Adele's Rolling in the Deep was picked out as the best track of 2011 ahead of her ubiquitous hit Someone Like You, which was also nominated. The singer's victory comes just a fortnight after she was forced to shelve a US tour due to problems with her throat. The ceremony also saw Queen entered into Q's Hall Of Fame and Siouxsie Sioux awarded for her outstanding contribution to music.
Sold Out - The Stone Roses have sold out three nights at Manchester's Heaton Park after announcing their reunion last week. The first two shows sold out in just 14 minutes, with a third date added shortly afterwards. In total, fans snapped up 220,000 tickets, priced at £55, within 68 minutes of booking lines opening. "We plan on spending the rest of the day jumping up and down with our hands in the air," said frontman Ian Brown. After their three-night residency in Manchester - from 29 June to 1 July, 2012 - the band are expected to embark on a world tour.
On Hold - A musical written by singer Tori Amos, due to open at the National Theatre next year, has been put on hold. The Light Princess, based on George MacDonald's 19th Century fairytale, had been scheduled to premiere at the Lyttelton Theatre in April. However the show is reportedly being postponed indefinitely over fears it will not be ready in time. A theatre spokeswoman said work was continuing on the show and new opening dates would be announced in due course.
Phantom Tour - John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter are to share the title role in the new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera, which launches in spring 2012. Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical will open at the Plymouth Theatre Royal on 13 March, 2012, following previews from 27 February. It will then visit Manchester, Bristol, Dublin, Leeds, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Cardiff and Southampton, with further dates expected to be announced.
(Jim Evans)
