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Never mind the egg incident: Britain's Got Talent runners-up Richard and Adam storm UK album charts
Wednesday 31 July 2013
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.
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
It's not a Ukip advert! Stars back BBC's patriotic show 'I Love My Country'
Monday 15 July 2013
Frank Skinner: 'It’s like those Japanese fish. You take all the nasty bits out and it’s not poisonous'
Jessie J quits The Voice to promote new record
Friday 05 July 2013
Jessie J has quit the BBC's talent show The Voice after just two series in order to promote a new record.
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".
Leah McFall favourite to win The Voice UK 2013
Monday 17 June 2013
Leah McFall is the bookies’ favourite to win BBC talent contest The Voice ahead of the final this weekend.
Radio Ga Gangnam? South Korean YouTube superstar Psy wants to collaborate with Queen guitarist Brian May
Wednesday 12 June 2013
K-pop sensation Psy has revealed he is meeting with Queen guitarist Brian May to discuss the possibility of working together.
Britain's Got Talent final 2013: Finalist Francine Lewis hopes for double celebration
Friday 07 June 2013
Britain's Got Talent finalist Francine Lewis hopes to celebrate her son's birthday in style - by winning the hit talent show.
One-sided ratings battle continues as Britain’s Got Talent pummels The Voice
Sunday 02 June 2013
The Voice, which is to return for a third series despite falling ratings, drew just 5.7 million viewers as it reached its knockout stages
The Voice judge Jessie J slams Britain's Got Talent for allowing children to audition
Saturday 01 June 2013
Criticisms come after Sir Bruce Forsyth said he'd prefer separate versions of the show for adults and kids
Run To Ground? The Voice winner Leanne Mitchell on course for debut album sales flop
Thursday 30 May 2013
The winner of BBC1 talent show The Voice, Leanne Mitchell, is on course for an embarrassing flop with her self-titled debut album looking likely to miss out on the top 100.
Chav-o-Vision programmes like C4's 'Skint' and BBC3's 'People Like Us' are just state propaganda
Monday 27 May 2013
These so-called "documentaries" are a deliberate attempt to demonise and marginalise the poor as sub-human examples of a welfare system gone to rot
Simon Cowell appoints Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio American X Factor judges
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Simon Cowell has hired former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer/actress Paulina Rubio as judges on the American version of The X Factor.
Britain's Got Talent loses a million viewers but still beats The Voice in ratings war
Monday 29 April 2013
Britain's Got Talent saw its audience drop by a million viewers last night but it remained way ahead of rival The Voice.
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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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