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For the fortunate few who have ventured into space and gazed back at Earth, the vision of individual countries as one single planet has been a humbling experience – so its perhaps no surprise that Scotland's space sector shares a similar humanitarian outlook with its mission to shape a better world, explains Andrew Collier   It must have been the unlikeliest of Scottish pub conversations: a meeting over a drink between a space systems engineer and a human rights and media specialist. But it was, almost literally, electric. Ideas flew, further discussions were arranged – and the out...

A orchestral Daft Punk tribute is scheduled to take place in Manchester Cathedral this summer. In light of the split, Manchester-based Kaleidoscope Orchestra has announced for plans for two back-to-back shows on the 20th August this year, with candlelit, orchestral renditions of some of Daft Punk's best-loved hits taking place in Manchester Cathedral. The event will be socially distanced, and tickets can be purchased for £55 here. Read about how the French duo's ability to constantly reinvent electronic music made them one of the most important electronic acts after Kraftwerk here. Topics

Harry Styles Performance to Open Grammy Awards (EXCLUSIVE) K-pop sensations BTS are also set to take the stage on March 14. Cynthia Littleton, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Sunday’s Grammy Awards telecast is set to open with a performance by Harry Styles, who is nominated for three awards on music’s biggest night. “You don’t want to miss the top of the show,” Jack Sussman, CBS’ executive VP of specials, music and live events, tells Variety. “It’s going to be music coming at you heavy and hard like you’ve not seen it before. We’ve got Harry Styles, this incredible ente...

The group announced their split last week

Daft Punk album sales have increased 2,650% after the duo's split. Since announcing their split, Rolling Stone's analtyic provider, Alpha Data, reports that streams for Daft Punk’s catalog soared nearly 500% on Monday compared to Sunday, with song sales up 1,335%, and digital album sales up 2,650%. Their most recent album, 'Random Access Memories', was the best-selling dance music album on vinyl of the decade. ‘Homework’ features some of Daft Punk’s most iconic tracks, including ‘Da Funk’, ‘Around The World’, 'Revolution 909' and ‘Rollin' & Scratchin’.  ‘Alive 1997’...