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Frank Sinatra's hologram to sing at Simon Cowell's 50th

02.10.09

Ol’ Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra is being brought back to life as a hologram to perform at Simon Cowell's 50th birthday bash.... more

Timely boost at a crucial stage for stock punters

20.07.09

It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it, as Ella Fitzgerald might have sung. Reading Chinese newspapers is a bit like that. Understanding the language is not enough, you need to be able to interpret the meaning ... more

Fact and fiction in Radioplay

10.10.08

It takes an Irish actor banished to remotest Cornwall in childhood to cook up a monologue as witty and fanciful as Radioplay.... more

Theatre school of the stars is on the move

19.09.08

The home of the theatre school which launched the careers of Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis is to be transformed into a block of flats... more

Man-eater: While Sienna's broken-hearted ex clashes with police, she's back with old flame

20.06.08

Two weeks ago, Sienna Miller dumped Rhys Ifans by telephone. This came amid rumours that she was once more seeing another Welsh actor, Matthew Rhys.... more

The next big thing: FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

12.06.08

Florence, according to her label, makes 'the kind of music that Lily or Kate would make if they had grown up in a cage full of snakes in the basement of a Louisiana funeral home'.... more

Weekend gig guide

22.05.08

Broken Social Scene bring their quirky music to Shepherd's Bush, Gloria Gaynor is ready to entertain and The Wombats start a new trend in the Albert Hall.... more

Oops! Une grande gaffe as French drop Mademoiselle Minogue's 'knighthood'

05.05.08

Kylie Minogue has been honoured with France's most prestigious cultural award in a ceremony in Paris today. The pint-sized pop star was made a knight in the Order of Arts and Letters for her 'contribution to the enrichment of French culture'. But before Kylie could proudly accept the medal, the French minister of culture and communications dropped it on the floor and embarrassingly had to stoop down to pick it up ... more

Voice from heaven, family from hell ... The dangerous world that singer Duffy left behind

29.03.08

She's the new Dusty Springfield and the latest in an astonishing line of young female British singing talent. But what the fans who've made Duffy No 1 for five consecutive weeks - and the biggest-selling artist of 2008 so far - don't know is the harrowing story of the dark and dangerous world she escaped... more

Ken's move to boost London as world culture capital

11.03.08

Old Vic director Kevin Spacey and writer Bonnie Greer today joined Ken Livingstone in backing a new fund for the arts in London.... more

Meeting of the diva misfits

27.02.08

The little-known friendship of the black jazz diva Ella Fitzgerald and white Hollywood sex goddess Marilyn Monroe makes for an absorbing piece of theatre... more

Pop goes 2007 - music review of the year

21.12.07

From Mika to Mozart, our music critics present their guide to a vintage year with a look back at the best albums.... more

'New Winehouse' Adele Adkins wins Brit award

10.12.07

A teenage jazz singer from north London has become the first winner of the Brit Awards Critics Choice Prize.... more

Garbarek the enigma soars to a sparky beat

19.11.07

Jan Garbarek was a popular choice of headliner at the 15th annual London Jazz Festival and his admirers were not disappointed.... more

Monk, funk and even a banjo

31.10.07

It takes place at 41 venues over 10 nights and ranges from world music to the complete works of Thelonious Monk - Jack Massarik previews the London Jazz Festival.... more

CDs of the week

17.08.07

CD offerings this week include M.I.A and Richard Hawley's extravagantly praised debut Lady's Bridge.... more

Because I'm worth it

19.07.07

After she was slow-handclapped for being half an hour late, Barbra Streisand arrived to justify the sky high cost of the tickets to see her... more

Double delight at Ronnie's

11.07.07

More double-bills like the one of Roy Hargrove and Roberta Gambarini might justify Ronnie Scott's admission prices and restore its street-cred... more

Jazz trailblazer in town

29.06.07

Jazz legend Benny Golson begins the first of three nights at Ronnie Scott's on Monday 2 July... more

What's wrong at Ronnie's?

26.06.07

A year to the day since it reopened its doors there are complaints that the celebrated jazz club has lost its heart and fears that it's set to be taken over.... more

CDs of the Week

22.06.07

This week's new releases include Kelly Clarkson and the Beastie Boys, as well an inspired Ella Fitzgerald jazz compilation.... more

At last, a great Southbank show

30.05.07

Nick Curtis, who grew up going to the Southbank, celebrates the complex's shift from bleak concrete jungle to cultural quarter to be proud of. ... more

Winehouse a hit in the jazz world

08.05.07

She may have lost to Arctic Monkeys at the Brit Awards but Amy Winehouse has at last won a trophy for her acclaimed album Back To Black.... more

Macy hammers home just how Big she can be

04.04.07

Flamboyant and eccentric as ever, Macy Gray sported spectacularly straightened locks, a gangster-style suit and tie and high-heeled boots when she took to the Koko stage.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

16.03.07

David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig.... more