Belarus disqualified from Eurovision
Belarus has been disqualified from Eurovision 2021 after its replacement entry was also found to break the contest's rules on political lyrics.…
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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Eurovision interval performers to socially distance on rooftops
Six former Eurovision winners will perform from separate rooftops in Rotterdam as the interval act for this year's contest, while Belarus's entry has been rejected and Russia's Manizha reports abuse.…
Taylor Swift and Evermore theme park settle legal battle
Taylor Swift and the Tennessee theme park Evermore Park have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other without any money changing hands.…
Nile Rodgers sits for "world's first voice-interactive digital portrait"
Nile Rodgers has been made into a voice-interactive digital portrait by The Forever Project with Universal Music and the National Portrait Gallery, answering questions from visitors.…
Classic Meat Loaf hit to be turned into TV game show
Meat Loaf is an executive producer on a TV game show based on his 1993 hit 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)', made by production company Nobody's Hero.…
Sting regrets Police reunion
Sting has said he regrets The Police's 2007 reunion, calling the tour an exercise in nostalgia, in an interview with Readers Digest to promote a new duets compilation.…
M&M's "celebrate life" with Spotify playlists
M&M's Messages packs in the USA now link to Spotify playlists via a code on the packaging, a partnership announced by Mars Wrigley and Spotify.…
Ariana Grande, Post Malone and more to release long and boring remixes of recent hits to put you to sleep
Universal and mediation app Calm have partnered on hour-long chill-out versions of hits by Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Katy Perry, Shawn Mendes and others, launching for World Sleep Day.…
Three hour Comic Relief rave to broadcast from Royal Albert Hall this Friday
A pre-recorded three hour Comic Relief rave hosted by Gok Wan and Glitterbox will stream for free after the Red Nose Day telethon, with sets from Melvo Baptiste and The Shapeshifters.…
Elon Musk to sell song about NFTs as an NFT
Elon Musk has released an EDM track about NFTs, which he is selling as an NFT, while Aphex Twin sold a digital artwork as an NFT for $128,000.…
Kid Cudi "not flattered" by TikTok meme but urges fans to "keep doin your thing"
Kid Cudi says he is not flattered by a TikTok trend that uses a line from Day N Nite while cutting out lyrics about his uncle's death, though he says he is not angry.…
BTS dominate IFPI's 2020 physical and download sales chart
BTS top the IFPI's 2020 global physical and download album chart with three entries, while Japanese acts also feature strongly in the top ten.…