Culture news The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week A breathtaking Yayoi Kusama retrospective in Switzerland, a deep dive into Nigerian modernism at London's Tate Modern, and the neon-dipped dystopia of 'Tron: Ares' hits big screens. Here are this week's cultural highlights. 06/10/2025
Culture news Taylor Swift - 'The Life of a Showgirl': Euronews Culture's verdict Taylor Swift’s 12th album has dropped - and Euronews Culture’s resident Swiftie shares his verdict. 03/10/2025
EuroVerify No, Hamburg has not banned music lessons because they're 'haram' Not only is it untrue that the city of Hamburg has banned music lessons, but most Muslims have embedded music in their culture, religion and daily lives. 02/10/2025
Culture news Trump adviser threatens ICE presence at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is set to headline 2026’s Super Bowl halftime show. His frequent criticisms of Donald Trump’s immigration raids are angering MAGA. Now, a senior member of the Trump administration has confirmed that ICE agents will be present at next year’s NFL show... 02/10/2025
Culture news Are artist protests responsible for Spotify's leadership shake-up? Daniel Ek stepping down as CEO of the company he founded comes during much backlash aimed at Spotify, ranging from issues regarding artist payment and Ek’s investments in weapons. 01/10/2025
Food and Drink International Coffee Day: A culturally caffeinated guide Today of all days, it’s time to be livin’ la vida mocha... 01/10/2025
Culture news Tom Waits' ‘Rain Dogs’ turns 40: One of the greatest albums ever made On 30 September 1985, Tom Waits released 'Rain Dogs'. To celebrate his favourite album’s 40th anniversary, Waits obsessive David Mouriquand explains why it’s worth revisiting (or discovering). And because he can’t do things by halves, get ready for an album-by-album guide through Waits' discography. 30/09/2025
Culture news Is Kneecap’s Mo Chara considering legal case against British state? “It was a complete circus, it was a carnival, a distraction from what’s actually going on," said Kneecap's Mo Chara in his first interview after the terror charge against him was dismissed last week. 30/09/2025
Culture news UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson hit with cease-and-desist order Labi Siffre has issued a cease-and-desist order to far-right activist Tommy Robinson over the use of his anti-apartheid song in an anti-immigration rally earlier this month. 29/09/2025
Culture news Björk joins ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott Björk is the latest artist to join the ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott, making her catalog of music unavailable on Israeli streaming services. The singer now stands alongside Massive Attack, Paramore and Fontaines D.C. and hundreds more artists who are geo-blocking their music in Israel. 29/09/2025
Culture news Latin superstar Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl Halftime Show 2026 One of the world’s most streamed artists, Bad Bunny will follow in the footsteps of Kendrick Lamar, who headlined this year's NFL Halftime Show - and broke records to become the most-watched Halftime Show of all time. No pressure then... 29/09/2025
Culture news The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week Large-scale sculptures illuminate Lisbon's MAAT, A24's 'The Smashing Machine' wrestles with addiction, and Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' marks the cultural event of the year. 29/09/2025
Culture news The Rolling Stones face plagiarism case over 'Living in a Ghost Town' The leader of Spanish band Angelslang, Sergio García Fernández, claims the Rolling Stones plagiarised two of his tracks to make 'Living in a Ghost Town', a song released during the pandemic. The case is now before a Madrid court. 26/09/2025
Culture news British court throws out terror-related charge against Kneecap member The Kneecap band member, who performs under the name Mo Chara, appeared in court for the third time on terror charges today. The UK court has ruled that these charges cannot continue. 26/09/2025
Culture news Eurovision 2026: Broadcasters to vote on excluding Israel in November Amid growing pressure from European nations calling for Israel to be excluded due to the war in Gaza, the EBU has announced an extraordinary meeting will take place in November, during which an online vote will decide whether Israel gets to go to Eurovision 2026. 26/09/2025
Culture news Dutch radio stations announce 15-hour broadcast for Palestine 'Transmission For Palestine' airs this weekend and sees ten independent Dutch radios join forces to raise funds and awareness about “the occupation and colonisation of Palestinian land by Israel.” 26/09/2025
Art David Bowie’s ‘Aladdin Sane’ artwork set to break auction record The original artwork for David Bowie’s 'Aladdin Sane' could become most expensive album art ever sold at auction. The image shot by photographer Brian Duffy is estimated to fetch up to €344,000 when it goes under the hammer next month. 23/09/2025
Culture news Taylor Swift’s new cinema outing generates over €12million in 24 hours 'The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' will hit cinemas next month for just three days, and follows Swift's 2023 'The Eras Tour' concert film - which generated more than €225m worldwide. 23/09/2025
Culture news Dua Lipa denies sacking agent over opposition to pro-Palestine rappers Dua Lipa's alleged split with her agent David Levy comes after it was claimed in media reports that Levy was involved in a campaign to remove Kneecap from this year's Glastonbury line-up, due to the band's pro-Palestine beliefs. 22/09/2025
Culture news Taylor Swift returns to cinemas and gets her own 24/7 radio station 11 days to go until the new Taylor Swift album is out, and the pop star's grip on the cultural world tightens once more, with a release party hitting cinemas and Swift getting her very own radio station - which plays her songs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 22/09/2025