnett’s mother Liz Watts was working on a PhD thesis on the topic when South Cambridgeshire District Council last year became the first to implement a trial to cut hours while staff remain on the same pay. The 19-year-old’s father Robert Possnett is an Extinction Rebellion protester who has been arrested a number of times.

Long-held plans for two new platforms at Manchester's Piccadilly station have been pulled with a 'new approach' to ease congestion on the railways to be prepared. The application which also affects Oxford Road station has been withdrawn by Network Rail with 'alternative options' set to be developed.

Slowthai has been dropped from the line-ups of a number of UK festivals and has had some headline shows cancelled after he appeared in court on rape charges earlier this week. A Glastonbury set is among the performances to have now been pulled.

Slowthai has been removed from the line-ups for both Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds festivals, following two charges of rape.The Mercury-nominated rapper — whose real name is Tyron Frampton — was charged with two counts of rape earlier this week, and appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court yesterday (May 16).As previously reported, the 28-year-old appeared by video link and only spoke to confirm his birth name, date of birth and address. He was charged with oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent in Oxford in September 2021.Now, following the charges raised against him, the rapper has subtly been removed from the two of his upcoming festival appearances.Neither Slowthai or organisers at both Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds have made official announcements regarding the changes to the respective line-ups.

Tyron Frampton (slowthai) faces two charges of rape, The Guardian reports. Per their article, the 28-year-old Northampton rapper appeared virtually before Oxfordshire magistrates court on Tuesday (May 16) for a preliminary hearing, speaking only to confirm his name, date of birth, and address.

Slowthai has appeared in court today (Tuesday May 16), charged with two counts of rape.The Mercury-nominated rapper, real name Tyron Frampton, appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court charged with oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent in Oxford in September 2021.As The Guardian reports, the 28-year-old appeared by video link and only spoke to confirm his real name, date of birth and Northampton address, with prosecution lawyer Adam Yar Khan telling magistrates that the charge of rape was an indictable-only offence, declaring that the case must go on to be heard at crown court.He was then bailed and will appear before Oxford Crown Court next month. He is yet to enter a plea.Slowthai was nominated for the Mercury Prize for his 2019 debut album ‘Nothing Great About Britain‘, with his second album ‘Tyron’ reaching Number One upon release in 2021.

A West Lothian grandfather is climbing nine of Scotland’s highest peaks to raise fund for his grandson, who has a rare genetic condition.

of his tour after receiving “bad news” from doctors that he needs to take an extended vocal rest. The 29-year-old “Last Night” singer broke the news in a two-minute social media video Tuesday, after weeks of enduring criticism forabruptly canceling a Mississippi show last month.“After taking 10 days of vocal rest, I performed three shows last weekend in Florida and by the third one I felt terrible,” Wallen began the clip.

11th hour concert cancelation in Mississippi, Morgan Wallen is now pulling the plug on a slew of tour shows under "doctor's orders."The "Last Night" singer took to Instagram on Tuesday, May 9, to break the "bad news" and apologize to his fans. A post shared by Morgan Wallen (@morganwallen)"After taking 10 days of vocal rest I performed three shows last weekend in Florida and by the third one I felt terrible," she said. Following the trio of shows on the One Night at a Time Tour, Morgan got his voice scoped and found out that he re-injured his vocal chords and has "vocal fold trauma." To correct the issue, Morgan was told to go on six weeks of vocal rest. In fact, the country superstar was told to refrain from speaking as much as possible. In all, 14 shows — from May 18 to June 17 — are being rescheduled.

"Happy, Sad, Confused" podcast."I was like, 'That's f***** up,'" Bill recalled thinking. "So now, I just kind of blanket, like, I'm not signing any of this s***."Not only do people approach the "Barry" star for autographs, but many apparently feel obligated to do their impressions of him to him. "Oh yeah, that happens," he said.

Morgan Wallen shared a health update on Thursday before returning to the stage after falling ill earlier this month.

Back on the horse. Morgan Wallen apologized to fans who were impacted by his last-minute concert cancellation as he prepared to return to tour.

Morgan Wallen made his big return to the stage Thursday night following time off for doctor-ordered vocal rest.Before his Florida show, the 29-year-old singer shared a health update with his fans on his Instagram Story, and apologized after being forced to pull out of his Mississippi concert last week after losing his voice. «What's up, everybody? I just wanted to let you know I am in Jacksonville, we are going to play a show tonight — and all weekend. I wouldn't say I'm 100% but I'm doing a lot better,» Wallen said in a short video from the venue.

We all love a French tip manicure, but what should you try when you get a little bored of the two-tone style? TikTok thinks it has the answer in oyster French tip nails.Take the classic look and add a little bit of extra swirly detailing on the tips and you’ve got yourself the perfect mani for summer! The look is incredibly simple to master either at home or in a salon, depending on whether you like to do your own nails or pay for professional work. If you’re going to a salon – we went to Paint Nails London at The Beauty Club in Oxford Circus – we recommend asking for French tip-style gel or shellac polish, but instead of the white shade they would usually use on the tips, ask if they have a pearlescent white.

Morgan Wallen is back on tour after taking more than a week off due to “doctor-ordered vocal rest.”

The recording label of country music sensation Morgan Wallen is dispelling rumors that led to the postponement of his Sunday night performance at Oxford, Mississippi’s Ole Miss stadium.

After country music star Morgan Wallen suddenly canceled his Sunday night performance at the Ole Miss stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, his music label is debunking rumors behind the cancelation.  Leaving thousands of fans disappointed, Wallen shared a statement to his fans through his Instagram story that he could not perform due to his strained voice.  However, a viral TikTok video suggested otherwise. A security guard at the venue claimed Wallen was too drunk for his performance and said his reason for losing his voice was "bull crap." He added that an ambulance picked up the "Last Night" singer.

Love Island 's Tom Claire and Samie Elishi have officially split, following weeks of rumours about the demise of their relationship. On Wednesday, Tom took to Instagram to share a statement as he confirmed that the pair had parted ways, admitting he was "gutted". His message read: "I didn't think I'd be writing this but me and Samie have gone our separate ways...

Morgan Wallen’s last-minute cancelled concert in Mississippi is now a legal matter.

60,000 country fans were left disappointed.

Morgan Wallen canceled his Sunday night performance at the Ole Miss stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, at the last minute after losing his voice. The sudden cancelation concluded what was supposed to be two consecutive nights of performances by one of the hottest stars in country music. Saturday night’s show appeared to be a huge success with thousands showing up for the first concert in the stadium’s history.

The Proclaimers have been removed from the official Coronation playlist due to their “anti-monarchy views”.Craig and Charlie Reid – better recognised as The Proclaimers – will no longer feature on the playlist made for the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, which will take place on 6 May at London’s Westminster Abbey.Originally, their hit track ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was included on the 27-song playlist, curated for the event by The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), however, has been revoked due to a wave of complaints centering around their “anti-monarchy views”.As described by the BBC, one of the examples of these views was demonstrated by Charlie Reid last year, after a man in Oxford was arrested for exclaiming “Who elected him?” during a proclamation event for the king in September. Reid weighed in on the moment in an interview, stating: “I thought that guy spoke for me, and he speaks for loads of other people.