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BBC News
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Charli XCX co-performer 'found the next Madonna'
A musician who invited a young Charli XCX to perform with his band after watching her Myspace videos said he knew he had "discovered the next Madonna".The five-time Brit 2025 nominee from Start Hill, near Stansted Airport in Essex, performed with Charlie "Chaz" John Ross's band The Coolness in 2008, when she was aged just week she has already been announced as winner of Songwriter of the Year and is up for Artist of the Year and four other awards at Saturday's hearing the pop star sing for the first time, Mr John Ross said: "My jaw was on the floor, I was gobsmacked." "Her dad phoned me up days later and that's what got the ball rolling, really."She started supporting my band, to the point where we were even her back-up band."He said Charli - whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison and was born in Cambridge - was 15 when she did her first public gig at the White Hart in Whitechapel, London, in 2008, supporting his band."She played her, maybe, first dozen or 20 shows supporting my band," he was soon signed by Warner Brothers after a gig in a hair salon. Fast forward to present day, Charli is the most nominated artist at this year's now 32-year-old is up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Dance Act and Pop brought out her album, Brat, in June, which went on to reach the UK number one slot and made waves across the album's success led to "brat summer" becoming a cultural phenomenon and Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2024. Mr John Ross said her smash hit album had similar zeitgeist and humour to how she started out."She's harked back to that inner energy she had before the record company got involved," he said."They tried to make her too much like Katy Perry, and not enough like Kate Bush."Mr John Ross thinks his former stage partner should "win it all"."I think she should have won songwriter of the decade, not of the year." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Winners of West Norfolk Pub and Club Awards 2025 announced
The winners of the West Norfolk Campaign for Real Ale Pub and Club Awards 2025 have been announced. The White Hart in Ashill was named Branch Pub of the Year, while the Ferry Lane Social Club in King's Lynn scooped Branch Club of the Year. The Live and Let Live, also in King's Lynn, was crowned Branch Cider Pub of the Year. The White Hart, which previously won the title in 2022, reopened in 2020 during Covid restrictions. West Norfolk CAMRA Pub and Club Awards 2025 winners revealed (Image: Supplied) Landlords Jonathan and Naomi said: 'We are delighted to have won the West Norfolk CAMRA Pub of the Year Award for the second time. "This award recognises the work put in by our entire team, to create a welcoming, friendly place to come and relax and enjoy great food and drinks.' The Ferry Lane Social Club, which also won last year, is a popular meeting place for interest groups and boasts a balcony overlooking the river. Tracy Chapman, director of the social club, said: 'I am so proud to have won this award and would like to thank my members, a big thank you for supporting me and the club' The Live and Let Live, which has been run by landlady Rozi Woods for 25 years, was also a runner-up in the Branch Pub of the Year competition. Ms Woods said: 'I'd like to thank our staff, customers and suppliers who have helped and supported us. "I couldn't have achieved this success without them.' The winners of the west Norfolk Pub and Club Awards 2025 have been announced (Image: Supplied) Andrea Briers, chair of the West Norfolk Branch, said: 'Congratulations to our branch winners. "They demonstrate the importance of pubs and clubs to the community. "The situation for these venues continues to be difficult and I'd encourage you to support your local pubs and clubs so they can be there for yourself and future generations." Presentations to all three winners are being arranged and dates will be announced in due course.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Popular east London pub boarded up as staff left 'without jobs overnight'
A popular Hackney pub has mysteriously been boarded up leaving staff 'without their jobs overnight'. Metal panels were secured on the doors and windows of the White Hart in Stoke Newington on Wednesday, and Google Maps has been updated to say the pub has been temporarily closed. In a statement to worried regulars on Instagram the pub explained that it was in a 'spat with our landlord' but said that the disagreement was 'nothing too serious'. However, a member of staff at the pub has told the Standard that the post only reveals part of the truth. He said staff members had lost their jobs. Any idea anyone?? — Stokey Updates (@StokeyUpdates) February 4, 2025 The White Hart is run by the Antic Hospitality Group, a significant pub chain which entered administration last summer. Antic ran 49 pubs in London in 2018, but many have now been forced to shut their doors since the staff member explained. The pub group announced it could have to close 13 pubs last summer but the White Hart was not included in the list of venues at risk. The list included The Elephant and Castle Pub, Tooting Tram and Social, The Clapton Hart and the Dogstar in Brixton. An Instagram story from the White Hart's account said on Tuesday: 'Some of you have sent us a message of support and concern as our beautiful pub was boarded up today. 'A spat with our landlord but nothing too serious so we are somewhat surprised by the unexpected heavy heart this morning. 'Hopefully sense will prevail and we'll have the pub open soonest.' A 'notice of peaceable re-entry' has reportedly been placed on the outside of the pub. The notice explained that the lease has been forfeited and the premises have been secured. The notice added that 'no one is allowed to lawfully enter the premises unless they have been given authorisation by the landlord'. The Standard has contacted the White Hart and its landlord the Stonegate Pub Company for comment. The temporary closure comes as another blow to London's pub scene, with the historic Ye Olde Swiss Cottage serving its last orders on Saturday. London is down to around 3,400 pubs, with 34 closures every month in 2024. Local Clerkenwell pub the Sekforde is also under threat of closure, following a number of complaints from its neighbours. According to the pub, which is undergoing its second licence review in five years, complaints have been made to the council regarding noise generated from the open windows, as well as the sound one door makes when opened or closed. Venue owners and business groups have warned over recent years that licensing decisions in many London boroughs are too prohibitive, and have forced pubs and clubs to close earlier than they would like. In November 2024, the Globe pub in Marylebone had extra conditions imposed on it by Westminster Council after a man living nearby repeatedly complained about 'faint giggles and murmuring' from customers preventing him falling asleep. Antic and Stonegate have both been contacted by the Standard for comment.
