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Line up for Teenage Cancer Trust anniversary gigs announced

Nile Rodgers & Chic and Groove Armada are among the acts set to headline at this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.

Eminem and Stormzy battling it out for UK number one

Eminem is battling Stormzy as he bids for his 10th UK number one single.

Nadine Coyle: Girls Aloud reunion would take ‘so much’

Nadine Coyle says launching a Girls Aloud reunion would be like “moving a mountain”.

Louise Redknapp has opened up about the loneliness she experienced during her marriage to ex-husband Jamie (Ian West/PA)

Louise Redknapp: I still love Jamie but I felt lonely at times in our marriage

Louise Redknapp says she still loves ex-husband Jamie but she began to feel “lonely” during their marriage.

Celine Dion pays tribute to her mother following her death aged 92

Celine Dion has paid tribute to her mother following her death at the age of 92.

Former X Factor star Lucy Spraggan releasing unexpected cover song

Former X Factor star Lucy Spraggan is releasing a cover of The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) after debuting her version on tour.

Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has broken a new chart record (Yui Mok/PA)

Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason breaks new chart record

Royal wedding musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason has set a new record as he is now the highest-charting cellist of all time in the UK.

BTS drop new single Black Swan accompanied by artistic dance film

BTS have released their new single, Black Swan, accompanied by a striking artistic dance film.

Bombay Bicycle Club album Everything Else Has Gone Wrong.

Albums of the week - from Bombay Bicycle Club to Courteeners

Indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club return after a hiatus with their new LP Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, while there are differing flavours of musical offerings from the likes of Gabrielle Aplin and The Big Moon.

Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Chris Martin feared he offended Emily Blunt with movie joke

Chris Martin was worried that he had offended Emily Blunt after sending her a joke which was met with silence.

Eminem surprises fans with a new album

Eminem has surprised fans by releasing a new album accompanied by a music video condemning gun violence.

Stormzy has recalled his tough upbringing in south London and said he was a ‘hood rat’ (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Stormzy recalls tough upbringing in south London

Stormzy has recalled his tough upbringing in south London and said he was a “hood rat” growing up.

Selena Gomez has had the title of her latest album tattooed onto her neck (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Selena Gomez gets title of her latest album tattooed on her neck

Selena Gomez has had the title of her latest album tattooed on her neck.

Karl Hyde (right) and Rick Smith of Underworld (Jay Brooks/LOCOG/PA)

Underworld talk Trainspotting, the Olympics and making a mark at Glastonbury

Karl Hyde and Rick Smith make up the pioneering British electronic music group Underworld.

Justin Bieber gives Lewis Capaldi’s ‘handsome’ selfie his seal of approval

Lewis Capaldi has found an unexpected admirer in Justin Bieber.

Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers of The Police in 1983 (PA)

Stewart Copeland explains source of conflict with The Police bandmate Sting

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has said his conflict with Sting was due to “honourable reasons” but the pair still avoid discussing music.

Demi Lovato has landed a Super Bowl performing gig (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Demi Lovato lands major slot at Super Bowl

Demi Lovato will sing the US national anthem at the Super Bowl next month.

Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Stormzy will perform at this year’s Brit Awards ceremony (PA)

Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Stormzy among Brits performers

Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Stormzy are among the performers who will take to the stage at this year’s Brit Awards.

Taylor Swift’s Netflix documentary gets a release date

Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated Netflix documentary will arrive at the end of the month, the streaming giant has said.

Notorious B.I.G. and Whitney Houston are to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (AP Photo)

Whitney Houston and Depeche Mode among 2020 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees

Soul singer Whitney Houston, new wave group Depeche Mode and rapper Notorious B.I.G. are among the 2020 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Stormzy called his ex Maya Jama a ‘star girl’ (Ian West/PA)

Stormzy says he wants to marry ex-girlfriend Maya Jama

Stormzy has said that he wants to marry his ex-girlfriend Maya Jama.

The single will be released on Valentine’s Day (Myung Jung Kim/PA)

New Cilla Black song to be released on Valentine’s Day

A new single by Cilla Black is set to be released five years after her death.

BTS will work with British sculptor Sir Antony Gormley (Sherna Noah/PA)

K-pop band BTS helps fund global art project involving Sir Antony Gormley

Some of the leading lights of the art world are hoping to build new audiences by joining forces with K-pop band BTS.

Joe and Nick Jonas gift the world with recreation of Kardashian handbag fight

Joe and Nick Jonas had their millions of followers in hysterics when they put on an almost Oscar-worthy performance of a memorable Kardashians fight.

Boyband BTS have unveiled their latest project – an art one (Sherna Noah/PA).

K-pop band BTS and Sir Antony Gormley collaborate on arts project

K-pop band BTS have unveiled their latest venture – an art project to create a “positive message for the world”.

Will Smith says he was ‘insecure’ about wife Jada’s relationship with Tupac

Will Smith has admitted being “deeply insecure” about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s relationship with the late rapper Tupac Shakur.

The painting will be on public display at the concert hall (Luciana Guerra/PA)

Dame Vera Lynn portrait goes on display at the Royal Albert Hall

A new portrait of Forces’ Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has been unveiled at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Boomtown Rats’ new single is called Trash Glam Baby (Yui Mok/PA)

Teenager moaning about money inspired new Boomtown Rats song, says Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof has said that watching a teenager moan to a friend about not having enough money helped to inspire his band’s latest single.

Justin Hawkins appeared on The Masked Singer (Ian West/PA)

Justin Hawkins: Rita Ora was telling the truth about my physique

Justin Hawkins said Rita Ora was simply “telling the truth” when she admired his physique on The Masked Singer.

Performing is the only drug I need: Jason Donovan on life, fame and overcoming his cocaine addiction

A cocaine addiction nearly cost him his life during the 1990s, but today Jason Donovan gets all the kicks he needs from performing.

Supergrass singer Gaz Coombes opens up about band’s painful split

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has said he needed 10 years to forget the painful memories before the band was able to reform.

Louise Redknapp says marriage to Jamie made her ‘invisible’

Louise Redknapp has said she felt she was becoming “less and less of a person” during her marriage to ex-husband Jamie.

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison in the Beatles (PA)

First Beatles release to get radio play up for sale

The first Beatles record to be played on the radio is up for sale – complete with the misspelling of Sir Paul McCartney’s name.

Dave celebrates ‘most incredible year’ as he scores four Brit nominations

Rapper Dave has hailed “the most incredible year” after being nominated for four Brit Awards.

The Brit Awards 2020 shortlist shortlist was revealed during a special broadcast (John Marshall/JMEnternational/PA)

The 2020 Brit Awards nominations in full

Lewis Capaldi and Dave are among the nominees for this year’s Brit Awards.

Liam Payne during The Brits Are Coming (John Marshall/JMEnternational/PA)

Liam Payne snubbed in Brits nominations as Harry Styles soars

Liam Payne has been snubbed for a Brit Award nod, while his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles is nominated in two categories.

Lewis Capaldi is among the nominees (Steve Parsons/PA)

Lewis Capaldi and Dave lead nominations in male-dominated Brit Awards shortlist

Singer Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave lead the nominations in a Brit Awards shortlist which is heavily dominated by male artists.

Former television reporter Jill Brown (Mark Shields/PA)

Newsreader turned singer hopes to take music to people on margins of society

A former newsreader turned singer-songwriter has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring music to people on the margins of society.

Singer Christina Perri ‘completely heartbroken’ after suffering miscarriage

Singer Christina Perri said she is “completely heartbroken” after suffering a miscarriage at 11 weeks.

Neil Peart of Rush has died (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Rush drummer Neil Peart dies aged 67

Neil Peart, the drummer from Canadian prog-rock trio Rush, has died aged 67, according to a statement from the band.

Doctors discharged Sir Rod so that he could spend the evening celebrating his birthday (Simon Cooper/PA)

Rod Stewart discharged from hospital on 75th birthday after having knee op

Sir Rod Stewart is “remarkably well” after having knee replacement surgery and has been discharged from hospital so he can celebrate the evening of his 75th birthday, according to his wife.

Stormzy tops both the charts (Kaylum Dennis/PA)

Stormzy tops single and album charts

Stormzy has continued his 2020 chart success by taking the top spot in both the UK single and album rankings.

Tributes for Belfast record label boss Lyndon Stephens who died after 'long illness'

Lyndon Stephens, founder of Belfast-based independent record label Quiet Arch, has died.

Wolfe Tones to donate all proceeds to homelessness charity after rebel song tops the charts

The Wolfe Tones have promised to donate all proceeds to charity after their rebel song shot to the top of the charts in recent days.

Adele charmed the Glastonbury crowd in 2016 (Yui Mok/PA)

The most hotly anticipated albums of 2020

As we move into 2020, Lucy Mapstone takes a look at major albums being released that are worth getting excited about.

Meet the woman who put to music legislation that was created to bring peace to Northern Ireland

A Scottish civil servant who was involved in Northern Ireland's historic peace talks has done what many thought would be completely impossible and set the Good Friday Agreement to music.