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An Australian TV host has said he is “mortified” over an error that cost his network an interview with singer Adele. Matt Doran – from Channel 7 – flew from Sydney to London on 4 November to meet Adele for her only Australian interview about her new album, 30. But after admitting during it that he had not listened to ...

A nine-year-old boy placed in an induced coma after a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas, has died, a family lawyer says. Ezra Blount had been on life support in hospital due to severe brain and organ trauma since the show on 5 November. He is the youngest of 10 concertgoers to have been killed after panic ...

A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set for the 19th Century western Rust. Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot while working on the set as director of photography. She was flown to hospital by helicopter but died of her injuries. The man, 48-year-old director ...

Popular musician Slapdee has taken himself out of the running for a music award, following backlash from fans over his performances for Zambia’s former ruling party. The Patriotic Front lost power in August. Slapdee, whose real name is Mwila Musonda, has previously defended the decision to perform for officials as “business” but it appears that it did little to endear ...

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has released her first solo single, Boyz, less than a year after quitting the record-breaking girl group. Street-smart and dripping in attitude, the song is based around a hefty sample from P Diddy’s Bad Boy For Life. The release was reportedly delayed for several weeks so the hip-hop star could appear in the music ...

YouTube has removed two of R. Kelly’s channels following his sex trafficking conviction last month. The singer used his status to sexually abuse women and children over 20 years, a jury found. YouTube’s taken down RKellyTV and RKellyVevo, saying the decision is “in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines”. The singer won’t be able to create any new channels, but his music ...

Reggae legend Bob Marley has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque at the London house he lived at when he finished recording the ground-breaking album Exodus. The plaque marks where Marley lived with his band the Wailers in 1977 at 42 Oakley Street, in Chelsea. It comes after a drive to uncover more addresses of ethnic minority figures. ...

US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 74. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in the opera world. She established herself in Europe in the 1970s and made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New ...

It’s the X Factor – but not as you know it. A celebrity version of the long-running ITV talent show is hitting screens next month. The show will see 15 star acts compete to impress judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger. Celebrities taking the plunge include BBC religion editor Martin Bashir, The Chase star Jenny Ryan – aka ...

Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has said he is “made up” to have been asked to design a music-themed Blue Peter badge to mark BBC Music Day on 26 September. He said: “Music was really important to me growing up and I hope this badge will inspire more kids to get into it.” The multi-coloured new badge features the Blue Peter ...