And Finally

Each week we carefully curate some of the stand-out stories that come across the CMU news desk, picking out the most funny, whacky or down right weird ones to include in the 'And Finally!" column.

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Taylor Swift's record breaking tour topped a billion dollars

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Taylor Swift's record breaking tour topped a billion dollars

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in over a billion this year, according to Pollstar, making it bigger than previous record-breaking tours by U2, Ed Sheeran and Elton John which all included many more performances…

Chris Cooke • 11 Dec 2023

Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ian McKellen make their Abba socks dance

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Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ian McKellen make their Abba socks dance

Do you want to buy some Abba socks? No? Well, what if you saw Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ian McKellen make them dance? Yeah, I think that changes things…

Andy Malt • 08 Dec 2023

Judges wave away appeal over Tyga’s Vans ‘parody’ shoes

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Judges wave away appeal over Tyga’s Vans ‘parody’ shoes

Tyga and MSCHF’s Wavy Baby shoes, which it put on sale last year, did infringe trademarks owned by Vans, an appeals court has ruled…

Andy Malt • 07 Dec 2023

Blackpink renew deal with YG, but uncertainty over group’s future remains

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Blackpink renew deal with YG, but uncertainty over group’s future remains

K-pop group Blackpink have renewed their deal with talent agency YG Entertainment after months of negotiations. However, uncertainty remains, as members still need to sign new individual agreements in relation to solo projects…

Andy Malt • 06 Dec 2023

BTS label urges fans to stop trying to visit band members during military service

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BTS label urges fans to stop trying to visit band members during military service

BigHit Music’s updates on when and where BTS members will serve their military service are getting increasingly vague as an industry around helping fans to visit them grows…

Andy Malt • 05 Dec 2023

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Drake to open unrideable art theme park

Drake is set to revive a theme park with rides designed by artists such as Salvador Dali, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, which languished in storage for 25 years…

Andy Malt • 04 Dec 2023

SZA calls for an amnesty on hating Nickelback

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SZA calls for an amnesty on hating Nickelback

SZA likes the music of Nickelback and Creed. And she’s fine with that. “They rock!”, she declares. “That shit is bomb! Why do you all hate it so much?”…

Andy Malt • 01 Dec 2023

Spotify unwraps Wrapped - assigns everyone a Sound Town

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Spotify unwraps Wrapped - assigns everyone a Sound Town

Spotify Wrapped went live for 2023 yesterday with every user being assigned a Sound Town - a town or city selected based on what music they have listened to this year…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

Stolen Penny Lane sign returned by Beatles fan 44 years on

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Stolen Penny Lane sign returned by Beatles fan 44 years on

A sign stolen from Liverpool’s Penny Lane by a group of “worse for wear” Beatles fans in 1976 has been returned to the city. A local councillor said they would not launch criminal proceedings, instead choosing to “let it be”…

Andy Malt • 29 Nov 2023

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Kim Dotcom’s story to become TV biopic

The story of MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is set to be turned into a six part TV series looking at the “intriguing grey area that separates legitimate tech innovation from perceived illegitimacy”…

Andy Malt • 28 Nov 2023

KLF make ‘karing’ bid for Christmas number one

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KLF make ‘karing’ bid for Christmas number one

The KLF have announced a move into care home provision and also made a bid for Christmas number one with one of their residents. Or so they claim…

Andy Malt • 27 Nov 2023

Official Charts Company reveals Christmas number one contenders

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Official Charts Company reveals Christmas number one contenders

The race to be the UK’s Christmas number one has officially begun. In less than a month we’ll know who the winner is, but for now we can only wonder if it’ll go to a charity single, a festive classic, a cat or a puppet…

Andy Malt • 24 Nov 2023