Annie Lennox.

Adele wins two Ivor Novello Awards

Music Gossip

17 May 2012

Adele picked up two prizes at the 57th Ivor Novello Awards today (17.05.12). The 'Someone Like You' hitmaker - who was nominated in four categories - was honoured with the accolades for PRS for Music Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year…

Stevie Wonder to be honoured with a Billboard Icon Award

Music Gossip

11 May 2012

Stevie Wonder will be honoured with the Billboard Icon Award for his achievements in music. The soul music legend will be the second person to receive the trophy, presented at the Billboard Music Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on May 20. Neil…

Carrie Underwood coming to the UK

Music Gossip

24 Apr 2012

Carrie Underwood is set to make her UK live debut in June. The former 'American Idol' winner will perform in London as part of her 'Blown Away' world tour, in support of the album of the same name, her first official release in the UK, on June…

Emeli Sande wants to write song for Stevie

Music Gossip

9 Mar 2012

Emeli Sande would love to write a song for Stevie Wonder or Annie Lennox. The 'Next to Me' singer would love to write for one of the people she idolised growing up, singling out the Motown legend and the Eurythmics singer. She told the Yorkshire…

Will Young: Rihanna isn't a good role model

Music Gossip

9 Mar 2012

Will Young doesn't think Rihanna is a good role model for women in music. The 'Jealousy' hitmaker admitted although the Bajan singer - whose controversial video to hit track 'S&M' was banned in 11 countries - is a "brilliant pop star", he doesn't…

Annie Lennox to receive 02 Silver Clef Award

Music Gossip

11 Apr 2011

Annie Lennox will receive the prestigious 02 Silver Clef Award this year. The former Eurythmics singer will be recognised with the award by music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins for her contribution to the UK recording industry. She said: "I am…

Annie Lennox names Aretha greatest singer

Music Gossip

24 Dec 2010

Annie Lennox thinks Aretha Franklin is the world's greatest singer. The 'Universal Child' hitmaker says there are many impressive female vocalists working at the moment but none can compare with US soul legend Aretha -who has recently been…

Looking back on 25 years of commentary on Scottish culture

25 years of The List

23 Sep 2010

A lot has happened in 25 years of Scottish culture. Niki Boyle gives a blow-by-blow account of the major events

Festival of Politics - Annie Lennox on HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Founder of the SING campaign set for Edinburgh appearance

14 Aug 2010

1. Becoming a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador recently has strengthened and broadened my platform. Michel Sidibé, the director of UNAIDS, is a real visionary who has a very clear and innovative directive as to how he wants to lead the response to the HIV…

Martin Bell, Mark Thomas and Annie Lennox set for Festival of Politics

Power of the People event examines political process

16 Jul 2010

Were you depressed by the outcome of the general election? The Conservatives back in power despite being all but annihilated in Scotland. Labour collapsed despite being endorsed north of the border. The Lib Dems putting Cameron in Downing Street. The…

Annie Lennox provides HIV/AIDS campaign update

Festival of Politics 2010

16 Jul 2010

A regular visitor to the Scottish Parliament come August time, former Eurythmics co-leader Annie Lennox takes part in two events. First up she is joined by comic Mark Thomas and former war correspondent turned independent MP Martin Bell in Power of the…

Spotify playlist: Christmas advent calendar

1 Dec 2009

Ah Christmas. So much good music, and none of it is really deemed acceptable listening for the other 11 months of the year - although what you do within the confines of your own iPod in July is your business. Join us in counting down the days until…

Best of the Rest - Politics

Political highlights at the Edinburgh Festivals

13 Jul 2009

Highlights include Annie Lennox and the SING campaign, From Darwin to Dolly: And Beyond, A Life in Politics: Dennis Canavan, Devolution and the Arts, Young Peoples Question Time, Burns' Radical Voice and Love But Her

Pitch perfect

27 Nov 2008

Pitching itself as the ‘Scottish Brits,’ the Tartan Clef Music Awards rocked into town last week in suitable glam style, setting out its stall with some of Scotland’s most celebrated acts and championing the great and good of the country’s music scene.

A nobel cause

30 Oct 2008

Annie Lennox is rumoured to be flying the flag for Scotland again at this year’s Nobel Peace Concert, co-hosted by Lost in Translation lovely Scarlett Johansson. The event, to be held a day after the Nobel awards ceremony in Oslo, will see Diana Ross…

Annie Lennox cancels festival appearance

21 Aug 2008

The Festival of Politics was dealt a blow last week after one of its headliners, Annie Lennox, was forced to pull out of her appearance at the Scottish Parliament. Holyrood cited ill health for the no-show and Lennox released a statement saying that she…

Festival of Politics

14 Aug 2008

Meanwhile, over at the Scottish Parliament... the Festival of Politics is back for a fourth year and making visiting Fringe slebs really work for their money, as Simon Callow leads a discussion on changing rights for LGBT communities in the UK, and…

Annie Lennox

Festival of Politics

22 Jul 2008

Ex-Eurythmics leader raises the often neglected issue of HIV and AIDS. With a comfortable haul of 80 million album sales to her name so far, Annie Lennox has recently turned her voice from pop music to hollering in support of a far nobler cause: that of…

Annie Lennox's Solace song

Celebrity Gossip

4 Jul 2008

Annie Lennox is the latest star linked to the new James Bond theme song. The Scottish singer is rumoured to be recording the title track for the latest 007 film 'Quantum of Solace'. Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, Duffy and Duran Duran have…

Award for Annie Lennox

22 May 2008

Annie Lennox has been honoured by The British Red Cross for her outstanding humanitarian work for families affected by HIV and AIDS. The singer will receive the British Red Cross Services to Humanity Award at a Royal Charity Gala Evening on Thursday 12…