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The 1975 respond to Malaysian festival promoter’s lawsuit

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The 1975 respond to Malaysian festival promoter’s lawsuit

Back in July The 1975 were sued by the promoter of the Malaysian festival that was shutdown last year after Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws during their performance. The band have responded saying that rules they are accused of breaking were actually just guidelines…

Chris Cooke • 06 Sep 2024

The 1975 sued over Matty Healy’s controversial comments at Malaysian festival

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The 1975 sued over Matty Healy’s controversial comments at Malaysian festival

The promoter of the Malaysian festival where The 1975 caused controversy last year has sued the band. Matty Healy broke strict rules when he criticised Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws mid-set, causing the rest of the festival to be canceled. The promoter says the band had promised to obey the rules…

Chris Cooke • 31 Jul 2024

And Finally! Matty Healy’s mum says 1975 fans “touch me and burst into tears”

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And Finally! Matty Healy’s mum says 1975 fans “touch me and burst into tears”

Matty Healy of The 1975’s mother Denise Welch says that his fans call her The Virgin Mary and consider her “the woman who gave birth to the Messiah”. Find out what that’s actually like, and check out more of this week’s funniest music news stories…

Andy Malt • 16 Feb 2024

Matty Healy “outraged” by 1975’s Grammy snub

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Matty Healy “outraged” by 1975’s Grammy snub

It is an “outrage” that The 1975 haven’t received a Grammy nomination this year. Or pretty much any year. So says Matty Healy, frontman of The 1975…

Andy Malt • 16 Nov 2023

Malaysian government introduces 'kill switch' requirement for shows following The 1975 incident

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Malaysian government introduces 'kill switch' requirement for shows following The 1975 incident

The Malaysian government has told promoters staging performances by foreign artists that they need to have a kill switch system in place to stop shows if - like The 1975 at the Good Vibes Festival earlier this year - artists break the country’s rules governing live entertainment…

Chris Cooke • 01 Nov 2023

Matty Healy he was just doing his job by protesting Malaysian anti-LGBTQ+ laws

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Matty Healy he was just doing his job by protesting Malaysian anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Matty Healy has said that his protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Malaysia earlier this summer was just him doing his job as a liberal artist, and the backlash against how he went about it came from “so many incredibly stupid people on the internet”…

Andy Malt • 11 Oct 2023

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The 1975 to go on “indefinite hiatus”

The 1975’s Matty Healy told an audience in Sacramento this week that the band will go on an “indefinite hiatus” from live shows after their current tour…

Andy Malt • 28 Sep 2023

The 1975 promote US tour with fake political ad

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The 1975 promote US tour with fake political ad

The 1975’s Matty Healy has promoted the band’s US tour, which begins this week, with a fake political ad. For some reason. He also deactivated his X account last week following criticism of a joke…

Andy Malt • 25 Sep 2023