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Mixed success for X Factor stars as Jahmene Douglas hits number one but One Direction lose out to Avicii
Monday 29 July 2013
X Factor veterans had mixed fortunes at the top of the charts this week as Jahmene Douglas went straight in at number one with his debut album but One Direction lost out to all-conquering Avicii in the singles.
Gig review: Jessie Ware, Somerset House, London
Friday 19 July 2013
Through the month of July, artists have been taking their turn on stage at Somerset House as part of the venue’s summer series. In the centre of London, the courtyard of the imposing neoclassical building demands a big talent to fill it. Jessie Ware, delighted to be back in her hometown, lives up to the setting.
Gig review: Prince, Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival
Tuesday 16 July 2013
When Prince comes to the Montreux Jazz Festival, all bets are off. On his third visit to the Swiss Riviera for the 47th edition of the event, he was given carte blanche over three consecutive, sold-out evenings and appeared determined to cover as many bases as possible.
The Killers close T in the Park with Travis and Joy Division covers
Monday 15 July 2013
The last day at Scotland's biggest music festival also saw sets from Frank Ocean and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Video: T in the Park artists
Monday 15 July 2013
Watch the videos below to take in tracks from some of the artists at this year's T in the Park festival.
Get the look: One-pieces swimming costumes
Sunday 07 July 2013
I've heard one-pieces are the swimwear du jour. Is this supposed to make me feel better?
Sir Elton John hits out at The Voice 'nonentities' and says he wouldn't want to be Justin Bieber
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Sir Elton John has accused BBC1 talent show The Voice of producing "nonentities".
'They've even got my chin right': Adele gives her Madame Tussauds waxwork seal of approval
Wednesday 03 July 2013
"Skyfall" singer Adele has been immortalised by sculptors at London's Madame Tussauds
Prince Jackson claims late father Michael thought This Is It rehearsals were going to kill him at wrongful death trial
Thursday 27 June 2013
Michael Jackson's eldest son Prince Jackson told a court that his late father had feared the gruelling rehearsal schedule for his This Is It Tour would be the death of him.
What really killed Amy Winehouse was the eating disorder bulimia, her brother Alex claims
Monday 24 June 2013
The singer's elder brother says years of suffering from an eating disorder left Amy 'weaker and more susceptible'
A rare chance to explore Amy Winehouse’s Jewish family roots
Friday 21 June 2013
Amy Winehouse’s battered black suitcase is crammed with photos of her family and friends. There is the red jumper she wore as her Sylvia Young School uniform with her name label, as well as her record collection, passes for gigs and her first guitar. These are just a few of the intimate objects on show at Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait at London’s Jewish Museum in Camden, where Winehouse lived, that have been lovingly put together by her brother Alex and his wife Riva, just two years since she died in 2011.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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