ContactMusic — Former Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall is convinced One Direction are on the road to becoming the next Beatles, insisting the revered rockers also... more info

ContactMusic — Former Simply Red star Mick Hucknall is suffering "mood swings" and "bloating" as he battles a thyroid condition.The British singer has refused to go... more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Guardian on 17 July 1992: One jazz, one classical, and one world music album have made it, along with U2, Simply Red, and the Jesus and Mary ChainAn award designed to be the music industry's equivalent of the Booker Prize ... more info

ContactMusic — Mick Hucknall is back with a new solo album - American Soul - and the Simply Red man has been discussing his long and illustrious career and music,... more info

Guardian Music — The former Simply Red frontman on the Beatles, Buzzcocks and MozartMick Hucknall, he of the unmistakably smooth pop-soul voice, achieved enormous success in the 80s and 90s fronting Simply Red. The band sold 50 million albums with hits including Hold... more info

Guardian Music — In the music industry discreet revisionism is rife. But out-foxing your old label doesn't explain the need for a bassoonPerfectionism can be an unbecoming trait. One thinks of the prospective job candidate, smugly asserting his or her unstinting exce... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Mick Hucknall will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award from The Radio Academy next month (Nov12).The Simply Red frontman's... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIf anyone's a winner from the Chris Brown controversy it's Mick Hucknall, for the first time since 1986 no longer the most unlikable man in music. His bad rap wasn't just down to his smarmy playboy image, flashing his leonine... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rocker Kenney Jones is adamant Rod Stewart will rejoin his Faces bandmates for a full reunion of the classic 70s band next year 13 The Stay With Me hitmakers reunited in 2010 but took on former Simply Red frontman Mic... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Mick Hucknall received the ultimate seal of approval after standing in for Rod Stewart when The Faces were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - the Maggie May hitmaker was delighted he helped out The former Simply Red star who joined... more info