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The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics

You hear the word ‘empathy’ a lot when people talk about our next prime minister. I can see why, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Sing when you’re winning: the 20 greatest songs about football – ranked!

As World Cup fever begins, we go beyond terrace chants and team anthems to look at footy-mad songwriting, from Cardiff rap to Zimbabwean rumbira ... and Rod Stewart

The Guardian - UK

Billy Bragg and Sajid Javid urge public to reject ‘hateful division’ this St George’s Day

The singer and former Conservative MP are supporting a new campaign encouraging English people to celebrate what they share in common

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Together Alliance march: Thousands to protest against far right in London - all you need to know

A host of celebrities are joining a massive march and rally against the far right on Saturday

Evening Standard

Billy Bragg calls for big turnout at London march against far right

Musician urges public to send clear message at what is expected to be UK’s biggest ever multicultural rally

The Guardian - UK

‘Even Beyoncé is still learning’: 10 expert tips on how to become more musical

Listen to an album each morning, pick an easy instrument, don’t be afraid to write bad songs … you’ve got this!

The Guardian - UK

Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate

Billy Bragg, Caroline Lucas and Kojo Koram among those encouraging people to share cultural artefacts

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Fontaines D.C., Lambrini Girls, Geese, Kneecap, Billy Bragg and more donate vinyl to Records For Palestine online raffle to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians

Thirty record labels and more than 200 artists donate records for online draw

Louder

Bruce Springsteen’s angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way

The star’s urgent and to-the-point protest song is not subtle about its target and right now that’s why it works so well

The Guardian - US

"There were bloody footprints where mercy should have stood.And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets, Alex Pretti and Renee Good." Bruce Springsteen releases moving anti-ICE protest song Streets of Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen rush-releases song "in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis"

Louder

‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music

A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan stepped in

The Guardian - UK

PinkPantheress, Billy Bragg, Jamie Cullum and more to spill hitmaking secrets at Anti Social Camp

Songwriting workshop festival makes UK debut this November

MusicRadar

Starmer banks on £150bn investment to placate critics of Trump state visit

Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firms

The Guardian - UK

Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla

Hundred Year Hunger – which has a chorus in Arabic – has been released by the British protest singer to coincide with a humanitarian aid flotilla heading for Gaza

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Can any club match Liverpool’s impressive run of top-eight finishes?

Plus: which club have won the greatest variety of finals at Wembley? And more footballers as song titles

The Guardian - UK

‘He wrote five songs about washing dishes!’ The lost Woody Guthrie gems rescued by AI

He sang about love, injustice, Einstein – and his landlord Fred Trump, father of Donald, ending up in hell. As a trove of Guthrie tracks resurfaces, his daughter Nora remembers the penner of ‘hard-hitting songs for hard-hit people’

The Guardian - UK

‘Billy Bragg makes me cry’: Will Best’s honest playlist

The Big Brother presenter spent his pocket money on Babylon Zoo and was wowed by the Streets, but which grime banger did he butcher at karaoke?

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2025: Full lineup and stage times today including Rod Stewart and Olivia Rodrigo

Fans can now work out any clashes between sets, and which stages their favourite artists are playing

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Charting protest pop: How music can bring about change

The 1980s was a period of profound popularity for political pop. Now, 40 years later, it’s what we desperately need again

Evening Standard

Billy Bragg says open letter from music stars defending Kneecap ‘lacks nuance’

The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command is investigating two videos, one of which allegedly shows the band calling for the deaths of MPs.

Louder

“I was on my way to Vegas to marry a French boy, who was asleep on my lap, and I was listening to this song thinking, I'm living the dream. Then he woke up and said, I can't marry you.” Du Blonde on the eight songs that changed her life

From Joni Mitchell to David Bowie via Billy Bragg, Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa, here are eight songs that made Du Blonde the bold and brilliant artist that she is

The Guardian - UK

Anti-racism campaigner’s London book events cancelled amid threat of far-right violence

Freedom of speech groups alarmed after events to promote book by Hope Not Hate employee are called off

The Guardian - UK

The one thing these Euros lacked was a true underdog. Enter Georgia

In today’s Euro 2024 Daily: Georgia make it to the last 16

The Independent UK

Glastonbury Festival 2024 lineup, set times and clashfinder for each stage

Fans can now work out any tricky clashes between sets, and which stages their favourite artists are playing

TechRadar

How to watch Glastonbury 2024 — confirmed lineup, guide, news

Here's how to watch Glastonbury 2024 for free from anywhere, with Avril Lavigne and the one and only Cyndi Lauper set to perform at Worthy Farm's festival of the summer too.

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