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• Sam Smith tops albums streaming chart after success at Brits

  01-03-2015 23:06
  
  Singer beats rivals including Ed Sheeran and Royal Blood in a close-run race to top the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Sam Smith Reclaims No 1 Album Spot - As Chart Introduces Streaming Data

  01-03-2015 20:35
  
  As Ellie Goulding stays on top of the singles chart...
  
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• Brit awards shake up British album chart, boost Sam Smith

  01-03-2015 20:06
  
  Fallout from the Brit awards shook up the music charts on Sunday, knocking U.S. rock band Imagine Dragons off the top spot in favour of English singer/songwriter Sam Smith, data from the Official Charts company showed. Smith won the British BreakThrough Act award at last week's ceremony, helping lift sales of his album "In the Lonely Hour" to number one from number two. By contrast, "Smoke & Mirrors," by Imagine Dragons, last week's number one, fell to twelfth p
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence Denies David Russell Feud

  01-03-2015 17:54
  
  Star speaks out to quash rumours of strife on movie set...
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence Denies David O Russell Feud

  01-03-2015 17:54
  
  Star speaks out to quash rumours of strife on movie set...
  
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• Years & Years review – synthpop cherubs stick to the script

  01-03-2015 16:55
  
  Gorilla, Manchester
  At times this intimate gig feels like a giant test tube incubating a phenomenon Continue reading...
  
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• London Sinfonietta/De Ridder review – one of their best performances in years

  01-03-2015 16:27
  
  Purcell Room. London
  The young audience clearly infected the players with their open-eared enthusiasm Continue reading...
  
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• Madam Butterfly review – Puccini’s tragedy hits home hard

  01-03-2015 15:06
  
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  With a Japanese water garden and a see-through marital home, this production excels in a challenging space Continue reading...
  
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• Michelle Rodriguez Sparks Superhero Race Row, Backtracks At Speed Of Light

  01-03-2015 12:56
  
  Movie star provoked a fast and furious response with quote...
  
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• Madonna on Brits fall: ‘The universe was trying to teach me a lesson’ - video

  01-03-2015 12:51
  
  Madonna talks to ITV's Jonathan Ross about her fall on stage at the 2015 Brit Awards. In an interview that will air on Saturday 14 March, the 56-year-old star dismisses rumours that the fall was a stunt, saying she suffered whiplash after hitting her head. 'The universe was trying to teach me a lesson, I guess,' she says Continue reading...
  
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• Taylor Swift Opens Up On Her Man Anxiety

  01-03-2015 11:18
  
  T-Swizzle tells why she thinks it'll be tough to fill her Blank Space...
  
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• Kanye West Announces New Album Title On Twitter

  01-03-2015 10:52
  
  Rap superstar takes to social media to drop name of next LP...
  
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• Lily Cole Tells Fans: I Am Having A Baby

  01-03-2015 10:18
  
  Supermodel and actress reveals she's expecting first child...
  
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• Years & Years review – a charming work in progress

  01-03-2015 09:30
  
  The Institute, Birmingham
  BBC award-winners Years & Years hit the road with big choruses and Olly Alexander’s one-man charm offensive Continue reading...
  
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• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Chasing Yesterday review – same-old, same-old

  01-03-2015 09:30
  
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• Pops Staples: Don’t Lose This review – spare and uncluttered blues

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Music of the Realm: Tudor Music for Men’s Voices CD review – seamless blend and balance

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
  The Queen’s Six
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• Asleep at the Wheel: Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys review – genial Texan magic

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Purity Ring: Another Eternity review – Canadian duo hone their dreamy ‘future pop’

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier: Chasing Tales review – ‘a gorgeous array of changing sounds’

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Ghostpoet: Shedding Skin review – tentative hopes for happier times

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Kelly Clarkson: Piece By Piece review – laser-guided, heartfelt pop

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 4 CD review – blazing, nimble and dangerous

  01-03-2015 09:00
  
  Jonathan Biss (piano)
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• Future Music festival review – Gen Y expertly catered for, but never challenged

  01-03-2015 08:55
  
  Randwick racecourse, Sydney
  Knife Party, Die Antwoord, Avicii and Drake gave the crowds what they wanted, with Prodigy the only surprising note in an otherwise saccharine, hi-NRJ day
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• The Indian Queen; Lisa Batiashvili and Paul Lewis – review

  01-03-2015 08:00
  
  Coliseum; Wigmore Hall, London
  Peter Sellars spins unfinished Purcell into a Mayan extravaganza that delights and irks Continue reading...
  
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• On my radar: Panda Bear’s cultural highlights

  01-03-2015 07:45
  
  The experimental musician on the possibilities of virtual reality and computer intelligence, and where to get great ice-cream Continue reading...
  
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• Graham Coxon on the Blur reunion: ‘Pop doesn’t have to be a fleeting thing’

  01-03-2015 01:05
  
  The former Britpop superstars surprised everyone by announcing their first album together for 16 years. Guitarist Graham Coxon explains how it began with a chance meeting in Hong Kong … Continue reading...
  
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• Here's 21 Things You Might Not Know About Justin Bieber

  01-03-2015 01:01
  
  To celebrate JB's 21st birthday, we've put together 21 facts you may (or may NOT) know about the Baby hitmaker...
  
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• The ballad of James Bay

  01-03-2015 00:00
  
  Too handsome, too talented, Hertfordshire’s finest troubadour is an easy target for critics. His response, he tells Tim Lewis, is to keep on singing Continue reading...
  
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