Katy Perry
‘Music is so different now’: Copyright laws need to change, says legal expert
Industry figures warn that songwriters face future drawn out legal battles because the way in which people consume music has changed
Rachel Hall
13, Mar, 2022 @5:43 PM
From Ed Sheeran to Katy Perry, plagiarism claims are an occupational hazard for musicians
Sheeran follows Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and a string of others forced to defend their work in the courts
Vanessa Thorpe
13, Mar, 2022 @7:15 AM
Katy Perry wins £2.1m copyright appeal over hit single Dark Horse
Rapper Flame had claimed pop star plagiarised eight-note ostinato but judge rules such a copyright would ‘limit musical creativity’
Laura Snapes
11, Mar, 2022 @11:12 AM
Saturday Night Live: Willem Dafoe makes the most of first time as host
The actor is a game lead for a mixed episode that includes sketches featuring Beauty and the Beast and a new R&B song
Zach Vasquez
30, Jan, 2022 @2:37 PM
Back to Y2K with the new glitter hair party look
A sparkling barnet is the fashionable way to see in 2022 … even if you’re only staying at home
Priya Elan
26, Dec, 2021 @6:45 AM
Billie, Lorde, Lizzo: has being a female pop star in 2021 become unbearable?
New releases by three pop icons reveal their extreme attempts to protect themselves from the damage caused by fame. Pop stardom has never seemed less aspirational
Laura Snapes
20, Aug, 2021 @3:20 PM
Tom Cruise spotted on location in North Yorkshire! Why am I so excited? | Emma Beddington
In these restricted times, reports of the global megastar filming on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway have been as thrilling as his Burj Khalifa stunt, writes Emma Beddington
Emma Beddington
27, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM
Alexis Petridis tests sleep remixes of pop
‘Sleep-inducing’ is rarely a compliment, but Meditation app Calm hopes to have listeners nodding off with its hour-long remixes of hits by the likes of Ariana Grande and Katy Perry
Alexis Petridis
22, Mar, 2021 @3:39 PM
The ‘soulless corporation’ look – yes, it’s Amazon on the high street | Barbara Ellen
Till-free convenience is all very well until the bill eventually arrives at home
Barbara Ellen
06, Mar, 2021 @6:00 PM
Katy Perry found me my first friends – they were online, and in Brazil
Finding devotees on the other side of the world let me escape from school, though my misbegotten responsibility soon became too much like hard work
Pedro João Santos
22, Feb, 2021 @11:23 AM
The star-packed inauguration special: a dull yet competent plea for unity
The 90-minute, celeb-studded affair that capped Biden’s inauguration was a Zoom parade of good intentions and bland celebrity culture
Adrian Horton
21, Jan, 2021 @4:46 AM
Katy Perry: Smile review – tireless trouper loses momentum
The US pop queen flits between styles on a fifth album that lacks focus
Emily Mackay
30, Aug, 2020 @12:00 PM
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