http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/Latest music features on the MSN UK Entertainment channel© Microsoftenhttp://sc.msn.com/global/c/lgpos/MSFT_pos.gifhttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/1Featureshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8264944http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8264944Amusing indie pranksters or tiresome student ironists? YOU decide.Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8195614http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8195614Which makes you shudder the most?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8156901http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8156901Vote for your favourite of all time…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8132548http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8132548They will answer you personally…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8093609http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8093609Is Elvis necessarily better than Mariah Carey? She's had more American number ones, after all…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8048854http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8048854How come our biggest female pop star of the past 20 years has never made it in America?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7981730http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7981730Why Glastonbury is in danger of losing its place as Britain's favourite music festival…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7410639http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7410639Assuming you were organised enough to register, here's how to maximise your chances of getting a Glastonbury ticket when they go on sale this Sunday...Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7971618http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7971618Michael Eavis is right to try to attract a younger audience to Glastonbury but is booking Jay-Z the way to go about it?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7779051http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7779051Ash Akhtar reports from London's 02 Centre…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7769961http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7769961You won't find a bigger Madge fan than Tom Townshend but he can't help thinking she's been losing the plot for years...Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7662594http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7662594Vote for your number one axe god…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7246349http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7246349Today's hottest artists were honoured at last night's BRITsFri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7598185http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7598185Our man Rob cast a jaded eye over this year's shenanigans…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7581503http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7581503Why Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne shouldn't host the BRITS…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7559535http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7559535A selection of interesting nuggets you didn't know…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6934415http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6934415Amy Winehouse came out on top with five…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7480295http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7480295We asked HMV's Gennaro Castaldo for his predictions…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7458022http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7458022Our very own Amy Winehouse is going head-to-head for the Album Of The Year Grammy with some of America's finest, including Kanye West and Foo Fighters…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7457599http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7457599A new survey reveals that musical taste varies by region…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7457367http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7457367A look back at fifty years of the Grammy Awards…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7389267http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7389267The female musicians who raked it in over the last year…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7349239http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7349239Vote for your favourite album cover of all time…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7316424http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7316424While I admire Patrick's valiant attempt to consign vinyl to the dustbin of history, I think it's flawed in a number of places – and fatally in at least one. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7273579http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7273579With an estimated 1500 hopeful fans turning up, it really wasn't much of a secret in the end. Zarina Raja braved the cold of East London for an epic 10-hour wait…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7238388http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7238388Tom Townshend thinks Robbie Williams' threat to go on strike is ill-conceived…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7202586http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7202586Was Lily Allen's recent cover-shoot for GQ magazine done for the wrong reasons?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7185174http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7185174Tom Townshend pines for the days when the chart countdown was an event and people actually cared who was number one…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6850537http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6850537You wait all year for a warts and all rock star autobiography and then three come along at once…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6851273http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6851273And now with our positive hat on, which music-related celebrities had a really good 2007?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6851276http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6851276Who had a shocker in 2007? We take a light-hearted look at some famous people's misfortune…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5745964http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5745964They're Scott Mills' new favourite band and they could end up being yours too. This is the only place you can see the video for their debut single, She's So Lovely.Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5992223http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5992223Ask the Ivor Novello winners whatever's on your mind…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6303400http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6303400Rob Morgan has never liked Radiohead. But he thinks the decision to allow fans to choose their own price for their new album is all good…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6679646http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6679646Our columnist wonders how it's possible both to like Mark Ronson and wish he'd go away for a bit at the same time…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6905258http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6905258Morrissey is suing the NME for an interview he claims they edited to make him appear racist. Our man argues that the only thing he's probably guilty of is being irrelevant and out of touch…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6864553http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6864553Why is Take That's reunion going from strength to strength after two years, while the wheels appear to be falling off the Spice Girls' comeback already?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6840866http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6840866Brixton Academy, 22/11/07 - Amy Winehouse's last decent performance before her tour was cancelled on doctor's orders. Will she ever scale the heights of a positive live review again?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6827940http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6827940Tom Townshend has had enough of rappers flaunting their wealth like so many Del Boys on a night Up West…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6770782http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6770782Tom Townshend rages against the insidious effect of Simon Cowell's cash cows…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6723626http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6723626The winners and nominees from this year's AMAs…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6705463http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6705463This is the only place you can see Annie Lennox's new video…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6560522http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6560522The winners and losers in full from this year's event…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6495539http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6495539Ace reporter Tom Townshend (no relation) argues that you can have too much of a pointless, self-congratulatory thing…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6494294http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6494294Our columnist, ahem, battles with the idea that, against his better judgment, he may actually like prog rock after all…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6368430http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6368430Our columnist tentatively explores the idea that free music might be no bad thing…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6356133http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6356133Who makes the most cash in the music business? And, more importantly, how exactly do they make it?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6064995http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6064995On former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's seemingly effortless transition into the lineup of Modest Mouse…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6056678http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6056678MSN In Concert has built up an impressive archive. I've selected several songs based on their appearance in films…Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6000973http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6000973Why do some artists burn out creatively early in their careers while others hit unexpected purple patches later in life?Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:59 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8273544http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8273544OK, first things first. This is clearly not meant to be a definitive list of the worst gigs ever. That would be impossible, not least because the absolute bottom of the pile will more than likely have been played to four people and a dog in a pub so... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8084174http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8084174Recorded music is one thing but, at its best, nothing beats the live experience. You can keep all your clever effects and studio trickery when an artist is communing with their audience and the music is coming straight from the heart.No list of this... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8213338http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8213338Madonna celebrated the release of her 11th album, Hard Candy, with a stunning performance at New York's Roseland Ballroom on April 30. Playing to a 2000-strong audience, some of whom had camped outside the venue for two nights to be sure of tickets,... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8194878http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8194878Glastonbury, once again, has been the talk of the summer festivals but not for the usual reasons.  Indeed, such has been the focus on slow ticket sales and a certain hip-hop mogul headlining that you would be forgiven for forgetting that a whole ran... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7901842http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7901842It was obvious the very first time she sang on X-Factor that Leona Lewis was in a different league to any previous TV talent show contestant. In the space of the last month she has proved the point twice, first by topping the American singles chart ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7842998http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7842998Songs can be good. They can be great. But few are life changing. Only the very best songwriters, from whichever genre, can invoke a feeling that can alter the way you look at life. Often it's the beautifully crafted lyrics of a an acoustic track tha... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7726691http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7726691The new single from Girls Aloud, Can't Speak French, is out on March 17. To prove that the title is in fact a heinous lie, the girls have recorded a version in French, which is due for release as one of the B-sides. Fancy a listen? Simply click on a... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6187028http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6187028BBC London DJ Sean Rowley has two claims to fame. He's the brains behind the Guilty Pleasures concept and he's the man on the cover of (What's The Story?) Morning Glory by Oasis. Honestly, he is, but that's not important right now.Guilty Pleasures h... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7671247http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7671247The NME Awards went off like the Brits' younger, naughtier brother, as the drinks flowed and some of the biggest names in music turned out to perform and pick up gongs.Full list of winnersEditor's blog: Drinking With The NMEA star-packed audience at... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7597228http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7597228Sir Paul McCartney hailed British music "the best" as he was honoured for outstanding achievement at the Brit Awards.After a week locked in a bitter divorce battle with estranged wife Heather Mills, he closed the ceremony with a 15-minute medley of ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7390550http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7390550With the Brits coming up on February 20, we thought it only fitting to dig up some of the craziest moments from past music awards ceremonies. The MTV Video Music Awards are right up there with the Brits in bringing out the 'rock star' in all the cel... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7504953http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7504953Troubled British singing sensation Amy Winehouse won five Grammy awards, including record and song of the year for her autobiographical hit Rehab.back to Grammys specialThe jazz star, whose personal life is in turmoil, also picked up best new artist... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6850449http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6850449Is it that time of year already? It seems like only a couple of months ago I was compiling my list of hot tips for 2007. Having dug that article out for a quick reminder, well, all I can say is it's a good job I'm not a betting man. Who's a big fan ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5888356http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5888356John Lennon once famously said, "before Elvis there was nothing." While not strictly true (Frank Sinatra inspired similar fan hysteria in the 1940s), Elvis was the figurehead of a new, sexually charged music which would change the world: rock and ro... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7138322http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7138322The Christmas decorations have barely come down but already we're looking forward to the heady days of summer. It seems music's big guns are too because there are more top-class open-air gigs scheduled for this year than any in living memory. And th... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7045588http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7045588Most kids enjoy pop music to some degree or another. Whether it's singing along to the radio, downloading the latest ringtone, or sticking posters up on the bedroom wall, it's as big a part of youth culture as it's ever been. Then, somewhere around ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7010900http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7010900The Spice Girls exploded on to the stage at the O2 Arena on Saturday night for their first UK performance in nine years.Buy Spice Girls ticketsSpice up Your Life seemed a fitting song to begin the most anticipated show of 2007. Five women - who once... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6850410http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6850410It's almost the end of the year and you know what that means. Yep, lists, lists, and more lists. We asked a select group of highly trained experts* to nominate their favourite album of 2007 and put together a gallery of the top 12.Which works out as... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6937019http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6937019... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5501070http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5501070It's hard to believe it's two years since Hard-Fi first came to public attention with their Mercury-nominated debut, Stars Of CCTV. The band's first full length tour of 2006 sold out in just 15 minutes, calling for more dates to be added. They also ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6964105http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6964105Forget Take That, The Spice Girls, and, ahem, Boyzone, this was the reunion gig to end them all. 19 years since they last played together (and almost 30 since they gave a satisfactory performance), the surviving members of Led Zeppelin (plus the lat... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6893615http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6893615You can't move for 1990s pop groups reforming these days but it's fair to say that the Spice Girls' reunion is the biggest deal of the lot. With global sales of 55 million and fans all over the world, it puts the likes of Boyzone's mooted comeback i... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6782701http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6782701Despite promising early signs, it seems as though the Spice Girls reunion is in danger of turning into an embarrassment. Although sales for the first London date of their comeback tour sold out in just 38 seconds, demand has slowed down considerably... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6723535http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6723535full list of nominees and winners... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6589666http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6589666Help, the Beatles second feature film, is something of an overlooked gem. Posterity has been kinder to their first, A Hard Day's Night, thanks to its groundbreaking mock documentary style and the fact that it caught the Fabs at the height of Beatlem... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6566934http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6566934... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6476607http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6476607In the words of the song, big boys don't cry. Nonsense. Of course they do. They just don't want anyone to know about it, particularly when it's at something as ridiculous as a song. Having said that, when I polled a group of my friends about which t... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6466720http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6466720A group of British and American musicians comprising Mike Peters of The Alarm (pictured), Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats, Cy Curnin and Jamie West of the Fixx, and Glen Tillbrook and Nick Harper of Squeeze, claim to have performed the highest ev... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6418321http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6418321According to a recent survey, Liam Gallagher has been ranked the tenth wittiest Briton of all time. Mind you, any list with Jeremy Clarkson at number four can't be taken too seriously. John Lennon (a real wit) once remarked of Ringo Starr, "Best dru... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6292546http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6292546Sometimes unfairly (but amusingly) referred to as 'the Brummie Beyonce', Jamelia has been at the forefront of UK R&B since her breakthrough single, Money, was released in 2000. Of course it was 2003's Superstar which really caught the public imagina... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6247684http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6247684Until September 30, 1967, the BBC had barely even acknowledged the existence of pop music. Nonetheless, when the hugely popular pirate stations were closed down by a change in the law, the corporation made the most of the situation by launching Radi... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6350168http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6350168Held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel in its usual lunchtime slot, this year's Q Awards might not have produced any multiple winners but there was a lot of love in the air.Kylie Minogue, in her first public appearance since her cancer scare, was gr... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6238763http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6238763If you cared about good music in the late 1980s and early 1990s, no three words were likely to inspire more contempt than Stock, Aitken, and Waterman. This unholy trinity had a virtual monopoly on the charts for a few years, churning out hit after e... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=2867094http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=2867094When Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones were arrested in February 1967 for drug possession following a tip-off by The News Of The World, the tabloid rumour mill went into overdrive. Salacious stories abounded, one of which, involvi... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5123488http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5123488To paraphrase the album's title track, it was 40 years ago today that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club band was released. Universally acclaimed as a revolution in rock music at the time, it regularly tops 'greatest ever albums' polls to this day an... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6182012http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6182012Last night's Mobo Awards were a curious affair. Although the ceremony managed to attract genuine A-listers like Rihanna (something it's been criticised for not doing in the past), it was notable for the absence of 50 Cent, who was still sulking afte... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6162790http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6162790For a supposedly tough bloke, 50 Cent isn't half acting like a spoiled child at the moment. Following the news that Kanye West's Graduation has beaten his own Curtis to the top of both the US and UK album charts, he's only gone and cancelled his sch... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6103561http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6103561Popular music is littered with silly songs, most of which have equally silly titles. This is as it should be. You may not know, however, that a whole sub-genre of country and western exists apparently devoted to coming up with 'so-silly-they're-clev... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6097502http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6097502Big Brother twins Sam and Amanda Marchant have recorded their music debut - Barbie Girl.The single, a cover of Aqua's hit, will be in the shops in October.The 19-year-old twins, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, who were joint runners up in the show, said:... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5818123http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5818123Click on the thumbnails below to expand.Back to Artist Of The Month... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5987723http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5987723Click on the thumbnails below to expland.... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1345632http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1345632"Don't call it a comeback!" roared LL Cool J on the title track of Mama Said Knock You Out but everyone knew it was a remarkable reinvention. There's a lot of it about these days too. Perhaps inspired by Take That's unexpectedly successful return, t... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5932135http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5932135It's International Beatles Week this week, during which Liverpool plays host to a huge variety of related activity including a convention, art exhibitions, flea markets, and loads of gigs. It is testament to the Beatles' enduring influence that, 37 ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1338671http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1338671When people look back at the summer of 2007 in years to come, chances are they'll remember two things; the horrendous weather and the fact that, amusingly enough, a song called Umbrella was number one the whole time (well, 10 weeks of it anyway).It ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1334793http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1334793The Futureheads' pop-punk rendition of Kate Bush's classic 'Hounds of Love' was greeted positively...but that's a rare reaction. Most cover versions inspire revulsion and The Futureheads themselves are no exception.The band have publicly dissed: Boh... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1334934http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1334934The cover version; a chance to reinterpret an original or a cynical attempt to cash in on the fruits of someone else's labours? The truth? Both. Without the cover version to rely on, so many of today's manufactured pop bands would have an even short... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5618152http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5618152To hear selected tracks from Kate Nash's album, click on the thumbnails at the bottom of this pageEven by the standards of the so-called MySpace generation (a phrase she hates), Kate Nash's rise to prominence has been astonishingly quick. If the off... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5557378http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5557378The short-list for this year's Mercury Music Prize has been announced and comprises the usual mix of the chart-friendly  (Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse), the leftfield (Maps, Bat For Lashes), the uber-trendy (Klaxons, New Young Pony Club), and the o... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5450900http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5450900Fans of indie-rock stalwarts Ash were perturbed to hear frontman Tim Wheeler introduce new songs at last month's Isle Of Wight festival as being from their "last album". It turns out he was being completely literal; the band aren't splitting up, the... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMThttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5381843http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5381843Recorded music is great but there's nothing quite like the thrill of the live experience. You know, the roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd, isn't it? Marvellous.  We've spent the last year recording gigs by some of the biggest names in ... Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:05 GMT