This week's funniest and weirdest music news stories

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Cliff Richard to get everyone in a festive mood with special BBC Christmas show

The BBC has commissioned Cliff Richard for an hour-long Christmas show on BBC Two, filmed at St John At Hackney Church, with Sara Cox interviewing him at Abbey Road.…

Andy Malt • 31 Oct 2022

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Coachella files yet another trademark lawsuit, this time against a Coachillin cannabis park

Goldenvoice has sued Coachillin Holdings, whose cannabis business park uses a name it says trades on the Coachella Festival's reputation.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Oct 2022

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Billie Eilish found it “weird” that people said her music was “depressing”

Billie Eilish says she found it strange when people called her music depressing, comparing it to songs by The Beatles and Lana Del Rey in an Audible series.…

Andy Malt • 27 Oct 2022

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Lewis Capaldi discusses working with Ed Sheeran

Lewis Capaldi discusses co-writing a song with Ed Sheeran for his new album, and says he asked for one lyric to be changed.…

Andy Malt • 25 Oct 2022

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Bono apologises for putting that free U2 album on your iPhone

In an excerpt from his memoir 'Surrender', Bono apologises for the 2014 Apple giveaway of U2's album 'Songs Of Innocence' to iTunes users.…

Andy Malt • 24 Oct 2022

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Shygirl debuts music video on OnlyFans

Shygirl has premiered an explicit version of her 'Shlut' video on OnlyFans, which fans can unlock for $15.99, with a censored version also available.…

Andy Malt • 21 Oct 2022

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Miley Cyrus settles paparazzo copyright dispute

Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright lawsuit brought by photographer Robert Barbera over an Instagram post of a photo he took of her.…

Chris Cooke • 20 Oct 2022

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Art Brut declare 27 Oct to be International Art Brut Day

Art Brut have declared 27 October International Art Brut Day, offering their debut album free on Bandcamp and playing it in full at Heaven in London.…

Andy Malt • 19 Oct 2022

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Yungblud is selling necklaces made out of his used chewing gum

Yungblud has partnered with 5 Gum on fifteen limited edition necklaces containing chewed gum, with proceeds going to the US National Independent Venue Foundation.…

Andy Malt • 18 Oct 2022

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Plastic surgeon says social media post didn't imply 50 Cent had a penis enlargement

Plastic surgeon Angela Kogan argues her social media post of 50 Cent was innocuous and that he consented to the photo, rejecting his lawsuit.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Oct 2022

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Radio 2 reveals UK's biggest selling debut albums of all time

The Official Charts Company and BBC Radio 2 have revealed the UK's 20 biggest-selling debut albums, with Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell at number one ahead of James Blunt's Back To Bedlam.…

Andy Malt • 14 Oct 2022

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Mercury Prize announces details of rescheduled ceremony

The Mercury Prize has confirmed its rescheduled 2022 ceremony at the Hammersmith Apollo, with eleven nominees performing live and Harry Styles absent.…

Andy Malt • 13 Oct 2022