Nathan Kelly

Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching Geordie singer-songwriter’s album reached No 1 on the UK album chart, and led to a series of stadium-sized concerts this summer Sam Fender is the winner of the 2025 Mercury prize, for his chart-topping album People Watching. Announcing the award, Sian Eleri, BBC radio DJ and one of the judges on the judging panel, said the album was characterised by “cohesion, character and ambition. It felt like a classic album, one that will take pride of place in record collections for years to come”. Continue reading...

Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching

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loudlyinclusive on Instagram: "@garbage THANK YOU for using your voice to amplify the issues in the modern music industry. Working musicians deserve fair pay and …" @garbage THANK YOU for using your voice to amplify the issues in the modern music industry. Working musicians deserve fair pay and reliable benefits. Just like any other career. This is why Loudly Inclusive Media Collective was started. Because when creativity thrives, we all win! Support the weird doughs, or all you get is white bread. 😉 #supportmusicians #livemusic #90smusic #rockstar #loudlyinclusive #denver #mediacollectiveView all 3,173 comments

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Creative Industries Sector Plan This Plan will ensure that the UK is the number one destination worldwide for investment in creativity and innovation and aims to significantly increase investment by 2035.

The government has launched a new ten-year plan to grow the UK creative sector.

Developed in partnership with the CIC, the Creative Industries Sector Plan is part of the government's Industrial Strategy for the nation.

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NEW on Wonkhe: As a white paper on the future of post-16 education is expected imminently, Matthew Howling and Poppy Short make the case for the appointment of an HE Commissioner to facilitate mergers and other forms of radical collaboration buff.ly/5j4dRqw

14.10.2025 06:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Produced by Bradford 2025. Delivered in partnership with Tate, @bradfordmuseums.bsky.social and Yorkshire Contemporary.

Turner Prize 2025 is supported by The John Browne Charitable Trust and The Uggla Family Foundation.

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Image of Owen Cooper holding his Emmy on stage, with the text "Last night, Owen Cooper made history as the youngest male Emmy winner ever, at just 15."

Owen Cooper's record-breaking Emmy win is a result of his time at Drama MOB, a drama school in Manchester. He is living proof of what young people can achieve when they have access to arts education 🏆

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Turner Prize Bradford 2025 The Turner Prize lands in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall for UK City of Culture 2025 – world-class art meets a city alive with fresh voices

The Turner Prize lands in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall for UK City of Culture 2025 – world-class art meets a city alive with fresh voices

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The Emergence installation from Light Night Leeds 2023. A figure in a multi-coloured lit helmet poses within a sphere of blue lines of light.

The Nature at Light and Nocturnal installations from Light Night Leeds 2021 and 2024. On the top of the image is a lit up sculpture of a fox, on the bottom are two lit up inflatable owls.

The Out of the Aire installation from Light Night Leeds 2024. Leeds Civic Hall is projected with carnival imagery on its exterior.

The Sylvan Quiet installation from Light Night Leeds 2023. A large projection of a woodland scene is projected on to the exterior of the Queens Hotel at City Square.

Light Night Leeds 2025 is taking place on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 October 🌟

Want a preview of the amazing installations you'll be able to check out this year? Visit the event website and start planning your night 👉 www.lightnightleeds.co.uk?utm_source=b...

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The loss of students from Europe after Brexit is the “elephant in the room” when considering many of the problems UK higher education now faces, according to the authors of a new book. Patrick Jack reports #academicsky
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Hello. Just migrated from the “other” platform. This my first post? What are they called on here?

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