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And Finally! Matty Healy’s mum says 1975 fans “touch me and burst into tears”

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And Finally • 4 min read

And Finally! Matty Healy’s mum says 1975 fans “touch me and burst into tears”

Matty Healy of The 1975’s mother Denise Welch says that his fans call her The Virgin Mary and consider her “the woman who gave birth to the Messiah”. Find out what that’s actually like, and check out more of this week’s funniest music news stories…

Andy Malt • 16 Feb 2024

Matty Healy “outraged” by 1975’s Grammy snub

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The 1975 • 2 min read

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…

Andy Malt • 16 Nov 2023

Matty Healy he was just doing his job by protesting Malaysian anti-LGBTQ+ laws

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The 1975 • 2 min read

Matty Healy he was just doing his job by protesting Malaysian anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Matty Healy has said that his protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Malaysia earlier this summer was just him doing his job as a liberal artist, and the backlash against how he went about it came from “so many incredibly stupid people on the internet”…

Andy Malt • 11 Oct 2023

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The 1975 • 1 min read

The 1975 to go on “indefinite hiatus”

The 1975’s Matty Healy told an audience in Sacramento this week that the band will go on an “indefinite hiatus” from live shows after their current tour…

Andy Malt • 28 Sep 2023

The 1975 promote US tour with fake political ad

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The 1975 • 2 min read

The 1975 promote US tour with fake political ad

The 1975’s Matty Healy has promoted the band’s US tour, which begins this week, with a fake political ad. For some reason. He also deactivated his X account last week following criticism of a joke…

Andy Malt • 25 Sep 2023

The 1975 cancel performances in Asia after being banned from Malaysia

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The 1975 cancel performances in Asia after being banned from Malaysia

The 1975 have cancelled shows in Indonesia and Taiwan after being banned from Malaysia following a performance there on Friday.…

Andy Malt • 24 Jul 2023

1975 fan pays for “nicest message” from Matt Healy on Cameo – except it’s actually Matt Heafy from Trivium

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1975 fan pays for “nicest message” from Matt Healy on Cameo – except it’s actually Matt Heafy from Trivium

Sometimes, in this digital age, it can be hard to think up what presents to get for people. What about…

Andy Malt • 24 Jan 2023