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<p>News that Coldplay will once again headline Glastonbury next month has been met with sneers by many ticket holders </p>

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Coldplay have always been cool, and it’s ludicrous to claim otherwise

As the British band prepare to headline Glastonbury for a record-breaking fifth time, Mark Beaumont assesses their legacy and questions why some critics are still sneering

<p>Billie Eilish releases her third album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ on 17 May</p>

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<p>‘When I think about Madonna, Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Britney and Gwen Stefani, I think my album has the same fundamental pop cues that those albums have had,’ says 29-year-old pop star Amaarae </p>

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<p>At 22 years old, nine-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish releases her third album on 17 May</p>

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Billie Eilish whispers her way to big emotions on Hit Me Hard and Soft

Are we finally seeing the artist behind the baggy-goth avatar? Interrogating her public image and fan culture, Eilish delivers a restless album that is equal parts sighing and squalling