Tyler will be performing the song, Believe in Me, in front of an estimated 120m viewers in Malmo, Sweden, on 18 May. "I am truly honoured and delighted to be able to represent my country at Eurovision, and especially with such a fabulous song," said Tyler. The UK entry for the 58th Eurovision Song Contest was written by American songwriter Desmond Child with British songwriters Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide.
WWF Earth Hour - For the third consecutive year, on 23 March 2013 at 8.30pm, Birmingham Hippodrome will once again be supporting WWF's Earth Hour, the world's biggest call for action on the threats facing our planet.
Birmingham Hippodrome will be switching off all non-essential lighting at the front of the theatre during a performance of Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, joining in the global switch off which will see some of the world's most iconic buildings, including the London Eye and Edinburgh Castle, plunge into darkness in aid of climate change and safeguarding the natural world.
At the exact same time across the globe hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all across the world in a huge, symbolic show of support which will see places from New York to New Delhi going dark for the hour. In the UK last year, over 7.6m people got involved, joining 3,500 schools and more than 1,200 businesses and organisations.
Mike Bradford, director of operations, Birmingham Hippodrome said, "In 2009 Birmingham Hippodrome became the first theatre in the UK to be registered to ISO14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems, we are now very proud to see the standard renewed once again this year. Earth Hour 2013 is a fantastic way of demonstrating our continued commitment to energy efficiency."
Rachel Bloodworth, spokesperson for WWF-UK, said, "WWF's Earth Hour 2013 is more than just an hour of darkness. It's a chance for people to come together and send out a global message about protecting our planet. We all want a brighter future so as we switch off the lights this year the focus will be on the kind of energy we use. Our planet needs us to move away from dirty fossil fuels to clean renewable energy, but we need to make that change right now. By taking one simple step to switch off you'll become part of something incredible to make that change a reality."
Festival Update - Green Day are the final headliner to be confirmed for this year's Reading and Leeds festival. They'll join previously announced acts Eminem and Biffy Clyro in topping the bill at the event, which takes place between Friday 23 and Sunday 25 August. French band Phoenix will headline the NME/Radio 1 stage.
Mile High Club Kim Wilde and Tony Hadley have taken to the skies to set a new world record for the highest ever gig, singing on a Boeing 767 aeroplane. The acts performed at 43,000ft (13,000m) for Comic Relief, beating the previous record of 42,080ft (12,825m) set by James Blunt in 2010. They were joined by Bananarama and Go West for the 80s Gig in the Sky, an acoustic show for 128 passengers. Passengers also set a record for the highest ever Harlem Shake. The internet craze involves groups of people doing comical dances in unlikely settings.
Said Kim Wilde, "I'm becoming an old hand at performing on public transport, in fact I'm getting a bit of a taste for it, so when British Airways asked me to play at 43,000ft I simply couldn't resist. It was great fun and I'm proud to have been a part of it." The concert was part of British Airways' charity partnership wi
