The rapper and singer who caused conservative outrage with his impassioned Camp America video talks about why he’s decided to take a standA group of children downing pills and drinking toilet water behind bars makes for uneasy, provocative imagery in t…
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Madonna calls for gun control in violent video that depicts nightclub shooting
Video scenes in God Control recall 2016 Orlando shooting that left 49 people dead, and end with the words: ‘No one is safe. Gun control. Now’WARNING: This video is disturbing and viewing discretion is advisedMadonna has released a graphically violent v…
Read moreGlastonbury set to be very hot with minimal mud and plastic
Gates open for 49th festival with ban on single-use plastic and anti-Brexit billboard dominating siteGlastonbury festival-goers were preparing for a weekend of soaring temperatures as gates opened, with the 49th edition of the event set to be dry, plas…
Read moreThe Guardian view on censoring music: hitting the wrong note | Editorial
Blaming drill for fomenting violence is a distraction from looking at the causes of crimeLast year, YouTube removed 30 music videos after requests from the Metropolitan police, who claim they incited or glorified violence. All the tracks were made by e…
Read moreCarrie Underwood: ‘I’d put on a smiling face, then go home and fall apart’
As she prepares to take Glastonbury by storm, the country star opens a bottle of red wine and talks about the personal tragedy that coloured her new songsSaturday night on the banks of the Ohio River, and the most American of scenes is unfolding. At th…
Read moreHidden gems on the 2019 Glastonbury lineup
Bewildered by the hundreds of acts at Glastonbury? The Guardian’s music editors pick the best names from lower down the billThe must-see musical experience of the weekend is this brand-new stage from the Block9 crew, whose club spaces routinely provide…
Read moreMark Ronson review – tears on the dancefloor for sad-sack DJ set
Scala, LondonBacked by the vocal powerhouse Yebba and a vaping King Princess, the night works best when it reaches for surprises‘You don’t have to stare at me,” advises super-producer Mark Ronson from behind a DJ setup resting on a heart-shaped disco b…
Read moreLuke Goss of Bros in the bath – Neil MacKenzie Matthews’ best photograph
‘He had no problem getting completely naked. The makeup artist had to strategically apply the bubbles’People think of the Bros brothers as very serious and into themselves, but I’ve known them from the start and they’ve always been up for a bit of a la…
Read more700 further artists affected by Universal warehouse fire
A document seen by the New York Times suggests recordings by Neil Young, Cher, Martin Luther King and Groucho Marx could have been destroyed in the 2008 fireThe 2008 fire at a Universal Music Group (UMG) warehouse that destroyed a large number of maste…
Read moreCardi B pleads not guilty to strip club assault
The rapper is accused of ordering attacks on two bartenders, one of whom she accused of sleeping with her husbandCardi B has pleaded not guilty to assault following two altercations at a New York strip club in August 2018. The rapper, born Belcalis Alm…
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