Lily Allen performs hit song 'F**k You' as she protests US abortion ruling at Glastonbury

Phoebe Bridgers, Arlo Parks and Guy Garvey are the latest musicians to take part in CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories series, with the trio all reading a tale at Glastonbury over the weekend.They follow fellow artists Harry Styles, Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Tom Hardy and Ed Sheeran in appearing on the children’s TV series in recent years.Parks read Once Upon A Rhythm, written by James Carter and illustrated by Valerio Vidali, for her segment, while Bridgers read The Spectacular Suit (written by Kat Patrick and illustrated by Hayley Wells).“It was an absolute pleasure to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story from Glastonbury and bring joy and dreams to young people – what a special moment!” Parks said in a statement about her story, which you can watch here (UK viewers only).A post shared by BBC Radio 6 Music (@bbc6music)Elbow frontman Garvey read his story, A Little Bit Brave (written and illustrated by Nicola Kinnear), to an audience of children.“The first time I did a CBeebies bedtime story it was for the rest of the band’s kids, I didn’t have any of my own. Now I’ve got one and they’ve got more,” Garvey said in a statement.“The book I’ve chosen is a favourite bought for me by my best friend Pete Jobson who also has a couple of munchkins.

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 star Brandi Glanville is opening up about her abortion experience in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court. Taking to Twitter to share her story after making the initial revelation during an appearance on Tuesday, Glanville wrote, «I don’t have any shame about my abortion & thank God I had a choice.»Explaining that she became pregnant while she was 17 years old and a high school senior at the time, she continued, «I was 17 a senior in high school I was in an emotionally abusive relationship and I was on birth control pills and I still became pregnant.

BBC has revealed which of the sets at this year’s Glastonbury were the most-viewed on UK TV – see the results below.After two years away, the festival made its return to Worthy Farm last week, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar headlining the Pyramid Stage across the course of the weekend.McCartney’s almost three-hour Saturday night (June 25) set, which NME called “history-making” in a five star review, averaged 2.7million viewers on BBC One and peaked at 3.9million, according to Broadcast.While the 80-year-old Beatle’s figures were impressive, the artist with the biggest viewership average was Diana Ross, who performed in the revered legends slot on Sunday (June 26). The Motown icon and disco queen’s 75-minute set garnered an average audience of 3.1million, peaking at 3.8million.In a four-star review of Ross’ performance, NME said she had the “crowd in her hands” throughout the set.

Lily Allen has hinted that she may not retire from music “just yet” after appearing alongside Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury 2022.During Rodrigo’s set at Worthy Farm over the weekend she brought out Allen to perform ‘Fuck You’, a rendition dedicated to the five members of the US Supreme Court who voted on Friday (June 24) to overturn the Roe vs. Wade ruling, which guaranteed women in the US the right to terminate a pregnancy.“I’m devastated I’m terrified and so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this,” Rodrigo told the crowd.

Lily Allen has revealed she didn’t know whether she’d be able to pull off her Glastonbury Festival performance sober following battles with alcohol and drug addictions.The British singer joined US teen star Olivia Rodrigo on stage at Worthy Farm over the weekend for a duet of Lily’s iconic song F**k You.Olivia dedicated the moment to the US Supreme Court as she called out their decision to overturn Roe v Wade, allowing US states to ban access to abortions.Lily was more than happy to take part in the protest, raising her middle finger before screaming out her famous track, along with the huge crowd.Reflecting on the moment, however, the Smile songstress said she was unsure of whether she would get through it without slipping back into old habits.Sharing a video of the performance on Instagram, the star wrote: ‘Quite emosh. Things are truly messed up, but at least my babies got to see their mamma play and slay Glastonbury with their favourite pop star,’ referencing her daughters Ethel, 10, and Marnie, nine, who were in the audience.‘They were very proud and so was I.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that it is inviting 397 artists and executives to join the Oscar organizer’s membership ranks. The prospective 2022 class includes 71 Oscar nominees and 15 winners, with 44% of the invitees women, and 37% of the group belongs to underrepresented communities.

Glastonbury Festival returned to Worthy Farm this weekend – scroll down to see what the festival looked like in three minutes.The festival ran from June 22-26 and was the first to be held since 2019 after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.After the festival, organiser Emily Eavis shared a statement in which she called Glastonbury 2022 “surely the best one yet” and hailed “a remarkable feat by all artists and crew.”Glastonbury 2022 was headlined by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, with a legends’ slot from Diana Ross and notable performances by Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo and more.See all the highlights inside three minutes below.Reviewing Glastonbury 2022, NME wrote: “The festival is all about unity, and sometimes you find it in unexpected places. Sleaford Mods’ scabrous, sweary take on post-punk might initially sound solo antagonistic, but frontman Jason Williamson regularly punctuates the set by sweetly checking the audience are still enjoying themselves.“The band stand atop a wave of post-punk coursing through the bill: Yard Act stake their claim for Glasto greatness at William’s Green and IDLES make a surprise appearance at the BBC Introducing Stage, tearing through their near-seminal debut album ‘Brutalism’ in full.”Many artists at the festival also took the opportunity to address the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade.

Naman Ramachandran A star-studded Glastonbury 2022 edition has yielded record breaking audiences for the BBC across its digital platforms.Popular sets from the festival included Pyramid stage headliners Paul McCartney, who revealed surprise guests Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl, and Billie Eilish, as well as performances from Crowded House, Diana Ross, Little Simz, Megan Thee Stallion, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Sam Fender.Content was streamed a record 34.1 million times on streamer BBC iPlayer. This included 23 million live streams, the highest on record for a BBC program brand.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFast-rising 18-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer-Smith has inked with both Warner Chappell Music publishing and longtime Shawn Mendes manager Andrew Gertler’s AG Artists in partnership with Ziggy Chareton, Variety has confirmed. The news was first published in Hits.A native of Vancouver Island, the singer’s confessional, intimate songs like “Fingers Crossed” and her latest single “Flowers” have effectively set her on a track to be this year’s Olivia Rodrigo.

Glastonbury Festival – and has hit back at naysayers who say she can’t live the dream life because she is a parent.The self-proclaimed ‘CEO of cheap travel', who goes by the name The Travel Mum on social media, has shared that she took her tot to the iconic festival along with her husband.When most people think of camping music events, booze and other debauchery usually comes to mind.READ MORE: 'I don't mind if husband gets our girlfriend pregnant - we'll be one big family'But the travel enthusiast mum has shown that not all festivals are like this and are actually child and family friendly.The Travel Mum has declared that just because she has a child it does not mean that she still can’t live her “dream” life.In a TikTok clip that has racked up 858,000 views, the mum shared a comment from someone who fretted at the idea of taking a child to Glastonbury.She wrote: “Omg who on earth would take their child to Glastonbury festival?!”“Great parents, that’s who”, the mum bit back.The mum then shared a series of clips of her son having the time of his life at the festival, as he waved his hands in the air at the thought of camping – and even had a fun time on the helter skelter.“Kids love to camp, love exploring – there is so much for all ages”, she said.Her small son had a big grin plastered across his face as she got his face painted and went on the fairground rides.He even enjoyed the live music as he wore ear defenders for protection.The mum declared: “Becoming a parent doesn’t mean you have to stop living the dream, you just get to do it with a mini you making the best memories.”Sweetly, the family of three smiled for some selfies at the five day festival that saw the likes of Billie Eilish and Paul McCartney

Billie Eilish revealed during a talk show appearance in London on Monday that she's made getting some sun a priority during the European leg of her current tour.The 20-year-old pop star was a guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden filmed in the host's hometown after she performed over the weekend at the Glastonbury Festival on Friday followed by two sold-out shows at the O2 Arena.James, 43, thanked Billie for visiting his show specially filmed on London on her day off from touring. On tour:Billie Eilish revealed during a talk show appearance in London on Monday that she's made getting some sun a priority during the European leg of her current tour'Do you get to do any sight-seeing when you travel with your family?, James asked.'You know, we've made it such a priority actually, back before COVID when I was touring, doing crazy like amounts and press all day and this and that. I would like not see sunlight for like days and days,' Billie said.

Sasha Urban editorMuna is not the band it was three years ago. Of course, the world isn’t the same, either.When Muna’s second studio album, “Saves the World,” was released in 2019, COVID wasn’t a household word, Trump was still president and, notably, Phoebe Bridgers had not yet started her own record label.

Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Bruce Springsteen, and Cara Delevingne looked to be having a ball at Glastonbury, and oh to be part of that iconic crew. The legends of fashion and music posed together in a totally star-studded snap after Bruce joined headliner Sir Paul McCartney for an epic performance. Noel, who also performed with his band the High Flying Birds, took a moment to appreciate his fellow musician, giving us an (almost) smile in the incredible snap posted to Stella’s Instagram.

Olivia Rodrigo shows why she is the voice of a generation, after delivering a strong message during her Glastonbury performance, bringing Lily Allen to the stage and surprising fans with a duet of her song “F— You.”“Someone that I absolutely adore is here today,” the 19-year-old singer said on stage, before introducing the British artist, “I think she’s the most incredible songwriter, the most incredible artist, the most incredible person, and I’m so lucky that she’s here singing with me today. Would you guys please give it up for Miss Lily Allen?”Olivia and Lily delivered an unexpected duet, dedicating the song to the Supreme Court following the Court’s Friday ruling that overturned Roe v.

The closing night of Glastonbury 2022 featured a headlining set from Kendrick Lamar. Taking place after the release of his new album Mr.

Several acts who hit the stage at the weekend’s Glastonbury Festival are on course for huge uplifts on the Official Albums Chart this week.

Kendrick Lamar delivered a showstopping performance at this year’s Glastonbury.

Music fans across the globe were wowed by some of the biggest names in the industry as Glastonbury Festival returned over the weekend.

Cyndi Lauper has shared a rerecorded version of her 1993 abortion rights anthem ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.In a series of tweets that accompanied the new, more stripped-back and plaintive version of ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ on June 25, Lauper wrote, “In my childhood, women didn’t have reproductive freedom and 50 years later we find ourselves in a time warp where one’s freedom to control their own body has been stripped away.”She continued, “When I wrote this song with Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1991, we wrote about two little girls who dreamt of stretching their wings like the pigeons they watched that flew above them.“They dreamt of being free.