Swedish DJ and producer Avicii has spent a third week at the top of the British singles charts with his dance hit "Wake Me Up".

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Is he tired of playing second fiddle? He scored a No 1 for Rudimental when he co-wrote and featured on their No 1 dance hit, "Feel the Love".

Still from YouTube's most-watched video in the UK - 'Charlie bit my finger - again!'

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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".

Court sketches of Kevin Liverpool (left) and Junior Bradshaw; Joss Stone

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Judge says it may have been a crazy scheme, ‘but it was a very real plan’

Soul singer Joss Stone was at the centre of a murder plot in 2011

Court hears plot 'to decapitate Joss Stone with samurai sword and dump her body in a river'

Two men plotted to rob and kill the pop star Joss Stone before dumping her body in a river, a court heard.

Singer Adele, winner of the Best Original Song award for 'Skyfall,' attends the Oscars Governors Ball at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood

Oscars glory for 'Skyfall' adds gloss to Adele's continued world domination

Adele's latest performance and her Oscar win have further cemented her worldwide stardom.

Album: Jamie Lidell, Jamie Lidell (Warp)

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Cecil Womack: Half of the husband-and-wife duo known for their soul hits of the 1980s

Cecil Womack: Half of the husband-and-wife duo known for their soul hits of the 1980s

Bobby Womack admitted he'd had an affair with Linda; the brothers did not speak for years

Cecil Womack (seated), of Womack and Womack

R&B singer Cecil Womack dies aged 65

"Teardrops" singer Cecil Womack has died, aged 65, his brother and fellow musician has confirmed in an emotional Facebook message referencing their troubled relationship.

David Bowie: a man who has always rung the ch-ch-ch-changes

Today's announcement that reclusive rocker David Bowie is back in business years after the world assumed he had retired will not come as a shock to anyone who has followed his career.

<p><b>Emeli Sandé</b>: Winner of the critics' choice award.</p>
<p>Another artist who doesn't have to worry about whether or not she's won tonight, as she's already been assured of it, this R&B and soul singer first featured on Chipmunk's 'Diamond Rings' back in 2009. She released her first solo single 'Heaven' last August and last week saw her finally put out her debut album <i>Our Version of Events</i>. Sandé also featured on Professor Green's number one single 'Read All About It'.</p>

British music stars top 2012 album charts

Music fans are buying British - with the three top-selling albums of the year all produced by home-grown talent.

Gary Barlow to play at Chris Evans' pub

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

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