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The Adele effect

30.09.11
The three new names chosen by pop's most powerful woman to support her on the current tour are about to go global... more

The Rock Exchange

26.08.11
UP 40 POINTS - KATY PERRY She's just equalled Michael Jackson's record by having five Billboard number one singles from the same album. However, these are different times, and Teenage Dream has sold far fewer copies than Bad overall... more

Katy Perry equals Michael Jackson's number one record

18.08.11
Katy Perry has matched Michael Jackson's record of having five number one hit singles from the same album on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart... more

Will Smith in rap 'comeback'

18.08.11
Will Smith - whose last album, 'Lost and Found', was released in 2005 - is thought to be in line to begin work on a comeback album... more

Elton John still standing despite rain storms at Magic Summer Live

18.07.11
Sir Elton John praised his fans for braving the rain at the first ever Magic Summer Live... more

Glee, O2 Arena - review

27.06.11
Having conquered both the TV ratings and the hit parade Glee takes over the live arena, its cast members performing their conveyor belt of showstopping covers... more

Bob Dylan performs his first ever concert in China

07.04.11
Bob Dylan performed his first ever concert in China last night after having his music vetted by censors... more

Sound check: The US love Marsha Ambrosius

18.03.11
For the first time in 25 years, three Brit acts top the US album charts. Joining Adele and Mumford & Sons is Marsha Ambrosius - you may think you don't know her but you do ...... more

The Decemberists are self-confessed history geeks

17.03.11
In folk-friendly Britain, where Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling are hoovering up awards more people should be listening to The Decemberists... more

Bon Jovi stream latest leg of the world's biggest tour live

08.02.11
Bon Jovi will play at Penn State University and will stream the concert to their fans around the world... more

Gwyneth Paltrow's Country Girl character based on Britney

07.01.11
Gwyneth Paltrow's character in Country Strong was based on Britney Spears and Michael Jackson... more

BBC tips rising music stars with more praise for Warpaint

06.12.10
The next big things predicted to hit the music scene in the coming year have been named for BBC's Sound of 2011... more

CDs of the week: Kanye West, JLS and My Chemical Romance

19.11.10
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (provisionally titled Good Ass Job until sanity prevailed) is the work of a man who feels compelled to be bigger, better and braver...Kanye West ... more

Video: Black Eyed Pea will.i.am insists Fergie is not leaving the band

29.06.10
Fergie has allegedly been rowing with bandmate will.i.am and has been contemplating her future within the band.... more

50 Cent: Susan Boyle is hot...I want to make an album with her

07.12.09
Rapper 50 Cent has revealed he is a fan of Susan Boyle, saying he would like to make an album with her.... more

Jay Sean could teach the X Factor contestants a thing or two

16.11.09
A Hounslow boy, trained as a doctor, he dreamed of R&B stardom. Now Jay Sean’s US No 1 hit has sold two million copies. X Factor wannabes take note.... more

Video: Leona Lewis - her career so far

15.10.09
After Leona Lewis was attacked at a publicity event for her new album, we take a look at her career so far and her rise to stardom.... more

Sound check: The Brits making a move on the Mobos

25.09.09
Who cares if none of the big US stars are coming to next week’s music of black origin awards? We don’t need them now we’ve got our own.... more

R&B star a success after leaving London for US

23.09.09
Talented black and Asian singers are being stifled by 'pop-obsessed' British music industry executives, according to a London-born star who is topping American charts... more

Jay Sean a success after leaving London for US

23.09.09
Jay Sean has criticised British music bosses for treating urban artists as niche products.... more

Jonas Brothers pop sensations mobbed by hordes of screaming 'mini fans' at London premiere

10.09.08
More than 1,000 hysterical teenage girls turned out to see their idols, The Jonas Brothers, at the premiere of their film Camp Rock at the Royal Festival Hall in London.... more

Simon Fuller named Britain's most successful music manager (how does he explain the Spice Girls then?)

20.05.08
Pop mogul Simon Fuller the man who brought us the Spice Girls, SClub 7 and Pop Idol was named the worlds most successful British music manager of all time. ... more

Off the record

16.05.08
A new breed of musical talent will be in record-breaking mood on the South Bank, the Brits are taking over the American charts and Dirty Pretty Things are back.... more

Mariah Carey 'secretly marries' her toyboy dream lover Nick Cannon after ONE MONTH relationship

02.05.08
Mariah Carey's family are reeling after it was revealed she has secretly married her toy boy lover, after dating him for just ONE month, it has emerged. The New York Post is reporting that Carey's family shocked by the chart-topping singer's sudden nuptials, which was so hurried, that she didn't bother with a pre-nuptial agreement... more

Memoirs of a pop princess: Kylie gets the geisha look as she gears up for world tour

29.04.08
She looks like she's just stepped out of a Tokyo tea house. With her elegant kimono, bird's nest hairstyle and porcelain pale complexion, this lady is classic geisha material. But underneath the white foundation and heavy eyeliner is Kylie Minogue experimenting with her latest look. The singer - known for her stunning costume choices - looks breathtaking in a red kimono as she poses as a geisha in a shoot to promote her forthcoming world tour. The tour begins in Paris on May 6th and will reportedly cost more than £10million to stage... more

Flop in the USA: Kylie's bid to crack States fails as album bombs

11.04.08
Despite a promotional operation which would have put the military top brass to shame, Kylie's bid to crack the US has been a resounding flop. The Aussie singer's tenth studio album limped into the Billboard charts at No.139 yesterday, selling just 5,500 copies. ... more

Paul McCartney's £200m iTunes payday

07.03.08
Sir Paul McCartney is to release the Beatles back catalogue online - helping pay for his multi-million-pound divorce from Heather Mills.... more

Modern life still rubbish says Damon

22.01.07
The Good, The Bad And The Queen is band No 3 for Damon Albarn ... and he's still not happy. We review the week's new CDs.... more

The Police set for reunion tour

05.01.07
The Police could be set to reunite for a tour of Britain and America to mark the 30th anniversary of their hit debut single Roxanne.... more

Wonder of Stevie keeps growing

05.12.06
Stevie Wonder looked like the biggest star by far at the Billboard Music Awards when he appeared on stage with fellow legend Tony Bennett.... more


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