People.com — "You feel like the pain will last forever," says the The Heart Speaks in Whispers singer, whose first husband died in 2008 more info

The Mirror — The soulful singer opens up about how her friends treated her like a baby as she dealt with the shock and heartbreak more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Lauper tops this week's new music more info

MTV.co.uk News — Back with ‘Hey, I Won’t Break Your Heart’, Corinne describes the track as vulnerable and “moving out of bitterness into sweetness, love the second time around with the same person”. more info

NME — One of the godfathers of soul and funk will be playing a single show in Britain in July more info

Nialler9 — Filling in that big Oxegen-shaped hole in the July calendar, is now, the Punchestown Festival. Aiming for a much older audience, the one-day festival at Punchestown Racecourse is headlined by Lionel Richie with Shane Filan, James Morrison, Corinne Ba... more info

Guardian Music — Far from being just another soul singer, Josephine Oniyama is more Morrissey in Manchester than Dusty in MemphisHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Josephine Oniyama (vocals, music).The background: Josephine Oniyama is not another soul girl, even though... more info

Guardian Music — 'Last week I asked my coaches to put on some salsa, get my spirits up'There's this one Jay-Z song, What More Can I Say. If you listen to that song it takes you on a journey – Jay-Z's journey in rapping. And he's saying, 'What more can I say? I've s... more info

Guardian Music — The jazz bassist and singer on hanging out with Prince, meeting her hero Yo-Yo Ma and getting in touch with her Welsh rootsHello, Esperanza. Do you get fed up with people introducing you as the person who beat Justin Bieber at the Grammys? (1)People ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Country singer Johnny Cash (1932; d. 2003) Actress Taylor Dooley (1993) Actress Teresa Palmer (1986) English singer Corinne Bailey Rae (1979) Actor Greg Rikaart (1977) Sing... more info