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Jamie Archer gets the X Factor chop

16.11.09
Jamie Archer left The X Factor after failing to win the public vote with his rendition of Queen's The Show Must Go On... more

Miley Cyrus signs up for the Jingle Bell fun

02.11.09
Teen star Miley Cyrus is the latest performer to join the line-up of the 95.8 Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball.... more

Dizzee, Shakira and Janet are having a Ball

19.10.09
The first five acts to perform on the unprecedented second day of Capital radio’s Jingle Bell Ball have been unveiled... more

Alexandra Burke beats Robbie Williams to top chart spot

19.10.09
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has stormed to the top of the charts with her single Bad Boys, beating Robbie Williams' comeback single Bodies.... more

Is it unreasonable not to want my girlfriend posing nude for an art class?

13.10.09
They are candid, provocative - and totally at odds with each other. Our resident 'sexperts' Nirpal Dhaliwal and Esther Walker offer conflicting advice on Londoners' sexual dilemmas... more

CDs of the week

09.10.09
Brilliant but bonkers: Shakira releases her third album, She Wolf, and its a lyrical treasure trove.... more

Watchdog blocks Live Nation merger with Ticketmaster

08.10.09
A merger to create the largest promoter of live music in the world has been blocked by the competition watchdog... more

My London: Sam Ronson

02.10.09
Sam, 32, is the stepdaughter of musician Mick Jones, who wrote ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ for her mother... more

Battle of the divas: Whitney, Mariah, Leona, Shakira - who'll come out on top?

11.09.09
Mariah, Whitney, Shakira and Leona are all back with new albums full of tears, tantrums and torch songs. But can pop’s biggest voices still hit the high notes?... more

Sir Bobby Robson's way with words

31.07.09
"Hitler didn't tell us when he was going to send over those doodlebugs, did he?"... more

Sounds of Summer - the year's best sunny songs

19.06.09
The holiday season is always dominated by one catchy tune. David Smyth listens to this year's most likely sunny songs and lays odds on a winner.... more

Design hotels around the world

29.05.09
You might not want designer black board walls, doily staircases and gigantic fish tanks at home, but they're fun for a night... more

Beyoncé tops bill at Obama concert

19.01.09
Beyoncé closed a star-studded concert in honour of Barack Obama attended by nearly half a million people. ... more

Gunsmith as guilty as our son's killers, say parents of shot boy

27.08.08
The parents of murdered Michael Dosunmu accused the underworld gunsmith who provided the lethal weapon of being as guilty as the men who fired the shots... more

Their blood on his hands

27.08.08
A man has been found guilty of supplying London gangsters with sub-machineguns that have been linked to at least nine murders... more

Parents who lost sons to violence will speak at youth crime concert

21.08.08
The parents of two London teenagers who were violently killed will speak at a concert dedicated to fighting youth crime... more

Quirky Cameron Diaz reveals her unusually bumpy elbow

20.06.08
Cameron Diaz is well-known for her quirky looks. But it appears the actress is unique in another area, as she revealed her very bumpy elbow. ... more

Two found guilty of murdering teenager in his bed

17.06.08
Two men were convicted at the Old Bailey of shooting an innocent teenage boy in his bed with a Mac-10 "spray and pray" sub-machinegun... more

Hot property: Kirstie Allsopp joins FHM 'Sexiest Women' list

24.04.08
Kirstie Allsopp has been named on a worldwide poll of the sexiest women, beating Kate Moss who has dropped out of the top 100 altogether. American actress Megan Fox was named the 'sexiest woman in the world' in the annual FHM poll, which saw nearly 10 million votes cast globally ... more

Amy gets three Novello nominations

21.04.08
Despite difficulties in her private life Amy Winehouse proves she is a respected musician; being nominated for three Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting.... more

Off the record

14.12.07
David Smyth throws his spotlight on the 02 Arena, as London's least loved building has rapidly become the world's leading concert venue.... more

Rianna tops the charts ahead of Joseph

25.06.07
Lee Mead, the winner of TV talent show Any Dream Will Do, has just missed out on the top chart spot to R&B sensation Rhianna.... more

Five weeks at the top for Rhianna

18.06.07
Barbados-born singer Rhianna outsold her rivals again to hold onto the top spot in the singles chart for a fifth week running... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

01.06.07
Beyonce is back in town, Throbbing Gristle are doing something arty at the ICA, while nu-folkster Adem puts on another super-quiet Homefires gig.... more

Pop idol's comeback bid fails to make top 10

16.04.07
One-time darling of the charts and the original Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates failed to make the top 10 with his latest track.... more

Shakira shakes her hips and sets the night on fire

19.03.07
With a cry of "Arriba London!", a flurry of hair and the first of many thrusts of the hardest working hips in showbusiness, Shakira set about bringing some real Latin fire to town.... more

Critic's choice: top five gigs

16.03.07
Colombian hip-wiggler Shakira, former Velvet Underground man John Cale and serene Frenchmen Air, are all in town this weekend.... more

Scissor Sisters make it a double

02.10.06
Scissor Sisters have topped both the singles and album charts for the second week running.... more

Ta-Dah! Scissor Sisters swing double No 1

25.09.06
The Scissor Sisters have clinched the top spot in both this week's UK singles and album chart. It is the third week the New York disco group have spent at number one in the singles chart.... more

iTunes rival to let fans download free

29.08.06
The world's largest music company is backing a rival to Apple's iTunes which will allow fans to download music for free.... more

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