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Years & Years star Olly Alexander has argued that "casual homophobia" remains an issue within the music industry.
BANG Showbiz was down at The Ivor Novello Awards 2018 where we spoke to the likes of Mel C, Billy Ocean, Billy Bragg and Snow Patrol
Kelly Clarkson thinks there is a lot of pressure on women in the music industry to look "aesthetically" good.
"Biased", "unbalanced": the head of Hungarian diplomacy Peter Szijjarto reacts to the European Union's statements on Israel during a visit to Paris. Hungary, which refuses to support a European Union declaration calling for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, says "an intelligent, balanced and calm approach is needed instead of political pamphlets and ideologically biased statements." SOUNDBITE
Kaohsiung, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan's music industry has had to adapt itself and resort to conducting online concerts to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as concert venues such as the National Center for the Arts in Kaohsiung, need to close to prevent the spread of the virus. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).FOOTAGE SHOWS MUSIC STAFF AND MUSICIAN PERFORMING CONCERTS FOR ONLINE VIEWERS AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN.SOUNDBITES: ANTONIO COSTA, VIOLINIST (IN SPANISH); AND CHIEN WEN-PIN, DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN KAOHSIUNG (IN ENGLISH).TRANSLATIONS: I think it is a very good idea that people can follow the concerts from their home without having to come to the concert halls, either due to fear of the risk of contagion or due to schedule conflicts (02: 18-02: 36).