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05/12/2025

Brit Award winner, Grammy nominee and lead singer of iconic 80s pop group, FIVE STAR – Deniece Pearson releases her long-awaited new album ‘Free Queen See’ on December 5th – her first new record in over a decade.

Brit Award winner, Grammy nominee and lead singer of iconic 80s pop group, FIVE STAR – Deniece Pearson releases her long-awaited new album ‘Free Queen See’ on December 5th – her first new record in over a decade… By Ian Woolley During her time with Five Star, Deniece achieved unprecedented...

05/12/2025

In 2026, Cheryl Baker invites you to join her to celebrate her 50+ years in the entertainment industry with music, laughter and chat.

WEARING CHERYL BAKER – An intimate evening with 1981 Eurovision Winner, Cheryl Baker… In 2026, Cheryl invites you to join her to celebrate her 50+ years in the entertainment industry with music, laughter and chat. A real-life Eastender, she won The Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with Bucks Fizz...

05/12/2025

Britfest anounce lineup.

Shared experiences are more meaningful than ever and the perfect way to celebrate the people you care about… As the search for meaningful gifts grows each year, more people are turning away from traditional presents and choosing experiences that create memories that last a lifetime. With families ...

02/12/2025

December's Book Of The Month is both a deeply personal reckoning and a song for all those silenced by conflict, offering a path toward healing and, finally, peace.

On July 31, 1975, Stephen Travers’ life was shattered when a Loyalist gang ambushed the band, murdering three of his friends in an attack that would become one of the darkest moments of The Troubles. This book is both a deeply personal reckoning and a song for all those silenced by conflict, offer...

28/11/2025

Four years after their last UK appearance, soul legends The Temptations and The Four Tops return to the UK for a short co-headlining tour in June and July. The tour culminates in a performance at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London on 3rd July.

Soul legends The Temptations and Four Tops announce UK tour for 2026… Four years after their last UK appearance which we reviewed in THE BEAT, soul legends The Temptations and The Four Tops return to the UK for a short co-headlining tour in June and July. The tour culminates in a performance at th...

24/11/2025

RIP Jimmy Cliff.

As his bio proclaims, 81-year-old Jamaican-born Jimmy Cliff popularised and then gave his homegrown reggae music to the world… OBITUARY by Ian Woolley But it wasn’t easy for young James Chambers. Born into poverty and the second youngest of nine children, it was his love of music that enveloped ...

19/11/2025

Celebrated author Lesley-Ann Jones' new book on Queen frontman Freddy Mercury will be on everyone's Santa list this Christmas.

It was in 2001 that Freddy Mercury’s daughter wrote to Lesley-Ann Jones – striking up a relationship that saw the author delving into the Queen frontman’s private diaries… Few people knew that Freddie Mercury kept a diary. When he died in 1991, he left behind seventeen handwritten notebooks ...

19/11/2025

Our November issue is packed with features on your favourite stars and this month is no exception. Songwriter Tony Waddington gives the Beat an exclusive interview on his prolific songwriting career to date, plus Mungo Jerry's Ray Dorset is our 'Stars On 45' guest. Also in the Beat, featured artists are Bananarama, Kinks, Bobby Vee, Ronnie Carroll, Bootleg Beatles, Sylvan Mason and lots more. Order your copy today. #
https://www.beat-magazine.co.uk/2025/in-our-november-issue-2/

19/11/2025

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18/11/2025

New tour from Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox brings those retro classics to the UK stage.

11/11/2025

One of pop's most prolific songwriters talks exclusively with The Beat about his career writing so many songs for other artists.

As songwriters go, Liverpudlian Tony Waddington has been prolific in his craft… By Ian Woolley As part of the early ‘Merseybeat’ scene in Germany, Tony Waddington was part of Lee Curtis and the All-Stars, who, in a poll at the time, put them second in popularity only to the Beatles. On a cold,...

11/11/2025

Shirley Bassey song gems released.

Originally planned for release in 2012, this set, authorised by Dame Shirley Bassey herself, is long-awaited by her fans as it features some of the most sought-after material from Dame Shirley’s EMI and United Artists catalogue, alongside remastered versions of some of her greatest recordings… A...