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Billy Bragg played an impromptu show in Ferguson, Missouri on Tuesday (19 August), the city in which unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot …

Levellers have today released their collaboration recording with legendary troubadour, Billy Bragg. 'Hope Street', a Number 12 chart hit for …

Billy Bragg has spoken out on Glastonbury headliners Kasabian, choosing to compare them to the subject of 1984 mockumentary Spinal Tap.In …

Billy Bragg has written to justice Minister Chris Grayling - urging him to overturn the blanket ban on guitars in prisons, which they believe …

A group of influential musicians have hit out at the ban on guitars in UK prisons, with Billy Bragg leading the campaign to promote the use of music …

On Wednesday 5 June 2013 Billy Bragg played a very special show at The Union Chapel in London, featuring songs from his acclaimed March 2013 album …

With just over two weeks to go until entries for Amnesty's Youth Awards close, Billy Bragg and Esperanza Spalding have called on 7-21 year-olds to …

The Association of Independent Music in the U.K. has announced that they will be giving their Outstanding Contribution to Music Award for 2013 to …

Billy Bragg and his band will tour the UK in November and December, including London Royal Festival Hall. This is in addition to the short run of …

Musician and political-activist Billy Bragg announces a new single 'No One Knows Nothing Anymore' - available to download from this week (Monday 11th …

Billy Bragg releases his first new studio album in five years Tooth & Nail on Cooking Vinyl records on March 18 2013.The limited special edition …

Over the past ten years, Billy Bragg has been firing off broadsides in the form of polemical songs which he has made available for free download …

Since taking over the running of the Left Field at Glastonbury Festival in 2010, Billy Bragg has made an effort to showcase young artists who are …

Billy Bragg is being driven out of his village for his socialist views by hate mail. The singer's neighbours, who live in the village of Burton …

Singer blames BNP for dozens of letters sent to his neighbours …

'Versions Of Joanna' is due out in December …

In support of the Jail Guitar Doors initiative, an organization set up by Billy Bragg which aims to provide instruments to those who are using music …

Billy Bragg will curate the "pop and politics" tent again as the Leftfield Stage is set to return to Glastonbury this summer after a year's break. …

Wellcome Collection is thrilled to announce the presentation of its first major performance arts production. Pressure Drop, starring the legendary …

Green Man is delighted to reveal the fantastic Beirut and songwriting legend Billy Bragg will be joining The Flaming Lips on our incredible line-up …

Billy Bragg has asked the Chancellor Alistair Darling to call the bluff of RBS bankers who are hoping to receive an estimated £1.5bn in bonuses as …

BILLY BRAGG has slammed Google for removing professional music videos from YouTUbe.Bragg, along with songwriter Guy Chambers, music mogul Pete …

Beverley Festival will be bringing a new and exciting programme of events to its weekend this year as it re-launches into its second quarter century. …

Twenty five years on, Billy Bragg will undertake a special nine-date solo tour of Wales in June 2009 to remember the Miners' Strike and its legacy on …

Billy Bragg, the great English performer and songwriter, releases a new single 'The Beach Is Free" / "I Almost Killed You" as a double A side single …

Billy Bragg, the Dirty Pretty Things and the Bluetones will join forces on the Sunday night at this years Glastonbury Left Field in support of …

Jail Guitar Doors is an independent initiative set up by Billy Bragg with the aim of providing musical equipment for the use of inmates serving time …

Billy Bragg, the great English performer and songwriter celebrates the release of his new album, 'Mr. Love & Justice', with a free solo show and …

Billy Bragg 'Mr. Love & Justice' solo UK touradded: 7 Feb 2008Billy Bragg, the great English performer and songwriter, plays at London's legendary …

Billy Bragg and KT Tunstall play a special Best Of British show at HMV's flagship store on London's Oxford Circus on Monday 18th February to mark Q's …

Billy Bragg, the great English performer and songwriter, releases a new single 'I Keep Faith' on download from Monday 10th March and on limited …

'Mr. Love & Justice', the new album by the great English songwriter and performer Billy Bragg, is in stores on Monday 3rd March 2008 - exactly six …

Q: What would you call someone inspired by Joe Strummer who does gigs in prisons? A: Johnny Clash. That's the name that Billy Bragg has adopted for …

Former THE CLASH guitarist MICK JONES and BILLY BRAGG performed in a London prison last week as part of a campaign to encourage inmates to take up …

The acclaimed English performer and songwriter Billy Bragg launched a new independent initiative Jail Guitar Doors at the Shockwaves NME Awards.Jail …

Billy Bragg is hitting the road again in December for a series of gigs to highlight the fight against fascism. The veteran singer-songwriter has …

Is Rupert Murdoch taking the "My" in MySpace.com a little too literally?Murdoch's News Corp. owns the popular networking Web site, having paid $580 …

This weeks winner was Dickie Pickle, Stoke-on-Trent. Congratulations you have won Billy's reissued first four albums.'What the hell is everyone on …