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“We’d just left this gig where I’d given a speech about the Alabama abortion ban and people were gonna shoot me”: The 1975’s Matty Healy on the song he wrote about the time the band were chased out of Alabama

The alt-pop quartet wrote their punky anthem People in response to the state’s abortion band in 2019

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The 1975'S Matty Healy Engaged To Model Gabbriette Bechtel

The 1975's Matty Healy and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged, with fans eagerly anticipating details of their upcoming nuptials.

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“Why Are We Supporting Her?“: Fans Outraged Taylor Swift’s Album Appears To Defend Matty Healy

Following the release of her latest album, Swifties wondered why she would dedicate so much album space to Matty, with one saying, “All that for an album about Matty Healy.” The post “Why Are We Supporting Her?“: Fans Outraged Taylor Swift’s Album Appears To Defend Matty Healy first appeared on…

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Taylor Swift: What her lyrics say about Matty Healy and Joe Alwyn

What do the lyrics on Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department tell us about her relationships with Alwyn and Healy?

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Charli XCX is Engaged to The 1975's George Daniel, and She Totally Manifested It

“I want to be wifed up,” she said in no uncertain terms in an interview earlier this year.

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Malaysia threatens to stop Coldplay gig hours before showtime

Malaysia introduced ‘kill switch’ for live performances after The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy kissed male bandmate onstage

The Independent UK

Matty Healy says it’s an ‘outrage’ that The 1975 didn’t receive a Grammy nomination

Manchester band released ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ in October 2022 days after the eligibility period for the 2024 Grammys opened

The Independent UK

Matty Healy defends Malaysia kiss in 10-minute speech at The 1975 concert in Dallas

‘Liberals are so fond of saying ‘silence causes violence, use your platform’ – so we did that’

The Independent UK

Matty Healy apologises for controversial behaviour and pledges to ‘do better’ during The 1975 concert

The 1975 frontman has faced numerous controversies in recent months

The Independent UK

The 1975 ‘are not breaking up’: Matty Healy reassures fans after ‘indefinite hiatus’ comments

Healy previously told live audience that the band were going on ‘indefinite hiatus’ after current world tour

The Independent UK

Matty Healy says The 1975 will go on ‘indefinite shows hiatus’ after world tour ends

Matty Healy has announced that The 1975 will go on an “indefinite hiatus” after their tour ends next year.

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The Independent UK

Matty Healy says The 1975 will go on ‘indefinite hiatus’ after current tour ends

British band’s ‘Still… At Their Very Best’ tour is scheduled to conclude in March 2024

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift spokesperson comments on rumours that The 1975’s Matty Healey features on 1989 re-release

Reports had emerged claiming the two ‘exes’ had reunited for a collaboration on the ‘Anti-Hero’ singer’s new album

Louder

Reading Festival 2023 showed that when Matty Healy tones down his nonsense, The 1975 remain a top tier live band

Low on controversy and high on great songs, this is the kind of 1975 set we need in our lives

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Reading Festival 2023: Set times and how to watch acts on TV

Reading Festival 2023 will see the likes of Billie Eilish, Foals and The 1975 take to the main stage

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The Independent UK

The 1975 in talks with Malaysian festival over £2m demand for Matty Healy’s LGBT+ rant

Frontman Matt Healy kissed bassist Ross MacDonald while criticising country’s anti-LGBT+ laws

The Independent UK

The 1975 ordered to pay £2m after band ‘breaks contract’ with same-sex kiss at Malaysia show

Frontman Matty Healy kissed bandmate on stage in protest against country’s anti-LGBT+ laws

Evening Standard

The 1975 ordered to pay £2million in damages over Malaysian festival protest

Future Sound Asia (FSA), organisers of the Good Vibes festival, said the band had breached its contract with the festival

The Independent UK

Malaysia organizer seeks $2.7 million from British band whose gay kiss got a music festival canceled

The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking $2.7 million in losses from British band The 1975 over a breach of contract

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The 1975 must pay Good Vibes festival promoters two million pounds by August 14 or face court action

Malaysian festival promoters demand two million pounds in damages from The 1975 after Matty Healy's anti-government rant in defence of LGBTQ+ rights causes event to be shut down

Evening Standard

The 1975’s Matty Healy feared jail time after Malaysia LGBTQ+ stunt

After Healy kissed his bandmate on stage, the group were banned from the country, where homosexuality is illegal

The Independent UK

Music festival threatens legal action against The 1975

Kuala Lumpur-based festival was cancelled following frontman Matty Healy’s actions

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