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Ne-Yo, Amy Wadge and Ant Clemons Have Been Working With Donny Osmond Donny Osmond has some interesting names in the credits for his first album in seven years. Ed Sheeran co-writer Amy Wadge, R&B star Ne-Yo and Kanye West collaborator Ant Clemons will appear on ‘Start Again’. Wadge co-wrote Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’. She was awarded Song of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards for that work. Clemons is the guest artist on the Kanye West track ‘All Mine’. He has also worked with ...

© Julie Howden If anyone remembers what was on the site of V&A Dundee before Kengo Kuma’s building broke ground, then a new hand-painted billboard, measuring 10 metres wide by 3.5 metres high, will prompt some happy memories. The mural has been inspired by the original Olympia swimming pool, which stood here from 1974 until its demolition. It’s now the leisure centre at East Whale Lane. Memories of coloured bands, the café, and those flumes that took daredevils out over the Tay – and we...

Creating a name for yourself in any industry is something that should be celebrated. When you stop to think that there are over 7.6 billion people in the world, for anyone to raise their profile to where they can be known locally, nationally, or even internationally, it’s a big deal. Kristina DeBarge on her Instagram What makes it more interesting is when narrowing that pool down, when someone decides to join an already crowded industry, the task becomes that much more difficult. For example,...

  iRadio in the Morning caught up with one of iRadio’s I Love Irish artists of the month – Jessica Hammond who is celebrating the release of her first single of 2021; Video Call, a retro-pop dance floor gem written about the challenges faced by the world at large during the pandemic.       ‘Video Call is about the interpersonal relationship challenges we have all faced over the last year in the context of how friends, family and strangers across the whole world are socially distancing...

Apparently the rent was not due when these songs were written. - by Catie Powers 27 Apr 2021 You know when youre riding in a car, windows down, belting out the words to your favourite tune having the absolute time of your life, but then the vibe is completely ruined because the artist gets the lyrics wrong? It’s always super embarrassing for them and you chuckle and shak...

Now in a transitional period in his long and lucrative career, Randy Waples spoke on a two-part series with COSA TV on his time in the race bike, the horses hes driven and his reaction to receiving one of the highest honours in Canadian harness racing. "It was like another surprise," Waples said of his nomination into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. "It was surprise number two or number three, whatever it was." Randy Waples enters the Hall with the 2021 class, which includes breeder Jim...

Cam Anthony & Emma Caroline Sing Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber’s ‘10,000 Hours’ Team Blake’s Cam and Emma begin the episode with plenty of pressure considering they’re assigned a tune by their advisers Dan + Shay. Despite the nerves surrounding the assignment, both singers rise to the occasion and deliver a beautiful performance. When it comes time for a decision, Cam is the Battle winner, but Blake isn’t letting Emma go — he’s using his save to keep her in. Halley Greg & Gihanna Z...

Ed Sheeran turns 30 - from homeless busker to millionaire family man Ed Sheeran turns 30. (Courtesy) Ed Sheeran is a household name and one of the most recognisable British music stars worldwide. Now as the star turns 30-years-old, just what is the flame-haired singers story? Edward Christopher Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire on February 17, 1991 as the son of parents who both worked in art galleries. The family moved to Framlingham, Suffolk when Ed was young and his dad continued t...

Ed Sheeran birthday: 10 pivotal moments that took him from zero to hero Jochan Embley Over the course of the last decade or so, Ed Sheeran went from a gigging Suffolk teenager with an acoustic guitar and a loop pedal, to someone who’s played in front of the Queen, sold out arenas around the world and, by most measures, become one of the very biggest musicians to ever walk the planet. So… how exactly did he do it? Here, we’ve picked out 10 pivotal moments from across his ca...

caregiver assistance The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem has received a CARES Act grant to provide support for family caregivers who are particularly affected by the COVID pandemic. Support is available in the form of occasional prepared meals, yard work and possible connection to other resources. To learn about qualifications for this and other Shepherd’s Center services for caregivers, contact Carol Ann Harris, Faith in Action Program Assistant, at 336-748-0217, or charris@s...