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Pop group Easy Life forced to change name after objection from easyGroup

Leicester-formed band decide not to defend lawsuit due to financial burden, after easyJet brand owner calls them ‘brand thieves’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds album review – this is rock ‘n’ roll done right

This excellent set of songs has a certain down and dirty rage that feels perfect right now

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

After my husband died, I struggled to listen to music – but now I find comfort in the songs he loved

Music was Margaret McNally and her husband’s shared love language. Two years after his death, she’s working through his playlist to keep his spirit alive

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023

Keith Richards: New Rolling Stones album was fuelled by Mick Jagger’s ‘angst’

Guitarist spoke about a key element of the rock band’s return to making original music after 18 years

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

‘A new door opens’: Keith Richards says arthritis has changed how he plays guitar

Rolling Stones guitarist says he is in no rush to stop touring as band releases first studio album in 18 years

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

U2 honour ‘beautiful kids’ killed in Israel’s Supernova festival attack with changed Pride lyrics

Irish rock band referred to those who lost their lives as ‘stars of David’ in rewritten lyrics of their song ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Vanessa Amorosi sues mother over property ownership

Australian singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi has taken her mother to the Victorian Supreme Court as she fights for full ownership of two properties.

AAP · Oct 10, 2023

Indie band Easy Life backed by Tom Watson and Harriet Harman over ‘cruel’ easyJet lawsuit

Budget airline’s brand company has been criticised for launching legal action against the band, who formed under the name Easy Life in 2017

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

U2 change lyrics to Pride to honour ‘beautiful kids’ killed at Israeli music festival

During Las Vegas show, Bono says ‘in the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023

Pink Floyd fans left unimpressed after Roger Waters ‘tells audience to f**k off’ during ‘awkward’ London show

The musician left the audience stunned after he spent an hour reading from his unpublished autobiography instead of singing as had been billed

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023