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‘A cauldron of people with their tops off!’ Goldie, Estelle, Courtney Pine, Flo and more pick great moments in Black British music

For its inaugural show, the V&A’s east London outpost is celebrating 125 years of Black music-making in Britain. We asked top performers to pick their favourite exhibit

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Olivia Dean stole the show and took home 3 prizes at the MOBO Awards 2026

Olivia Dean took home the most prizes at the MOBOs this year, earning three in total, as she continues her decent to the top.

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Olivia Dean sweeps three major awards at Mobo Awards 30th anniversary in Manchester

Dean was honoured with Song of the Year for her single ‘Man I Need’, Album of the Year for ‘The Art of Loving’ and Best Female Act

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Olivia Dean wins big at Mobo awards with victories in three categories

London singer continues her awards ceremony dominance as she wins song and album of the year gongs and is named best female act

Evening Standard

Olivia Dean leads the way with three wins at 2026 Mobo awards

Other winners include Raye for video of the year, Central Cee for best hip-hop act and Ezra Collective in jazz category

The Guardian - UK

Six great reads: tradwives v radwives, hollowed-out London and the last musical genius?

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days

The Guardian - UK

‘You can’t wear gold without diamonds!’ Hip-hop legend Slick Rick on bling, British roots and his 26-year break

He is the rapper’s rapper, adored by Jay-Z, and once called ‘the most beautiful thing to happen to hip-hop’. So why has he taken so long to release his new album? And can we please see his diamond-crusted Virgin Mary medallion?

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Slick Rick returns after 26 years with 'Victory' album and proves hip-hop storytelling still reigns

Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading

The Independent UK

Josh Allen's Touching Shoutout During MVP Speech Brought Bills Employee to Tears

A special shoutout during Josh Allen's MVP speech brought a Buffalo Bills employee to tears.

Sports Illustrated

‘Given hip-hop’s roots in New York, the chance to tell this story in this city is very special’

The American Museum of Natural History plays a blinder with ‘Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry’, a cultural trip through jewellery design

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Biden to announce new Chinese tariffs; Michael Cohen returns to the stand

President Biden will announce tariffs on $18 million of Chinese imports. Trump's lawyers will cross-examine Michael Cohen today in the former president's hush money trial.

WEKU

Hip-hop legends a ‘F.O.R.C.E’ to be reckoned with at United Center show

LL Cool J, The Roots, Common, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip, Rakim, Common, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in grand style.

Chicago Sun-Times

De La Soul on their belated streaming debut: ‘It felt like we were being erased from history’

Speaking before the death of founder member Trugoy the Dove, Posdnuos and Maseo answer your questions on playing Glastonbury, working with MF Doom and and utilising the power of an infectious laugh

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