Beatles legend Ringo Starr will be knighted in the New Year’s Honours. The drummer, 77, is recognised for services to music and charity, according to The Sun. Ringo, given an MBE in 1965, is said to be “made up”. A pal added: “It’s richly deserved, if a little overdue.” He will return to Buckingham Palace …

Kendrick Lamar’s sparse and hard-hitting rap treatise, Damn, is music critics’ favourite record of 2017. The album, which explores the conflicts in Lamar’s personal life, his faith and American society, has topped a “poll of polls” compiled by BBC News. Second place went to SZA’s sensual, intimate and partially-improvised R&B album, CTRL. Pop star Lorde …

Pop star Lady Gaga is swapping touring for a two-year stint in Las Vegas, joining the likes of music divas Celine Dion, Britney Spears and Shania Twain who have recently taken up concert residencies in the entertainment mecca, Reuters reports. Gaga, 31, said on Tuesday she will start a two-year engagement at the 5,300-seat Park …

Even if you love Christmas music, too much of it is might be causing you more harm than you realize. In fact, Linda Blair, clinical psychologist, says it might actually damage your mental health. According to CBS News, listening to too much Christmas music too soon into the season can trigger feelings of stress, like …

The Great British Bake Off is getting properly festive – and we’re not talking about baking a Christmas pudding. Nope, they’ve gone for a full-on musical number to mark the season, filming an incredible parody of East 17’s ‘Stay Another Day’. It IS a Christmas song, guys. Don’t argue. In the clip – which perfectly …