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Roisin O'connor

Reporter · GB

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Roisin O'Connor

    Dolly Parton’s sister supports nephew Brian Seaver amid estate lawsuit (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. One of Dolly Parton’s five sisters has hit back at reports of a rift in the family and expressed support for the late country star’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, shortly after he was hit with a restraining order by Parton’s estate. She’s Alive, LLC, the entity Parton set up to protect her legacy after her death, filed a lawsuit on 22 September alleging that Seaver threatened

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Roisin O'Connor

    The Beach Boys shows cancelled day before tour was set to resume - AOL (opens the original)

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    The Beach Boys have cancelled further shows on their comeback tour just a day before they were scheduled to go back out on the road. The band were due to play the Big E Arena in West Springfield, Massachusetts, as part of their “Endless Summer Gold” tour on Thursday 24 September. However, the show appears to have been cancelled and is no longer an active listing on the venue’s website. Meanwhile, Univest Performance Center in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, said a planned concert on Friday 25 Septembe

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Roisin O'Connor

    Ed Sheeran told to cancel his tour by rock music activist over Macklemore row (opens the original)

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    Singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg has warned that the row over Ed Sheeran’s tour could turn him into a “pariah”, following the removal of opening act Macklemore over his “Free Palestine” remarks. While Sheeran, 35, said in a statement that the decision to axe the US rapper came from promoter Messina Touring Group, after venues threatened to cancel his shows, the move prompted his other support acts – including Finneas, Lukas Graham and Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe –

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Roisin O'Connor

    Want to open for Ed Sheeran? Ill-timed contest to find support act gets fake entries (opens the original)

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    In one serious case of ironic timing, a contest has launched that invites hopeful musicians to apply for the chance to open for Ed Sheeran on his embattled Loop tour. The British singer-songwriter, 35, is currently embroiled in major controversy after US rapper Macklemore was kicked off the tour as his support act, over his on-stage comments in support of Palestine. While Sheeran has insisted the decision came from the tour promoter, not him – and that he is “not complicit” – he has been critici

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Roisin O'Connor

    Want to open for Ed Sheeran? Ill-timed contest to find tour support act flooded with fake entries - AOL (opens the original)

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    In one serious case of ironic timing, a contest has launched that invites hopeful musicians to apply for the chance to open for Ed Sheeran on his embattled Loop tour. The British singer-songwriter, 35, is currently embroiled in major controversy after US rapper Macklemore was kicked off the tour as his support act, over his on-stage comments in support of Palestine. While Sheeran has insisted the decision came from the tour promoter, not him – and that he is “not complicit” – he has been critici

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