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Pregnant pause: Harry Styles halts concert for special fan's bathroom break
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Iconic noughties band tease NZ return
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'No stop, stop': Robbie Williams stops concert mid-song
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Country muso rushed to hospital, minutes before he was due to take the stage.
Lorde reveals Taylor Swift’s private texts
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