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Stormy has been announced as the headline act for Boardmasters Festival 2024.

Everything you need to know about Boardmasters Festival 2024

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is available now

Spotify Wrapped: How to find yours as 2023 feature released

Organisers prepare for Saturday's Ashby Folville Winter Fair

Ashby Folville Winter Fair returns for 2023

Holly Humberstone announces massive Spring 2024 UK tour - how to buy tickets & presale details

Holly Humberstone announces biggest UK tour to date - buy tickets

Kylie Minogue - Credit: Getty

Kylie Minogue announces Las Vegas residency - how to get tickets

Sinead O’Connor

Famous faces pay touching tributes to Sinead O’Connor after death

‘Don’t Stare At The Sun’: Dominic Fike announces first-ever UK tour - how to buy tickets

Dominic Fike announces first-ever UK tour - how to buy tickets

Elton John performs during his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour

Glastonbury: Four special guests to join Elton John Performance

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Eras tour

Taylor Swift becomes Guiness World Record holder - again

Sting has warned that the music industry will face a “battle” with AI in the coming years

Sting says music will ‘battle’ with AI in next few years

Lil Yachty announces ‘The Field Trip’ tour including UK shows: how to buy tickets & presale details

Lil Yachty announces ‘The Field Trip’ tour including UK shows

Following on from the success of his psych-rock LP ‘Let’s Start Here’ , Lil Yachts has announced a tour...

Upper Broughton Art Show returns this weekend

Artists and sculptors to show off their work at Upper Broughton Art Show

Katy Perry at the coronation of King Charles III

Coronation Concert: Katy Perry's links to the royal family

Linda Lewis has died aged 72

Linda Lewis dies: tributes pour in for 72 year-old singer

English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush at her family's home in East Wickham, London, 26th September 1978. (Photo by Chris Moorhouse/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 inductees revealed

Coronation concert stage

BBC unveil stage images ahead of King Charles coronation concert

Enter Shikari announce 2024 UK arena tour: how to buy tickets & presale details

Enter Shikari announce huge UK tour - full details

Capital Summertime Ball 2023: Line-up including Lewis Capaldi, Anne Marie & Tom Grennan

Capital announce Summertime Ball 2023 line-up

The Proclaimers taken off King’s coronation playlist

The app appears to be down and struggling with connectivity issues

Spotify down: users experience problems with music streaming platform

Spotify Pie Chart allows music-lovers to visualise their monthly listening habits

How to use Spotify Pie tool to discover your monthly listening habits

Orchestras from the UK and Canada will unite as the Coronation Orchestra for the coronation of King Charles III

All the new music and performers for King Charles’ coronation ceremony

This is the pub reportedly owned by Banksy

Take a look at a pub reportedly owned by Banksy

Rita Ora is among the artists who will perform at the Eurovision semi-finals

Eurovision semi-final performances revealed including Rita Ora

Diana Ross at Glastonbury.

Glastonbury named best festival in the UK

Windsor Castle

BBC confirm Coronation Concert details - when is it and how to watch

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 3?

Enjoying The Saturday's performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. (2805PG35)

Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2023: how to get tickets and full line-up

Organisers confirm artists joining the already stellar line-up for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2023 in Dundee

Project Icon BBC: Release date, contestants and judges including Jason Derulo and Becky Hill

Project Icon BBC: Release date, contestants and judges

Mae Muller is the successor to Sam Ryder as the UK entry for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool with ‘I Wrote A Song’, the first female representative in five years - Credit: Getty Images

Eurovision 2023: Mae Muller announced as UK entry on BBC Radio 2

Full list of records released for Record Store Day 2023

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

Kasabian will headline Victorious Festival 2023

Kasabian to headline Victorious Festival 2023 - how to get tickets

The legendary musician who was known for dozens of top hits including “Walk on By,” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies aged 94

Most watched NFL Super Bowl 2023 half-time performances

The Grammy Awards 2023 take place in February.

How to watch the Grammys  2023

Harry Styles will perform at Grammys Awards 2023 along with Lizzo, Sam Smith, Steve Lacy and more

Harry Styles confirmed to perform at Grammy Awards ceremony 2023

Spotify Wrapped is set to be released in Decemer

Spotify Wrapped 2022 set for release in December

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates are selling their music rights for $300 million.

Phil Collins and Genesis bandmates sell music rights for $300 million

Mariah Carey’s self titled album is one of many re-issues announced for National Album Day 2022

National Album Day 2022: the full list of re-issues being released

Six in 10 people are determined to increase their skill set and pick up new hobb...

On line auction of music lots to boost NHS Charities Together

First hand accounts of life 75 years ago after WWII

Here are some concerts you can watch and museums you can visit from home during ...

Rosemary Russell (left) discusses the artwork on show at the village hall exhibition PHOTO: Tim Williams

35th Upper Broughton Art Show was 'best ever'
Artists, sculptors and photographers from around the borough have showcased their work at a village near Melton.

Interested spectators young and old browse round the art exhibition PHOTO: Supplied

First Frisby on Show goes down well with villagers and visitors

John Otway (left) and Wild Willy Barrett, who are set to play an iconic gig at Eastwell Villlage Hall EMN-170613-135940001

Rock star John Otway chooses to play special gig in a Vale of Belvoir village ha...

Theo Wilson, sculptor John Nicholls, Dorothy Chahal, Sue Dickens and Christine Wilson at the show PHOTO: Tim Williams EMN-150110-152414001

Upper Broughton Open Art Show moves into 34th year

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Artists' exhibition comes to Melton Library