MusicFrom K-pop stars to Beyoncé, the issue of colourism remains rife in the music industry It seems every conversation about colourism in pop music must come back to Beyoncé. So it was when Mathew Knowles, record exec, former Destiny’s Child manager and Beyoncé’s father, appeared on SiriusXM radio to discuss research by Texas Southern University, where he is a visiting professor. Their study found that over a 15-year period it was lighter-skinned black women – the likes of Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey and, of course, Beyoncé – who dominated Top 40 airplay.

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Italy This article is more than 4 years oldItalian police officers jailed for 12 years over 2009 custody deathThis article is more than 4 years oldCarabinieri Alessio di Bernardo and Raffaele d’Alessandro found guilty of involuntary manslaughter of Stefano Cucchi Two Italian police officers have been sentenced to 12 years in jail over the fatal beating of a 31-year-old man in custody in 2009, in a case that has gripped the country.

JapanExplainerExperts have been examining how all passenger and crew on board the Japan Airlines flight to Haneda managed to escape alive After all 379 passengers and crew on a Japan Airlines jet that crashed into another plane at a Tokyo airport escaped the burning aircraft, experts have examined how they managed to get out mostly unharmed, and said that low fuel levels likely prevented an explosion. At about 5:45pm on Tuesday evening, JAL flight 516 – an Airbus A350-900 that departed the northern city of Sapporo about an hour and a half earlier – collided with a coast guard plane when landing at Haneda airport, killing five of the six onboard the smaller Dash 8 aircraft.

Ozzy Osbourne This article is more than 10 years oldOzzy Osbourne says Bill Ward too 'overweight' for Black Sabbath gigsThis article is more than 10 years old'He's already had two heart attacks. I don't want to be responsible for his life,' says OsbourneAllow Spotify content?This article includes content provided by Spotify. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'.