The songs that are hot on our playlist this week

The house music DJ, producer and singer Romanthony possessed such an emotive, warm, soulful voice that it could withstand any treatment and still touch listeners and club-goers in a unique way. Most famously, his distinctive vocals survived the auto-tune processing the French electronic music duo Daft Punk put them through in order to create the euphoric “One More Time”, the worldwide smash that took their career to another level in 2000.

Simon Cowell has spoken for the first time since reports emerged that he is to become a father, insisting the matter will be kept private.

His achievements are huge, but defy logic. He is a considerable power in the global music industry without, it seems, having much interest in actual music

Latest iteration of the beloved hexapod shows off a new slimmer figure and some 'parkour' moves

Richard & Adam thought their dreams of becoming recording artists were over when a member of the orchestra stormed the stage during their performance in Britain’s Got Talent’s live final and pelted judge Simon Cowell with a carton of eggs.

Ricky Gervais has received a number of “ridiculous offers from major record deals” to produce a David Brent album.

Three previously unheard duets by music legends Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury recorded in 1983 are set for release in two months' time.

Former Bond girl Honor Blackman is set to make a guest appearance in Casualty playing a feisty pensioner on a mission.

Former Doctor Who star Peter Davison will regenerate in the Caribbean after he signed up to make a guest appearance in Death In Paradise.

In this final report, Michael Volpe is overjoyed to finally see Alice on stage

Absolute Radio has been snapped up by the owner of rival stations Kiss and Magic in a £22 million deal.

If you'd told the average Radiohead fan 20 years ago that their leader would one day be on stage with his hair in a scrunchy, wheeling his fist like he was at an old-skool rave, while the bassist from the Red Hot Chili Peppers gyrated next to him like an ape wrestling a rubber python, they'd have looked at you with the kind of paranoid mistrust that extended exposure to Radiohead's music engenders.

Kent town surprised to host 'massacre'