The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is to be demolished as part of new plans to create a 77-acre redevelopment site in Earls Court and West Kensington.

Chart-topping singer Ed Sheeran said he initially struggled to get a record deal because he was "ginger and chubby".

There was much amusement in the Twitterverse this week after Odell's father rang NME to complain about its 0/10 review of Long Way Down.

I opened an envelope the other day and Emeli Sandé turned up. OK, an old joke, but they keep coming. Only last week, some wag tweeted "Which song is Emili Sandé singing at Thatcher's funeral?" For most of last year, it seemed that Sandé – who at the start of it was just another name on those Brightest Hopes/Sound of lists – was inescapable. You couldn't switch on, say, the Olympics opening ceremony, the Olympics closing ceremony, The X Factor, The Voice or even BBC Sports Relief without seeing her bleached quiff, or hearing her signature tune "Next to Me".

Announcement follows tickets for earlier show selling out in matter of minutes

Justin Timberlake stormed to the top of the singles charts this week with "Mirrors".

Robbie Williams has shown off the first fruits of his return to working with Guy Chambers with an expletive-fuelled track in which he branded the Brit Awards "boring".

Boyband One Direction crashed in at the top of the singles charts with their cover of Blondie's "One Way Or Another".

Brit-nominated band Alt-J have been signed up to create the soundtrack for a forthcoming film about the perils facing young asylum seekers.

Jake Bugg will headline a festival in his hometown Nottingham this summer.

Chart-topping star Jessie J has postponed her entire sell-out arena tour because she wants to spend more time recording her album.

Star Wars and Harry Potter soundtrack composer John Williams is to be honoured at the Classical Brit Awards.

The inventors of Girl Power are due to perform together for the first time in four years at the London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony.