ContactMusic — One thing popped into our heads when we learnt that Shirley Bassey would be performing at The Oscars 2013: Bond tunes. She just has to give us... more info

ContactMusic — With Dame Shirley Bassey confirmed to perform at The 2013 Oscars, alongside fellow songstresses Adele and Barra Streisand, it looks as though we can... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Dame Shirley Bassey, who recorded the theme songs for the James Bond films 'Goldfinger,' 'Diamonds Are Forever' and 'Moonraker,' will make her first appearance at the Academy Awards this month, the show's producers said on Friday. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This year’s Academy Awards just got another touch of gold, and not from the Oscar statuettes. more info

ContactMusic — Forget Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey - Wales has a new hero! Welsh holidaymaker Paul Marshallsea narrowly escaped injury after lunging at a shark that... more info

Guardian Music — Will BBC Radio 1's latest playlist help retune the station to a younger audience?Like the Propellerheads song featuring Shirley Bassey, there was a sense of history repeating itself when Radio 1 excluded Robbie Williams's No 1 single, Candy, from its... more info

ContactMusic — New Bond Girl Berenice Marlohe says her main inspiration for the role was Dame Shirley Bassey.The French actress - who takes on the coveted role in... more info

ContactMusic — New Bond girl Berenice Marlohe blasted out Shirley Bassey in her trailer to get her in the mood to play 007's latest love interest Severine.The... more info

Guardian Music — After Adele's Bond theme failed to top the charts, we wonder if all Bond themes are commercially cursedThere were high hopes for Adele's theme song to the new James Bond film, Skyfall – not least the expectation that this would be the first 007 sig... more info

Guardian Music — My Way has again been named the nation's funeral favourite, despite being a ditty of ineffable banalityThere is an intrinsic paradox to My Way being the pop song most commonly chosen as a funeral anthem by British people. Death is a solemn business a... more info