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20 December 2021
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis makes history as first deaf winner
Rose Ayling-Ellis and her partner Giovanni Pernice took home the glitterball trophy as the audience and judges' propelled them to victory as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2021.
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10 December 2021
Journalist Ian Urbina apologises but denies scamming 462 musicians with Outlaw Oceans
The Pulitzer prize winning journalist has been accused by musicians of exploiting and misleading artists for his own financial gain.
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10 December 2021
Royal Albert Hall to host an accessibility driven "relaxed performance"
The iconic London venue will be decked out with increased accessibility measures for its performance of classic Christmas carols.
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8 December 2021
Drake has withdrawn his 2022 Grammy nominations
The rapper was nominated for two Grammys, but a representative for the Recording Academy has confirmed he has decided to withdraw his nominations.
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8 December 2021
Wolverhampton Samaritans release charity single ‘At Christmas’
The charity aims to give isolated and struggling individuals someone to talk to about their issues, and last week released their first ever Christmas single.
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8 December 2021
Tesco workers plan to strike on the run-up to Christmas
Several of Tesco's distribution centres across the country will be impacted by the pay-rise motivated strike action.
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6 December 2021
PinkPantheress, Yard Act, Wet Leg and more tipped for BBC’s Sound of 2022
Eight out of the 10 nominations for music to watch next year were for female musicians.
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6 December 2021
Dave, Little Simz, Ghetts and more win MOBO Awards 2021
Drill musician Central Cee and Nigerian Pop star Wizkid also won two awards each, as the event returns as a live ceremony after four years away.
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4 December 2021
Marcus Rashford to publish a children’s novel
The nation’s favourite footballer and campaigner will be writing ‘The Breakfast Club Adventures’ with Alex Falase-Koya, based on his own school experiences.
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3 December 2021
Array Collective win Turner Prize 2021
The first Northern Irish artists to win the prize were commended for their installation that interrogates Northern Ireland’s political issues with both sensitivity and humour.
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1 December 2021
Musicians are criticising Spotify’s CEO for €100 million investment in AI defence tech
Daniel Ek attempted to buy Arsenal FC this year and has now invested into the company Helsing, to the ire of artists and users.
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1 December 2021
UK green homes scheme labelled a failure by committee
The scheme ran for a fraction of the time it was meant to, and may have done more damage than good in the long run.
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30 November 2021
Pacific islanders criticise COP26’s failings
Those hit hardest by the effects of climate change are yet to see significant efforts to protect their futures.
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30 November 2021
Labour calls for stricter regulations for ministers’ behaviour
Labour will criticise the current guidelines, coupled with Boris Johnson’s failure to enforce them, as allowing for government corruption.
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30 November 2021
Tate curator says museums need to take responsibility for benefitting from slavery
A new landmark exhibition will feature artists from the Windrush generation and follow the UK’s Black power movement
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30 November 2021
Fashion designer and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh dies age 41
Abloh was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton and founder of the fashion label Off-White. He was suffering with an aggressive form of cancer for two years.
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30 November 2021
Epic Games buys Rock Band creator Harmonix to improve virtual music events
The developers of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine have bought the music gaming company Harmonix, who created Rock Band, in an attempt to "reimagine how music is experienced, created and distributed".
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30 November 2021
International Youth Arts Festival rebrands to FUSE International for 2022
The biggest UK youth-based multi-arts festival is switching up its image by changing its name and branding from the International Youth Arts Festival to FUSE International.