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Liverpool is hosting a huge Eurovision festival part on behalf of last year’s winners Ukraine. (Getty Images)

Eurovision announces two-week festival for Liverpool

The likes of Ed Sheeran and Adele have reportedly declined an invitation to perform at the coronation concert. (Getty Images)
The likes of Ed Sheeran and Adele have reportedly declined an invitation to perform at the coronation concert. (Getty Images)

Snoop Dogg puts his name forward for King Charles’ Coronation concert

(L-R) James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson of ‘Busted’ announce their 2016 Arena Tour at Soho Hotel on November 10, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
(L-R) James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson of ‘Busted’ announce their 2016 Arena Tour at Soho Hotel on November 10, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

The songs Busted could - and should - play during Greatest Hits tour

Taylor Swift has plenty of songs to choose from for her ongoing ‘The Eras Tour’ - but which ones is she most likely to add to her setlist? Credit: Getty Images
Taylor Swift has plenty of songs to choose from for her ongoing ‘The Eras Tour’ - but which ones is she most likely to add to her setlist? Credit: Getty Images

Analysis Which songs could Taylor Swift add to her ‘The Eras Tour’ setlist?

Swift has confirmed she will be playing a different ‘special song’ for every show on ‘The Eras Tour’. Credit: Getty Images
Swift has confirmed she will be playing a different ‘special song’ for every show on ‘The Eras Tour’. Credit: Getty Images

Every surprise song Taylor Swift has played on ‘The Eras Tour’ so far

Mae Muller is representing the UK at the Eurovision song contest. (Getty Images)
Mae Muller is representing the UK at the Eurovision song contest. (Getty Images)

UK cinemas have released tickets for Eurovision grand finale

South Korean girl group Red Velvet perform at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards in Seoul on January 27, 2022. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
South Korean girl group Red Velvet perform at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards in Seoul on January 27, 2022. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

K-pop group Red Velvet announce London gig in 2023 R to V world tour

Jason Manford
Jason Manford

Explainer Full list of numbers to be performed in The Big Night of Musicals

Sir Elton John performs on stage as American Express present BST Hyde Park at Hyde Park on June 24, 2022 in London (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Sir Elton John performs on stage as American Express present BST Hyde Park at Hyde Park on June 24, 2022 in London (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Songs Elton John could play at his Liverpool shows this week

The Proms at The Royal Albert Hall
The Proms at The Royal Albert Hall

The BBC has suspended its decision to scrap its choir

Every song Ed Sheeran performed on first night of his mini-UK tour

(Photo: Instagram/@saliva)
(Photo: Instagram/@saliva)

Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny dies after brain haemorrhage age 59

Singer-songwriter Self Esteem, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, performing at the Forwards Festival in Bristol. Picture date: Sunday September 4, 2022. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Singer-songwriter Self Esteem, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, performing at the Forwards Festival in Bristol. Picture date: Sunday September 4, 2022. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Radio 1’s Big Weekend tickets go on sale - here’s how to get yours

Hanson are joining Busted on tour. (Credit: Getty Images)
Hanson are joining Busted on tour. (Credit: Getty Images)

Hanson set to join Busted as support for anniversary tour

Noel Gallagher has said he will “never say never” to an Oasis reunion. (Credit: Getty Images)
Noel Gallagher has said he will “never say never” to an Oasis reunion. (Credit: Getty Images)

'He's got my number': Noel Gallagher ignites Oasis reunion rumours

Wet Leg on stage during the Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)
Wet Leg on stage during the Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)

Wet Leg praise Teenage Cancer Trust at Royal Albert Hall performance

Charlie Simpson was the winner of The Masked Singer. (Getty Images)
Charlie Simpson was the winner of The Masked Singer. (Getty Images)

Busted announce band reunion and 2023 Greatest Hits tour

A number of popular Bollywood hits have been removed from Spotify including Bana Le from the film Bhediya. (Getty Images)
A number of popular Bollywood hits have been removed from Spotify including Bana Le from the film Bhediya. (Getty Images)

Bollywood fans slam Spotify for removing hundreds of songs

Fans leave flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the XXXTentacion Funeral & Fan Memorial in 2018 (Photo: Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
Fans leave flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the XXXTentacion Funeral & Fan Memorial in 2018 (Photo: Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

Three men found guilty of murdering rapper XXXTentacion

Taylor Swift has kicked off her highly-anticipated ‘The Eras Tour’.
Taylor Swift has kicked off her highly-anticipated ‘The Eras Tour’.

A taste of what Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ looked like

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Explainer Taylor Swift performs 44 songs on first night of her Eras tour

The Cure's Robert Smith at Leeds First Direct Arena. Photo: Ant Longstaff
The Cure's Robert Smith at Leeds First Direct Arena. Photo: Ant Longstaff

Ticketmaster to refund The Cure fans over ‘unduly high’ fees

Printworks London. Picture: Jake Davis (instagram.com/jakephilipdavis)
Printworks London. Picture: Jake Davis (instagram.com/jakephilipdavis)

Win tickets to night of your choice at Printworks’ final season

George Ezra was forced to pull out of his show in London. (Getty Images)
George Ezra was forced to pull out of his show in London. (Getty Images)

George Ezra postpones Leeds concert due to illness

Chris Brown performs at Staples Center on October 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Chris Brown performs at Staples Center on October 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Explainer Chris Brown fans warned of low tickets ahead of next show

(Photo: ITV)
(Photo: ITV)

Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton joins Real Housewives of Cheshire

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)
Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Was Daisy Jones & The Six inspired by Fleetwood Mac?

The Genesis star has been plagued by health issues for more than a decade (Photo: Getty Images)
The Genesis star has been plagued by health issues for more than a decade (Photo: Getty Images)

Phil Collins 'much more immobile than he used to be'

Mae Muller has been chosen to represent the UK at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool (Photo: Getty Images For Bauer Media)
Mae Muller has been chosen to represent the UK at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool (Photo: Getty Images For Bauer Media)

Mae Muller’s road to stardom - from Mika’s music video to Eurovision

Mae Muller attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Mae Muller attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Mae Muller announced as UK Eurovision 2023 entrant

Singer Sam Ryder performs on behalf of The United Kingdom during the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2022.
Singer Sam Ryder performs on behalf of The United Kingdom during the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2022.

Ticketmaster ‘crashes’ as people try to buy Eurovision 2023 tickets

Julian Casablancas of The Strokes performs during the Lollapalooza Chile festival in 2022 (Photo: Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)
Julian Casablancas of The Strokes performs during the Lollapalooza Chile festival in 2022 (Photo: Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)

Haim to headline 2023 All Points East festival - ticket details

Singer Sam Ryder was runner-up at last year’s Eurovision (Image: Kim Mogg)
Singer Sam Ryder was runner-up at last year’s Eurovision (Image: Kim Mogg)

Eurovision tickets go on sale today for Liverpool event

The international music show will take place at the 11,000-capacity Liverpool Arena in May. Picture: BBC/Eurovision/PA Wire
The international music show will take place at the 11,000-capacity Liverpool Arena in May. Picture: BBC/Eurovision/PA Wire

Eurovision 2023 entries: full list of confirmed singers and songs

Blue Monday is now 40 years old (image: Getty Images)
Blue Monday is now 40 years old (image: Getty Images)

Blue Monday turns 40 - how New Order are marking track’s anniversary

Singer Ed Sheeran with his wife Cherry Seaborn.
Singer Ed Sheeran with his wife Cherry Seaborn.

Ed Sheeran’s relationship timeline with Cherry Seaborn

Bono onstage at Wembley Stadium in 2009 as part of U2’s “360 degree” world tour (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)
Bono onstage at Wembley Stadium in 2009 as part of U2’s “360 degree” world tour (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)

Huge Live Aid-style benefit concert for Ukraine to be held this summer

Gary Rossington performing in California in 2014
Gary Rossington performing in California in 2014

Gary Rossington: Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member dead at 71

Ken Bruce wore the massive responsibility of his BBC Radio 2 show lightly (image: Getty Images)
Ken Bruce wore the massive responsibility of his BBC Radio 2 show lightly (image: Getty Images)

BBC Radio 2 reveals how it will replace Ken Bruce’s PopMaster

John Peel Stage (left) and John Peel (right)
John Peel Stage (left) and John Peel (right)

Glastonbury to rename John Peel Stage after nearly 20 years

A family with a baby wearing ear defenders on his fathers shoulders watch Hacienda Classical on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival 2017 (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
A family with a baby wearing ear defenders on his fathers shoulders watch Hacienda Classical on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival 2017 (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Glastonbury has confirmed its ‘23 headliners - can you take your baby?

Glastonbury 2023 headliners Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John. Picture: Getty Images/ NationalWorld Graphics team
Glastonbury 2023 headliners Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John. Picture: Getty Images/ NationalWorld Graphics team

Glastonbury reveals all-male headliners for 2023 edition of festival

Festivalgoers enjoy the sun and warm weather as they attend Glastonbury 2022 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Festivalgoers enjoy the sun and warm weather as they attend Glastonbury 2022 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

As Glastonbury confirms its lineup, our top tips for securing tickets

The album Aurora by Daisy Jones & The Six, a vinyl record falling out of the album sleeve (Credit: Amazon Prime Video)
The album Aurora by Daisy Jones & The Six, a vinyl record falling out of the album sleeve (Credit: Amazon Prime Video)

Daisy Jones & The Six: a guide to all the original music from the show

Tickets for the last Glastonbury festival sold out in under 30 minutes (Pic: AFP via Getty Images)
Tickets for the last Glastonbury festival sold out in under 30 minutes (Pic: AFP via Getty Images)

Tickets to Glastonbury 2023 have been selling out in record speed

Ed Sheeran has enjoyed a glittering career in the British music scene. (Getty Images)
Ed Sheeran has enjoyed a glittering career in the British music scene. (Getty Images)

Ed Sheeran’s albums in order - from Plus to Subtract

Pulp (left to right) Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Steve Mackey and Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, with the award for Outstanding Song Collection during the 62nd Annual Ivor Novello Music Awards at Grosvenor House in London. Mackey, the bass guitarist of Britpop band Pulp, has died aged 56.
Pulp (left to right) Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Steve Mackey and Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, with the award for Outstanding Song Collection during the 62nd Annual Ivor Novello Music Awards at Grosvenor House in London. Mackey, the bass guitarist of Britpop band Pulp, has died aged 56.

Pulp announce bassist Steve Mackey has died aged 56

Singer Ed Sheeran with his wife Cherry Seaborn.
Singer Ed Sheeran with his wife Cherry Seaborn.

Ed Sheeran ‘felt like he was drowning’ after wife’s tumour diagnosis

Ed Sheeran has announced a five date UK and European tour. (Getty Images)
Ed Sheeran has announced a five date UK and European tour. (Getty Images)

Ed Sheeran announces surprise UK tour ahead of new album

(Photo: Connect Festival)
(Photo: Connect Festival)

Edinburgh’s Connect Festival to return with family-friendly focus

Justin Bieber officially cancels remaining dates of Justice world tour

Billie Eilish performing at Manchester’s AO Arena in June 2022 (Photo: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images for Live Nation UK)
Billie Eilish performing at Manchester’s AO Arena in June 2022 (Photo: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images for Live Nation UK)

More than 80 new acts have been added to Reading and Leeds 2023

Sabrina Carpenter performed her song “Nonsense” for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge last week (Photo: Getty Images for dcp)
Sabrina Carpenter performed her song “Nonsense” for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge last week (Photo: Getty Images for dcp)

BBC edits YouTube video of Sabrina Carpenter’s Live Lounge performance

Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys performs (Photo by Santiago Bluguermann/Getty Images)
Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys performs (Photo by Santiago Bluguermann/Getty Images)

Explainer Arctic Monkeys fans spot shake up to setlist for first shows in 2023

Black Veil Brides. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Black Veil Brides. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Black Veil Brides setlist for UK tour confirmed ahead of London gig

Yungblud. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Audacy)
Yungblud. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Audacy)

Fans warned of ‘low’ tickets for Yungblud tour ahead of Wembley show

The Weeknd have released a remix of their 2016 hit Die For You featuring Ariana Grande (Photo: Getty Images)
The Weeknd have released a remix of their 2016 hit Die For You featuring Ariana Grande (Photo: Getty Images)

The Weeknd and Ariana Grande release ‘Die For You’ remix

JLS are returning for a huge tour of UK and Ireland. (Getty Images
JLS are returning for a huge tour of UK and Ireland. (Getty Images

JLS are reuniting for a 15-date tour of UK and Ireland

Kelly Jones performing live with Stereophonics at V Festival 2010 (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Kelly Jones performing live with Stereophonics at V Festival 2010 (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Kelly Jones’ new band to make festival debut at Black Deer in Kent

Rina Sawayama could be the UK’s Eurovision entry this year
Rina Sawayama could be the UK’s Eurovision entry this year

Rina Sawayama teases involvement with Eurovision 2023 in TikTok video

Damon Albarn (left) and Graham Coxon of Blur on the Pyramid Stage during Glastonbury Festival 2009 (Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Damon Albarn (left) and Graham Coxon of Blur on the Pyramid Stage during Glastonbury Festival 2009 (Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

Blur have announced a second 2023 Wembley Stadium reunion gig

Graham Norton is returning for Eurovision 2023. (Getty Images)
Graham Norton is returning for Eurovision 2023. (Getty Images)

Ted Lasso star among additions to BBC presenting team for Eurovision

(Photos: ITV/Getty Images)
(Photos: ITV/Getty Images)

Charlie Simpson’s bandmates guessed he was Rhino ‘within two seconds’

The Masked Singer judges Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross (Photo: ITV)
The Masked Singer judges Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross (Photo: ITV)

The Masked Singer winner revealed as Rhino is unmasked

Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Lee Mack, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross judging The Masked Singer 2023 finale (Credit: ITV)
Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Lee Mack, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross judging The Masked Singer 2023 finale (Credit: ITV)

Three mystery celebs battle it out to win The Masked Singer final

Phoenix in the Masked Singer finale, flanked by fireworks (Credit: ITV)
Phoenix in the Masked Singer finale, flanked by fireworks (Credit: ITV)

Explainer Here’s what The Masked Singer winner will get for lifting ITV crown

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Paul O’Grady in June 2022 (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
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