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BGT Molly And Ryan 'Get Record Deals'

Britain's Got Talent runners-up Molly Rainford and Ryan O'Shaughnessy have both been given recording contracts by Sony, it has been reported. The Sun newspaper claims that the pair, who made the final...

Will Young To Appear In Stage Version Of Cabaret

Will Young is to appear in a stage version of the musical Cabaret.The 33-year-old singer, who won the first series of Pop Idol back in 2002, will play the role of Emcee in the show - which is set in...

One Direction 'Run Up �14k Phone Bills'

One Direction are reported to have clocked up phone bills totalling a staggering £14,000 while working in north America and Australia. The fivesome are claimed by The Mirror to have spent a small...

The Voice Danny: 'Holly's Boobs Distract Me'

The Voice coach Danny O'Donoghue has admitted he's been finding it difficult to concentrate on his work on the hit BBC One show - because of presenter Holly Willoughby's cleavage. The Script frontman...

Chris Brown Thanks Cheryl Cole For Support

Chris Brown has thanked Cheryl Cole for her public support after she said the world should forgive him for assaulting Rihanna and "move on". After seeing Chezza's comments, the Turn Up The...

Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she lost out in the best album and song categories. The 24-year-old chart queen picked up two coveted Ivor Novello prizes for the most performed song of 2011 ("Rolling in the Deep") and songwriter of the year. ...

Jack White attempts record for most metaphors

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jack White earned his musical stripes with his chart-topping debut solo album "Blunderbuss," and now the singer is attempting to add another accolade to his shelf - a Guinness World Record for most metaphors in a single concert. The eccentric former White Stripes frontman, who also has put "Blunderbuss" forward for the fastest named album in history, did not explain why he is attempting this feat of speech, but his record company is concerned about failure. ...

Renowned baritone Fischer-Dieskau dead at 86

BERLIN (Reuters) - German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, whose passionate and sensitive interpretations of German lieder brought the 19th-century song form to life again for new generations, died on Friday, 10 days short of his 87th birthday. Sometimes described as the most recorded singer in history, Fischer-Dieskau died in the town of Berg on Starnberg Lake in Bavaria, the Bavarian State Opera announced on its website. "The death of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a great loss for the entire music world. Through his interpretations of vocals he decisively influenced the art of opera singing. ...