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Boybands let girls fall in love for the first time – so grief for Liam Payne is heartbreakingly painful
The first time I fell in love, I was 13. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach constantly. I took any opportunity to mention my love, no
The Cure: Songs of a Lost World review – dark, personal and their best since Disintegration
The latter-day history of the Cure is a peculiar thing. They ended the 90s in apparent disarray – the disappointing Wild Mood Swings drew their
Blossoms review – funky indie-pop singalongs (and a 6ft gorilla) send the crowd wild
In the 11 years since they began rehearsing in the bass player’s grandfather’s scaffold yard, Blossoms have completed a metamorphosis from bowl-cutted indie psychedelic types
Róis: Mo Léan review | Jude Rogers’ folk album of the month
Rose Connolly is Róis, a startling singer from County Fermanagh, whose first release explores the pre-Christian Irish tradition of caoineadh (keening). Here, a woman would
Liam Payne seemed unsure of who he was – but the brutality of fame denied him the chance to find out
When I met Liam Payne five years ago, he was 26 years old and riding high. He was about to release his debut solo album
Japandroids: Fate & Alcohol review – Canadian duo’s bittersweet breakup record
Fate & Alcohol is the reunion that Japandroids fans have been hoping for – and the farewell they’ve long feared. The Canadian duo’s fourth and
‘Just devastating’: Wolverhampton mourns its local hero Liam Payne
He became one of the biggest faces of pop music, but for the people of his home town Liam Payne will always be the boy
One Direction members say they are ‘devastated’ by loss of Liam Payne
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates have said they are “completely devastated” and will miss the singer “terribly”. Payne, 31, who found fame on The X
‘He had all the stuff you need to be a pop star’: how Liam Payne helped One Direction to global glory
At One Direction’s first audition together on The X Factor in 2010, Liam Payne – who died yesterday – is given the opening line. Singing