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So the 67th Eurovision Song Contest was a game of two halves for the UK: stepping up as host nation in place of Ukraine, it delivered a flawless extravaganza, perfectly walking the tightrope between paying solemn tribute to Ukraine’s current plight and presenting an undiluted celebration of the unity of music with all the humour, goodwill and sometimes outright bonkers business that offers.

Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo”, at a colourful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine.

It’s another Miracle on the Official Singles Chart, as Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding settle in for a fifth week at Number 1.

Making music with your siblings can have its awkward moments.

‘Some things never changed after all these years – I still love skater boys!” proclaims a giddy Avril Lavigne to a sold out Alexandra Palace. An explosion of red confetti, cheap guitar riffs, and bratty pop punk vocals about an unlikely romance between a girl who does ballet and an adolescent punk then combine to inspire non-stop whooping from the crowd.

Scooch bandmates Russ Spencer and Caroline Barnes represented the UK with their camp cabin crew anthem Flying The Flag (For You) in 2007. Now, they tell us how they found romance as well as fame after their Eurovision performance in Helsinki. Chatting about their lasting love, Caroline says, “We both had other partners during Eurovision, but I think we eventually just came to the realisation we were in love with each other.

Dolly Parton is releasing her first-ever rock album!

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has said writing the coronation anthem has been “a kind of antidote” for dealing with the death of his son earlier this year.The theatre impresario’s song, Make a Joyful Noise, was publicly for the first time as the King was enthroned on Saturday. Lord Lloyd-Webber, 75, who is known for hit musicals including The Phantom Of The Opera, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, drew on the words of Psalm 98 for his anthem.

Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Tom Cruise led the American contingent joining a list of international artists performing at the UK’s first ever Coronation Concert on Sunday evening.

Royal fan-favourite Prince Louis left social media users in stitches after making an adorable mistake during the Coronation service.

It’s official, King Charles III has been crowned.

King Charles III heaped royal praise on Andrew Lloyd Webber when he first heard the composer play a piano version of the coronation anthem, telling the peer that the music gave him “goosebumps and tears.”

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that King Charles wrote to him twice following the death of his son Nick.  The 43-year-old record producer died in March after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia.  Speaking to The Telegraph, Lord Lloyd-Webber revealed he was not 'prepared for the loss' of his son and that the King had offered his personal condolences following the tragedy.

EXCLUSIVE: I Can’t Keep Quiet, a documentary about singer-songwriter and women’s right activist Milck, will make its world premiere on May 11 at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Deadline can reveal.

New York no-wave pioneers Bush Tetras are back, announcing their first album in 11 years and only their fourth-ever studio LP over the course of more than four decades and a slew of lineup changes. They Live in My Head is due out July 28 via Wharf Cat Records, produced by Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley (now BT’s drummer as well) and featuring bass the group’s newest member: Rocky O’Riordan of The Pogues, The Radiators, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions.

A Broadway icon is making his contribution to a royal celebration.

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa viewers were left furious as Andy Whyment missed out on an earlier chance of making it into the main camp after going head-to-head with fellow latecomer Myleene Klass.

Scots DJ George Bowie has teamed up with Sir Rod Stewart and Johnny Mac to has create a new genre of dance music all for a great cause.

Much of the focus on Disney’s promotion of their upcoming “Little Mermaid” remake is based around Halle Bailey’s take on Ariel. But the studio’s CinemaCon presentation of the film was dedicated to Ursula, as Melissa McCarthy stopped by in Las Vegas to unveil her performance as the dreaded Sea Witch.

Grimes may have invited anyone who’s currently sitting on the generative AI bandwagon to “feel free to use my voice without penalty”, but that doesn’t mean there are no rules at all in this brave new AI world.Although she likes the idea of “open sourcing all art and killing copyright”, the musician admitted yesterday that “we may do copyright takedowns … for really really toxic lyrics with Grimes’ voice”.The recent surge in interest in using generative AI tools to create new tracks in the style of existing artists – by getting the AI to crunch data linked to the work of those existing artists – has raised concerns in certain parts of the music community.The music industry maintains that training an AI in that way requires a licence from whoever owns the copyright in the existing music. Failure to do so constitutes copyright infringement, and labels and publishers may sue you, or at least urge streaming services to stop distributing music created by unlicensed data mining.But Grimes declared at the weekend that people are more than welcome to train an AI with her back catalogue in order to create new tracks using a machine version of her voice, provided that they are willing to share any royalties those tracks might generate.“I’ll split 50% royalties on any successful AI-generated song that uses my voice”, she tweeted.

This touching moment from Kelly Clarkson‘s talk show will no doubt have everyone tearing up!

Bad Bunny’s Coachella performance was a historic moment for the performer and for Latinos all over the world. It also drew the ire of thousands of Harry Styles fans who were upset after a tweet was displayed on the massive concert screens.Bad Bunny’s big surprise at Coachella: Is Kendall Jenner joining him?Bad Bunny becomes the first Latino to headline CoachellaA post shared by @badbunnyprAs Bad Bunny performed his Puerto Rican anthem “El Apagón,” the screen behind him showed various images, including a screenshot of a Tweet that read “goodnight benito could do as it was but harry could never do el apagon.” While Bad Bunny has declined to comment on the tweet, Sturdy.co, the company that made the visuals for the concert, shared a message, claiming that Bad Bunny had not approved of the text of the tweet.

She’s not holding back! Kelly Clarkson shared the full lyrics of two of her new songs — and they both appear to slam ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

One of Scotland's hottest DJs is coming back to Ayrshire this weekend.

Led Zeppelin’s classic-rock standard “Stairway To Heaven,” John Lennon’s peace anthem “Imagine,” Madonna’s 1984 breakthrough album Like A Virgin and John Denver’s signature tune “Take Me Home, Country Roads” are among the works added today to the U.S. National Recording Registry.

women. Whether the songs message activism wrapped up in gorgeous harmonies and danceable beats like wartime sweethearts The Andrews Sisters during the 1940s and soul-pop icons like Martha and the Vandellas the in 1960s; are bonafide hits from history-shaping girl groups in the late ’90s like The Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child; or pure-pop confections from The Pussycat Dolls or Fifth Harmony, the legacy of the girl group music is storied and, frankly, dazzling. Everyone has their preferences of course, but below, we’ve rounded up a handful of iconic songs by girl groups—some more, well, pervasive than others, but all iconic in their own way—that deserve a spot on any playlist, for any occasion. Written and arranged by Rick James, 1975’s “In My House”—an unapologetic ode to the booty call, fuses synth, funk, disco, and pop and the result is a near-perfect dance track that recently received a second life thanks to its in the pilot of FX's groundbreaking series Pose. The sonic perfection of true 1990s R&B is hard to match and this track holds up better than ever. Come for Jade’s sharp harmonies and stomping New Jack Swing beats, and stay for the nostalgia factor that'll send you if you came of age during the ’90s. The song is so iconic that samples abound, including one Picking even a handful of the best Destiny’s Child songs is an exercise in futility—almost every single track the GOAT girl group released is more influential and exciting than the next.

Miley Cyrus’ chart-topping smash “Flowers” is the most globally consumed song thus far in 2023.