BBC Sound of 2021: Berwyn’s breakthrough songs of ‘blood, sweat and tears’
Trinidad-born Berwyn’s songs about heartache and homelessness earn third place on the talent list....
Ratatouille musical: TikTok phenomenon raises $1m for actors’ charity
The online phenomenon went from TikTok pipe dream to hour-long reality in less than five months....
Barbara Shelley, Hammer Horror actress, dies aged 88
The scream queen appeared in such films as Dracula: Prince of Darkness alongside Christopher Lee....
Music listening soared during lockdown
More than 155m albums were bought or streamed in 2020, according to record industry figures....
Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and Charlie’s Angel, dies at 65
The US actress also played Sheena: Queen of the Jungle and had a recurring role on That ’70’s Show....
BBC Sound of 2021: Greentea Peng goes from ‘beach town rock star’ to the world
How the psychedelic soul singer went from Mexico “beach town rock star” to the world stage....
Swae Lee and Mike Will Made-It survive horrific car crash
“We could have been dead easily,” says Mike Will, posting a photograph of the accident on Instagram....
Gerry Marsden, singer of You’ll Never Walk Alone, dies aged 78
The Gerry and the Pacemakers singer, whose number one hit became a football terrace anthem, has died....
BBC Sound of 2021: Bedroom pop star Griff takes fifth place
Endorsed by Taylor Swift, Griff’s rich, melodic pop songs are set to take over the charts in 2021....
BBC Sound of 2021: What the class of 2020 did next
We catch up with Celeste, Yungblud, Easy Life, Joy Crookes and Inhaler to look back at 2020....