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December 2022

Matt Aitken, Peter Waterman and Mike Stock holding their Ivor Novello Award (PA)

Kings of Pop Stock Aitken Waterman to reunite for Channel 5 documentary

Pop producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman are set to reunite for a Channel 5 documentary featuring interviews with Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and Simon Cowell.

LadBaby with Martin Lewis in bid for Christmas number one (LadBaby/PA)

LadBaby rework Band Aid song with Martin Lewis for Christmas number one attempt

LadBaby have teamed up with MoneySavingExpert’s Martin Lewis to rework the Band Aid song Do They Know It’s Christmas? in a bid to claim their fifth consecutive Christmas number one.

Ireland’s Sophie Lennon (13) lands fourth spot in Junior Eurovision

Ireland finished fourth in the Junior Eurovision in Yerevan, Armenia yesterday with 13-year-old Sophie Lennon lighting up the stage and showcasing the Irish language to millions of viewers.

It is the first time the BBC has broadcast the junior contest live in 20 years (Alamy/PA)

Winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 unveiled

France has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with 13-year-old Lissandro.

Naomi Simon beat five others to the title after losing out in 2021 (Tricia Yourkevich)

16-year-old student ‘overjoyed’ to win BBC’s Young Chorister of the Year

A Rugby School student has been crowned BBC’s Young Chorister of the Year and described the win as “completely surreal”.

A new chapter – Adam Clayton pictured at 7 Reece Mews, the former London home and studio of the artist Francis Bacon. He is reading from 'Inside Francis Bacon', which contains transcriptions of the diaries of Eric Allden. Picture by John Fay

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Adam Clayton: ‘It is the worst moment of my life, and it’s still difficult to talk about...’

‘Where are you?” Adam Clayton asks over Zoom. “What part of the city?”

Stormzy during a portrait session at the MTV Europe Music Awards, Dusseldorf, November 13, 2022. Picture by Gareth Cattermole - MTV/Getty Images for MTV

Stormzy plants his flag firmly in the Meghan camp in latest album

Author Zadie Smith wrote a beautifully lyrical piece in The New Yorker magazine about Stormzy headlining Glastonbury in 2019. It is worth repeating some of its zeitgeist-friendly brilliance here.

Cate Blanchett: Female-led films no longer described as ‘fashionable things’

Cate Blanchett says that women playing lead roles in films has “stopped being talked about like it’s a fashionable thing” but that the matter still needs to be kept “unfortunately politicised”.

Junior Eurovision host hopes children see unity across Europe amid Ukraine war

The BBC’s host for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest said children are “very aware” of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and hopes by watching the singing competition they see there is “a lot of unity across Europe”.

The forgotten millionaire composer who found life beyond the Two Ronnies

When the name Albert Ketèlbey popped up again recently among requests to my radio show, I reckoned it was time to shine a light on the work of a man who may not be the first to spring to mind when you think of English music, yet who was so popular in the first part of the 20th century that he was declared “Britain’s greatest living composer”.

Ecstatic reviews: The Murder Capital, including guitarist Cathal Roper (second left) and frontman James McGovern (second right). Photo by James Kelly

The Murder Capital: ‘Partying detracts from our creativity’

During the bleakest days of the pandemic, when lockdowns had ensured that not only were there no live gigs but it was hard to imagine a time when they would be back, I kept thinking of the Murder Capital’s electrifying show in Dublin at the end of February 2020.

Tina Turner pays tribute to ‘beloved son’ following his death at the age of 62

Tina Turner has paid tribute to her “beloved son” Ronnie Turner, who has died at the age of 62.

Sag-Aftra: Kanye West’s anti-Semitic remarks are not ‘harmless ranting’

Sag-Aftra has condemned recent antisemitic comments made by Kanye West, saying that hate speech is “often a precursor to violence”.

Britain Get Singing will see celebrities ‘out of their comfort zone for charity’

ITV’s upcoming Christmas singing competition will see celebrities “slightly forced out of their comfort zone to raise awareness for a wonderful cause”, Jason Manford has said.

Olly Murs performs during filming for the Graham Norton Show at BBC (Matt Crossick/PA)

Olly Murs makes chart-topping return with album Marry Me

Olly Murs said it “hadn’t sunk in” after securing his fifth UK number one album with Marry Me.

Punk duo Slaves return to music scene with new name

British punk rock duo Slaves have changed their name because it “doesn’t represent who we are as people or what our music stands for any longer”.

Grime artist Dizzee Rascal, real name Dylan Kwabena Mills (Aaron Chow/PA)

Dizzee Rascal produced ‘diss track’ after assault guilty verdict, court told

Grime star Dizzee Rascal released a “diss track” on the day he was found guilty of attacking his ex-fiancee, a court has heard.

Elton John performs during the British Summer Time festival at Hyde Park in London (Suzan Moore/PA)

Elton John quits Twitter after misinformation allowed to ‘flourish unchecked’

Sir Elton John has announced he will no longer be using Twitter following a change in its policy which he says “will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked”.

Dolly Parton asks Sir Elton John to collaborate on classic hit

Dolly Parton says she has asked Sir Elton John to collaborate with her on one of his classic tracks.

The Killers to headline Electric Picnic 2023

The Killers have been announced as Sunday headliners for Electric Picnic, as final tickets went on sale this morning.

The Wanted’s Nathan Sykes picks special location to propose to girlfriend

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes has announced his engagement to long-term girlfriend Charlotte Burke.

Billie Eilish performs during the first day of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Headliners announced for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2023

Billie Eilish is set to become the youngest solo artist to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Simon Cowell teases future X Factor-style show in first The One Show appearance (Ian West/PA)

Simon Cowell teases future X Factor-style show in first One Show appearance

Simon Cowell has hinted at the possibility of a new X Factor-style show in future as he made his first-ever appearance on BBC’s The One Show.

Robbie Williams met up with the England squad in Qatar (Ian West/PA)

Let Me Entertain You: Robbie Williams plays World Cup gig for England squad

Robbie Williams has kept the England squad entertained as they gear up for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final with France.

R and B group Flo (John Marshall/JM Enternational/PA)

R and B group Flo named 2023 Brit Awards Rising Star winner

R and B girl group Flo have been named the winner of the 2023 Brit Awards Rising Star award.

The Stranglers’ drummer Jet Black, who has died (The Stranglers/PA)

The Stranglers’ drummer Jet Black dies aged 84

Jet Black, drummer of new-wave rock band The Stranglers, has died after “years of ill health” at the age of 84, his representative confirmed.

"He may have been shaped by Crosby’s knitted-cardigan take on the festive season, but Bublé’s Christmas is no copycat affair." Photo: NBC/Getty