Ed Sheeran is unhappy his vocals have been used on a Band Aid 40th anniversary single, claiming the initiative perpetuates "damaging stereotypes" of Africa.
Female pianists are to be favoured over men, according to the rules of a leading piano competition under which judges are instructed to "consider" picking a woman "in the case of a tie".
Is corporate music making us more compliant? In the 1960s, the music led to the money, says James Alexander. Since then, the money has been making the music to the same four chords, and it's all been downhill.
"I am the very model of a modern Surgeon-General; I’ve information critical, sensational and terrible; It’s not entirely accurate or even vaguely credible; I feed it to the press who make it all nicely indelible..."
One NHS nurse urged lockdown-sceptic musical Scotch Egg to tour because "it's funny but it's also important. More people need to see it". Another NHS worker thanked the cast for telling the story "that we couldn't tell".
Described by the Telegraph's Neil McCormick as "smart and funny", anti-lockdown musical Scotch Egg is running at the Playground Theatre in London May 4th-7th, 7.30pm each evening plus an extra 3pm Saturday show.
Jonny Smith, co-writer of lockdown musical Scotch Egg, got in touch after listening to the most recent episode of London Calling and hearing the title of the closing number come up: "You can't be too careful."
Scotch Egg is a hilarious new musical running this weekend in London which joyfully mocks the powerful and the tragic absurdities of lockdown.
The English Touring Opera faces a backlash after sacking nearly half its members in the interests of 'prioritising diversity'.
People who have had the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, or no vaccine at all, are to be barred from upcoming Bruce Springsteen concerts in New York.
