[ad_1] Helen BushbyCulture reporterJosh DrudingJosh Druding's image of Chappell Roan performing live is up for music moment of the year Abbey Road studios has announced the nominees for its Music Photography Awards, after considering more than 20,000 submissions from 30 different countries. The photographs up for awards feature stars including Chappell Roan, Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX, Tyler the Creator, Pulp, The 1975, Maggie Rogers, Fontaines DC, Doja Cat, Central
[ad_1] Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is launching legal action against the BBC over a data protection claim, according to court documents.The case has been filed at the High Court, but no further details have yet been made public.Wallace was sacked in July after a report upheld more than 40 allegations about his conduct on MasterChef.A BBC spokesperson said: "We have not been formally notified of any legal proceedings so
[ad_1] Emma SaundersCulture reporter, Elstree StudiosPA MediaSkinner is known for signing off social media posts with "Bosh!"Strictly Come Dancing contestant Thomas Skinner has walked out of a press conference early ahead of the show's launch later this month.The former Apprentice star and social media personality left the Elstree Studios event after talking to a group of journalists who were interviewing him alongside fellow 2025 contestant, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank. Remaining journalists
[ad_1] The last time the BBC's director-general and chair appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport committee, the MPs spent around half an hour grilling them about how the corporation could have broadcast a documentary about Gaza without knowing its child narrator was the son of a Hamas official.It was bruising.The pair faced MPs again six months later, on Tuesday, and the backdrop looked even worse, after what Culture Secretary
[ad_1] Aida FofanaBBC News, West Midlands Drew TommonsBirmingham Royal Ballet's creative director Carlos Acosta and Tony Iommi worked together on the ballet The worlds of heavy metal and ballet colliding was never one Tony Iommi would have predicted - but working with Birmingham Royal Ballet has meant "everything" to Black Sabbath's legendary guitarist.Talking on BBC Breakfast, Iommi said he could "never see people dancing" ballet to their music but he
[ad_1] James GrantBBC News, Northamptonshire andKaty PrickettBBC News, NorthamptonshireGraeme Braidwood PhotographyGeorge Webster (centre) joins stars Gordon Cooper as Dame Dolly and John Thomson as Captain HookA CBeebies presenter who is appearing in panto for the first time has described it as a "pinch me moment". George Webster will be one of Captain Hook's pirates in The All New Adventures of Peter Pan, at the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton
[ad_1] Noor NanjiCulture reporterBBC Bosses Quizzed By MPsBBC director general Tim Davie has said "no-one is irreplaceable", following a series of high-profile scandals at the corporation over the summer.Davie and BBC chair Samir Shah are facing questions from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on a wide range of issues, including culture at the BBC, its Glastonbury coverage, its Gaza documentary and the MasterChef crisis.Shah told MPs that he was
[ad_1] Getty ImagesDef Leppard's Vivian Campbell said music was an "escape" from what was going on in politicsDef Leppard's Vivian Campbell has revealed while performing in certain parts of Northern Ireland during the Troubles he would "shut up" on stage.The heavy metal legend was reflecting on his time touring with the group Sweet Savage in the late 1970s.He told BBC News NI the four band members were from different religious
[ad_1] Bagpuss, the saggy old cloth cat who starred in one of Britain's best-loved children's TV shows, is set to appear in a new film that will see him awaken in the present day.In the 13 original episodes, broadcast in 1974, the pink-and-white toy cat came to life when he woke up in a shop window. Bagpuss gained more young fans with frequent repeats, and it was voted the nation's
[ad_1] Mark SavageMusic correspondentNora JekerAnastacia spent years singing at corporate events before hitting the big time with her single I'm Outta Love"When they first see me, they just think I'm four eyes and blonde hair," said Anastacia, introducing herself on MTV's reality show The Cut in 1998."When I sing, it's very different."She wasn't kidding.Her TV debut opened with a long wide shot. Audiences heard her before they saw her. That
