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Camila Cabello is an Addison Rae stan — and she’s giving “Diet Pepsi” the C, XOXO treatment. While visiting the BBC Radio Live Lounge, the Cuban Mexican star performed a few tracks, including “Godspeed” and a stripped-back cover of the Rae single. “Untouched, XO/Young lust, let’s go,” sang Cabello, dressed …

Florence and the Machine is remembering its first album — but backed by an orchestra! Last night, Florence Welch was joined by the BBC Orchestra for a symphonic reimagining of the group’s debut album, Lungs. The show, called “Symphony of Lungs,” was part of BBC Proms and saw Welch sing …

We love it when queens support queens. On Tuesday, Sabrina Carpenter visited the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge to perform a rendition of “Good Luck, Babe” by her Island Records labelmate, Chappell Roan. The hit took off around the same time her own track, “Espresso,” became the song of the …

The BBC defended its coverage of Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis after it received several complaints that it was “excessive and insensitive.” In a statement shared Friday (via Variety), the BBC said its coverage “reflected the significance of this story and the outpouring of support for the princess from around the …

Do yourself a favor and, whether you’ve only seen snippets or have never set eyes on it, watch the full 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. You can find it on YouTube. The conversation is just as fascinating, revealing, and horrifying as you’ve heard it is. For journalists, it’s a …

BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge often brings out the best of the biggest stars, capturing them as they reimagine songs by other artists, but in their distinct style. On Monday, Maggie Rogers stopped by the Live Lounge to perform an acoustic rendition of Tate McRae‘s radio staple “Greedy,” slowing down …

The AI battle is heating up in the U.K. after British actress Sara Poyzer was dropped from an upcoming BBC project in favor of an artificially generated voice. Poyzer, who has starred in the musical staging of Mamma Mia! for a decade, shared a screenshot of the email from an …

Amid online conspiracies around Kate Middleton’s whereabouts, Netflix has released a trailer for its new film about a famous “car crash” interview with another member of the royal family. The streaming giant has offered a new look at Scoop, which tells the behind-the-scenes story of Prince Andrew‘s infamous 2019 BBC …

In the British teen dramedy Boarders, five Black students of great intelligence, but modest means, are given scholarships to the elite private school St. Gilbert’s. Their presence has little to do with altruism, and a lot to do with the school’s PR problem, after a rich white student posts a …

Rick Astley offered a surprisingly poignant cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s hit “Drivers License” for BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room over the weekend. Performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra and a pair of back-up singers, Astley showcased the 2021 single with some serious emotional gravity. Astley also performed his own 1987 …