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Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition have been released for 2024 – find all the information below.The free-to-enter contest gives up-and-coming musicians the chance to play at one of the festival’s main stages.The winner will also be awarded a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to help develop their songwriting and performing, while two runners-up will each be awarded a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize.Musicians of any genre can enter the 2024 competition for one week only using the form on the Glastonbury website from 9am GMT, Monday, January 29 until 5pm GMT Monday, February 5.After the entry period closes, a panel of 30 UK music writers will help compile a longlist of 90 acts. That will be narrowed down to a shortlist of eight artists, with judges including Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis, before the live finals in Pilton which will decide the winning act.Last year’s finalists were: Cordelia Gartside, EVA, FFSYTHO?!, Naomi Kimpenu, N’famady Kouyaté, The Love Buzz, and NME 100 stars for 2022: Prima Queen and VLURE.The festival welcomes entries from disabled artists, who they say will be supported to ensure they are not disadvantaged by the process.“At a time when it’s not always easy for acts to get their foot on the ladder, we’re really happy to be able to offer this opportunity for rising artists,” said Emily Eavis in a press statement.

Daniel Bedingfield has announced a run of UK shows to mark the 20th anniversary of his debut album ‘Gotta Get Thru This’. Find all the details below.Released back in 2002, the singer-songwriter/producer’s first studio record reached Number Two on the UK albums chart.

A man has been arrested and charged with harassment and stalking after several complaints were made about an “emotionally disturbed male acting erratically” in the vicinity of Taylor Swift’s home, US authorities have confirmed.

The Parklife 2024 line-up has been revealed today and eagle-eyed fans were quick to spot a very close connection to pop royalty, Madonna.

Selena Gomez is spreading a message of self love!

Grace Jones has announced a new concert at West Yorkshire’s Halifax Piece Hall, as part of the venue’s Live at the Piece Hall series in the Summer of 2024.The Jamaican musician and fashion icon will be performing at The Piece Hall’s massive, 66,000 square-foot courtyard on Saturday, June 22. Three tiers of tickets will be made available, namely General Admission, which simply allows entry into the courtyard, Balcony Tickets, which entitle holders to access to the venue’s balcony level and an exclusive bar, and Live at Lounge, which allows holders access into an exclusive VIP area.General ticket sales for the event will be made available via Ticketmaster on Friday, January 26 at 10AM, local time.

Rihanna has called Natalie Portman one of the “hottest bitches in Hollywood” in a chance encounter during Paris Fashion Week.Yesterday (January 22), Rihanna was present at the event to attend Dior’s Haute Couture show, which debuted a new collection from the brand. Outside the event, she bumped into May December star Natalie Portman, prompting the stars to share a tight hug, before expressing their mutual admiration.“I love you.

Boy George’s new memoir, Karma: The Definitive Autobiography, has revealed more details of encounters with fellow pop stars – this time about Madonna.The Culture Club singer began by writing about his first time meeting Madonna. “This is where Madonna alleges she met me, and I was bitchy,” he wrote in an excerpt shared with PEOPLE. He added that while Madonna claims to have seen him dressed “head to toe in [Vivienne] Westwood” attire, he was actually exclusively wearing Sue Clowes garments at the time, making him suspect that she was interacting with a different person.He then wrote about a later encounter with the ‘Like A Virgin’ singer, this time at a New York City club called Palladium.

Residents were evacuated after a large fire erupted on a major road in Hyde. Firefighters rushed to Stockport Road following reports of a building fire on Monday evening (January 22).

Ariana Grande is still going strong with Ethan Slater.

We never put much stock in that story about Taylor Swift and Kylie Kelce feuding. And now we put roughly ZERO in it!

Avril Lavigne has today (January 22) announced details of a greatest hits tour with support from All Time Low and Simple Plan.Pre-sale tickets for Lavigne’s North American ‘Greatest Hits’ shows will go on sale on January 24 at 10am local time while the general sale begins on January 26 at 10am local time.

Demi Lovato’s pro-choice song ‘Swine’ saying it “encapsulates so much evil” in a controversial new interview.Speaking to PluggedIn, Cooper spoke out about abortion before bringing up Lovato’s song.He said: “Guess who else cheers on baby murder — Americans…Eight hundred thousand babies are aborted a year. I looked it up… it’s over a quarter, over 25 per cent of babies each year are aborted in this country.“It’s absolutely crazy.

The nominations for Premio Lo Nuestro 2024 are here!

Billy Joel has announced ‘Turn The Lights Back On’, his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993.‘Turn The Lights Back On’ is set for release on February 1 via Columbia. It will be available on all streaming platforms as well as a limited-edition 7” vinyl.

Madonna producer William Orbit has praised a leaked album of the pop icon’s unreleased songs and has shared his “dream” of working together again.Orbit previously worked with Madonna, producing her seventh LP ‘Ray Of Light’. Upon its release, the album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with the biggest first-week sales by a female artist at the time. It also peaked at number one in 17 countries.Taking to X/Twitter, the producer shared a link to an album of Madonna’s leaked, unreleased tracks.

Thania Garcia The beloved California festival Lightning in a Bottle will host Skrillex, Labrinth, James Blake, M.I.A., Floating Points, Honey Dijon and Bomba Estéreo, among others for its 21st iteration at Buena Vista Lake on Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-27). See the complete list of performing artists below.

Michaela Zee Concert promoter Goldenvoice has announced the 2024 lineup for the fourth annual Just Like Heaven Festival, which will take place at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on May 18. The Postal Service is set to headline the one-day event, where the indie pop supergroup will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its only studio album “Give Up.” The Postal Service will be joined by frontman Ben Gibbard’s other group Death Cab for Cutie, as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of “Transatlanticism.” The Just Like Heaven lineup also includes Phoenix, The War on Drugs, Miike Snow, Passion Pit, Alvvays, Two Door Cinema Club, Phantogram, Metric, Gossip Tegan and Sara, Washed Out and many more.

The Last Dinner Party have announced a tour across North America for 2024.The UK baroque-pop band will be heading across the pond in March, April, July and August in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy‘, which is out February 2.The group will begin the 20-date stint at Lunario in Mexico City on March 19, making stops in Boston, New York, Toronto, Portland, San Francisco and more, before they wrap up at The Complex in Salt Lake City on August 7. Miss Grit will also perform as support across select dates.Pre-sale starts Tuesday (January 23) at 10am ET, ahead of general sale Friday (January 26) at 10am ET from here.A post shared by THE LAST DINNER PARTY (@thelastdinnerparty)“North America Dinner Guests!!! We are thrilled to unveil that we will be gracing your beauteous towns and charming cities from March, with support from @miss_grit,” the band shared on Instagram.“Chime the bells, flare the beacons, and signal the alarms to secure thy tickets swiftly!”MARCH19 – Mexico City, MX, Lunario21 – Austin, TX, Scoot Inn22 – Dallas, TX, The Studio at The Factory 24 – Boston, MA, Royale Boston*26 – New York, NY, Webster Hall*27 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel* 29 – Montreal, QC, Le Studio TD*30 – Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall*31 – Detroit, MI, The Majestic Theatre*APRIL2 – Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall*4 – Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue*5 – Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom*9 – Portland, OR, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*10 – Vancouver, BC, Hollywood Theatre*11 – Seattle, WA, The Showbox*14 – Phoenix, AZ, Crescent Ballroom*16 – San Francisco, CA, Bimbo’s 365 Club*JULY 31 – Kansas City, MO at The TrumanAUGUST2 – St. Charles, IA, Hinterland Festival6 – Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre7 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex*with

Philippines president Fernando “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. faced criticism from his constituents over the weekend for using the state-funded presidential helicopter to fly over the traffic jam caused by a Coldplay concert Friday night (January 19) in order to attend the show himself.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s family were there to support him at Sunday’s Kansas City Chiefs game, making it one to remember!