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Billy Bragg rewrites lyrics to Oliver Anthony’s viral ‘right-wing anthem’

English singer and activist put a pro-union spin on country artist’s lyrics

The Independent UK

Billy Bragg releases pro-unionisation response song to viral country hit Rich Men North of Richmond

The British songwriter and labour rights advocate took aim at Oliver Anthony’s viral US country hit, urging people to join unions

The Guardian - UK

‘I had to move my tent for Janis Joplin’s helicopter!’ Glastonbury stars on their most surprising festival moments

Debbie Harry, Alison Goldfrapp, Candi Staton, Billy Bragg and others look back at festival experiences they’ll never forget – including getting stuck in the mud and yearning to take off their clothes

The Guardian - UK

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BBC removes Billy Nomates clip on Twitter Glastonbury post after online abuse

The musician, who real named is Tor Maries, asked for the clip posted by Radio 6 Music to be taken down after she took to the Park Stage on Friday.

Evening Standard

Glastonbury star pleads BBC to remove footage amid vile trolls' mocking comments

Billy NoMates has received swathes of support from fans and fellow singers - including Billy Bragg - after an outpour of online abuse.

Daily Record

Glastonbury 2023 performer asks BBC to remove footage after 'insane' abuse

Celebrities and other musicians have shown support after Billy Nomates received online abuse

Liverpool Echo

How to watch Friday at Glastonbury 2023: live stream the first day of the festival from anywhere

As the festival kicks off with Arctic Monkeys, Wizkid and Kelis, follow our guide on how to watch a Glastonbury Friday 2023 live stream online from anywhere.

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‘People complained that I had my ass out’: all-star Glastonbury veterans advise festival first-timers

The likes of Fatboy Slim and Sophie Ellis-Bextor are used to the mud and madness, but Cat Stevens, Rick Astley and others are Glasto virgins. We pair them off to discuss what to expect

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Glastonbury 2023: live stream the festival from anywhere in the world

Follow our guide on how to watch a Glastonbury 2023 live stream online from anywhere, as Worthy Farm flings open its hallowed gates for the biggest music festival of the summer.

TechRadar

‘Keir Starmer doesn’t inspire people’: Billy Bragg on politics, the royals, and robot songwriters

Ahead of his appearance at music and philosophy festival How the Light Gets In, singer and author Billy Bragg talks to Roisin O’Connor about the state of the nation

The Independent UK

Morrissey: 'Andy Rourke will never die as long as his music is heard'

The Smiths' former frontman has paid a touching tribute to his old bandmate

Manchester Evening News

Mirror wins gong at bash to mark 100 years of anti-fascism battle

CEO Nick Lowles thanked the Mirror for 'always being by our side' in the organisation’s 20-year history of fighting the Far Right

Daily Mirror

Morrissey: Andy Rourke will never die as long as his music is heard

The former frontman of The Smiths said Rourke ‘didn’t ever know his own power’ in an online tribute following his death.

The Independent UK

Johnny Marr pays tribute after The Smiths’ bassist Andy Rourke dies aged 59

Marr said it was an ‘absolute privilege’ to play alongside Rourke.

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Barking venue will host Neil Young Day to mark rocker's 1971 recording session

The recording took place at Barking Assembly Hall, part of the town hall now known as The Broadway, an arts centre, where the original dressing room used by Neil remains

The Independent UK

HowTheLightGetsIn Festival 2023 preview: The event looking to overhaul the UK’s ‘suspicion of philosophy’

Louis Chilton looks ahead to the 2023 philosophy and music event in Hay-on-Wye, and speaks to the festival’s founder Hilary Lawson

The Guardian - UK

Simon Emmerson obituary

Founder of the bands Afro Celt Sound System and the Imagined Village, who produced albums by Manu Dibango and Baaba Maal

The Guardian - AU

Sticking with the union: Billy Bragg joins ABC staff on Sydney picket line

UK singer-songwriter played an acoustic Woody Guthrie song for members of the Community and Public Sector Union taking industrial action

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Houghton-le-Spring singer praised by Elton John bags spot at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

Tom A Smith will play on the BBC Music Introducing stage during the festival in Dundee, Scotland

AAP

Striking ABC workers proclaim solidarity forever

ABC staff around Australia have walked off the job for the first time in 17 years to protest an ongoing pay dispute with the national broadcaster's management.

The Guardian - AU

Womadelaide 2023: blockbuster headliners and record crowds drive a euphoric long weekend

Florence and the Machine, Bon Iver, Sampa the Great and a blizzard of feathers headline a festival striving to recapture its pre-pandemic glory

ABC News

Economist blames rising inflation on COVID-19 policies, as woman tells Q+A she can no longer afford university

A young Australian tells Q+A she has been forced to forego her education due to the spiralling cost of living, opening the door for economist Gigi Foster to blame COVID-era government policy for rising inflation in Australia.

The Guardian - UK

‘It stole years’: the musical about those silenced by anti-gay law Section 28

Influenced by the music of Billy Bragg, Bonnie Tyler and Meatloaf, After the Act explores the culture of fear and self-censorship caused by the law, voted through by the Tories during moral panic about Aids

The Guardian - AU

Child’s play: Alex Antic’s moral crusade against the ABC caught out by the clock

Liberal senator gets TV guide wrong and confuses program about sexuality as a children’s show. Plus: the Murdochs and Ita Buttrose unite for a cause

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle and Everton: two sleeping giants waking up in different worlds

In today’s Football Daily: Newcastle party like it’s 1999, Everton pretend it’s 1995 and more tales of rockers playing football

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