Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department analysed: Marriage, babies, bad boyfriends and the price of fame | Ents & Arts News

As the title suggests, The Tortured Poets Department is a break-up album, and one that doesn’t disappoint in deconstructing Taylor Swift’s failed relationships and old boyfriends gone bad. We hear…

Who was Clara Bow? The original ‘it girl’ who inspired Taylor Swift’s new song | Ents & Arts News

Taylor Swift’s latest album has been out for less than a day – but fans and critics alike are already deep into decoding the meaning of her somewhat cryptic lyrics.…

VV Brown on racism and misogyny in the music industry: ‘If I’d not walked away, I think I would have been dead’ | Ents & Arts News

Six years ago, singer VV Brown was at breaking point. After two decades of frequently enduring racism, sexual harassment and “male ego” in the music industry she had reached rock…

Olivier Awards: Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger win but Sunset Boulevard tops award count | Ents & Arts News

Sunset Boulevard has dominated the Olivier Awards, winning seven of its 11 nominations at a star-studded ceremony on Sunday night. Among the musical’s triumphs were the Best Actor and Best…

Executor of OJ Simpson’s will wants to block $33.5m payout to families | World News

The executor of OJ Simpson’s estate has said he will try to prevent a $33.5m (£27m) payout to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.…

Sharon Osbourne hits back at Amanda Holden after criticism | Ents & Arts News

Sharon Osbourne has hit out at Amanda Holden after the presenter appeared to call her “bitter and pathetic” over comments she made about Simon Cowell. The 71-year-old music manager and…

‘I was born intersex and doctors tried to erase me. It’s important to speak out’ | Ents & Arts News

For years through childhood and early adulthood, Raven van Dorst felt different. The response evoked in others was always ‘too’: too loud, too wild, too aggressive, too messy. It wasn’t…

Astroworld festival tragedy: Drake dismissed from lawsuit over deaths of concertgoers | Ents & Arts News

Rapper Drake has been dismissed from a lawsuit brought over the Astroworld festival tragedy, in which 10 concertgoers died. The families of those killed in a crush at the gig,…

Harry and Meghan land two new Netflix shows | Ents & Arts News

Harry and Meghan are set to be executive producers on two new Netflix shows, the streaming giant has announced. One series will explore “the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining and…

OJ Simpson has died at the age of 76 | US News

OJ Simpson, the former American football star and Hollywood actor who was cleared of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a criminal trial, has died aged 76. He was…