Pop Spotlight

Picture credit: Bobby Holland/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Quincy Jones, the iconic US musician and producer famed for his work with Michael Jackson and numerous acclaimed film soundtracks, has died aged 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, […]

Emma Bunton is joining the Pumpkin King, Danny Elfman, to sing Sally’s Song live with the BBC Concert Orchestra for Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Live in Concert. Emma Bunton, singer, songwriter and member […]

Doves return with Renegade, their first new music in over four years, and announce a new album, Constellations For The Lonely, for release in early 2025. Jimi Goodwin, Andy and Jez Williams’ winding path to a […]

Tori Amos will be releasing Diving Deep Live, a new album featuring a selection of tracks recorded in concert during her Ocean To Ocean world tour. Standing as a welcome reminder of Amos’ brilliance as […]

East 17’s Tony Mortimer supports the UK’s largest music therapy charity with 30th anniversary reissue of Stay Another Day. Spending five weeks at No.1 when it was first released in 1994, beating Mariah Carey’s All […]

Picture credit: BBC Radio 2 In Concert The Cure On Wednesday 30 October, The Cure played exclusive live BBC sessions for BBC Radio 2 In Concert and BBC Radio 6 Music. The Cure’s Radio 2 […]

Review: Alison Moyet – Key (Cooking Vinyl) ★★★★☆ After seven years, and despite minimal activity since, Alison Moyet loses none of her powers as she delves into her solo past Publicly quiet since 2017’s majestic […]

Underneath the pristine sheen of ABBA’s The Visitors was a dark undertone laced with break-up and Cold War paranoia. Despite fading sales, it was nonetheless another pop masterpiece, melding high energy with tears on the dancefloor… Body […]

Picture credit: Kevin Tachman Scissor Sisters return to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their No.1 debut album. 2024 marks the 20-year anniversary of the band’s debut album Scissor Sisters, one of the UK’s 40 best-sellers […]

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have announced that they will be releasing a commemorative Pet Shop Boys tea set. The products are the first to be launched as part of the new Pet Shop Boys […]

Kate Bush has written and directed the short animated film Little Shrew (Snowflake), which is now available to watch on www.katebush.com The music for the short film is a new 2024 radio edit of the […]

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time, Wham!, George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music announce the release of the Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP . The […]