‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stage
Ed Sheeran addressed controversy surrounding his tour during a Philadelphia performance, delivering a three-minute speech on humanitarian concerns and appealing for unity.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Melanie Walters backed by Gavin and Stacey co-stars
Actor Melanie Walters has joined Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec. Her Gavin and Stacey co-stars have expressed support for her ballroom debut.
Calvin Harris recognised for 1.6m world record DJ set crowd
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has been recognised by Guinness World Records for performing to an estimated 1.6 million people in Sao Paulo, setting a record for largest attendance at a DJ set by a single artist.
BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer
The BBC removed 11 sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look on iPlayer, including scenes featuring blackface, after determining they no longer function effectively for contemporary audiences.
‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall
A dispute has emerged over a posthumous Fall album featuring unused Mark E Smith vocals paired with new music, with Smith’s former fiancée calling it a “cash grab” while collaborators defend it as a loving tribute.
‘Being in Madness kept some of them out of jail’: how the baggy-trousered nutty boys made a guerrilla cinema classic
Madness invested their newfound success in a 1981 semi-fictional film about their origins, combining working-class realism with their trademark humor and music.