Darius Campbell Danesh obituary | Pop and rock

The Popl Idol finalists of 2002. From left: Gareth Gates, Zoe Birkett, Darius Campbell Danesh, Hayley Evetts and Will Young.

The Scottish singer Darius Campbell Danesh, who has died suddenly aged 41, burst into the early world of reality television when he appeared on the talent show Popstars, the first of its kind, in 2001. […]

Darius Campbell Danesh: an alluring mix of naivety, panache and genuine talent | Music

The Pop Idol 2002 finalists: left to right Gareth Gates, Zoe Birkett, Darius Danesh, Hayley Evetts and Will Young.

In the embryonic days of UK TV talent shows, Darius Campbell Danesh – whose death at the age of 41 was announced on Tuesday – did two genuinely revolutionary things. Firstly, he succeeded in making […]

Chapel Hart Wows Again with Original

Chapel Hart Wows Again with Original

With four amazing performances and only two advancing, we’re already mad at the results and they aren’t even in yet! The most brutal round of the most brutal season of “America’s Got Talent” continued this […]

Last Season’s Winner and Sarah Hyland

Last Season's Winner and Sarah Hyland

Dustin Tavella brings his unique hybrid of uplifting motivational speaking and magic to the “AGT” stage one more time, the judges play a round of classic game show “Password,” and eleven become two! For the […]

‘X Factor’ releases unseen footage of One Direction’s formation

A whole lot of history: ‘X Factor’ releases unseen footage of One Direction’s formation

MANILA, Philippines – One Direction sure has a whole lot of history. On the 12th anniversary of the global sensation, The X Factor UK released a never-before-seen backstage video of the group’s formation back in […]

After Liam Payne’s Claim 1D Was Built Around Him, X Factor Releases Unseen Video of Group’s Formation

After Liam Payne's Claim 1D Was Built Around Him, X Factor Releases Unseen Video of Group's Formation

Last month, Liam claimed that Simon Cowell built One Direction around him as the group leader — to a very mixed reaction from 1D fans, including Lizzo. It was the claim heard and debated and […]

America's Got Talent singer with stutter blows judges away with "inspiring" audition

America's Got Talent singer with stutter blows judges away with "inspiring" audition

Singer-songwriter Amanda Mammana blew the minds of America’s Got Talent judges with her recent audition despite suffering from a speech impediment. Auditioning in front of thousands of people, combined with knowing millions more will be […]

Metal Choir, One-Woman Band — and Mr. Pants

Metal Choir, One-Woman Band -- and Mr. Pants

The highlight of Night 5 has to be a stand-up comedian who has the panel and us breathless we’re laughing so hard — and no, it’s not the guy who only tells jokes about bicycles. […]

10-Year-Old Girl Crushes Spiritbox’s “Holy Roller” on America’s Got Talent

10-Year-Old Girl Crushes Spiritbox's "Holy Roller" on America's Got Talent

A 10-year-old contestant named Harper shocked the judges on Tuesday night’s (June 14th) edition of America’s Got Talent with a crushing version of rising Canadian metal act Spiritbox’s “Holy Roller.” What’s more, the episode aired […]

Lethal Bizzle: ‘Do you know what? ‘Pow 2011′ happened by mistake’ – Music News

Lethal Bizzle: 'Do you know what? 'Pow 2011' happened by mistake' - Music News

Lethal Bizzle joins The Dotty Show on Apple Music 1 for an extensive interview, in which he discusses his career highlights plus teases plans for future releases. During the chat, he shares his hopes to […]

Jarvis Cocker says modern pop music has been ‘hijacked’ by advertisers – Music News

Jarvis Cocker says modern pop music has been 'hijacked' by advertisers - Music News

Jarvis Cocker says modern pop music is bad because the industry has been “hijacked” by people more interested in advertising than songs. The Pulp legend – who has penned new book ‘Good Pop, Bad Pop’ […]

Harry Styles stunning turn from ‘X Factor’ to Coachella star

Harry Styles at Coachella

Long before Harry Styles reached the sweetest of career highs with his No. 1 single “Watermelon Sugar” in 2020, a judge on Britain’s “The X Factor” was sour on the future pop superstar. After the […]

The Wall Street Journal Just Claimed That The Weeknd Is Worth $600 Million

The Wall Street Journal Just Claimed That The Weeknd Is Worth $600 Million

Over the weeknd I was reading an article from the weeknd edition of Wall Street Journal about the musical artist The Weekend. The article was titled “How the Weeknd Built a Property Portfolio Worth Millions.” […]