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Diva fever as Leona Lewis steals U.S. show

18.09.09
The Brits were very well represented at a bash celebrating divas in the US — with Leona Lewis stealing the show... more

Adele to star in Ugly Betty

17.04.09
Grammy Award winning singer Adele is to appear in the hit US TV show Ugly Betty.... more

Police issue image after stabbing at music awards

10.02.09
This is the moment a suspected knifeman flees the Urban Music Awards ceremony after stabbing the boyfriend of rap star Lisa Maffia... more

Plant leads the way as Brits rule the planet at Grammys

09.02.09
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant swept all before him at the Grammys winning five awards including best album of the year and best record... more

Hot pubs for cool kids in London

06.02.09
Want to know where Jaime Winstone sups on Corona and Daisy Lowe gets a round in? Here's where to hang out.... more

Adele is saving up Best for Last

22.12.08
Adele's sell-out show at the Roundhouse was her final performance of the year — and what a year it has been for West Norwood’s finest... more

Coldplay lead Britpop invasion of Grammys

04.12.08
British talent dominated the nominations for record of the year at America's Grammy Awards.... more

All-British battle for top Grammy prize

04.12.08
A British artist is sure to win the coveted record of the year award at the US Grammys... more

Music

08.10.08
Live music, be it opera or rock festivals, is proving more popular than ever — and is offering a desperately needed financial lifeline. London remains the heartbeat of the industry. ... more

'Americans think that I'm chasing gay men,' says Adele as she reveals hit song radio ban

10.09.08
The singer says her hit song has nothing to do with chasing gay men, and that the claim, which surfaced on the web, almost wrecked her chances of stardom in the UK.... more

Radiohead lead the pack as Mercury Music Prize nominations announced

22.07.08
Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele were today all nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Also up for the gong are Elbow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Neon Neon.... more

Who will win the Mercury?

22.07.08
The shortlist for this year's Mercury Music Prize for the best British album will be revealed later today. But who will make the cut?.... more

Weekend gig guide

18.06.08
The Flaming Lips and Goldfrapp play Lovebox in Victoria Park, Duffy is to put on a show at Somerset House and Chuck Berry comes to town.... more

Off the record

13.06.08
Indie record labels keep the new ideas coming and rightly deserve their own 4 July celebrations, says David Smyth. ... more

In her hometown

07.05.08
Adele was delighted to be back in London for the first of her Shepherd's Bush performances. She made the audience feel at home, says Amira Hashish.... more

Gigs of the week

06.05.08
Celine Dion comes to the 02 Arena, Adele plays her hometown and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds bring Austrialian rock to Hammersmith.... 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

One-trick pony of lovey backdrops

27.02.08
Fronted by a man with a derelict's beard and a trailer park baseball cap, Band Of Horses are a Supertramp for the new era.... more

Ronson's showbiz style rocks

25.02.08
With his splendid bowl-cut and transatlantic accent giving him an hilarious Austin Powers air, Mark Ronson's live show pulled out all the stops. ... more

CDs of the week

22.02.08
A five-star debut from Duffy, Janet Jackson's monstrously long new album and the extreme beauty of Goldfrapp.... more

Wobbly Amy's Brits tribute to jailed husband Blake

21.02.08
Wobbly Amy Winehouse paid tribute to jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil during her hit-and-miss performance at last night's Brit awards. The singer mouthed 'I love you' during her performance of heart-rending song Love Is A Losing Game... more

Off the record

15.02.08
David Smyth takes a trip to BRIT School, considers the line-up for Massive Attack's Meltdown and checks out what's new on the net.... more

Forget the Meluas ... Adele's the real thing

30.01.08
Adele Adkins' voice exudes grief with a believability unheard since Tammy Wynette, the most desolate female singer of all.... more

Great as the expectations

17.01.08
Amy Ann Duffy has a unique voice, a mighty roar seemingly defying the laws of biology by belonging to a tiny Welshwoman.... more

CDs of the week

11.01.08
Pop from British Sea Power and American four-piece Alo, and a double album of superb jazz from Montreal.... more

Pirates prove too polite

07.01.08
Reading indie-rock five-piece Pete and the Pirates have an endearing sound, but their performance at Astoria was a bit reticent.... more

This will be the year dance gets us back in the groove

17.12.07
Dance music is set to emerge from the doldrums in 2008 with a slew of new acts ready to go, says Paul Connolly.... more

Prom night for Ronson and his famous friends

25.10.07
Mark Ronson kicked off the Electric Proms, an event which is fast becoming a London institution after just two years.... more

Off the record

28.09.07
David Smyth has another listen to radio and meets the latest in the production line of MySpace led musicians, Colbie Caillat.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

09.03.07
Breakthrough band Enter Shikari, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's latest album and scratching DVDs as if they are vinyl all make it into David Smyth's column this week.... more

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