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Calling Sam Smith’s music video ‘porn’ is a toxic double standard

Sam Smith’s latest music video has drawn controversy for the kind of in-your-face, sex- and body-positive sensibility that’s become commonplace in modern music. The criticism surrounding the pop singer’s effort reeks of homophobia, writes Louis Chilton

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Lewis Capaldi kicks off world tour with a show that’s half comedy

The self-effacing artist began his mammoth world tour with a night of new material and wisecracks at the First Direct Arena

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Music festivals have saved me so many times

Concluding our series of first-hand accounts of life in tents, Patrick Smith recalls the way that festivals such as End of the Road and Primavera have helped him through bad times, from heartbreak to grief to crushing depression

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