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Stevie Wonder’s Superstition is UK’s top Motown track

Stevie Wonder’s hit Superstition has topped the chart of the most popular Motown tracks of all time in the UK. The 1972 single beat classics by the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and the Temptations. The list of the top 100 Motown tracks was compiled by the Official Chart Company based on all time downloads and streams. “I ...

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Ariana Grande ‘overwhelmed’ on return to Manchester at Pride

Ariana Grande told fans she was “overwhelmed” and “so nervous” as she was welcomed back to Manchester for the first time since the 2017 terror attack and subsequent benefit concert. The crowd chanted her name during her set at Manchester Pride on Sunday. Armed police patrolled outside the event, which came two years after a suicide bomber killed 22 people ...

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Jay-Z called ‘cold-blooded’ over NFL deal

Jay-Z’s decision to partner with the NFL has been described as “cold-blooded”. Mark Geragos – the lawyer of American football player Colin Kaepernick – told ABC News that the deal “crosses the intellectual picket line”. Last week, the NFL announced that Jay-Z and his label Roc Nation had teamed up with the league for entertainment events and to promote social ...

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Dwayne Johnson reclaims highest paid actor title

Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor of the last year, according to the latest annual rankings from Forbes. He climbed from his number two placing last year – despite his $89.4m (£73.6m) earnings actually being less than the $119m (£98.1m) he made in 2018. Last year’s number one actor George Clooney has dropped out of the top 10. That’s because ...

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Ed Sheeran breaks U2’s tour record

Ed Sheeran has thanked his fans after breaking a tour record set by U2. The singer-songwriter’s Divide tour will be officially the biggest, most attended and highest grossing of all time when he plays in Germany later. He wrote on Instagram: “Thanks so much for each and every one of you who have come to a show. 12 shows left, ...

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Strictly Come Dancing: First crop of celebs are revealed

Former England goalkeeper David James, EastEnders actress Emma Barton, comedian Chris Ramsey and YouTuber Saffron Barker will compete on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. Three appeared on The One Show on Wednesday night in a reveal featuring last year’s winner Stacey Dooley. Barker was announced as the fourth on Heart Radio’s breakfast show earlier. James said he was ...

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Greta Thunberg writes essay for 1975 album

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has recorded an essay about climate change for The 1975’s new album, Notes on a Conditional Form. In the essay, which she recites over ambient music from the Manchester band, Thunberg calls for “civil disobedience” and says “it is time to rebel”. “There are no grey areas when it comes to survival,” she adds on the ...

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Michael Palin to have heart surgery

Comedian and broadcaster Sir Michael Palin is to have surgery to fix a “leaky valve” in his heart. The Monty Python member discovered a problem with his mitral valve – a small flap that stops blood flowing the wrong way around the heart – five years ago. It had not affected his general fitness until earlier this year, he said. ...

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