Patti Smith
American singer, songwriter, author and poet (born 1946)
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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Patti Smith urges Americans to vote and calls US leadership deplorable
Speaking in Oviedo on Tuesday, 20 October, the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts laureate said she felt ashamed of the current administration and urged people to vote. She marks 50 years since her first Spanish concert with two shows in Gijón on 20 and 21 October.
- Sep 20
Juan Carlos I receives Prix Saint-Simon in France for his memoirs Reconciliación
The 88-year-old former Spanish monarch accepted the honour in La Ferté-Vidame alongside family members after attending a regatta in Galicia.
- Jul 23
Rosalía apologises to Argentine fans after reposting World Cup taunt, faces concert boycott and cancelled tribute
The Spanish singer reposted a clip by Mia Khalifa mocking Argentina's World Cup final loss, triggering calls to boycott her four Buenos Aires shows and the cancellation of a symphonic tribute in Córdoba.
