Arts News

The BRIT awards 2013 have put the wheels in motion as this years nominations were announced last night (Jan 10th) at The Savoy hotel with some unsurprising names of great talent leading in the polls, showing what a difference a year makes as singer Emeli Sandé leads with three nominations this year, joining Mumford & [...]

The nomination announcements for the 85th Academy Awards were made yesterday in Los Angeles, with the much anticipated nominations being presented to a small audience by Oscar host Seth MacFarlane along with Emma Stone. Lincoln leads the way with a staggering 12 nominations, followed closely by Life Of Pi with 11 nods. While much of [...]

Critically acclaimed and culture influencing sitar genius Ravi Shankar, who has been described as a “national treasure and global ambassador of India’s cultural heritage”, has been announced dead aged 92. [...]

The BBC have just announced their longlist for the Sound of 2013, a predictive list of 25 up’n'coming artists expected to leave a strong impression on the listening public next year. [...]

The nominees for next year’s Grammy Awards were announced last night (5th December), and the long list throws up some interesting battles for the honours. Frank Ocean, Kanye West and Jay Z have all been nominated in six categories for The 55th Annual Grammy Awards, but they will have to hold off the likes of [...]

The acclaimed novelist and scholar C. S. Lewis is to be honoured with a memorial stone at Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey. [...]

Last night, the 25th annual edition of the Soul Train Awards hit our screens. [...]

Stalley might be from the small town of Massillon, Ohio, but he’s determined to give back to the communities where hip hop was born. The MMG rapper will be heading to Brooklyn on December 6th to perform at the Scholarich Foundation’s new fundraiser/book drive, which aims to help under-privileged local children by providing them with [...]

Last night (18th November), some of music’s biggest stars made their way to LA to perform at the 2012 American Music Awards, which was celebrating its 40th birthday. The night was dominated by the likes of Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. JB won several awards, including ‘Artist of the Year’, whilst Nicki, who was tied with [...]

Earlier this month, the Soul Train Awards took over Las Vegas with a series of performances, including rising R&B star Elle Varner, American Idol winner Fantasia, and legendary musician Stevie Wonder. Hosted by Cedric The Entertainer this year, the show is traditionally one of the most memorable nights of the year for R&B – and [...]