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The gallery describes the pop star as "one of the defining cultural figures of her generation".
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July 5, 2026Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government
The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.
April 18, 2026Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments
The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.
April 17, 2026Hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa, dies aged 67
The Bronx born rapper's global hit Planet Rock is credited with shaping hip-hop in the 1980s.
April 10, 2026BTS turned millions on to K-pop. But now it's caught between Korea and the world
It boils down to a single, loaded question: Is BTS straying from K-pop in trying to woo the world?
April 8, 2026BTS is back: Anti-drone systems and 260,000 fans as world's biggest band returns
RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook will perform together for the first time since October 2022.
March 19, 2026How did Oscar winner Kpop Demon Hunters win hearts the world over?
We find out how the award-winning, demon-busting crooners have cast a spell world over.
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Firm behind one of UK's biggest comedy festivals folds
The festival has taken place for more than three decades The company that ran one of the UK's biggest comedy festivals has ceased trading. The directors of Big Difference Company - which ran Leicest
Charli XCX photo purchased by National Portrait Gallery
The portrait goes on display from today A portrait of the pop star Charli XCX has been added to the National Portrait Gallery's collection - the same week she is aiming for her second number one albu
Teddy Afro Returns With 18-track Album ‘Etorica’ After Nine-year Silence
Mintesinot Nigussie Tewodros Kassahun Germamo, better known as Teddy Afro, has released *Etorica*, a long-awaited 18-track album that marks his return to full-length projects after nearly a decade aw
Kanye West concert in Poland will be cancelled, venue says
WARSAW, April 17 (Reuters) – A Polish stadium said on Friday that it will cancel a concert by U.S. rapper Kanye West days after he postponed a show in France amid a furore over his past antisemitic
Hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa, dies aged 67
Afrika Bambaataa, one of the founding figures of hip-hop culture, has died at the age of 67, the Hip Hop Alliance has confirmed. In a statement, the organisation said Bambaataa helped shape a "global
BTS is back: Anti-drone systems and 260,000 fans as world's biggest band returns
The historic heart of South Korea's capital is bracing itself for what may well be the year's biggest event: the return of the world's most successful band in recent years, BTS. Some 260,000 people a
How did Oscar winner Kpop Demon Hunters win hearts the world over?
Kpop Demon Hunters has won best animated film at the Oscars on Sunday evening - the latest in a growing list of accolades for the movie that has swept the world since it was released last summer. At