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BBC has announced that it will broadcast sets live from Glastonbury Festival‘s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.In addition to the news that will bring fans watching at home closer to the action, BBC Music has also announced its presenters including Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens.Audiences will be able to watch headline sets by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross (legends slot) in UMD aired live on BBC One/Two as well as BBC iPlayer and online from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26.For the first time, BBC iPlayer’s dedicated Glastonbury channel will be live from Thursday, June 23 through to the Sunday, guiding viewers through the hundreds of performances taking place at Worthy Farm.Also on the presenter line-up across TV and radio is: AFRODEUTSCHE, Cerys Matthews, Danny Howard, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Target, Jaguar, Jamz Supernova, Matt Everitt, Sian Eleri, Steve Lamacq, Tiffany Calver, Tom Ravenscroft, Vick Hope and Zoe Ball.BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1Xtra and Radio 2 will all provide coverage of the festival, which returns after three years following the COVID pandemic.BBC Radio 6 Music will be the festival’s radio home, providing all-day Glastonbury coverage from Wednesday, June 22 through to Sunday, June 26.The BBC’s celebration of Glastonbury 2022 will begin earlier than in previous years.

Cerys Matthews shot to fame in the 1990s as a member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and has gone on to have a hugely successful and varied career in the spotlight. She's released several solo albums and penned a number of books, but it's her weekly Radio 6 show which has really captured fans over recent years. Cerys, 54, hosts her own Sunday morning show on Radio 6 every weekend, with a huge variety of famous guests joining her.

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THE Masked Singer fans say they've figured out who Rockhopper is after a series of giveaway clues. Rockhopper remains a mystery and the judging panel made up of Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and comedian Mo Gilligan have struggled to agree on the character's identity.

The Masked Singer fans have flocked to social media to suggest that Cerys Matthews of 90s rockband Catatonia could be the star behind Rockhopper.Rockhopper wowed the judges and the audience with their rendition of Amy Winehouse's Love Is A Losing Game, and soon after, viewers began to speculate the true identity of the star behind the mask.Many are convinced that Rockhopper could be Catatonia star Cerys Matthews, while others have suggested stars including Kimberley Wyatt.One viewer said: "Could Rockhopper be Cerys Matthews from Catatonia?" while a second added: "Rockhopper is Cerys Matthews."A third also confirmed their guess as the Welsh singing star, saying: "Rockhopper could be Cerys Matthews."In an unexpected twist however, other viewers took to social media to guess that Rockhopper could also be Euphoria and Spider-Man star Zendaya.Before the character's performance, Rockhopper said: "Just call me the entertainer because I am going to bring you a show," while circus music and The Greatest Showman Theme played in the background.Viewers thought the clues pointed towards Zendaya, who had appeared in blockbuster The Greatest Showman, with one saying: "Rockhopper is either Zendaya or Kimberly Wyatt."A second added: "Inclined to say Zendaya for Rockhopper, but it’s a close call between many people.

MASKED Singer fans think they've worked out who Rockhopper is - and their guess is this huge 90s indie star. Most recently Rockhopper wowed the judges with their performance of Amy Winehouse's Love is a Losing Game.

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It’s hard to imagine a famous musician like Imelda May fangirling over anyone but it appears that there’s one experience that has always stayed with the Dublin singer.

Sir Tom Jones, 80, rose to fame in 1963 shortly after becoming the frontman for Welsh singing group, The Senators.Since then, the music legend has gone on to achieve worldwide fame, performing with some of the biggest names in the business.Since finding fame, the Treforest born star has spent over 305 weeks in the UK Top 40, recording songs alongside the likes of Jools Holland and Cerys Matthews.Now, the music icon has spoken of the time he was approached by The Beatles star, Sir Paul McCartney, 78, who had offered to pen an original track for him.Shortly after the Liverpool legend had made the suggestion, Sir Tom instantly jumped at the opportunity to record a track written by a member of the world's biggest band.Despite his initial joy -

As the UK faces more heavy snow and icy conditions this week, we've compiled the UK's chilliest hits - the highest-charting songs with 'cold', 'frozen', 'ice' and 'snow' in the title - and it makes for one seriously brisk playlist. 

Ivor the Engine is staging a comeback, with a live action feature film serving as his vehicle of choice. The Locomotive of the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited – or Ivor to his friends – is being backed by a host of celebrities hailing from his home country, Wales, including musician and radio host Cerys Matthews, comedian Rob Brydon and actor Rhys Ifans.

With his gentle peep-peep and distinctive puffing sounds, Ivor the Engine was a firm favourite with a whole generation of 1970s schoolchildren.

London with my husband and my three children, aged 10, 15 and 17, and the value of being able to get a bit of horizon or physical activity has really gone up in my estimation.It’s probably something to do with that! I live not far from Paddington station so it was an area I was familiar with. Wales is in me all the time – it’s shaped me and coloured my thoughts.My Radio 2 show specialises in blues and I have a Radio 6 show on Sundays.

Gemma Collins wowed her fans on social media as she shared a clip singing alongside her Celebrity Big Brother pal Darren Day.

GEMMA Collins showed off her impressive singing voice on stage as she revealed a clip of her new charity Christmas single. The 39-year-old Towie favourite is releasing the song, which she is hoping will be the festive No1, with her former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Darren Day.

BBC radio show has been slammed by furious viewers after it played a song which features a racial slur.The controversial song, Scottish singer Thomas Fraser's cover of the 1940 song The Mississippi Shore, was played by presenter Cerys Matthews, who happily introduced it.It was aired by the 51-year-old radio host at midday and contained racial slur "darkies" on 6 Music.The Welsh star said to listeners before playing the track: "Shall we take a trip, virtually anyway, to the Isle of Burra and it’ll be around 1940s and 1950s and we’ll be sitting in our croft after a busy day working the land or fishing."And we’ll have a reel-to-reel set up in front of us, we’ll pick our guitar up, we’ll press record and we’ll start to sing this."Usually the

BBC Radio 6 Music has apologised after a song including a racial slur was played on air during Cerys Matthews’ radio show yesterday.The former Catatonia singer hosts the morning slot every Sunday and played a cover of ‘The Mississippi Shore’ by Scottish singer Thomas Fraser during yesterday’s broadcast.But the track soon faced criticism after listeners noticed that a racial slur is heard in one lyric.The controversial section states: “I can hear them d*****s singing. I can hear the guitars playing.”Responding to the complaints from listeners, Cerys said on Twitter: “Checking now-it shouldn’t have passed through of course.

BBC radio 6 has been blasted after the station played a song containing a racist slur.

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