Contemporary musicians take on Blue Note classics for new album project

Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, James Blunt goes and releases a new album.And hey, don’t shoot the messenger – that’s from the man himself.The You’re Beautiful singer was on typically self-deprecating form during an appearance on Monday’s Good Morning Britain to plug the new long player.But unlike every other celeb on the planet, instead of telling hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid how amazing he – and his new release – is, he took a slightly different approach.“This

Ellie Goulding has announced the dates for her Brightest Blue tour in Spring 2021.

Adele may be working on something—but she hasn't got a new album for her fans just yet. The 32-year-old British singer sent some of her fans into a frenzy on Saturday after she shared a picture of herself singing in a microphone.

Elton John's ex-wife Renate Blauel has launched legal action against the “Rocketman” in London’s High Court.The German-born sound engineer filed paperwork last week to seek an injunction against the legendary British singer, according to various reports.The reasons behind the legal action remain unclear, though such cases are typically grounded in privacy matters or to prevent the publication of personal materials.Blauel’s lawyer confirmed to The Guardian that his client hoped the matter would

Elton John’s ex-wife, Renate Blauel, is planning on seeing the “Sacrifice” singer in court after filing a lawsuit against him in the United Kingdom. Blauel, 67, is seeking a legal injunction against John, her lawyer confirmed to The Guardian on Thursday, although the reason for the court filing is unknown.

Wiley has surprise-released another new album – listen to ‘Boasty Gang – The Album’ below.It comes after the grime star released his ‘The Godfather 3’ album earlier this month, which he called his “final” album.Released with no warning, and simply a link to stream the album sent in a tweet, ‘Boasty Gang – The Album’ features 19 tracks and clocks in at nearly an hour long.Wiley then shared another link to the album, labelling it “WindRush Music” as the UK celebrates Windrush Day today (June 22),

Nadiya Hussain is speaking out about her own painful experience with racism. The Great British Bake Off champion, who won the sixth season of the popular reality competition series, took to Instagram recently to share a personal anecdote in light of Black Lives Matter protests going on around the globe.“I was responding to an ad in the paper, back in the day when we looked for jobs in the paper,” the 35-year-old wrote in the lengthy caption, which was shared on Saturday, June 13.

Kodaline's new album One Day At A Time took them right back to their roots: just the four of them in the studio writing honest songs straight from the heart. And that's the way they like it.

John Legend hopes his new album Bigger Love will spread joy to those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.The All of Me singer is set to release the record later this month, and during a chat with Britain’s Daily Star newspaper during a virtual album-listening party, declared the collection to be a “celebration of black music”.

Diana Ross was reduced to tears after hearing daughter Tracee Ellis Ross’s songs from her new movie The High Note.The 47-year-old appears as singer Grace Davis in the feature and, speaking to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, she opened up about the I’m Coming Out hitmaker’s reaction to her vocal recordings. While Diana hadn’t seen the movie at the time of the conversation, Tracee recalled: “I picked her up and we sat in my car.

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Steve Priest, founding member of and bassist in the British rock band The Sweet, has died. He was 72.

Steve Priest was a founding member, bassist, and vocalist for the legendary UK glam rock band Sweet.