Never mind the politics, our leading troubadour insists it was always the love songs that meant the most. In his new album they're sad and bruised – and he's thrilled about it. Nick Duerden meets Billy Bragg

The long-lost TV Mania album Bored with Prozac and The Internet? has finally seen the light of day – a full 17 years after Nick Rhodes (pictured) of Duran Duran conceived it with former Duran Duran guitarist Warren Cuccurullo.

He has carved his own groove in the jazz world – with another album out tomorrow – but he's still best known for his famous father. Nick Duerden meets Kyle Eastwood

Struggling in an acoustic goth band; propelled to fame by performing in lingerie; now a global pop and TV superstar. So what’s next for Nicole Scherzinger?

Children's version of homeless memoir released by popular demand

Stand-up, actor, director, and now stand-up again. Malcolm Tucker's whipping boy is having the time of his life, but where does he get the energy? Nick Duerden meets Chris Addison

He's got the number ones and the nationwide tour with Robbie Williams. He's got the TV gigs. And now he's go the dark back story. Can anything stop the irrepressible Olly Murs?

Kate Nash had a torrid 2012. But a spell in Los Angeles and working on a new album helped the singer exorcise her demons, she tells Nick Duerden

Kate Nash had a torrid 2012. But a spell in Los Angeles and working on a new album helped the singer exorcise her demons, she tells Nick Duerden

He was raised to believe anything was possible. Now, thanks to Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith is enjoying his own purple patch