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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…
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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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?”…
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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…
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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”…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune
PRS For Music has announced that the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune is the most played sci-fi theme in the UK, which is nice. Especially as today is the 60th anniversary of the first episode of the show…
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Final four members of BTS enlist in military
BTS members RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have begun the process of enlisting in the South Korean military for their mandatory service…
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LadBaby bow out of Christmas number one race
LadBaby will not be releasing a Christmas single this year, after scoring five consecutive Christmas number ones. They say they want more charities to have a chance to enjoy the exposure that can be gained by being linked to a festive chart contender…
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The average person needs to work 42.2 hours to buy two Glastonbury tickets. In 1989 it was just 12.4 hours.
You don’t need to be a millionaire to attend Glastonbury - but it definitely helps. CMU has run the numbers and we now know exactly how much beer you have to give up to pay for your ticket…
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Andre 3000 recalls the time he “actually turned into a panther” that inspired a song on his new ambient flute album
Andre 3000 has released a new album! It’s a collection of ambient flute instrumentals, one of which is inspired by the time he “actually turned into a panther” after taking ayahuasca…