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BBC News - Entertainment

'Girl power' as Linkin Park headlines UK festival -- Linkin Park will make history this weekend as the first female-fronted band to headline the UK's biggest rock festival, Download.

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Harry Styles revisits X Factor as he kicks off Wembley residency -- The pop star reminisces about his X Factor audition, which took place near Wembley Stadium in 2010.

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Linkin Park to make Download Festival history -- Linkin Park will make history as the first female-fronted band to headline Download Festival.

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Delta Goodrem becomes third celebrity to join Strictly Come Dancing -- Goodrem rose to fame in Australian soap opera Neighbours

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Authors Blackman and Donaldson made dames in honours list -- Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby league star is knighted.

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David Hockney depicted a 'peaceful, gay paradise' when homosexuality was a crime -- The painter broke social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art.

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Ed Sheeran found this record in a second-hand store - now it's finally getting attention -- Allan Taylor is receiving overdue recognition after Ed Sheeran found his 1978 LP in a second-hand shop.

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King leads tributes to 'giant of the art world' David Hockney -- The artist, who has died at the age of 88, "was one of life's true originals", King Charles says.

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Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US justice department -- The approval marks a key development in the merger that will reshape media, allowing the continue of the takeover of the Hollywood studio, which owns CNN and HBO.

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Popular US movie critic Gene Shalit dies aged 100 -- The moustachioed reviewer was a popular fixture in American households from the 1970s through to his retirement in 2010.

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Taylor Swift makes tearful 21-minute speech as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame -- The singer thanks her family as she becomes the youngest woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Do not use my music, Ariana Grande tells White House -- Grande called a White House video using her song Bye "heinous nonsense", joining multiple artists demanding Trump's team not use their music.

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Art's great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name -- The proud Yorkshireman, who also painted iconic pictures of America, was routinely described as Britain's greatest artist.

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David Hockney's life in pictures: From swimming pools to celebrity portraits -- The Bradford-born artist, who has died at 88, was one of the most influential artists of the modern era.

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The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell -- Kim Kardashian, Timothée Chalamet and Susan Boyle feature in ambitious ads ahead of the World Cup.

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What do Puerto Ricans think of the viral song about their homeland? -- People from Puerto Rico reflect on how the catchy tune has attracted attention to where they live.

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Olivia Rodrigo sings about heartbreak but she's already chosen her wedding song -- The pop star discusses the difficulty of writing happy songs, and her Glastonbury anxiety attack.

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Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions -- Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.

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The story of David Hockney's 1967 masterpiece -- In the wake of legendary British artist David Hockney's death, aged 88, his famous meditation on presence and absence, A Bigger Splash, takes on a new meaning.

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