Last night, Andrea Bocelli performed the 21st century’s biggest classical concert in Europe. The Italian maestro took to the Great Oak stage at BST Hyde Park with some very special guests from Hans Zimmer to Seal. The 65-year-old was supported by Katherine Jenkins and his son Matteo Bocelli, who is very much following in his […]

The country queen made a glamorous showing at Glastonbury last weekend, although the sound issues (beyond her control) didn’t, ahem, impress viewers much. Shania Twain followed those wobbles and stunned the crowd with her next performance at Malahide Castle, and now she’s bringing her record-breaking brand of country-pop to London’s Hyde Park for American Express […]

The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled album had most of its songs written in the spring of that year when the band were at a Transcendental Meditation course in Rishikesh, India. From May to October, the Fab Four recorded the album at Abbey Road, where arguments broke out over creative differences. Tensions also weren’t helped by the […]

Kiki Dee has admitted her successful singing career might have cost her a personal life, because she devoted so much time to it. The 1970s star, who had a No 1 hit with Sir Elton John with Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, was the first British artist to be signed by Tamla Motown. Now 77, […]

As we celebrate Sylvester Stallone’s 78th birthday today, Rocky II is back on TV screens tomorrow, featuring Apollo Creed. The Master of Disaster was probably Rocky’s greatest opponent, not only for their lengthy antagonism in the ring, but also for the impact they had on each other’s lives. When actor Carl Weathers died in February […]