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Laura Connor

Blur frontman wants Britpop label ditched for Europop because he hates Brexit

They're Britpop icons but Blur frontman Damon Albarn wants to ditch the title in favour of ‘Europop’.... because he hates Brexit.

Damon, 55, says he finds the resurgence of Britpop “irritating” and considers himself “more Europop than Britpop”.

Speaking as the band make their comeback at a sold-out Wembley this weekend, the Parklife hitmaker says: “Maybe everyone can kind of sense in Europe that we’re not Brexiteers, you know? Maybe there’s a change happening in the country.

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