For the recipients it was like finding Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket – but in reverse. Music fans expressed their outrage after being sent a “nationwide” spam email from James Blunt urging them to listen to his new single.

Eighties chart stars including Tony Hadley and Kim Wilde are to try to set a new world record for the world's highest gig.

Take That frontman Gary Barlow has signed up to play what could be the smallest gig of his career - in DJ Chris Evans' pub.

Paul Bignell talks to the bassist who opted out

Footballer Ryan Giggs has settled his phone-hacking damages claim against News Group Newspapers.

Top brass angered by claims of military incompetence after singer's morale-boosting trip to front-line troops is thwarted

James Blunt's "greatest ambition" is to have a family.

James Blunt once styled Elton John for one of his concerts.

Singer questioned US general's order while serving in Balkans

How to put this, well, Bluntly?

Three years ago, James Blunt was struggling to come to terms with the implications of his sudden success on All the Lost Souls, the follow-up to the all-conquering debut album Back to Bedlam.

It's four decades since the residents of one of the most famous addresses on TV made their debut. Guy Adams reports on an educational institution

On the sunny side of the beat

Not such an independent woman after all