Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé’s teenage obsessions: ‘I spent hours in the Yahoo karaoke chatroom’

The Scottish singer recalls obsessing over Titanic, channelling Mariah Carey and learning to beatbox

Interview by Rhi Storer

30, Oct, 2020 @8:00 AM

Grime4Corbyn is revived as stars join Rize Up campaign to get young to vote

Labour also launches Arts for All policy charter backed by likes of MIA, Lily Allen and Ken Loach

Damien Gayle and Georgina Hayes

24, Nov, 2019 @6:30 PM

Celebrities turn out to support Labour’s vision for the arts

Lily Allen and Rob Delaney are among stars who support the party’s manifesto

Vanessa Thorpe

24, Nov, 2019 @8:10 AM

Garage Classical review – Craig David shines as 2-step gets a starry makeover

Sugababes, Emeli Sandé and Paloma Faith also joined the throng of big names in a show bursting with orchestrally enhanced favourites

Owen Myers

25, Oct, 2019 @9:31 AM

Emeli Sandé: ‘I loved spaghetti so much as a child that I’d eat it from the garden drain’

The singer on her dad’s Zambian dishes, eating noodles with Alicia Keys and writing songs about Angel Delight

John Hind

14, Sep, 2019 @4:00 PM

Eurythmics Songbook review – sweet dreams of synthpop heaven

Dave Stewart’s army of guests, including Meltdown host Nile Rodgers, remind the audience how potent his partnership with Annie Lennox was – and leaves them wishing for a reunion

Caroline Sullivan

14, Aug, 2019 @10:48 AM

Horrors and heart-warmers: Sarah Waters, Mel Giedroyc and more pick great winter's tales

Mel Giedroyc chooses a Christmas pud whodunnit, Sarah Waters a ghostly spinetingler. Andrew O’Hagan reads a psychic shocker – and Penelope Wilton nabs Winnie the Pooh. But what will Emeli Sandé and Tom Hollander choose?

Sarah Waters, Andrew O'Hagan, Mel Giedroyc, Maggie O'Farrell, Penelope Wilton, Ben Okri, Tom Hollander and Emeli Sandé

03, Dec, 2017 @3:00 PM

Charity single for Grenfell Tower released as Simon Cowell donates £100,000

The cover version of Bridge Over Troubled Water, featuring Stormzy, Rita Ora, Robbie Williams and more, will raise money for survivors of the devastating fire – some who appear in a choir on the track

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

21, Jun, 2017 @2:19 PM

Billy Connolly leads the way in Queen’s birthday honours list

Actor knighted in recognition of services to entertainment and charity, and is joined by Paul McCartney, JK Rowling and Delia Smith on the list

Maev Kennedy

16, Jun, 2017 @9:30 PM

Boring and ignoring grime – but at least the Bedingfields weren't at the Brits

Award for A Tribe Called Quest is really only surprise on a night of predictable winners, with David Bowie taking home best male solo artist

Alexis Petridis

22, Feb, 2017 @11:49 PM

Robbie Williams, Skepta, the 1975 and more – every Brits 2017 performance reviewed

Who rocked the house, and who made a mess of the carpet? Here’s the verdict on every Brits performance

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

22, Feb, 2017 @10:46 PM

The George Michael tribute, the 1975, Ed Sheeran and more – the 2017 Brits awards as they happened

Little Mix and Skepta stole the show and Chris Martin did his best George Michael, but not a single grime artist took an award … we followed the winners and losers at this year’s Brit awards

Harriet Gibsone, Michael Hann and Ben Beaumont-Thomas

22, Feb, 2017 @10:23 PM