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This year The Proms will host the first ever dedicated video game music performance within its schedule, titled From 8-Bit to Infinity.

Featuring eight weeks of classical and orchestral music, The BBC Proms is one of the most famous and prestigious music festivals in the world. The lengthy festival of shows brings musicians and conductors from across the globe to perform across more than 70 shows in its duration.

This year will mark the first in which the show’s musical calendar has made dedicated room for video game music. Prom 21, held in London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall, is labeled as the first ever Gaming Prom. Taking place on Monday, August 1, it will feature the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra led by conductor Robert Ames as they perform a selection of video game pieces…

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Amazon is removing “free speech” social network Parler from its web hosting service for violating rules.

If Parler fails to find a new web hosting service by Sunday evening, the entire network will go offline.

Parler styles itself as an “unbiased” social media and has proved popular with people banned from Twitter.

Amazon told Parler it had found 98 posts on the site that encouraged violence. Apple and Google have removed the app from their stores.

Launched in 2018, Parler has proved particularly popular among supporters of US President Donald Trump and right-wing conservatives. Such groups have frequently accused Twitter and Facebook of…