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Friday, June 8, 2018 Lifestyle | Music & Movies London gang members who made violent drill music to be sentenced

ive London gang members who made court to impose “criminal behaviour orders” between drill music and gang violence, point- drill music, a niche form of hip-hop that would ban the men from making that ing to cuts to youth services due to govern- Fthat glorifies violence and has been type of music. One song called “No Hook” ment fiscal austerity measures as a more linked by the authorities to a surge in knife included sounds of gunshots and lyrics substantive reason for the increase in knife crime in the city, were due to be sentenced about shooting and stabbing such as “Ching crime. Police had spent two years gathering on yesterday. The five young men, aged be- (stab) Splash (stab) aim for his lungs”, police evidence of the Notting Hill gang’s music and tween 17 and 21 years old, were convicted said. “We are very clear we will take deci- social media activity. Police gave annotated in May of conspiracy to commit violent dis- sive action to get videos of this nature re- excerpts from the lyrics of “No Hook”: “Clock order after they were arrested in November moved from the internet,” said Detective me an opp (opposing gang member), wind last year armed with machetes, baseball Superintendent Adam Lowe of the Metro- down the window, back (get) out the spinner bats, masks, balaclavas and gloves. Police politan Police. (revolver firearm) and burst (shoot) him.” “I said the group, members of a gang based in “Despite what the gangs may claim, there put bullets in numerous guys like how come the Notting Hill area of west London, were is a clear link, as in this case, to violence,” he the opps ain’t learning?” The criminal behav- on their way at the time of their arrest to at- said. The authorities in London have been ior orders being sought would also prevent tack a rival gang. struggling to come to grips with an increase the gang members from entering certain Kingston Crown Court was shown seven in knife crime that saw London’s murder rate areas, wearing face coverings such as ban- Isaac Marshall, whom along with 4 others pleaded guilty to drill music videos which showed how the overtake that of New York in February and danas in public places, and displaying gang- charges conspiracy to commit violent disorder, is seen in a still group had been promoting violence, ac- March, for the first time in modern history. related hand gestures. Sentencing was due to from the Drill music video “No Hook” he appeared in, in an image cording to prosecutors who have asked the Some youth workers have disputed the link start later today. — Reuters released by the Metropolitan Police in London. — Reuters Underwood makes history again, Shelton wins top CMT Award arrie Underwood continued to make his- thought?” BSB’s Brian Littrell said of winning an tory as the most decorated act at the award for their 20-year-old song. “We’re every- CCMT Music Awards with 18 wins, while thing because of y’all,” FGL’s Brian Kelley said Blake Shelton walked away with the night’s top to the fans. Another duet - Kane Brown and prize. Shelton, the only person to win two Lauran Alaina’s “What Ifs” - won the former awards Wednesday, won video of the year for classmates collaborative video of the year. “This “I’ll Name the Dogs” at the Bridgestone Arena is my first award I’ve ever won. It’s an amazing in Nashville, Tennessee. “I’ve been doing this for feeling,” Brown said. 18 years. I have been making records and luckily Little Big Town - who hosted the show for enough you guys have accepted them,” said the first time - won group video of the year and Shelton, who also won male video of the year. performed their funky single, “Summer Fever,” “It’s been a crazy ride.” which featured colorful lights and disco balls Underwood won female video of the year for onstage. Underwood, per usual, was a vocal the Ludacris-assisted song, “The Champion,” powerhouse as she sang “Cry Pretty,” earning Carrie underwood continued to make history as also giving the rapper-actor his first CMT of the night’s loudest applause. the most decorated act at the CMT Music Awards Award. “Thank you God for you guys - the Some performers sang outdoors, including with 18 wins, while Blake Shelton walked away fans,” Underwood said. “Thank you Ludacris for Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton and Sam Hunt, who with the night’s top prize. — AP photos wanting to inspire.” Ludacris didn’t attend the sang “Downtown’s Dead” in downtown show, but others from outside of country music Nashville, walking the streets and going into were in the house, from Kelly Clarkson to Back- bars during the performance. Dan + Shay, who street Boys, who both performed at the show. also performed, picked up duo video of the year. The boy band also picked up an award, winning Carly Pearce won breakthrough video of the small English town has converted its red CMT performance of the year for the Florida year and cried as she walked to the stage to col- phone box into what might be the world’s Georgia Line-featured version of their classic lect her trophy. “Y’all, I sat in the stands with my Asmallest nightclub, complete with glitter- hit, “Everybody,” from the “CMT Crossroads” mom ... wondering if I’d get here,” she said. “Oh ball, disco lights and a selection of telephone- TV special. “Seriously, so who would have my goodness, I’m freaking out.” She won the themed tunes. Enter the phone box in Kingsbridge in the southwestern county of Devon, pop in a pound coin and you, and possibly one close friend, can dance to songs such as Blondie’s “Hanging On The Telephone” or “Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra, played down the phone. With payphones all but defunct in the age of mobile telephones, local communities have sought ways of preserving the remaining phone boxes, treasured as relics of a bygone era. Kingsbridge council toyed with planting the box with flowers Blake Shelton accepts the male video of the year or using it as a place to distribute leaflets. “I was Jimi Westbrooke award for ‘l’ll Name the Dogs” at the CMT Music falling asleep with the excitement of it all,” coun- (from left) Kimberly Awards. cilor Chris Povey said. “So I thought let’s do Schlapman, Karen something different, do something a little bit off Fairchild, and Phillip award for her hit song, “Every Little Thing,” the wall, so we put forward the idea of a nightclub Sweet, of Little Big telling the audience before she walked away: and here we are today, with a glitterball, music, Town, perform “To the guy that broke my heart, ‘Thank you!’” flashing lights.” Proceeds from the nightclub will “Summer Fever” The CMT Music Awards, which kicked off with go to support a local charity. — Reuters at the CMT Music a spoof of the Royal Wedding, honors the year’s Awards. best country music videos.—AP