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Matty Healy “outraged” by 1975’s Grammy snub
It is an “outrage” that The 1975 haven’t received a Grammy nomination this year. Or pretty much any year. So says Matty Healy, frontman of The 1975…
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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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Railway cat makes bid for Christmas number one
A cat who became famous for its visits to a local railway station is making a bid for Christmas number one with a song called ‘Meow’…
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Nepal introduces TikTok ban
A TikTok ban has gone into effect in Nepal with ministers saying that use of the video-sharing app is being outlawed in order to stop the distribution of content that is “detrimental to social harmony”…
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“Fair, transparent and accurate” Grammy nominations announced
The nominations for all 94 Grammy Awards categories have been announced. Taylor Swift is up for basically all of them.…
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Dua Lipa does reverse disappearing act
Dua Lipa is back with a new single called ‘Houdini’ and talk of a new album, which features collaborators including Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker…
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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson to star in Abba zombie movie
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is set to star in a new movie about an Abba tribute act caught up in the zombie apocalypse, co-written by his son Austin…
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‘Led Zeppelin IV’ cover star’s identity revealed after 50 years
The identity of the man who features on the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1971 fourth album has been revealed after the original image was discovered in a collection of Victorian photographs…
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Barbra's Siri showdown: "There's no Z in Streisand"
Barbra Streisand (careful how you say it) has revealed in her new autobiography that she once called Apple CEO Tim Cook to complain that Siri was saying her name very slightly wrong…
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GHR listeners vote Bohemian Rhapsody best ever song yet again
Greatest Hits Radio listeners have voted Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ the best song of all time for a fifth year running. Freddie Mercury would not concur, says the band’s biographer…
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Song theft claim against Mariah Carey's Christmas classic re-filed with US courts
Songwriter Vince Vance has re-filed his song-theft lawsuit which claims Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ rips off an earlier song he wrote which even has the same title…
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Musicians are shy about admitting AI use, survey finds
AI tools are increasingly being used in the music-making process, but musicians are not keen to tell their fans that they are using them due to fears of a perceived loss of authenticity…
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There is no swearing in Christian music, says Grammys
Christian drag queen Flamy Grant submitted their popular debut album ‘Bible Belt Baby to the Grammys. It was long listed, but not in the Christian category it was put forward for…