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Jessie Ware Being Honoured With Best Female Gong At 2024 Nordoff And Robbins’ O2 Silver Clef Awards
Jessie Ware will be handed the best female gong at this year’s Nordoff and Robbins’ O2 Silver Clef Awards.The 39-year-old ‘Tough Love’ singer is set to be honoured alongside The 1975 – who are getting...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 March 2024
Paloma Faith Doesn't Think She'll Ever Be 'National Treasure
Paloma Faith doesn’t think she’ll ever be seen as a “national treasure”.The 42-year-old singer is aware she is popular with the public but doesn’t think she’ll ever be held in as high regard as the...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 February 2024
Geri Halliwell's Mother Didn't Want Her To Go Into Showbiz: 'She Thought I'd End Up On Drugs!'
Geri Halliwell's mother didn't want her to go into show business. The 51-year-old pop star shot to global fame as part of the Spice Girls in late the 1990s alongside Mel B, Emma Bunton, Melanie...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 January 2024
Dame Shirley Bassey 'Truly Humbled' To Be Included On The King's New Year's Honours List
Dame Shirley Bassey is "truly humbled" to have been included on the King's New Year's Honours list.The 86-year-old singer has become just the 64th living person to be made a Companion of Honour - which...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 December 2023
Dame Shirley Bassey Values Family Most
Dame Shirley Bassey “treasures” her role in family life above everything else.The ‘Goldfinger’ singer – who is mother to Mark and Sharon, while her younger daughter, Samantha, was found dead in 1985 aged 21 –...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 December 2023
Dame Shirley Bassey Named Honorary Gay At 2023 Attitude Awards
Dame Shirley Bassey was recognised as an Honorary Gay at the Attitude Awards.The 'I Am What I Am' icon was in the audience for the annual ceremony at the Roundhouse in Camden, London on Wednesday...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 October 2023
Justin Hawkins Loves 'Gay Anthems'
Justin Hawkins "loves gay anthems".The Darkness frontman insists he has no guilty pleasures and isn't afraid to say he's a huge lover of Sir Tom Jones and Dame Shirley Bassey.He told Classic Rock: "I don’t...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2022
Before Billie Eilish: Every James Bond Theme Ranked From Worst To Best
With the recent premiere of the landmark 25th James Bond movie No Time To Die (and the last featuring the inimitable Daniel Craig) and the accompanying title theme by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas,...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 11 October 2021
Sir Mick Jagger Narrates Poignant Short Film To Mark Royal Albert Hall's 150th Birthday
Sir Mick Jagger has narrated a poignant short film to mark the Royal Albert Hall's 150th birthday.The Rolling Stones frontman, 77, reads from WH Auden’s poem 'For Friends Only' in the 90-second clip titled 'Your...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 February 2021
Dame Shirley Bassey Hails Billie Eilish's Bond Theme
Dame Shirley Bassey thinks Billie Eilish did a “good job” with her James Bond theme.The 83-year-old music legend – who performed the title songs for ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Moonraker’ – was impressed with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 November 2020
Dame Shirley Bassey Missed Her Housekeeper During Covid-19 Lockdown
Dame Shirley Bassey missed her housekeeper and assistant during lockdown.The 83-year-old superstar was forced to fend for herself during the Covid-19 pandemic and is happy to have her employees back now that lockdown restrictions have...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 October 2020
Diamonds Aren't Forever: Dame Shirley Bassey Announces Final Album
Dame Shirley Bassey has announced her final album as a ''thank you'' to her fans after 70 years in showbiz.The 83-year-old music icon is set to release her first record in more than five years,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2020
Dame Shirley Bassey Reassures Fans She's Still Alive
Dame Shirley Bassey has released a statement to re-assure fans that she is very much still alive, after a fellow singer wrongly announced to his audience during a concert that she had died.During a gig...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 March 2018
Rita Ora Joins Shirley Bassey And Petula Clark In The Record Books
Rita Ora has joined Shirley Bassey and Petula Clark as one of the British female artists with the most UK Top 10 hits.The 27-year-old beauty has yet to release her long-awaited second album, but that...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 20 February 2018
Stars And Royals Turn Out For The World Premiere Of 'Spectre' In London [Photos]
The world premiere of the new James Bond film 'Spectre' was a Royal affair last night (October 26th 2015), as the red carpet played host to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (aka Prince William...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 October 2015
Shirley Bassey Launches Festive Charts Bid
The Goldfinger singer was approached by the three-piece band's Ollie Baines earlier this year (15) with the suggestion of performing a festive track, and they have now recorded a joint version of The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Shirley Bassey Joins Race For Christmas No 1
Dame Shirley Bassey is going for Christmas number one.The 78-year-old star has joined forces with Brit Award-winning classical group Blake and will release a rendition of King Cole's classic 'The Christmas Song' for charity.Teasing the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Sam Smith Announces His ‘Spectre’ Theme Song: ‘Writing’S On The Wall’
Sam Smith has confirmed he is singing the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, Spectre. Smith made the announcement on Instagram, with an image of the cover of his soon-to-be-released single entitled ‘Writing’s...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2015
Ellie Goulding Sparks Further Bond Theme Rumours
Ellie Goulding has sparked further speculation she has recorded the 'Spectre' theme.The 28-year-old singer has posted an image of herself leaving London's famous Abbey Road Studios on Instagram, once again igniting rumours she will sing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2015
Shirley Bassey Slams Scantily-clad Stars
The Goldfinger singer was dismayed by the barely-there gowns sported by many female stars at the Met Gala in New York earlier this month (May15), and she is urging them to focus on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2015
Dame Shirley Bassey Blasts Beyonce For 'Skimpy' Met Ball Dress
Dame Shirley Bassey has blasted Beyonce for her skimpy Met Ball dress.The 78-year-old 'Goldfinger' hitmaker has said she doesn't understand why modern singers feel the need to ''see who can wear the skimpiest outfit'', rather...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 May 2015
Singer-songwriter Jackie Trent Dies
Trent, born Yvonne Burgess, passed away at a hospital on the Spanish island of Minorca on Saturday (21Mar15) after a long period of ill health. She started her singing career as a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 March 2015
Dame Shirley Bassey Announces New Album For November
The iconic singer Dame Shirley Bassey has announced the release of her first studio album in five years. To be entitled Hello Like Before, the new record will be released on November 17th.Dame Shirley Bassey...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2014
Diana Ross In Talks For Glastonbury
Diana Ross is in talks to perform at Glastonbury next year. The 70-year-old singer has entered negotiations about playing in the Sunday afternoon legends slot on the Pyramid Stage at the musical festival at Worthy...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 August 2014
Adele Tight-lipped On James Bond Theme Future
Adele is keeping James Bond bosses in the dark over whether she'll record the next theme song.The global superstar recorded the title track for 2012 movie 'Skyfall', and while many behind the scenes of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 March 2014
Shirley Bassey Broadway Bound?
Shirley Bassey is in talks for a Broadway return in hit musical After Midnight.The 77-year-old Goldfinger singer is slated to take over k.d. lang's role in the production when the Constant Craving hitmaker steps down...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 February 2014
Shirley Bassey And Andrew Lloyd Webber Invited To Thatcher's Funeral
Shirley Bassey and theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber have secured invites to late U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral in London next week (begs15Apr13).The celebrities are expected to join politicians and heads of state, like...
By WENN on 11 April 2013
Adele To Sing Next Bond Theme?
Adele has reportedly been asked to sing the next James Bond theme song.Bosses of the spy franchise are so impressed with the Oscar winning theme to 'Skyfall' - written and recorded by Adele with producer...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 March 2013
Adele Celebrates Oscars Win With Burger
Adele celebrated her Oscar win with a burger.The 24-year-old singer scooped the Best Original Song prize at the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday evening (24.02.13) for her James Bond theme 'Skyfall' and after collecting her...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 February 2013
Sir Elton John Shows Off Son At Oscars After-party
Sir Elton John brought his son Zachary to his Oscars party - but wouldn't let him stay too late. The 'Rocket Man' singer and his husband David Furnish showed off their adorable two year old...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 February 2013
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