Guardian Music — The veteran crooner from Leicester is hoping to beat the curse of 'nul points'It is 15 years since the UK last won Eurovision but the BBC will turn the clock back rather further than that in its bid to break the embarrassingly long losing streak at t... more info

ContactMusic — British singer James Blunt was caught up in a major flight scare on Thursday 01Mar12 after his plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to an air leak The Youre Beautiful hitmaker who was en route to a concert for a group of military troops ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Actress Drew Barrymore (1975) Actor Miko Hughes (1986) Australian actress Dichen Lachman (1982) Porn star Jenna Haze (1982) British singer James Blunt (1974) Actor Thomas ... more info

Guardian Music — Ed Sheeran's producer, Jake Gosling, says he and the songwriter knew they had to keep his music sounding natural, even if that meant including the imperfectionsEight months ago, the songwriter and record producer Jake Gosling emailed all his friends ... more info

Guardian Music — High court hears alleged victims include Peter Crouch, James Blunt and Nigel Farage as dozens more cases are preparedNews International is facing more than 50 new damages claims from alleged victims of News of the World phone hacking, including Peter... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper announces follow-up to Mercury prize-winning debut, featuring collaborators such as pop songwriter Eg WhiteMore than two years after she won the Mercury prize, Speech Debelle has revealed details of her "high-energy" second album, Freedom of S... more info

Guardian Music — Discover Ireland's best kept musical secret. Plus, our albums of the year, Grammy nominations, and a Laura Marling interviewOn guardian.co.uk/music this weekThe best albums of 2011: 50-11Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year.... more info

ContactMusic — James Blunts military training didnt help prepare him for fame The Youre Beautiful singer was a second lieutenant in the Life Guards a unit of the British Armys Household Cavalry before achieving pop success in 2005 and admits his former ca... more info

Guardian Music — James Morrison's back-to-basics songs have made him the people's choice. But he's ditching all the smoothness on his latest albumIf James Morrison launched his own aftershave, how would it smell? Sipping a breakfast Coke in a London hotel, Morrison ... more info

Guardian Music — Ireland's select Other Voices festival has built a dedicated following over the past decade, not least among the big-name musical acts who queue up to play at its intimate venue in Dingle. Here, performers including James Blunt, Rufus Wainwright and ... more info