The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The mystery of the whereabouts of the missing King Kong statue, which made a proud and dramatic appearance during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has been solved. Intrepid YouTuber DJ Audits has shared a spectacular and poignant video which shows the once proud Kong now lying on his back and armless at a demolition yard…
Birmingham’s first and only sculpture celebrating Black history and heritage has been defaced with racist graffiti, in an incident described by a city MP as “sickening vandalism”. Earlier today, local residents in Winson Green were shocked to discover the ‘Black British History is British History’ artwork – launched less than two weeks ago – had been…
María Oliva is an emerging music artist hailing from southern Spain. Since she was 10 years old, María has been singing songs.
International singer-songwriter Raye and British singer Becky Hill will both perform at the Birmingham 2022 Beach Volleyball this week. Ray will be performing at the Smithfield site on Thursday 4 August with a live set which will be available exclusively to Beach Volleyball ticket holders.
A Birmingham artist whose dynamic work is collected by the likes of legendary Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah, is unveiling his first collection this month. David Roman, 30, will be showcasing his experimental and compelling Icons of Extreme Sports collection on 11 May.
He’s a poet, producer, firestarter; a songwriter-MC, multi-instrumentalist, raconteur… Dizraeli has always been an artist in a genre of his own. After twenty years in the game and fighting fitter than ever, Dizraeli is marking his platinum anniversary with a series of very special shows across the nation, including at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds venue this Friday.
Birmingham’s diversity, creativity and spirit will be celebrated in a new artwork due to be unveiled in the city centre later this week. Forward Together is a reimagining of the city’s crest being raised by a line of 25 figures, designed by artist Luke Perry and made by a team of his friends, some of…
A stunning new street art mural was unveiled today on a rooftop in Digbeth by city artist Gent 48. Selly Oak artist ‘Gent 48’ – real name Joshua Billingham – was commissioned by Birmingham City Council to create the artwork to celebrate a new era for Smithfield Birmingham, as part of the city council’s Be Bold, Be…
Images have been revealed of a new memorial planned for Wednesfield which commemorates the bravery of 19th century Sikh soldiers. Guru Nanak Gurdwara commissioned Black Country sculptor Luke Perry to develop the Saragarhi Monument on land close to the temple in Well Lane, with the City of Wolverhampton Council agreeing to the transfer of land for the…
A 7ft graffiti mural has been sprayed in Digbeth to launch the second series of BBC Three show The Rap Game UK. The BBC has released a video showing Birmingham-based artist David Brown aka Panda spraying the artwork of the show in the Zellig car park in Digbeth.