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Jess Glynne has finally been able to speak out about her recent throat surgery and confirmed that it is gigs as usual and her life is finally returning to normal. She may have a Grammy and five number one hits to her credit, something that even Amy Winehouse never accomplished, but Glynne has had a hellish 18 months since having invasive throat surgery to remove a polyp. Fortunately for the […]
Sam Smith has recorded the theme song for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre. The track is called Writing's on the Wall and will be released on 25 September. Smith said: "This is one of the highlights of my career." "I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations." But, revealing his involvement on […]
Sam Smith says he's "so relieved" that he can speak again following his vocal cord surgery. In a recent interview he said he couldn't talk for three weeks. "It was horrendous. It was so bad. But I got through and everyone's been so amazing about it, so thank you." The singer had to pull out halfway through his Australian tour in April after suffering haemorrhages on his vocal cords and had […]
Sam Smith has had successful surgery on his vocal cords at a hospital in America. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said in a statement that he is expected to make a full recovery. The surgery was performed by Dr Steven Zeitels, who has carried out the same procedure on Adele, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Lionel Richie. According to the hospital, Smith's condition was the result of unstable blood vessels in […]
Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj top the nominations for this year's BET Awards with six nods each. Brown will compete twice in the video of the year category for his tracks Loyal and New Flame. Minaj is up for the top prize with Anaconda while Beyoncé and Lil Wayne follow with four nominations each. Beyoncé's 7/11 will also compete for video of the year, along with Big Sean's IDFWU and […]
Taylor Swift has swept the board at the Billboard music awards, winning eight of the 14 categories in which she was nominated. Among her prizes were best female artist, best streaming song for Shake It Off and the ceremony's top honour, artist of the year. British star Sam Smith won best new artist - and accepted his trophy using flash cards after having vocal surgery. But Kanye West was booed […]
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have given The Gap Band a writing credit on their huge hit Uptown Funk, due to its similarities with their 1979 track Oops Up Side Your Head. Uptown Funk, which topped the UK chart for seven weeks and the US chart for 14, originally had six songwriters. The five writers of The Gap Band's hit were added earlier this week, according to RCA documents seen […]
British musicians enjoyed the biggest share of album sales in the UK in 2014, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced. Artists including Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Paloma Faith had more than half (53.5%) of all UK sales, according to Official Charts Company data. The last time British artists like Spice Girls, Oasis and The Verve dominated the chart in such numbers was 1997. Taylor Swift was the biggest […]
Rihanna has led music stars on the red carpet for the 2015 Grammy Awards in LA. The singer chose an oversized, pink Giambattista Valli gown for her arrival on Sunday night, before performing on stage. British soul singer Sam Smith won four awards, while Pharrell Williams, Beyonce and Rosanne Cash, daughter of country legend Johnny, won three awards each. (Source: BBC News)
