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☆ Diversity takes center stage at the new National Portrait Gallery in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —When The National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public in London on Thursday, it was the first time in three years it has done so. The National Portrait Gallery was officially opened by Catherine, Princess of Wales, seen standing in front of Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai). Why would the National Portrait Gallery commit to taking this work they wouldn’t see until it’s finished, 90% of which is created by non-artists? What did she do?” Haworth told the National Portrait Gallery about the figure. Some art critics have been scathing of the gallery’s rework, with Jonathan Jones at the Guardian dubbing it “the same old cocktail party.” His review begins: “The National Portrait Gallery has been closed for three years.

Persons: Princess Catherine of Wales, ”, Jamie Fobert, Purcell, The Mary Weston, David Parry, Tracey Emin, Sam Taylor Johnson’s, David Beckham, Zadie Smith, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Sir Michael Eavis, Peter Blake, Ada Lovelace, Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Catherine , Princess of, Joshua Reynolds ’, Mai, Paul Grover, Jann Haworth, Liberty Blake, Boudicca, Elizabeth I, Mary Beard, Beatrix Potter, Agatha Christie, Nicola Adams, Pepper’s, Haworth, ” Blake, “, ” Jann Haworth, Toby Hancock, Blake, “ It’s, ’ It’s, it’s, ” Haworth, Oliver Hess, Jonathan Jones, Nicholas Cullinan, You’ll Organizations: London CNN, Jamie Fobert Architects, Getty, Chanel Culture Fund, Olympic, Beatles, Art, CNN, Guardian Locations: London, United Kingdom, Britain, The, Nigerian American, Glastonbury, British, Catherine , Princess of Wales, AFP, Salt Lake City

GLASTONBURY, England, June 21 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of music fans streamed into Worthy Farm in southwest England on Wednesday at the start of Glastonbury, the beloved music festival that will feature Elton John, Guns N' Roses and the Arctic Monkeys this weekend. Elated fans wore sun hats and lugged camping gear to the site of the world's biggest open-air arts and music festival, primed to witness hundreds of acts over five days culminating in British singer Elton John's last ever UK show on Sunday night. Heavy showers fell over the 900-acre grassy expanse of Glastonbury on Wednesday, although fans, many equipped with Wellington boots to wade through muddy fields, appeared undeterred. Glastonbury, founded by Michael Eavis 53 years ago, typically sells out before any headliners have been announced, given the strength of previous line-ups. "I've done a festival before but I've never managed to get my tickets here," said Glastonbury first-timer Hemmings.

Persons: Elton John, Elton John's, Yusuf, Cat Stevens, Blondie, Lizzo, Lil Nas, Lana Del Ray, Rick Astley, we've, Tom Hemmings, It's Elton John's, Alex Turner's laryngitis, Michael Eavis, I've, Glastonbury, Hemmings, Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Jason Cairnduff, Sachin Ravikumar, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Glastonbury, Foo Fighters, Sheffield, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: GLASTONBURY, England, British, Glastonbury, Wellington, Bristol, Worthy, Ireland

☆ Glastonbury, Conn.: A Friendly Community With Grand Historic Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Lisa Prevost | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Since then, the couple have come to appreciate not just the open space, but all the coffee shops. Ms. Gallagher, a gymnastics coach, writer and adjunct professor of English at Manchester Community College and Eastern Connecticut State University, regularly takes her laptop downtown, to Daybreak Coffee Roasters, in hopes of landing a window seat — “that’s my most coveted spot.”Stephen Tudisco, 51, moved to Glastonbury from Hartford two years ago, very intentionally: He wanted to shorten his commute to work at Connecticut Natural Gas, in East Hartford. When he found a move-in-ready, two-bedroom condominium listed for around $200,000, he too bid over the asking price, buying the unit for $222,000. “I like that the town is well maintained, very clean,” Mr. Tudisco said. “I’m close to a lot of outdoor stuff, but also just two miles from downtown.”

Persons: Gallagher, ” Stephen Tudisco, “, Mr, Tudisco, “ I’m, ” Organizations: Manchester Community College, Eastern Connecticut State University, Connecticut Natural Gas Locations: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, East Hartford, downtown

☆ Vintage Glastonbury photos show how much the festival has changed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Martha Alexander | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(CNN) — The countdown to this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival is on; the stages are built, headliners are on their way and some 200,000 people are expected to attend. -Twenty six-year-old British photographer Paul Misso was there on a dual mission: to drive an RV for his friend, the Oscar-winning actress Julie Christie, and to take pictures of the event. “They just languished in a drawer for decades.”A couple sit in a wildflower meadow at Glastonbury Fair in June 1971. The resulting tome, “In The Vale of Avalon: Glastonbury Festival 1971,” may be more than 50 years after the event, but it serves as both a work of art and a historical document. It’s phenomenal.”“In The Vale of Avalon: Glastonbury Festival 1971” is published by IDEA books and available in a limited run of 1,000 copies at Dover Street Market, London.

Persons: David Bowie, Paul Misso, Oscar, Julie Christie, Nicolas Roeg, Christie, “, ‘, ”, Paul Misso Misso, —, Misso, Peter Neal, Roeg, Jean Shrimpton, David Owen, Twiggy, Paul Misso “, Bill Harkin, ” Misso Organizations: CNN, Glastonbury Fair, Fairport Convention, London School of Printing, wholesomeness, Glastonbury, ”, IDEA, “, Nikon Locations: Glastonbury, London, ”, Avalon, British, Dover, Market

☆ Paul McCartney says A.I. got John Lennon's voice on 'last Beatles record'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Beatles star told the BBC he has finished a new song using AI to recreate John Lennon's voice. LONDON — Beatles singer-songwriter Paul McCartney told the BBC that artificial intelligence was used to "extricate" and clean up the vocals of former bandmate John Lennon from an old recording, allowing them to feature in an upcoming track. It's something we're all sort of tackling at the moment and trying to deal with," McCartney told the BBC's "Today" program when asked about AI. AI was used to identify Lennon's vocals as distinct from instrumentals and background interference. "There's a good side to it and then a scary side, and we'll just have to see where that leads," McCartney told the BBC.

Persons: Paul McCartney, John Lennon's, John Lennon, McCartney, Peter Jackson —, —, John, Lennon, ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus, we'll Organizations: Glastonbury Festival, Beatles, BBC, Industry, CNBC Locations: Pilton, Glastonbury , England, Glastonbury

☆ Lewis Capaldi cancels all shows 'to rest and recover' ahead of Glastonbury
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Lewis Capaldi is taking some time for himself. The Scottish singer-songwriter shared a message on his verified Instagram page on Monday notifying his followers that he is canceling all previously scheduled performances until his appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in England on June 24. “It’s been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of,” his statement began. “I’m getting all the help and support I need from the incredible people around me who I’m so grateful for,” Capaldi wrote, before assuring his followers that he “can’t wait to be back doing it again.”In February, Capaldi revealed during an Instagram live that he was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary movements and sounds. He said at the time that the condition is something he deals with “all the time.”Capaldi was scheduled to perform various shows around the UK before taking the stage at Glastonbury in late June.

Persons: CNN — Lewis Capaldi, “ It’s, ”, Capaldi, he’s, Lewis, “ I’m, ” Capaldi Organizations: CNN, Glastonbury Festival, Tourette’s, “, Glastonbury Locations: Scottish, England, Glastonbury, Glasgow

☆ Swedish singer Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd time at event feting Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad "Tattoo," at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine. Loreen, 39, previously won Eurovision in 2012 and is only the second performer to take the prize twice, after Ireland's Johnny Logan in the 1980s. Under the slogan "united by music," Eurovision final fused the soul of the English port city that birthed The Beatles with the spirit of war-battered Ukraine. Now in its 67th year, Eurovision bills itself as the world's biggest music contest — an Olympiad of party-friendly pop. "Now, the music industry, the world, knows that if you appear at Eurovision, you could be in for a great thing," said Steve Holden, host of the official Eurovision Song Contest podcast.

☆ Festival fashion is roaring back after a decade-long hiatus thanks to 'Daisy Jones,' Coachella, celebrities, and influencers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Music festivals like Coachella have been around for decades, but it wasn't until the 2010s that festival fashion as we know it today really took off. Amy Harris/Invision/APIn a 2021 deep dive on the history of festival fashion, Refinery29 fashion editor Georgia Murray catalogued how styles had changed from Woodstock and Glastonbury in the 1960s and '70s to Coachella and Afropunk in the present day. While early festival fashion was all about escapism and self-expression, she wrote, somewhere around the 2010s, it became commercialized amid the rise of Instagram and then the rise of Instagram influencers. The clothes festival-goers wore took on a new level of importance: looking good on social media.

☆ A woman is selling her childhood home where she has lived for 102 years — her family bought it for about $250 at the time
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A 104-year-old woman is selling the home she has lived in for the past century. Nancy 'Joan' Gifford moved into the house in Somerset, southwest England, when she was two. When her family bought the property in 1921, it cost about $250. According to the Bank of England's inflation calculator, 200 pounds in 1921 would be worth about 7,800 pounds (or $9,600) today. "That house must hold so many lovely memories for Mrs. Gifford and her family, but now, after more than a century, it's time for another family to make some memories."

☆ Shania Twain says the country music industry has regressed for women artists
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"You know, male executives, most of the studio musicians were men, most of the managers were men, it was just more male-dominated in every sense. She recalled bracing herself to enter rooms with her female manager, and experiencing sexism and challenges that male artists weren't coming up against. They were embracing my way of making my music and my way of visualizing my music through photography and videos." Twain said this is shown by fewer new female artists emerging in country music than there once were, while the charts are typically dominated by men — or women collaborating with men. "Total annual spins" for male artists in radio's year-end reports increased from 5.8 million in 2000 to 10.3 million in 2018 for male artists; as spins for women fell from 2.8 million to 1.1 million over the same period.

☆ Guns N' Roses and Arctic Monkeys to headline Glastonbury along with Elton John
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Sumaya HishamLONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Guns N' Roses and Arctic Monkeys will join Elton John as headliners at the Glastonbury Festival in June, organisers said on Friday, drawing attention to the largely male line-up of its biggest performers this year. The festival's official poster gave U.S. rapper Lizzo joint headline billing but she was the lone, high-profile female performer among the main acts this year. Paul McCartney, 80, played last year's Glastonbury, as the festival returned from a three-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. While English rock act Arctic Monkeys will be making their third appearance as headliners at Glastonbury following the release of a new album in October, it will be the first time for American rock legends Guns N' Roses, who will be touring Europe in June. Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Paul Sandle and William SchombergOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead BRIT nominations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Wet Leg perform on the Pyramid Stage during Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezLONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Nominations for this year's BRIT Awards are out and it is Harry Styles and Wet Leg leading the way with four nods each. Announced via an online stream on Thursday, global pop star Styles and rock duo Wet Leg are both up for the coveted album of the year prize along with rap artist Stormzy, producer Fred again and pop rock band The 1975. Acts including rock band Arctic Monkeys, rapper Central Cee and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran have several nominations. The rest of the winners will be announced at the BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard on Feb. 11, 2023, at The O2 arena in London where there will also be performances from artists including Sam Smith, Kim Petras and Wet Leg.

☆ Britain's charity stores are going upmarket
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Britain's charity shops are transforming as they try to appeal to Gen Z customers. The managers told Insider their retro and vintage stores were largely in urban areas with large student populations. Grace Dean/InsiderE-commerce for charity shops is completely different than e-commerce for retailers that sell large batches of new products. Nonessential retail stores had to shut their doors for months during the pandemic, which the Charity Retail Association estimated cost UK charity shops about £28 million, or $32 million, a month. But, as the aisles of charity shops across the UK show, a lot of people do choose to donate them.

☆ Baaba Maal back with new music, 'Glastonbury of Africa' festival hopes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Andrea De Silva/File PhotoLONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - When Baaba Maal released his last album “The Traveller” in 2016, the Senegalese singer and guitarist wasn’t sure he would put out another record. The uptempo song "Yerimayo Celebration", released last week, salutes the cultures of fishermen, the profession of Maal's father. In 2005, Maal founded the Blues du Fleuve festival in his hometown of Podor on the Senegal River. “Sometimes I (joked) with my friends (saying) ‘I want this festival to be like the Glastonbury of Africa’. “Wakanda, if ever it existed, it might be Africa...and to be the voice of Africa, it’s great for me.

☆ Elton John to headline Glastonbury in final UK show of farewell tour
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Elton John performs "Bennie and the Jets" as he wraps up the U.S. leg of his 'Yellow Brick Road' tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 20, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson/File PhotoLONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Elton John will headline Glastonbury next summer, performing the last British show of his lengthy global farewell tour at the renowned music festival on Worthy Farm. John is coming towards the end of a "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour which began in September 2018. John ended the U.S. leg of his farewell tour with a star-studded show at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium in November. He performs in Australia and New Zealand in January before kicking off the British tour in Liverpool in March.

☆ Elton John to headline Glastonbury 2023, the last UK show in his farewell tour
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London CNN —Elton John will headline the Glastonbury Festival next summer in what will be the final UK show of his farewell tour, the festival announced Friday. John will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on June 25, the music festival’s final night, Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis said in a statement posted on the festival’s website. The Glastonbury Festival is held most years in Somerset, southwest England. “It gives me enormous pleasure to let you know that the one and only Elton John will be making his first ever Glastonbury appearance, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday night next year,” Eavis said. The performance will close the UK leg of John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour,” publicized as his last ever, with more than 300 dates before his retirement after 52 years of touring.

☆ Charity clothing stores turn to Depop and Instagram as they head upmarket with vintage and designer items
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Britain's charity shops are changing how they look and trying to appeal to Gen Z customers. They're selling more designer and vintage items, creating listings on Depop, and carefully curating their social-media profiles — all targeted mainly at appealing to the growing number of Gen Z shoppers. The managers told Insider their retro and vintage stores were largely in urban areas with large student populations. Non-essential retail stores had to shut their doors for months during the pandemic, which the Charity Retail Association estimates cost UK charity shops about £28 million ($32 million) a month. But, as the aisles of charity shops across the UK show, a lot of people do choose to donate them.

☆ Little Simz wins Mercury Prize for album "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert"
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Little Simz performs on the West Holts stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Rapper Little Simz won the Mercury Prize for her fourth studio album "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert" on Tuesday, triumphing over contenders including Harry Styles and indie rock duo Wet Leg for the British music award. The 28-year-old, previously nominated in 2019 for album "Grey Area", was among favourites to scoop the award for her critically-acclaimed record. Like other nominees, Little Simz took to the stage at Tuesday's ceremony, originally due to be held last month but postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth. "Supernova" by rock duo Nova Twins, musician Self Esteem's "Prioritise Pleasure", singer-songwriter Sam Fender's chart-topping "Seventeen Going Under", Wet Leg's hit self-titled debut album and post-punk Yard Act's debut album "The Overload" completed the list.

☆ Coldplay a lansat „Higher Power” pe Staţia Spaţială Internaţională cu ajutorul astronautului francez Thomas Pesquet // VIDEO
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Kevin Mazur/AMA2015Coldplay a lansat „Higher Power” pe Staţia Spaţială Internaţională cu ajutorul astronautului francez Thomas Pesquet // VIDEOFormaţia britanică Coldplay a lansat "Higher Power" pe platformele de streaming iar videoclipul a fost publicat pe YouTube. Muzicienii au prezentat noua compoziţie în premieră cu ajutorul astronautului francez Thomas Pesquet, aflat pe Staţia Spaţială Internaţională pentru o misiune de 6 luni. Astronautul Thomas Pesquet, care a conversat timp de opt minute cu muzicienii de la Coldplay, a fost cel care a lansat melodia. Acest al optulea disc a fost vândut într-un milion de exemplare în toată lumea. Ceea ce m-a frapat, fiind şi prima misiune, a fost cât de mici şi fragili suntem.

Persons: Kevin Mazur, Coldplay, Thomas Pesquet, Chris Martin Organizations: YouTube, Glastonbury

☆ Kate Moss’ rain boots at Glastonbury: A fashion moment to remember
▼ + stars: | 2019-06-26 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Remember when Kate Moss wore wellies (that’s rain boots for those outside the UK) to Glastonbury? As the historic festival once again returns to Worthy Farm, we look back at one of its most memorable fashion moments. Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are seen at the Glastonbury Music Festival 2005. But an even more profound transformation was also taking place – that of the then-struggling Hunter Boot Limited. It has since become a bona fide festival fixture, producing rainwear, outerwear and boots in all manner of colors and styles.

Persons: Kate Moss, Moss, Britain’s, fashion’s, she’d, –, Pete Doherty, MJ Kim, ”, wellies, Hunter, Rita Ora, Rihanna, Cara Delevingne, Alexa Chung, Kate Organizations: CNN, Media, Glastonbury Music, rockstar, Hunter Boot Limited Locations: Glastonbury, Somerset, Chelsea

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