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Kanye West will receive the visionary award at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) honours. The 37-year-old is one of five acts to be honoured for their achievements in art, music, theatre, technology and business at the ceremony. Usher, whose hits include Yeah and Confessions, will receive the music award for his two-decade career. Phylicia Rashad, […]
Take That and Olly Murs have shot to the top of the UK singles and album charts with their latest releases. Take That, now a three-piece after band member Jason Orange’s exit, top the singles chart with These Days, knocking the new Band Aid single down to two. Murs, meanwhile, takes pole position in the […]
This time the guys have become the first group to have their first four albums debut at number one in the US. Their fourth album, conveniently named Four, topped the Billboard 200 album chart having sold 387,000 copies in its first week. Four is the second-fastest selling album of the year in the US. Only […]
Singer Katy Perry is to headline the NFL Super Bowl half-time show next February. The 30-year-old tweeted she had “already started testing out ideas” for the show on 1 February in Arizona. The show is the most-watched musical event of the year, with a record 115 million viewers in the US watching this year’s half-time […]
US soul singer Mary J Blige has worked with a host of young British musical talent to create her latest album The London Sessions. Blige, who has nine Grammy awards and 20 years of experience to her name, has worked with the likes of dance duo Disclosure, Sam Smith and Emeli Sande to produce her […]
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has become the first British female solo artist to have five number one singles in the UK. Her latest song, I Don’t Care, entered the Official Charts in pole position on Sunday. The 31-year-old overtook Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora, who both have four chart-toppers. The star gave the credit for […]
Dumfries-born DJ Calvin Harris has withdrawn from the MTV European Music Awards because of illness. Award organisers posted on Facebook: “We have some really sad news. Calvin Harris has taken ill and will not be able to perform at tomorrow’s show. “He sends his sincere apologies. Get well soon, Calvin!” On Twitter, the 30-year-old DJ […]
US music mogul Shawn Carter, also known as Jay Z, has bought the Armand de Brignac champagne brand. New York wine and spirits company Sovereign Brands said it had sold the luxury brand to the rapper for an undisclosed amount. The champagne, also known as “Ace of Spades”, is produced in the French town of […]