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  Gabrielle Aplin admits finding social media 'difficult’ amid pressure to be ‘visible online’

  Gabrielle Aplin has admitted she finds social media “difficult” and often feels “exposed” after posting about her life online.The singer-songwriter, whose first major hit was a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s The Power of Love which featured in the 2012 John Lewis Christmas Advert, said her job means she feels a pressure to be “visible online.”

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  John Lewis Christmas advert 2019: Who sings this year’s cover and what’s the song?

  This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert has been released.The musician to follow in the footsteps of Ellie Goulding, Tom Odell and Gabrielle Aplin as singer of the annual trailer is Bastille frontman Dan Smith.​

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  Why is Fearne Cotton urging the public to give up meat for 24 hours?

  The presenter has backed the GoVegan24 campaign organised by the vegan charity Viva!

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  Kylie Minogue and The Cure's Robert Smith donate Glastonbury clothes to Oxfam in campaign against throwaway fashion

  Kylie Minogue and The Cure’s Robert Smith are among a host of celebrities who have donated clothes to Oxfam after Glastonbury in a “stand against throwaway fashion”. Minogue, 51, gave the charity a sun visor, which she had at the Somerset festival but did not wear during her set on the Pyramid stage on Sunday afternoon.The Cure frontman, 60, donated a Disintegration Era shirt to Oxfam, worn in 1989 and again at a Sydney Opera House gig earlier this year.Oxfam launched its Second-Hand September c

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  Kylie Minogue and Billie Eilish donate Glastonbury outfits to Oxfam to combat fast fashion

  Kylie Minogue is among a number of Glastonbury Festival performers who have donated clothes to Oxfam in a “stand against throwaway fashion”.Minogue, who performed in the event's Legends slot on Sunday 30 June, has donated a sun visor to the charity, which she brought to the festival but did not wear on stage.Meanwhile, The Cure’s frontman Robert Smith gave away a Disintegration Era shirt, which he wore at a Sydney Opera House gig earlier this year.Other musical stars who have donated items inclu

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  Kylie Minogue donates her sun visor to Oxfam clothing campaign

  Oxfam said throwaway fashion is putting increasing pressure on the planet.

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  Five Christmas tracks to hear this week (Dec 14-20)

  Not all Christmas songs have sleighbells. The seasonal offering from Aussie electropop band Confidence Man is a techno banger featuring singer Janet Planet saying “I’ve been nice and I’ve been naughty” in a dry monotone. It also has what looks like the world’s cheapest video, on YouTube now.

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  John Lewis Christmas ad songs ranked: How will the 2018 advert's soundtrack compare?

  A sweet festive tradition – or perhaps the zenith of a capitalist takeover of culture, depending on how Grinch-like you’re feeling today – the John Lewis Christmas advert song has, over the past decade, become one of the biggest talking points of the festive season. The resulting cover, usually sung by an up-and-coming (often female) singer, soundtracks a whimsical Christmas tale extolling the joys of commercialism. Here is every John Lewis advert song since the ancient tradition began (2008),

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  BBC Music Introducing Live: Tom Grennan, Gabrielle Aplin, You Me At Six and more added to line-up

  Tom Grennan, Gabrielle Aplin and You Me At Six are among the new wave of artists to join the line-up of this year’s BBC Music Introducing Live. The event, which offers advice to young people aiming to break into the music industry, brings together a range of musicians, radio DJs and label heads to take part in masterclasses, practical workshops and Q&A discussions. Grennan, who released his debut album Lightning Matches in July, joins the speaker and panel programme alongside pop-punk band You

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  John Lewis Christmas advert song: Elbow perform this year's cover track

  This year's hotly anticipated John Lewis Christmas advert has been released fit with a song recorded by British band Elbow. Fronted by Guy Garvey, the band follows in the footsteps of London band Vaults, Gabrielle Aplin and Tom Odell to be handed the honour of featuring on what has become an annual festive treat for British television viewers. The song selected as this year's cover is The Beatles track “Golden Slumbers,” which features on the legendary band's eleventh album Abbey Road released

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