Friends of a festival-lover who has been told he has weeks left to live have launched a fundraiser to get him to Glastonbury to fulfil his “ dying wish ”.... I’ve been contacted by the friend of a terminally ill man who wants to go to Glasto 1 last time.“ He’s so poorly with cancer they’re going to have to fly him in by air ambulance.... If you’d join me in helping Nige’s dying wish then pls donate here.”....

Hit songs are getting shorter as artists cater for the attention span of the TikTok generation, research has found. The average length of tracks nominated for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards has fallen over the past 40 years to just three minutes and seven seconds. When the category was launched in the 1980s, the average length of a nominated song was four and a half minutes. The main contenders for Song of the Year at this year’s Brit Awards include Easy On Me by Adele, which is three minut

The announcement means UK musicians and their crew will no longer need visas for engagements of less than 90 days-a change in policy that came after months of lobbying from trade groups on both sides.... I’ve requested a meeting with Boris Johnson.... She added: “ We’ve been working closely with the Spanish government to make touring easier – and they’ve just confirmed that musicians no longer need visas to go on short-term tours. Twenty-one member states now offer visa and permit-free routes

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Open this photo in gallery Ellen McIlwaine took her musical gifts in surprising directions, defying expectations at every turn.... McIlwaine told interviewer Paul Corby in 2019, when she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Toronto Blues Society.... “ I think a lot of people play with me and through me, and sing with me and through me....