Illustration
City of Culture legacy grants announced
Bradford Culture Company has announced eight projects that will receive funding of up to £20,000. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Enterta...
Entertainment
Latest stories in this category.
Illustration
Illustration
Uncovering the West Midlands roots of Thomas the Tank Engine
It is Christopher Awdry's measles in the 1942 that led his father to create Thomas the Tank Engine. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Enter...
Illustration
TV Festival to move from Edinburgh to Manchester
The event is relocating from the Scottish capital next year in a move to "radically" cut costs. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertain...
Illustration
Dame Jilly Cooper leaves £8.5m fortune to children
Dame Jilly died after sustaining a fatal head injury in a fall at her Gloucesterhire home in 2025. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entert...
Illustration
Ticket reseller StubHub UK customers to get refunds over illegal hidden fees
The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertain...
Illustration
Ashley Cain says he's 'not proud' of sexist language
The former BBC Three presenter says he has changed since the historical tweets were posted. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertainment...
Illustration
Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction
The note from the possible kidnappers reportedly stated that they did not mean for her to die and included an apology to the family. Newsiline summarises...
Illustration
Edinburgh International Festival will be phone-free - Benedetti
The violinist, who has been festival director since 2023 says the policy has come at the request of artists and audiences. Newsiline summarises this repor...
Illustration
Music mogul Clive Davis dies at 94 leaving behind powerful imprint on industry
Clive Davis, the influential music industry mogul who fostered the careers of superstars such as Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and Alicia Keys, has d...
AI generated
Music industry titan Clive Davis, who turned artists into stars across genres, dies at 94
The music industry lost a titan on Monday. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for th...
Illustration
National Portrait Gallery display withdrawn after Churchill row
The video installation prompted a row over its claims about Churchill's role in the Bengal famine. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entert...
Illustration
Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94
Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superst...
Illustration
Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94
The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertai...
Illustration
Why was music playing during Starmer's speech?
The BBC's Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains why you might have heard something a little unusual. Newsiline summarises this report from...
Illustration
Ozzy Osbourne's concert throne to go on display
The display coincides with the anniversary of the Back to the Beginning concert on 5 July. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertainment...
Illustration
Johnny Marr to auction guitars he played with The Smiths and Billie Eilish
The Smiths musician says he's selling his collection to stop his studio from becoming a museum. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertain...
Illustration
Toy Story 5 scores record opening weekend for franchise
The film's opening is a return to form for Disney and Pixar after facing notable challenges in recent years. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC New...
Illustration
The BTS fans losing thousands as scammers cash in on comeback tour ticket war
As ticket demand outstrips supply by a ratio of 15 to one, desperate fans have become easy targets. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Enter...
AI generated
12 rising musicians advance to ABC Young Performers Awards semi-finals
12 young musicians including pianists, string players, saxophonists and more will compete in the live performance round for the ABC Young Performers Award...
Illustration
Sunny TRNSMT swaps ponchos for water bottles ahead of Lewis Capaldi closer
Fans saw performances from former Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards and BBC Introducing Artist of the Year Jacob Alon. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
Illustration
France bans alcohol consumption at music festival events under red headwave alert
The annual Fête de la Musique celebrations draw millions to the streets but the most serious heatwave warnings have been issued for 35 of the country's de...
Illustration
Country music fan Kane leaves Ella Langley gig early to make curfew
Harry Kane and Dan Burn were among the England players at a concert of US country music star Ella Langley, but had to leave early to make their curfew. Ne...
Illustration
Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty announce they are expecting first child
The news comes six months after Gordon Ramsay's daughter and the Olympic champion married in a star-studded ceremony at Bath Abbey. Newsiline summarises t...
Illustration
France bans alcohol at music festival events amid heatwave alert
France takes additional measures as millions gear up for Fete de la Musique amid punishing temperatures. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsche We...
Illustration
Beetlejuice the Musical's Australian run ends early
Beetlejuice the Musical is calling curtains early on its Australian run, citing high operational costs. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Aus...
Illustration
Megastars bring new life to 'aging' country music
The country music genre has grown in popularity since the pandemic, spawning huge hits and an equally huge following in 2026 that nobody saw coming. Newsi...
Illustration
Japanese pop group XG went from brutal five year training to global pop stars
The Japanese pop group have become global stars, after being recruited before they were teenagers. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entert...
Illustration
Dragon Boat Festival links modern Chinese cultures to ancient traditions
The holiday, over 2,000 years old, is known for its sporting events, but its origins are rooted in history and beliefs about health and harmony with natur...
Illustration
Anticipation (and rain clouds) build as TRNSMT festival becomes Scotland fan zone
The music festival, which attracts tens of thousands of music fans, will be turned into a massive fan zone for the Scotland match. Newsiline summarises th...
Illustration
Live music inquiry told music lessons 'not accessible' in rural towns
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into the state of live music has heard concerns about a lack of music education in schools and the knock-on effect on future e...
Illustration
Jack Savoretti on 'leaning into a midlife crisis'
The singer reflects on 20 years as a musician and how moving to Oxfordshire helped his music. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertainme...
Illustration
Tay Keith, producer who worked with Travis Scott and Drake, found dead
The Grammy-nominated Memphis rap producer was behind hits by Eminem, Beyoncé, Drake and Cardi B. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertai...
AI generated
Andrew Lloyd Webber on the creative process behind his acclaimed musicals
One of the biggest hits on Broadway right now is a reimagined version of "Cats," the legendary musical about a tribe of felines. Newsiline summarises this...
Illustration
Tragedy meets 'social realism' in Welsh-language film hailed a 'sensation'
Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Entertainment &am...
Illustration
No princesses, no musical numbers: How Toy Story changed children's cinema
The multi-billion-dollar franchise has overcome rewrites, accidental deletions and generations of changing tastes to bring Toy Story 5 to cinemas in 2026....
Illustration
London Museum Smithfield site to open in November
The building will become a new home for Banksy's piranhas and the UK's oldest hand-written document. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Ente...