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Comedian John Bishop has announced the sad death of his mum, Kathy, in a heartbreaking post on social media. The actor is being supported by friends and fans after taking to Instgram with the sad update. He wrote: "Two weeks ago my Mum came to see me in Mother Goose in Liverpool and joined in the sing a long at the end as I knew she would.

Paula Yates was one of the most famous British women in the 1980s and ‘90s. The television presenter and author was a popular figure across two decades, and was rarely out of the public eye.

A major musicians’ trade union has described proposed cuts to the BBC’s classical performing groups as “utterly devastating”.

George Harrison‘s jukebox circa 1965 has been created from an archive interview with the Beatles guitarist – check it out below.Harrison would have turned 80 this week, and fans are celebrating his legacy and revisiting his life to mark the occasion.One of these is fan Andy Chistlehurst, who, as Clash point out, has dug through the archives to find a 1965 interview by Harrison with Record Mirror, where the guitarist discussed some of his influences at the time.Chistlehurst has now compiled the recommendations from the interview, including Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Little Richard, Otis Redding and more, into a Spotify playlist which you can listen to below.Last year, a concert film dedicated to George Harrison was re-released in cinemas across the world.Concert For George, was first shot in 2002 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, a year after the late Beatles‘s death and featured Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Jools Holland, Jeff Lynne and members of Monty Python. It was organised by Eric Clapton and Harrison’s widow Olivia.The film and its soundtrack have been remastered in Dolby Atmos, and a new introduction by Olivia and daughter Dhani Harrison preceded screenings last November, which were put on to celebrate 20 years since the film’s release.Last year, a Beatles fan turned Harrison’s childhood home into an Airbnb and “living museum”.

Jools Holland's Hootenanny hits our television screens again tonight, and it will feature a stellar lineup of some of the most prominent music acts from the past year.

Specials of Call the Midwife, EastEnders, Bad Education, Ghosts, Malory Towers, Motherland, Inside No 9, Detectorists and The Cleaner will also be left under the TV tree. The TV adaption of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials novels will conclude, while another part of JK Rowling's Cormoran Strike series - called Strike: Troubled Blood - will be broadcast.

Melanie C has recalled the time that she was pelted with items, including Weetabix, during one of her first solo gigs at V Festival in 1999.The singer and Spice Girls star looked back on the performance while speaking to Jools Holland and Jim Moir (AKA Vic Reeves) for their latest episode of their podcast Jools and Jim’s Joyride.“One of my first gigs as a solo artist was [at] V 99, and I’d made this album [‘Northern Star’], my first solo record, and couldn’t wait to get out there with my band,” Mel C recalled.“I think I was a little bit naïve and at the time… I think V Festival became quite pop-friendly through the years, but back then I think I went on after Faithless. Manic Street Preachers were headlining, so it was quite a strange line-up and I was positioned really weirdly within it.”As the performance went on, Mel C began to be pelted with items thrown by the crowd.“I had bottles of things thrown, and in my memory there’s even Weetabix,” she added.

Later… With Jools Holland kicked off with a stylish performance from The 1975.Showcasing two singles from their upcoming fifth album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, The 1975 dimmed the lights and suited up for a swaggering playthrough of ‘Happiness’, breaking out an acoustic guitar for frontman Matty Healy to strum on as he melted hearts with ‘I’m In Love With You’.Take a look at the clips for both performances below:‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ is primed for release on October 14 via Dirty Hit. In addition to ‘Happiness’ and ‘I’m In Love With You’, the album will feature singles ‘Part Of The Band’ and ‘All I Need To Hear’.Following the album’s release, The 1975 will embark on a supporting world tour.

Later… With Jools Holland will celebrate three decades since its first episode premiered, in October of 1992.To celebrate, a 30th anniversary concert will take place at the Hammersmith Apollo on October 5, with a secret line-up that will, according to a press release, span “different eras and musical worlds”, and feature both previous performers on the show and newer acts. Footage of the concert will air later in the year.“It’s unbelievable that this year sees my show reach its thirtieth birthday,” Holland said in a statement.

A loved and lost TV show that was a staple on 80s British TV saw Madonna perform at Manchester's iconic Hacienda nightclub.

Summer is here and it’s not just the weather that’s hotting up - so is Manchester’s music scene!

Peter Andre and his son Junior hit the blue carpet at the O2 Silver Clef Awards 2022 in London on Friday night (July 1).The show was presented by music therapy charity Nordoff Ronbins and Peter, 49, was just one of a number of celebs to appear at the event. As well as making an appearance for the cameras, the Aussie singer was hosting the arrivals and interviewing some of the celebrity guests. Taking to Instagram, he posted a video of himself and his 17 year old son, saying: "OK I'm here with my son Junior at the O2 Nordoff Robbins' Silver Clef Awards.

PHOTOS: 15 best dressed stars on the BAFTA TV Awards 2022 red carpetHost of the charity event Peter Andre, who has his own chart topping track record in the music industry, believes music unites people. "The two things in life that break down the barriers of race, nationality, language, colour is music and food.

Foals have performed a pair of recent singles while appearing on Later… with Jools Holland.The band played both ‘2am’ and ‘2001’ – which arrived in February and May, respectively – during their appearance. Both will feature on the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, ‘Life Is Yours’, which is slated to arrive this Friday (June 17).Watch Foals perform ‘2am’ and ‘2001’ on Jools below:In addition to ‘2am’ and ‘2001, ‘Life Is Yours’ will feature singles ‘Wake Me Up’ (which won Best Music Video at the BandLab NME Awards 2022) and ‘Looking High’.

Liam Gallagher has revealed that for a time he was not a fan of Oasis‘ ‘Wonderwall’, saying that arguably the band’s most famous single “used to do my head in.”Speaking to LADBible, Gallagher was asked which of his former band’s ten best-selling songs is his favourite, he said ‘Live Forever’ because “it’s a bit sentimental.”When it was revealed that the publication had predicted he would pick ‘Wonderwall’, he said: “It’s alright and that, but are you taking the piss? That used to my head in that tune! I’ve only started to come around to it again as I’ve got older.”Elsewhere in the interview, he was also asked what reality TV show he would want to go on. “Not into that.

Music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins has announced the winners of this year’s Silver Clef Awards, with Peter Gabriel taking the big title prize and Jools Holland the Outstanding Achievement trophy.Returning after a two year break due to all the things and stuff, the prizes will be handed out during a fundraising lunch at Grosvenor House in London on 1 Jul, presented by Edith Bowman.“We can’t wait to honour such a range of talented artists and welcome everyone back to this incredibly special event”, says Nordoff Robbins CEO Sandra Schembri. “This year’s ceremony will be the first to be staged since 2019 where we raised a record-breaking £1 million, and we hope this will be our biggest fundraising event yet”.“Like many other charities”, she adds, “Nordoff Robbins’ income has been decimated over the past two years.

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson had a proud dad moment on Sunday (May 22) as he watched on as daughter Emily tied the knot with fiancé Alex Andrew In his own words, the petrol head, 62, described his emotions as "very unmanly", stating he'd "never been happier". Taking to Instagram he posted a photo of him with his arm wrapped around Emily, 27, whilst they held their drinks up to the photographer. Jeremy captioned his post with some words of wisdom for dads everywhere.

Wet Leg recently stopped by the Later… with Jools Holland studio to perform two cuts from their debut, self-titled album following its release last month.The performance marked their return to the program after making their debut appearance with ‘Chaise Longue’ in October of last year. This time around, the Isle of Wight band played ‘Wet Dream’ and ‘Ur Mum’ – complete with “longest and loudest scream” intact.Watch both of those performances below:Though it marks their second time on Later, Wet Leg have been making a slew of television appearances of late.

Later… With Jools Holland is set to return to BBC Two this Saturday (May 14), with all the musical guests in the same room for the first time since lockdown.Jools Holland made the announcement via his Instagram, though the full line-up is yet to be announced.“I’m very excited that my tv show returns on BBC Two on Saturday nights from the 14th of May,” he wrote in the caption.“The first time all the musical guests are in the same room as one another since lockdown. Wooooohoooo.

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Perth is ready to welcome internationally renowned names and the hottest emerging Scottish talent for its 50th Festival of the Arts.

Former Squeeze band member Jools Holland has shared for the first time that he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Jools, 64, admitted that he had “no awareness of prostate cancer” before his diagnosis, and that he found out he had the disease following a routine blood test.The music legend also said he had “no symptoms” of it, and has decided to speak out about his diagnosis in a bid to raise awareness about prostate cancer.

cancer in 2014 in order to help others be aware of the disease, after revealing he had ‘no symptoms’.  The musician and TV star, 64, is hoping to raise more awareness of the risk of prostate cancer, which was diagnosed following a routine blood test.  He has teamed up with men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK for a musical event called Raise the Roof, which will see stars including Paul Weller and Spice Girl Melanie C take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall on June 22.

Jools Holland is coming back to the Fair City to celebrate 50 years of Perth Festival of the Arts.

The Rolling Stones played an intimate London show in celebration of their late bandmate Charlie Watts last night (December 6).The band’s Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, as well as former bassist Bill Wyman, were all in attendance at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, along with a number of Watts’ family and friends.Jools Holland compered the evening and led a house band featuring Dave Green (Watt’s childhood friend and a frequent collaborator in his jazz bands), Ben Waters, and Axel

Wet Leg have performed ‘Chaise Longue’ live on Later with Jools Holland – check it out below.Released in June as their debut single, ‘Chaise Longue’, went viral on its release and has since been played over 3.4 million times on Spotify.You can watch the performance on Later here:Last week (October 27), Wet Leg were unveiled as next year’s ambassadors of Independent Venue Week.The 2022 event, which champions the annual celebration of independent music venues, will take place across the UK from

Ed Sheeran has revealed that he and Eminem became pen-pals after bonding over a shared love of cassette tapes.Sheeran recently appeared on Later… with Jools Holland, where he explained how he and the rap icon – who have collaborated on three singles since 2017 – are both into cassette collecting.“I collect cassettes and I’ve got Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder and they are quite difficult to find,” he said.

Jools Holland has become a shareholder of The Ravensbourne Arms, a shuttered London establishment that is seeking £500,000 to run as a community-owned live music pub.The musician and host of BBC Two’s Later… with Jools Holland has become an early supporter of the venture that will transform the Lewisham haunt into a music venue and pub that will operate under not-for-profit to safeguard its future.The Ravensbourne Arms closed in 2016 and has since remained empty.

launched a bid to raise £500,000 – offering fans in the community the opportunity to hold a stake in what would be a not-for-profit grassroots live music pub.So far, the campaign has received support from the likes of Fontaines D.C., Porridge Radio, Goat Girl, London Night Czar and DJ Amy Lame and Jools Holland among many others, hoping to see the building transformed into a “safe, inclusive, all-day space that puts the local community – the entire community, in all its glorious forms – at the