
Sir Paul McCartney will be honoured with the Gershwin Prize For Popular Music next year.
Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are to perform at a 50th anniversary Motown gala.
Rod Stewart wraps his tonsils round his sixth consecutive album of classic covers.
DS brings you some leftover treats from last week's session with X Factor's Austin Drage.

Michelle Obama says that she finds it "annoying" when her husband beats her at tennis.

X Factor reject Nicole Jackson says that Dannii Minogue is helping her to launch a music career.

Girls Aloud, Sugababes and The Saturdays contribute new cover versions to a HMV compilation album.

UMe/Motown announces an album of previously unreleased Jackson 5 masters.

DS provides the lowdown on the Over-25s hoping to make the X Factor live finals.

Pixie Lott reveals which artists she admires and who she would most like to record a duet with.
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