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The Beatles land first BRIT Award nomination in over 40 years

The nominees for the year's BRIT Awards with Mastercard include Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, and The Beatles.

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“I played and sang Suffragette City and everyone else was doing Foxy Lady – I was so drunk, I didn’t even know”: The Cure’s Robert Smith on his disastrous first show as a singer and guitarist... when he butchered a Jimi Hendrix classic

Smith only carried on fronting the band because he’d fallen out with everyone who filled the role

Guitar World

The week in audio: Hooked on Freddie; Case 63; Absolute Radio – review

A real-life dolphin saga has it all; Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac sizzle in the returning time-travel drama; and happy 15th birthday to a commercial radio gem

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Ofcom fines Absolute Radio owner for turning off service

The media regulator said it was forced to revoke the station's national licence on February 13 under the Broadcasting Act 1990

Wales Online

Ofcom fines Bauer Radio £25,000 after halting Absolute Radio AM service

The station told Ofcom in December last year it was planning end the service due to ‘declining audience’ and ‘rising cost of transmission’.

The Independent UK

Inquest opens into Frank Skinner's co-star Gareth Richards' tragic death at 41

An inquest into comedian Gareth Richards' death has opened today after The Frank Skinner Show co-host died following a serious car crash

Daily Mirror

Frank Skinner cries during first radio appearance since co-host Gareth Richards’ death

‘You’re allowed to cry, but you have to laugh as well. I think he would have insisted on that,’ comedian said

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Frank Skinner cries as he pays tribute to former co-host Gareth Richards live on radio

‘You’re allowed to cry, but you have to laugh as well. I think he would have insisted on that,’ comedian said

The Independent UK

UK comedians pay tribute to Gareth Richards after his death at 41

Co-host of Frank Skinner’s Absolute Radio show dies from injuries sustained in car crash in late March

The Guardian - UK

Gareth Richards death: Comedian dies aged 41 after ‘terrible’ car accident

Comedian died 11 days after he was involved in a major car collision

The Independent UK

Gareth Richards dies aged 41 after comedian pal of Frank Skinner in 'terrible' car crash

Gareth Richards' family have shared an update after Frank Skinner broke down in tears on his Absolute Radio show as he revealed the tragic news that his close friend Gareth is fighting for his life

Daily Mirror

Absolute radio host Frank Skinner breaks down in tears on show as co-host fights for his life

The 66-year-old revealed the tragic news that his close friend and former co-host Gareth Richards is fighting for his life after a serious road accident.

Daily Record

Frank Skinner breaks down in tears on radio show as co-host fights for his life

Frank Skinner broke down in tears live on his Absolute Radio show today as he revealed the tragic news that his close friend and former co-host Gareth Richards is fighting for his life

Daily Mirror

Wet Leg’s second album is “in the bag” - but there’s no release date yet

The indie rock duo are blessing us with more bangers

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Noel Gallagher doesn’t think Harry Styles is a “real” musician

The Oasis frontman is again taking digs at Styles’s legitimacy as a songwriter and 'The X Factor' show that launched the 'Watermelon Sugar' singer's career.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Siege; Archive on 4: Wonderlands; Backlisted; Headwaters; Absolute Radio Natalie

A new Radio 4 thriller electrified; Frank Cottrell-Boyce made a compelling case for children’s books; and a charming listener got to run her own station for the day

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