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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced his resignation as CEO of the social media company, effective immediately. Dorsey announced the news today (November 29) via a tweet, in which he announced that current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal would be taking over as CEO. “There’s a lot of talk about the importance of a company being “founder-led”. Ultimately I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. I’ve worked hard to ensure this company can break way from its founding and founders,” Dorsey said in a company-wide email that he shared on Twitter. Advertisement He then...
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Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s Christmas single is coming Friday

Ed Sheeran and Elton John have announced details of their upcoming Christmas duet. Watch the teaser below. The single, titled ‘Merry Christmas’, will be released on Friday, (December 3) and was announced by Sheeran in an interview with Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2. READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past” “Elton rang me on Christmas Day to say Merry Christmas. Elton rings me almost every single day,” Sheeran said. “He said, ‘’Step Into Christmas’ is Number 6 in the charts! I want to do another Christmas song – will you...
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Stephen Fretwell announces 2022 UK and Ireland tour dates

Stephen Fretwell has announced dates for a UK and Ireland tour in 2022 – see all the details below. The tour will kick off in Belfast on February 24, stopping off in Cardiff (March 3), Liverpool (March 5) and Newcastle (March 7) along the way. The final date will be at London’s Grand Junction on March 11. The singer-songwriter finished up a sold-out UK tour in Glasgow earlier this month, which was in support of his comeback album ‘Busy Guy‘. The new LP was Fretwell’s first in more than 13 years and followed the release of first single ‘Oval’ in March....
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Ari Lennox says she has been arrested for “reacting to a woman racially profiling me”

Ari Lennox says that she has been arrested at Amsterdam airport, after allegedly being racially profiled by a member of staff. The 30-year old R&B singer, real name is Courtney Shanade Salter, shared a series of tweets this morning (November 29), discussing the situation. It has since been reported by Reuters that Dutch military police arrested Lennox for disturbing public order. “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me,” Lennox wrote on Twitter this morning, adding: “Fuck Amsterdam security. They hate black people.” I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling...
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Teyana Taylor updates fans after being hospitalised for exhaustion

Teyana Taylor has given an update on Instagram after she was hospitalised for exhaustion on her ‘The Last Rose Petal Tour’. See her post below. READ MORE: Teyana Taylor – ‘The Album’ review: a celebration of family and a statement of self-love “Thank you for being so understanding,” Taylor wrote alongside a photo of her in hospital. “Y’all know Petunia don’t miss no shows & most importantly, know I’ve been leaving it all on tha stage for a month straight 1000%. So I am really saddened to have not been able to do the same for you last night. My...
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Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts returns to show after cancer diagnosis: “I owe the NHS my life”

BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts returned to host her Weekend Breakfast show on Saturday (November 27) following her cancer diagnosis. Last month, Roberts revealed that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer, saying that “so far the outlook is positive and I feel so lucky I can be treated”. Speaking during the show at the weekend, Roberts said: “The good news is, they found the tumour… they’ve taken it away. My body is on the mend and I am here.” Advertisement “It’s a huge testament to the skill and knowledge and level of care at the NHS. They’re...
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Watch No Rome’s intimate new video for ‘I Want U’

No Rome has shared an intimate, cinematic new video for his recent single ‘I Want U’ – check it out below. READ MORE: No Rome: “Shoegaze R&B” master designing a new world of invention and unity ‘I Want U’ was released earlier this month as the second preview of the Dirty Hit signee’s forthcoming debut album, ‘It’s All Smiles’, which is set to arrive on Friday (December 3). Discussing creating the track with producer BJ Burton, who has worked with Kanye West, Bon Iver, Charli XCX and more, Rome said: “This is the first song me and BJ worked on –...
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James Bay announces intimate shows for Independent Venue Week

James Bay will be performing some intimate solo shows as part of Independent Venue Week in early 2022. READ MORE: James Bay on new single ‘Chew On My Heart’ and “boundary breaking” album: “It’s the most positive thing I’ve ever written” The BRIT award-winning singer-songwriter will be touring grassroots music venues across the UK, with dates confirmed in England, Scotland and Wales. The ‘New Songs New Stories’ solo tour starts in Cardiff on January 24 and finishes up in Stockton on February 4. See the full dates below. “In celebration of Independent Venue Week I’ll be travelling around the UK...
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Chung Ha struggles with heartbreak in new ‘Killing Me’ music video

K-pop soloist Chung Ha has released a poignant music video for her new single ‘Killing Me’. READ MORE: Chung Ha – ‘Querencia’ review: globe-trotting pop bangers from one of K-pop’s most in-demand stars The visual follows Chung Ha as she tries to move on from a bad breakup. It opens with her seeming looking forward to a new day, before she is swept into a world of heartbreak as she is reminded of a former lover. The singer attempts to party her pain away with friends  But by the end of the video, Chung Ha ends up sitting sullenly...
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Stereophonics, The Streets and Supergrass to headline Kendal Calling 2022

Stereophonics, The Streets and Supergrass are set to headline Kendal Calling 2022 – see the full line-up for next summer’s festival below. The event will return from July 28-31 next year with its delayed 15th anniversary, after the 2021 edition of the festival was cancelled due to concerns about COVID restrictions. READ MORE: The Streets at South Facing Festival: celebratory, silly and absolutely heroic Speaking of the festival’s return, co-founders Andy Smith and Ben Robinson said: “Here we go! 2022’s festival is three years in the making – organising festivals is never easy, yet despite the false starts and...
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