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The Latest Breaking News from Charlie Simpson

‘We have a clear agenda’: the teenager who broke news of Tory MP’s defection to Reform

Charlie Simpson, 15, is part of new generation of self-styled ‘independent journalists’ with links to far right

The Guardian - UK

Busted vs McFly review – millennial ‘rivals’ let the pop-rock punches fly

The boybands go toe-to-toe with their catchy teenage anthems – and after a hefty 90-minute bout of greatest hits McFly just about edge it on points

The Guardian - UK

Busted star pulls out of McFly tour before first show for health reasons

‘There’s a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition,’ said the singer

The Independent UK

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Busted star James Bourne pulls out of Busted Vs McFly tour due to medical condition

James Bourne is hoping to rejoin his bandmates "further down the line".

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Busted star James Bourne quits McFly tour as he issues bombshell statement

James Bourne will not be joining his bandmates for the highly-anticipated live shows

Evening Standard

From Spinal Tap II to Ed Sheeran : your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

The mock rockers are back with a long-awaited sequel to their comedy classic, and the relentlessly prolific troubadour delivers the first album of a proposed quartet

The Guardian - UK

Watch masked metal enigmas President cover Deftones classic at their first ever headline show

The mysterious President played a 6-track set in London and threw in a solid cover of Deftones' Change (In the House of Flies)

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James Bourne reveals why Busted reunion is like Mary Poppins

'Year 3000' pop rockers Busted have compared themselves to Mary Poppins after their 2015 reunion, and insisted they "will stay till the wind changes".

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Busted find it 'difficult' to know what to do as a band: 'We don't wanna do what's trending...'

Busted have found it "difficult" to know who they are as a band in 2025 because they don't want to just "fit in with what is trending".

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Busted won't 'rush' new album

Busted frontman Charlie Simpson has provided an update on the band's fifth studio album.

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“Who wouldn’t want to battle against the Martians?” Busted/Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson to join Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds in The War Of The Worlds

The travelling adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi epic has now got added post-hardcore/pop-punk cred

Louder

‘We tried to get Mariah Carey … and found out she costs $1m’: the songs musicians chose for their first dance

Does Charlie Simpson regret choosing Sigur Rós? Did Chesney Hawkes play ‘that’ song? And who picked an eight-minute jam by LCD Soundsystem? Musicians on the songs they chose for their wedding dance, for better or for worse

The Guardian - UK

Busted and McFly announce ‘ultimate face-off’ for 2025

Pop-punk bands are joining forces once again for a huge 2025 tour

The Independent UK

Busted and McFly to embark on joint tour with a TWIST

Busted and McFly have announced they are to go on tour together next year, with a run of 14 gigs lined up, and during the shows they will discover which of the two are the better bands.

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The Independent UK

Busted singer Charlie Simpson refuses to change ‘creepy’ lyrics despite re-recording old material

Musician admitted that several old tracks had lyrics that were ‘icky’ by modern standards

Louder

“There are people listening to Sleep Token now who started out listening to Busted.” Watch Busted discuss metal's gatekeepers, tribalism, and their hurt at being abused by the rock community when they first started

Busted discuss their pride in introducing a generation of 'pop kids' to guitars, even as the rock community initially rejected them

Louder

“People would be surprised to hear what we’re doing.” Pop-rockers Busted are working on an “experimental” new album with former Bring Me The Horizon man Jordan Fish

“We want to make a record that pleases the fans and takes Busted on into the future,” says Charlie Simpson

The Independent UK

Who is Piranha on The Masked Singer UK? The clues so far

Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan have to guess the identities of the masked contestants

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The Independent UK

Who is Owl on The Masked Singer? All the clues so far

The Independent UK

Who is Eiffel Tower on The Masked Singer? All the clues so far

Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross are tasked with guessing the identity of each contestant

The Independent UK

Who is Air Fryer on The Masked Singer? All the clues so far

Judges Rita Ora, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan have to guess the identities of a new bunch of masked celebrities

The Independent UK

Who is Chicken Caesar on The Masked Singer? All the clues so far

Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan are tasked with guessing the identities of the masked celebrities

The Independent UK

Who is Bubble Tea on The Masked Singer? All the clues so far

Davina MacCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan are trying to guess the identity of the new masked celebrities

The Independent UK

The Masked Singer: Who is Rat? All the clues so far

All of the clues we know about the celebrity behind the mask

The Independent UK

The Masked Singer: Who is Weather? All the clues so far

All of the clues we know about the mystery vocalist

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