Elbow, Marina and the Diamonds and Goldfrapp have signed up for this year's Little Noise Sessions, the annual concerts, which see artists play stripped back sets in London to aid charity Mencap... more
It is a tantalising prospect. Rupert Murdoch and his son James have bowed to pressure and are set to be grilled by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee about phone-hacking next week... more
The talk in broadcasting circles is that the squeeze on the high street is hitting the pay-TV giants. Churn - the rate at which subscribers quit - is rumoured to have risen in the last few months... more
Was it working under Terra Firma's Guy Hands for two years that compelled music industry veteran Shabs Jobanputra to quit managing artists and set up a business running festivals? The entrepreneur pauses, then shakes his head. "Guy taught me a lot - I was just sick of working in a declining industry" ... more
The BBC faced fresh accusations of ageism as two of Radio 1’s long-standing women presenters lost their high-profile daily shows to younger rivals... more
A campaign to help people learn the art of happiness is set to be launched. The woman behind it explains why now especially we all need a smile... more
Sam Beeton is a Nottingham teenager whose single, What You Look For, has already been made single of the week by Jo Whiley on Radio 1. He is set to entertain fans at this weekend's V Festival.
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Former Spice Girl bandmates, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown took centre-stage at the Glamour Awards as pouting red-carpet regular Victoria Beckham was a no-show... more
Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley announced live on air today that she's expecting her fourth child. The 42-year-old presenter, who already has three children - India, Jude and Cassius - with her Virgin Records executive husband Steve Morton, admitted that it was "not expected", but said she was very excited
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Noel Gallagher's commanding solo performance at the Union Chapel was an electrifying show that underlined the Oasis star's astonishing creativity, says Andre Paine.... more
KT Tunstall, Amy Winehouse and Noel Gallagher go acoustic, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band reunite to mark their 40th anniversary and The Magic Numbers showcase their second album.... more
It's time to stop being coy about the albums we love, says Garry Mulholland in his new book. So we asked him and a panel of experts to reveal their Top 10s.... more
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