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Pop and rock triumph at Q Awards
Share Pop stars Lady Gaga and Lily Allen have scooped prizes at the Q Awards, edging out rock bands including Kings Of Leon and Kasabian. Allen’s single The Fear won the best track prize, beating Kasabian’s Fire and Arctic Monkeys’ Crying Lightning. Lady Gaga took video of the year for Just Dance – but was not present... »
Ian Brown: Doing things his way
Share With hollow cheeks, straggly hair and greying stubble, Ian Brown is now easier to imagine as a dotty old man than as the insouciant singer who changed British music at the helm of the Stone Roses. When the Roses rose up, Brown’s piercing stare, stubborn self-belief and simian swagger were frozen as the immortal image... »
Arctic Monkeys line up arena tour
Following their headline appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals the Sheffield band announce details of a ten-date UK tour. »
Dame Vera shoots up UK chart
Dame Vera Lynn reaches number two in the UK album chart - but is kept off the top spot by indie band the Arctic Monkeys. »
Reading and Leeds gigs kick off
ShareThe first bands of the weekend have officially kicked off the Reading and Leeds Festivals. . The Arctic Monkeys and the Prodigy will perform later and Radiohead will also play at both sites for the first time in 15 years. Organiser Melvin Benn said: “We’ve got the best bill of the year.” On Tuesday, he announced... »
Mature, us?
Arctic Monkeys' surprise at reviews »
Monkeys in ‘golden ticket’ grab
Arctic Monkeys hide "golden tickets" to this year's Reading And Leeds Festivals inside two copies of their new single. »
Monkeys to release Oxfam single
The Arctic Monkeys are to release a vinyl version of their latest single Crying Lightning through Oxfam charity shops. »
Arctic Monkeys wrap new album
Drummer Matt Helders says their third album is now in the mixing stages »
Reading and Leeds fests sell out
Weekend tickets for this year's bank holiday festivals headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon and Radiohead are officially gone. »





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