Bestival 2013 days one and two - in pictures
The festival celebrates its 10th birthday with Flaming Lips, MIA, Fatboy Slim and Sinead O'Connor all performing on days one and two in Newport, Isle of Wight
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Sinéad O'Connor's open letter to Miley Cyrus
After the 20-year-old claimed that Wrecking Ball's controversial video was inspired by Nothing Compares 2 U, the Irish singer was compelled to warn Cyrus that she is being 'pimped' by the pop industry....
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Sinéad O'Connor – don't assume Miley Cyrus is a victim | Melissa Bradshaw
In a letter to her fellow pop star, O'Connor is mistaken to equate women's bodies with vulnerability and violenceSinéad O'Connor's open letter to Miley Cyrus isn't entirely helpful to women. While...
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Sinéad O'Connor warns Miley Cyrus about believing it's 'cool to be naked'
Irish singer warns young US singing star she is in danger of being 'pimped', in an impassioned blog - Cyrus responds by highlighting O'Connor's struggles with mental illnessRead Sinéad O'Connor's open...
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An open letter to … open letters
You can change the world – when deployed intelligently. But in the wake of all this Sinéad O'Connor/Miley Cyrus nonsense, surely it's time to admit that you're just debasing yourselfDear open letters,I...
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Sinéad O'Connor threatens Miley Cyrus with legal action after mental illness...
Public feud rages after Cyrus took to Twitter to mock the Irish singer's struggle with bipolar disorderRead Sinéad O'Connor's first open letter to Miley Cyrus in fullIn a post on Facebook, Sinéad...
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Sinéad O'Connor threatens to sue Miley Cyrus over mental health tweets
American singer likened O'Connor to actor Amanda Bynes, who has been undergoing psychiatric treatmentSinéad O'Connor has threatened to sue Miley Cyrus after the American singer publicly mocked her in a...
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Miley Cyrus: exploited or empowered? | Barbara Ellen and Bertie Brandes
Two Observer writers debate whether the young star is being abused by the music industryExploited, says Barbara EllenHow depressing to see the older-younger female dynamic played out so viciously....
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Women: naked realities | Editorial
From Sinéad O'Connor's feud with Miley to banning Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines, we can't stop sparring over female nudityBarely a week goes by without a row over whether women should take their clothes...
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Miley Cyrus: does the music business exploit women? | The panel
After Miley Cyrus's spat with Sinéad O'Connor, a selection of experts dissect the pop industry and its sexualisation of womenKitty Empire: 'Pornification is deeply depressing'The pornification of...
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Letters: Listen to Sinéad
Bashyr Aziz (Letters, 7 October) dismisses the exchanges between Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus as "a feud between two obscure singers". As a teenage girl growing up in 1980s Ireland, I found Sinéad's...
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X Factor: Simon Cowell taunts Sinead O'Connor with guest judge offer | Media...
Talent show mogul in tongue-in-cheek tweet after Irish singer called him a 'murderer of music' in wake of Miley Cyrus spatSimon Cowell has taunted Sinead O'Connor after the Irish singer called him a...
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Charlotte Church weighs in to Miley Cyrus row
Singer criticises the spat between Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus and hits out at oversexualisation of female pop starsCharlotte Church has hit out at the oversexualisation of young female pop stars,...
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South Park: Miley Cyrus and Sinead O'Connor twerk it out | Media Monkey
Wrecking Ball star and Irish singer spoofed by plot featuring kids' TV entertainer who's told to stop her raunchy behaviourSouth Park has spoofed the spat between Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus in its...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus: Who's for her and who's against her?
It's been tough keeping track of where celebrities stand on the key question of our times: whether to praise of condemn Miley Cyrus. Wonder no more: here's an interactive Venn diagram to show you who...
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The best pop music of 2013: Kitty Empire's choice
Haim struck a blow for guitar bands, Disclosure and King Krule shone, and solo stars like Miley Cyrus went the way of all fleshRead the Observer critics' reviews of the year in full hereSex and money...
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The best quotes of 2013
From the wisdom of Malala to badgers moving the goalposts, we look back at the year's notable commentsJANUARYOur journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and daughters, can earn a living...
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Johnny Marr, Basement Jaxx and Sinéad O'Connor to play Camp Bestival 2014
First tranche of names for Bestival's family-friendly offshoot namedCamp Bestival's first set of acts, according to organiser Rob da Bank, are a response to public demand, with two acts in particular...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez Feat Pitbull, Suede, Muse: this week's new tracks
Jennifer Lopez Feat Pitbull | Suede | Muse | Carly Rae Jepsen Feat Nicki Minaj | Sinéad O'Connor | Laura MarlingPICK OF THE WEEKContinue reading...
View ArticleQ&A: Sinéad O'Connor
'What is the worst thing anyone's said to me? "Your mother has been killed in a car crash"'Sinéad O'Connor, 46, was born in Ireland. She released her first album in 1987, followed in 1990 by the...
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