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
Now 15 years old, the V Festival attracts an audience of fake tans and stag dos and has never attained the mythology of its more venerable summer rivals... more
Anti-ageing products may make your face look 10 years younger but the delicate skin on your neck needs just as much attention, says Bella Blissett... more
Mark Ronson's protégé Daniel Merriweather has admitted to taking cocaine — but claims that he prefers to do it in private, away from prying eyes... 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.
... more
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse will perform at this year's Glastonbury Festival, organisers revealed today. The London-based artist is scheduled to perform directly before headliner Jay-Z on the Pyramid stage at the Somerset festival on June 28.... more
With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more
In the sweaty environment of Brixton Academy, free from costume changes and confetti, Pink's songs came across more effectively than at her spectacularly over-the-top shows at Wembley Arena.... more
Jarvis Cocker is to play the V Festival for the first time in 11 years, it has been announced. The former Pulp frontman inspired the idea of the two-venue event in the first place.... more
Afternoon:
8°c
