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Sylvia Young dies aged 86: Tributes pour in for London stage school founder behind Amy Winehouse and Dua Lipa's careers

Her daughter, West End performer Frances Ruffelle, confirmed she passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning surrounded by family

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Amy Winehouse’s parents reunite to pay tribute to tragic singer 14 years after her death

Fourteen years after she was killed by alcohol poisoning, Amy Winehouse’s parents have reunited to pay tribute to the singer with visit to her grave.

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The Guide #200: Get Out, Breaking Bad and the pop culture that defined the 21st century so far

In this week’s newsletter: To celebrate our 200th edition, we look back at the films, shows, albums and more that mattered most over the last 25 years

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There will never be another Oasis – British culture, for better and worse, has moved on

We still have cocksure rock stars, but the gobby Gallaghers’ swaggering brand of witty mockery has gone out of style. Did we grow up – or get boring?

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“My uncle would drink, say he was possessed and run after people with knives”: Why heavy metal is turning its back on booze

Metal stardom has long been synonymous with drinking and excess. However, the genre’s musicians are giving up alcohol younger and younger. We investigate why.

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“I just do want to say that I know I can never, ever, ever, ever, ever attempt to replace or imitate Amy. I’m in awe of her”: Raye on her decision to work with Amy Winehouse producer Mark Ronson, and dealing with those inevitable comparisons

“I really just wanted to be like, ‘Do you know what? I just need to forget what anyone else is gonna say about this’”

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RAYE would 'never, ever attempt to replace or imitate the late Amy Winehouse'

RAYE has addressed comparisons with the late Amy Winehouse after working with her producer Mark Ronson.

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Can South by Southwest’s London debut recreate Austin’s star-making power?

Organisers say SXSW London will be launchpad for global superstars, but event faces competition from capital’s crowded creative scene

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From legal issues to reshoots: is the Michael Jackson biopic cursed?

A two-part film looking at the King of Pop’s career is undergoing more behind-the-scenes issues, including the problem of how to address troubling allegations

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Marisa Abela found it 'difficult' to deal with the sudden fame that came with playing Amy Winehouse

Marisa Abela had to come off social media when she played Amy Winehouse because she found the sudden fame "difficult" to deal with.

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Marisa Abela on consent, cancelled shows and playing Industry’s troubled heroine: ‘Thank God I’m not as cold-hearted as Yasmin’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor on a whirlwind few years, why intimacy coordinators matter, and watching her not-so-guilty pleasure Real Housewives

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"I’ll let y’all know how rehab is. I hear it’s super fun": Drunk on stage - our pick of music’s most legendary under-the-influence performances

Because a little dutch courage before taking to the stage never did anyone any harm. Did it?… I said ‘Did it!?!’

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19 Forgotten Hollywood Scandals That Stunned Fans

From Ben Affleck's slave-owning ancestor to Russell Crowe assaulting a hotel clerk, these celeb scandals once dominated headlines but have slipped from public memory.

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‘Cancer gave me clarity’: Industry star Marisa Abela on surviving serious illness, playing posh and on-screen nudity

She’s the breakout star of the cult banking drama who went on to play Amy Winehouse and has now been handpicked by Steven Soderbergh for his latest thriller. But at 23, a shock diagnosis changed her world

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Nick Grimshaw: ‘Getting people to talk about music is the same as talking about food. Both are full of memories’

The DJ and podcaster on taking over the 6 Music breakfast slot, coping with grief, and what he learned working as an intern at MTV

Evening Standard

Sadie Frost's insider guide to London: Bella Freud, Banya No. 1 Russian baths and supper at Lemonia

The actor and Twiggy director on where she likes to take a date — plus, she opens her little black book of favourite clothes shops in London

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‘Pallister had a cracking voice, but Parker, Keane and Irwin were hating it. All of the other lads were shuffling to the back, so I took the pressure off them’: Lee Sharpe recalls recording Man United's No.1 single

Manchester United hit the top of the pop charts in 1994 with their Come On You Reds single

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The BAFTA Film Awards: who will win and who should win?

The field is crowded this year: who will walk away with the gongs?

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The Independent UK

Cara Delevingne tears into former friend Kanye West with viral Amy Winehouse clip

Model was friends with the disgraced rapper during Kim Kardashian marriage

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Marisa Abela: ‘It took months to feel normal after playing Amy Winehouse’

INTERVIEW: The British actor, who has been nominated for an EE Bafta Rising Star award, struggled to cope with the critical reception of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic. She talks to Olivia Petter about losing weight to play the part, concerns over her nude scenes in the HBO hit ‘Industry’ –…

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30 Side By Side Shots Of Iconic Locations And The Legends Who Made Them Famous Photos By Steve Birnbaum

Steve Birnbaum, the creator of The Band Was Here, has learned the art of blending history with the present moment. The post 30 Side By Side Shots Of Iconic Locations And The Legends Who Made Them Famous Photos By Steve Birnbaum first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Brits records as 2025 nominations released: Most wins, artists never to have won, most nominations

Charli XCX hopes to win big at 2025 awards

Evening Standard

Eddie Marsan says he wants to share OBE with Bethnal Green and family

Marsan is known for playing Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch in the biopic Back To Black and villain Kenneth ‘Red’ Parker Jr in Hancock.

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I saw 80 films this year – these are my 5 best and 5 worst movies of 2024

It has been... a year. These are the films that made my top 5, and the ones that crawled to the bottom of the list.

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