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Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy have paid tribute to the musician, and suggested that his death followed suffering from a lack of finances after parting ways with the band.It was announced in December that the musician had died aged 55 after suffering multiple skull fractures.Now, six months on, an inquest in Brighton on Tuesday (June 6) heard that the keyboardist — who was a member of Primal Scream for over three decades — was struggling financially at the time before his death, with his family have suggesting that this was partly due to the lack of financial support.“Dad had played on every Primal Scream album – had songwriting on at least two – but still the band chose not to offer him the opportunity to get his share, at a time they knew he really needed financial help,” read a statement from his 19-year old son Louie, who also alleged that his father was cut out of a £5million deal to sell part of the band’s back catalogue (via The Argus).“He wasn’t consulted or even told about it,” he added. “I remember dad telling [frontman] Bobby Gillespie on the phone that he was having to sign on for benefits to get by as he had no savings but the band offered no support either emotional or financial.”The inquest also heard that Duffy was diagnosed with prostate cancer during lockdown and was battling an alcohol addiction.

Reality star Katie Price has confirmed she is single as she has split from her partner Carl Woods just one day after the tragic death of her dog.The star took to her Instagram to show off her shorter hair transformation in the wake of her recent struggles. Explaining the reasons behind the transformation, Katie said: “Extensions out ready for new transformation. Literally had so much s**t thrown at me and being single now.” She continued: “And now dealing with the suspicions my dog had been killed deliberately, so being investigated.

Royal Blood have spoken out after criticising their audience at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend last month.The Brighton duo — comprised of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher — made headlines last month after their set in Dundee, when the frontman criticised the crowd for not engaging enough with their set, before eventually throwing down his guitar and walking off the stage holding his middle finger to the audience.The show took place at Camperdown Park in Dundee as part of Radio One’s annual festival on May 28, and Kerr’s visible frustration with the crowd escalated as the set progressed.“Who likes rock music?” he asked the crowd, only receiving a small cheer. “Nine people.

Livingston boss David Martindale insists there’s been no approach made from Brighton and Hove Albion for young keeper Brian Schwake.

Katie Price has been spotted breaking the law once again as she misused her eldest son Harvey’s disabled parking badge on Monday. Katie’s fiancé Carl Woods parked his black Inifniti car in a disabled space, where Harvey's blue badge was put to use as the family headed out for Katie's birthday meal in Brighton.The blue badge for the use and benefit only of the person to whom the badge has been issued. Katie, 44, and Carl, 34, hopped out of the car along with her children daughters Princess and Bunny and son Jett.

Chris Sutton fears Ange Postecoglou could find the Tottenham job too tempting to turn down.

Mae Muller is undoubtedly one of the most promising female talents in pop right now. Fresh off the back of her first-ever Official Top 10 single, the UK's Eurovision 2023 entry I Wrote A Song, Mae's booked and busy at festivals from Birmingham to Brighton Pride, has a headline tour in the diary and has just announced her debut album.

Katie Price has seemingly broken the law once again by ferrying around four children and her fiancé Carl Woods in a five-seater car. Pictured out and about in Brighton for a meal at Donatello Restaurant this week to celebrate her 45th birthday, the family – including teenage daughter Princess, second daughter Bunny and son Jett – were seen getting into the vehicle along after celebrations. Princess and her siblings were pictured squashing into the backseat together alongside Princess's rumoured boyfriend, while supermodel Katie and Carl, 34, took up the driver and passenger places.The UK government website states: "You're only allowed 1 person in each seat fitted with a seat belt.

I Kissed a Boy, which is set in Italy and hosted by Dannii Minogue, has a similar premise to Love Island, but the twist is that the men who are coupled up have to kiss before they’ve even said hello to each other. Unsurprisingly, viewers have been hooked since the first episode aired and adorable contestants such as Jake from Swansea and Ollie from Brighton already have a firm place in our hearts.

Music charity the PRS Foundation last week unveiled a new report at the Great Escape Conference in Brighton all about its Momentum Music Fund, which was formally launched at the showcase festival ten years ago.Originally with primary funding from Arts Council England, and now supported by collecting society PPL – as well as Creative Wales, Arts Council Of Northern Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and Spotify – the Momentum scheme “provides career-boosting grants of between £5000-£15,000 to acts at a pivotal time in their creative and business development”.Over its first decade in existence, the fund has awarded £5.2 million to 526 artists across the UK, helping support the production of 275 albums – including Mercury Prize shortlisted records – and over 300 tours and 1600 shows.The stats published last week also demonstrate how the fund seeks to help facilitate more diversity in the music industry.The Foundation said that 49.5% of Momentum grants have been awarded to artists of black, Asian or other ethnically diverse heritage; 51% of grants have gone to artists based outside London; and 47.9% of grantees identify as women, gender expansive artists or are in mixed gender groups.Commenting on the new report, PRS Foundation CEO Joe Frankland said: “The PPL Momentum Music Fund reaching ten years is a fantastic milestone and it’s clear to see the impact it continues to have on the UK music industry.

The Sisters Of Mercy kicked off their first UK tour in 15 years this week (May 10).The band played to a sold-out audience at The Fillmore Silver Springs in Washington D.C., and delivered a 23-song set that included 10 previously unreleased tracks.The band opened with new song ‘Don’t Drive On Ice’ before playing some of their classics like ‘Lucretia My Reflection’, ‘Temple Of Love’, ‘More’ and ‘Dominion’.Check out some videos of the performance here, along with the show’s set list:The Sisters of Mercy Washington Setlist:‘Don’t Drive On Ice’ ‘Ribbons’‘Crash And Burn’‘Alice’‘I Will Call You’‘First And Last And Always’‘But Genevieve’‘Dominion’‘Giving Ground’‘Marian’‘More’‘Show Me’‘Doctor Jeep/Detonation Boulevard’‘Eyes Of Caligula’‘Something Fast’‘I Was Wrong’‘Here’‘Instrumental 86’‘On The Beach’‘When I’m On Fire’Encore:‘Lucretia My Reflection’‘Temple Of Love’‘This Corrosion’The 19 date tour continued this weekend with an appearance at Sick World Festival in Las Vegas. The band will then head to the West and East Coasts before finishing up in Denver, Colorado on June 9.The band will also perform in the UK this winter.

The Pretenders kicked off their intimate UK club tour at The Great Escape festival in Brighton last night (May 12), debuting some new songs.‘A Love’ and ‘Domestic Silence’ from upcoming new album, ‘Relentless’, received their debit ahead of the album release on September 1 via Parlophone. You can pre-order ‘Relentless’ here.The upcoming release will mark the band’s 12th full-length LP, and follows on from their 2020 album ‘Hate For Sale’.Fans queued throughout the afternoon in Brighton for a chance to see the band perform in the small setting at The Old Market.

Erik ten Hag has confirmed he sees Amad's future at Manchester United.

Jamie Redknapp says Liverpool FC’s recent form has put pressure on Manchester United’s pursuit of a top-four finish. Jurgen Klopp saw his side beat Brentford 1-0 on Saturday to go within a point of United, who have played two games fewer - a sixth consecutive win for Liverpool who have just three games remaining.

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Peter Schmeichel berated Manchester United winger Antony for kicking out at Alexis Mac Allister in frustration after not being awarded a free-kick in Thursday's loss to Brighton.

Manchester United conceded a stoppage-time goal to lose to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday night.

Manchester United can jump into third in the Premier League and edge closer to Champions League football next season with a win against Brighton and Hove Albion on Thursday.

Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma was full of praise for Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka after the FA Cup semi-final clash on Sunday.

Brighton CEO Paul Barber has not ruled out a summer exit for midfielder Alexis Mac Allister amid links with a move to Manchester United.

Manchester United progressed to the FA Cup final to set up a clash with Manchester City after defeating Brighton on penalties at Wembley on Sunday.

Manchester United can book their place in a second cup final of the season when they face Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final this afternoon.

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Social media influencer and YouTuber Casey Barker suffered a major heart attack last year at the age of 27 and was just “moments away from death”. Casey, 27, lives in Brighton with his fiancée, Nicole Corrales, 25, and their three children, Harlow, 5, Lake, 3, and Remi, 6 months. Fans may recognise the father of three from Instagram, where he regularly shares personal and family updates with his over 300K followers while also creating vlogs for his YouTube channel which boasts over 500K subscribers.The 27 year old is also the brother of Saffron Barker, 22, who is a YouTuber and appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019 and who also has a huge social media presence.

BBC has announced details of official Eurovision events in the UK that are set to coincide with this year’s contest.The 2023 competition is due to take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from May 9-13. Mae Muller is representing the United Kingdom with ‘I Wrote A Song’, which the singer recently performed live for the first time.Today (April 4), it’s been confirmed that various cities across the UK will host “large-scale official screenings” of the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final to “ensure as many people can join in the fun as possible”.The locations announced so far are as follows: Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

Gladiators star Bernadatte Hunt has passed away aged 59 after a lengthy cancer battle, her family have announced. Bernadette was best known as Falcon on the hit TV series Gladiators, which she joined in 1993 during the second series. She starred on the show up until 1999.

Death Cab For Cutie performed a headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Wednesday March 29) – joking that they should be “sponsored by Boots” having spent the weekend battling illness. Check out photos, footage and the setlist from the show below.Last week saw the band kick off their UK tour in support of their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Asphalt Meadows’, before being forced to pull a run of shows due to frontman Ben Gibbard being struck down by illness. After returning to the stage to perform in Brighton and London’s Roundhouse, the US indie veterans played another stop at the capital at Royal Albert Hall.At one point in the show, Gibbard paused to make light of his recent plight with ill health while travelling around the UK.“You know how you’ll see shows like ‘Jack Daniels presents Mötley Crüe’ or ‘Budweiser presents The National?'” he started.

After rumours of her alleged split from Love Island beau Maxwell Samuda began circulating amongst reality fans, Olivia Hawkins wants to officially set the record straight regarding the status of their relationship. The 27-year-old former ring girl tells OK!: "Things between me and Maxwell are really good.

Death Cab For Cutie are set to resume their UK tour after cancelling a series of dates due to illness.Earlier this week, the band’s gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow were called off due to frontman Ben Gibbard catching a cold that affected his vocal cords. Then, Death Cab For Cutie confirmed that the show that was meant to be taking place in Manchester last night (March 25) will no longer be happening.But the band have now taken to Instagram to confirm that all three of their remaining shows, starting in Brighton tomorrow (March 27) before heading to London the following two nights, will now go ahead.The band wrote: “Tour will continue tomorrow in Brighton at Dome and in London at Roundhouse on Tuesday and Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.

Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell has shared new snaps of her and boyfriend Joe Sugg putting on a united front despite the recent rumours they have secretly split up. The couple, who met during Joe's stint on the BBC show back in 2018, bonded as dance partners and fell in love, becoming official soon after it ended.The duo have seemingly gone from strength to strength since, and live together too, though they have recently put their swanky Sussex home up for sale.

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Heartworms has dropped her latest single ‘24 Hours’, and covered The Sisters Of Mercy at her live performances.The latest track is taken from the musician’s newly-released debut EP, ‘A Comforting Notion’, which is released via Speedy Wunderground.According to Heartworms – whose real name is Jojo Orme – the song is designed to reflect the everyday struggles faced by adolescents. Check out the haunting visuals for the song, directed by Gilbert Trejo, here:“‘24 Hours’ is about general struggles of teenage growth, secondary school and moments of regret,” Orme said.

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Billy Bragg has announced a UK and Ireland tour to mark his 40 years in music – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter and left-wing activist is due to hit the road this autumn following the release of his forthcoming career-spanning boxset ‘The Roaring Forty’, which is out on October 27.Kicking off in Brighton on November 14, Bragg’s 2023 tour will also include shows in Portsmouth, Cambridge, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh and Manchester throughout that month.In December, the artist will head to Gateshead, Nottingham and Bristol before completing the stint with a gig at The Roundhouse in Camden Town, London.“Doesn’t seem like just that long ago that I was playing Thursday nights at the Tunnel in Greenwich, opening for whoever was headlining that night,” Bragg said in a statement. “I learned my chops there in late ’82/ early ’83 and I’m still putting those lessons to good use 40 years later.”He added: “Hope to see some of you on the Roaring Forty tour this autumn.”Pleased to announce UK and IE dates for The Roaring Forty Tour.Pre-order the album from the official store by 5pm March 27th to gain access to pre-sale tickets – https://t.co/BuRCFT8RJSGeneral on sale 31st March at 10am#TheRoaringForty #BB40 pic.twitter.com/Zism1IeaEN— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) March 21, 2023Tickets for Bragg’s 2023 UK and Ireland tour go on general sale at 10am BST next Friday (March 31) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Holly Willoughby bewildered fans on Sunday as she shared a glamorous shot of herself alongside a mum, Linda. On Sunday, celebrities took to social media to celebrate Mother’s Day with gushing tributes and adorable pictures.

N-Dubz are making their first new album in over a decade, Tulisa has confirmed.N-Dubz – Dappy, Fazer and Tulisa – came back together for their first live tour together in just over a decade at the end of 2022 after reuniting earlier in the year, releasing the single ‘Charmer’ last May.Now, Tulisa has confirmed on Instagram that the follow-up to 2010’s ‘Love Live Life’ is on the way.Sharing studio footage on Instagram, she told fans: “Come take a little tour of the N-Dubz residential recording studio during down time after the freestyle shoot.”“We just spent 5 weeks here finishing recording the new N-Dubz album,” she went on to reveal. “T’was an experience, what a trip! Good times!”See the post below.A post shared by Tulisa Contostavlos (@tulisacontostavlos)During the band’s UK arena tour, fans were left disappointed and frustrated when their show at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena was called off five minutes after they were due on stage because Dappy was unwell.