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R&B singer Kehlani barred from Cornell performance over pro-Palestine comments

www.silverguide.site – University president says popular US singer was felt to have made ‘antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments’, after she made statements including ‘long live the intifada’…
R&B singer Kehlani barred from Cornell performance over pro-Palestine comments
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Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics

www.silverguide.site – Multitudes festival opened with a stunningly effective collaboration between the Australian circus company and the London Philharmonic Orchestra…
Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics
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Nicola Benedetti: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto album review – warm and deliciously playful throughout

www.silverguide.site – Benedetti and the Aurora, who play from memory, have fun and freedom here, augmenting the role of the drum in an ebullient recording…
Nicola Benedetti: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto album review – warm and deliciously playful throughout
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Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

www.silverguide.site – After her big breakthrough album and West End fame, Rebecca Lucy Taylor works through her worries in real time on her new LP – to fascinating and confusing effect…
Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
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David Thomas, anarchic Pere Ubu bandleader, dies aged 71

www.silverguide.site – The US musician was a major influence on post-punk and alt-rock scenes thanks to his spirited, chaotic style…
David Thomas, anarchic Pere Ubu bandleader, dies aged 71
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Kneecap say ‘statements aren’t aggressive’ after denouncing Israel at Coachella

www.silverguide.site – Belfast rappers criticised by US conservatives and Sharon Osbourne for the pro-Palestine and anti-Israel content of their set…
Kneecap say ‘statements aren’t aggressive’ after denouncing Israel at Coachella
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The Proms 2025 season offers plenty both to cherish and challenge

www.silverguide.site – Alongside rareties such as Birtwistle’s Earth Dances and Reich’s The Desert Music there’s some intriguing and ambitious new music coming to this year’s festival…
The Proms 2025 season offers plenty both to cherish and challenge
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BBC announces 2025 Proms lineup – including first female-fronted Last Night

www.silverguide.site – The 86 concerts this summer will include anniversary celebrations of Shostakovich, Ravel and Boulez, a Traitors-themed Prom presented by Claudia Winkleman – and a record number of female conductors…
BBC announces 2025 Proms lineup – including first female-fronted Last Night
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Lola Young, breakthrough hitmaker with Messy, tops Ivor Novello songwriting nominations

www.silverguide.site – London singer-songwriter picks up three nominations, with her collaborator Conor Dickinson earning two alongside Ghetts and Raye…
Lola Young, breakthrough hitmaker with Messy, tops Ivor Novello songwriting nominations
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Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’

www.silverguide.site – The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US fans…
Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’
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Clodagh Rodgers obituary

www.silverguide.site – Singer from County Down who represented the UK at the Eurovision song contest in 1971…
Clodagh Rodgers obituary
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‘Nepo babies should be doing stuff like this’: are rich people ruining or reviving UK club culture?

www.silverguide.site – London’s underground dance scene is increasingly funded by inherited wealth. From Mike Ashley’s son to a Tetra Pak heir, moneyed promoters explain their motivations…
‘Nepo babies should be doing stuff like this’: are rich people ruining or reviving UK club culture?
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‘Filling in these gaps’: Paul McCartney’s recently rediscovered photographs

www.silverguide.site – A new exhibition at the Los Angeles Gagosian showcases previously unseen pictures taken by the musician during the rise of Beatlemania…
‘Filling in these gaps’: Paul McCartney’s recently rediscovered photographs
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‘Touching the soul is all that matters!’ The outrageous genius of Barrie Kosky and his Wagner phantasmagoria

www.silverguide.site – He put Carmen in a gorilla suit and had Das Rheingold’s Erda represented by an 82-year-old naked woman. What are the the director’s plans for his edge-of-the-seat Die Walküre?…
‘Touching the soul is all that matters!’ The outrageous genius of Barrie Kosky and his Wagner phantasmagoria
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‘I did things I cringe at’: Alex Warren, rough-sleeper, viral prankster and now No 1 pop sensation

www.silverguide.site – He slept in cars, found notoriety on social media and could be pop’s next superstar. The singer of Ordinary, the longest-running No 1 of the year, talks about his journey to breakout success…
‘I did things I cringe at’: Alex Warren, rough-sleeper, viral prankster and now No 1 pop sensation
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UK jazz star Emma-Jean Thackray: ‘I had the word weirdo thrust upon me. So I’m reclaiming it’

www.silverguide.site – Autistic and with ADHD, the chart-topping musician always felt out of step – and then she had to face terrible grief. She explains how her new album helped her survive…
UK jazz star Emma-Jean Thackray: ‘I had the word weirdo thrust upon me. So I’m reclaiming it’
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Hitting the road with the Dave Clark Five | Letter

www.silverguide.site – Letter: Sean Kaye-Smith on a music film that didn’t have a happy ending, in response to an article on Slade’s bid for cinema greatness…
Hitting the road with the Dave Clark Five | Letter
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Swedish punks Viagra Boys: ‘It’s freeing for people to see a dude let his gut hang out’

www.silverguide.site – They’ve hauled themselves from the toilet circuit to arenas, as frontman Sebastian Murphy has got over drug addiction – but, he says, they’re still letting their freak flag fly…
Swedish punks Viagra Boys: ‘It’s freeing for people to see a dude let his gut hang out’
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Central Cee review – UK rap superstar tentatively enjoys stadium success

www.silverguide.site – Cycling through a set of stiff hand gestures, the rapper sometimes seems unsure what to do on stage. But when mediated through screens, his connection to his fans is palpable…
Central Cee review – UK rap superstar tentatively enjoys stadium success
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‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom

www.silverguide.site – Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rage…
‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom
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