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Danny O'Donoghue follows Jessie J as he quits BBC's The Voice UK
Tuesday 16 July 2013
The Irish singer said he has recording commitments with his band The Script
The Shocking Miss Emerald goes straight to number one
Monday 13 May 2013
Dutch jazz and pop singer Caro Emerald has gone straight to number one with her second album The Shocking Miss Emerald.
The Voice star Danny O'Donoghue denies reports of romance with Bo Bruce
Saturday 04 May 2013
The Voice star Danny O'Donoghue has denied reports of a romance with last year's runner-up Bo Bruce and says fellow coach Sir Tom Jones gets all the female attention when they are together.
Album: Liane Carroll, Ballads (Quiet Money)
Saturday 27 April 2013
Singer/pianist Carroll is the worst kept secret in UK jazz: everyone knows she's amazing but a glass ceiling stops her becoming the world star she so obviously is.
The Voice coaches have on-screen spat, Jessie J moans that girls don't believe in her this year
Friday 12 April 2013
Coaches Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue are at each other's throats in this week's edition of The Voice as they row about a hopeful.
Emeli Sandé, HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Tuesday 09 April 2013
"This song is very special to me," says Emeli Sandé. It’s something you’ll hear her say a lot tonight. The night, of course, is also special, and it goes without saying how special we, the fans who have made all this possible, are.
The Voice loses out to Ant and Dec in Saturday night ratings war
Monday 01 April 2013
Singing show The Voice lost out in the Saturday night ratings war when it returned for a second series at the weekend.
The Voice judges Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones, Danny O'Donoghue and Will.i.am reunite for second series
Tuesday 12 March 2013
The Voice coaches were all smiles today when they reunited for the second series of the BBC1 show.
Album review: Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, What the Brothers Sang (Domino)
Friday 15 February 2013
On their tribute to The Everly Brothers, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Faun Fables' Dawn McCarthy avoid the obvious hits in favour of more unfamiliar items from the brothers' repertoire – most strikingly, a chugging rockabilly version of the Spencer Davis Group's hit “Somebody Help Me”, which Billy sings with a fervour unmatched anywhere in his vast catalogue.
Bringing sexy to the Brits 2013: Justin Timberlake confirms awards appearance
Friday 01 February 2013
Justin Timberlake has confirmed rumours that he is to perform live at the Brit Awards 2013.
The Boomtown Rats and other bands from yesteryear who have reformed recently
Monday 28 January 2013
The Boomtown Rats, the new wave band which brought Bob Geldof to fame, are to be united once more as they join the many acts of yesteryear who have bowed to the temptation to reform.
'Bucket list' teen Alice Pyne dies
Sunday 13 January 2013
A teenager who gained national fame after writing a "bucket list" of her dreams has died of cancer.
Beyonce to sing national anthem at Obama's second inauguration ceremony
Wednesday 09 January 2013
Beyonce will sing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony.
Auld Lang Syne ditched for Gangnam Style as Psy tops New Year's Eve karaoke chart
Wednesday 02 January 2013
Karaoke fans rejected the traditional sentiments of "Auld Lang Syne" this New Year and saw in 2013 "Gangnam Style", according to a new poll.
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- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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