Marina and the Diamonds’ last record went straight in at number one, but it left her creatively unsatisfied. So she sacked the superstar producers and wrote an album by herself. “Pop should make you feel alive,” she says but warns a glut of “generic” tracks, written...
Amazing singer and all round musician Prince and his band 3rdEyeGirl released a guitar-heavy cover of Christian singer-songwriter Nichole Nordeman’s “What If,” a song that embraces the closely-knit relationship between doubt and faith. Nordeman is a regular on the Christian music...
New Romantic star Steve Strange was given a flamboyant send-off as some of pop’s biggest stars said a tearful goodbye to the late Visage singer. Martin and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet and Boy George were pallbearers carrying Strange’s colourful coffin into All Saints Church, Porthcawl,...
Singer Dave Lee Roth is having the time of his life right now. Van Halens classic rock track “Hot For Teacher” has been re-released today by trashyTrisha Paytas—a YouTube celebrity/blogger who is immensely popular on social media. (Two YouTube channels totaling 2 million subscribers, and huge Facebook...
For most recorded music – particularly pop music – vocals are both the lead and the finishing touch to your musical masterpiece. Providing you have done your homework and taken great care throughout the recording process, your track should now be starting to sound polished. So how do you capture...
Singer and rapper Nkululeko Habedi, who was also known by his stage name Flabba, has been stabbed to death. In a tweet, South African police confirmed that he had “passed away” and that a woman was in custody. Flabba formed one of the biggest hip-hop groups in South Africa – Skwatta...
The winner of the search to find Germany’s Eurovision Song Contest entrant made a mockery of the whole singing competition after turning down the chance to represent his country on live TV. Andreas Kummert initially thanked the public for selecting his song Heart of Stone as Germany’s...
Shania Twain Twain became a massive singing star in the 1990s but spent much of the next decade out of the limelight. The star, whose 1997 album Come On Over remains the best-selling country album ever, will play 48 dates across the US and Canada, kicking off in June. “This is my last tour,...
The musical duo Daryl Hall & John Oates have accused the cereal firm of a “phonetic play” on their brand name. Hall and Oates are suing a Brooklyn-based cereal firm, claiming its granola Haulin’ Oats infringes their trademark. The case accuses Early Bird Foods & Co of breaking...
Lionel Richie, who is playing Glastonbury for the first time this year, says he cannot understand why the British stage outdoor festivals. “Why would you have a festival when you’re not sure if it’s going to rain?” the soul star asked the BBC. “Why don’t you just...
22-year-old singing star Becca Macintyre from the band the Marmozets has said she is ‘top of the bill’ once you remove the all-male groups. She emerged as a “headliner” when versions of festival posters were edited to leave just bands with at least one female musician. “It’s...
Music for All, charity of the UK musical instrument industry, is proud to announce vocal coach Gareth Malone OBE has become one of their ambassadors. Learn To Play Day, which will be held on 21st March (and on Sunday 22nd March at some venues!), is the flagship event of the Music for All charity....
We do hope Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift love a pick ‘n’ mix as there are mountains of sweets backstage at this year’s Brit Awards. OK we may have exaggerated a tiny bit, but on our nose around backstage at London’s O2, fizzy sweets were a recurring theme. As always,...
