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Dolly Parton is not ready to retire and she recently opened up that she doesn’t plan on ever doing it. In fact, Parton talked about how she would like to do and she hopes it happens while she’s performing.

Johnnie Walker's wife has paid an emotional tribute to the much-loved BBC Radio legend following his tragic passing on December 31 after a lengthy illness. His close friend and colleague at BBC Radio 2, Bob Harris, broke the sorrowful news on air. Johnnie aired his final "The Rock Show" on Friday, October 25, and his last "Sounds of the 70s" broadcast was on October 27.

It’s been what can only be described as a mammoth and pivotal year for Vernon Kay. The 50-year-old presenter has taken over one of the UK's biggest radio shows, raised millions for charity and welcomed this year’s Team GB Olympians back home in true style.

Radio producer Phil Swern has passed away aged 76, with BBC Radio 2 star Tony Blackburn leading tributes on social media. Phil, who was known as The Collector on Radio 2, was best known for working on the station's Sounds of the 60s as well as Ken Bruce's PopMaster quiz. Former colleague Tony Blackburn announced the news of Phil's death on X in a heartbreaking tweet.

Taylor Swift.The former BBC Radio 2 presenter, who now hosts a show on Greatest Hits radio, made the comments in a recent interview with The Mail On Sunday.“All her songs are the same,” he claimed. “I’ll play her on my station when she writes something that isn’t about her ex-boyfriends.” He went on to say that “great radio songs have three beats and then they’re straight into the song, not these long intros that she does.”Bruce also remarked that Swift may not appeal to his listeners anyways, as “we’re a 70s, 80s and 90s radio show as our core audience is older.” He added that “we do early noughties and 2010s, not very many but we expect people to know things from recent and current music – only the biggest names, though.”The comments have sparked fury amongst Swifties online, with one commenter writing: “Tell me you’ve never actually given her music a chance without telling me.

Taylor Swift fans have hit out at radio presenter Ken Bruce after he refused to play any of the singer's songs on his radio show. Swifties have taken aim at Ken, who claimed all of Taylor's songs "are the same". Ken, 73, previously hosted shows on BBC Radio 2 but is now a presenter on Greatest Hits Radio, having joined the station last year.

The BBC has unveiled the pay packets of its top stars for the last financial year, with Gary Lineker holding onto the top spot for the seventh consecutive year.The Match Of The Day host, 63, is the only star to earn over a million pounds, taking home a cool £1.35million. Radio 2 breakfast DJ Zoe Ball followed closely behind, earning £950,000 and becoming the highest-paid radio star.

Vernon Kay has shared why he believes working with his BBC Radio 2 co-host Richie Anderson on The One Show would be "a director's nightmare", in a humorous exchange on the airwaves today.

Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Rumours’ has been named as the best-selling vinyl of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.The seminal record by the band, which was originally released in 1977, was revealed to have sold just under 280,000 copes on vinyl in this millennium alone. Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ made it into the top five of the best-selling vinyl records, along with Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ and Oasis‘s ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’.

Tess Daly has taken to Instagram with a touching tribute to her husband Vernon Kay as he hits the milestone 50th birthday, sharing a collection of rare and intimate photographs from their life together.

The sudden death of BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright has been described as "unexpected" but not suspicious, as the police share a new update.The veteran broadcaster, known for his show Steve Wright In The Afternoon, sadly passed away this week at the age of 69. Police and paramedics were called to his Marleybone flat at 10 am on Monday, where they pronounced him dead at the scene. And a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tributes are flooding in to the late BBC radio presenter Steve Wright, who has died aged 69. The host was a household name after working on the BBC for four decades - having hosted shows on Radio 1 and Radio 2.

Vernon Kay has revealed he will be hosting the latest series of Piano Room sessions in the upcoming weeks - after he took over from Ken Bruce in his BBC Radio 2 slot.

Cher has announced a live in-person event for fans in London this December.The pop icon will participate in an In Conversation event at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on December 1.The discussion – hosted by Greatest Hits Radio’s Ken Bruce and Magic Radio’s Harriet Scott – will see Cher discuss highlights from her career and new album ‘Christmas’, along with a Q+A.Fans can get tickets by pre-ordering the ‘Official Cher Christmas Magazine’ before 12pm GMT on Thursday, November 23 from here.

left the station back in March and joined Greatest Hits Radio the following month. Kay has since permanently replaced him on the mid-morning programme.New figures shared by radio industry body Rajar have revealed that Kay is currently pulling in 6.9million listeners – 1.3million fewer than Bruce did on Radio 2 (via BBC News).But the numbers do, however, mean Kay has the most popular radio show in the UK.The latest set of audience figures from Rajar – which are published four times a year – span June to September 2023.

Fans gushed over a sweet snap shared by Tess Daly as she celebrated a major milestone for husband Vernon Kay. The Strictly host took to Instagram to post a photo of the beaming couple enjoying an evening out together.

There should be “no great moral panic” over the recent spate of BBC presenter exits, according to content boss Charlotte Moore.

Rajar, and reveal that figures for the BBC radio station have dropped significantly since Bruce left his position on Radio 2 to join Greatest Hits Radio.According to the report, following his departure from the radio show – which was the most popular radio programme in the UK – in March, the station has seen listeners drop by more than a million between April and June.In his new role, Bruce has also been reported as attracting just under three million listeners to his Greatest Hits Radio mid-morning show; around 1.25million more than seen under the show’s previous host, Mark Goodier.These figures, while an increase for the programme, still remain significantly less than what he originally attracted on Radio 2.Following his departure, the Radio 2 show was hosted temporarily by Gary Davies for several weeks, until Vernon Kay took over the role as Bruce’s permanent replacement on May 15.While the latest figures mark a loss of approximately seven per cent from the station’s previous quarter, BBC News highlights that Kay joined the programme mid-way through the audience measuring period, launched by Rajar. This means that the industry will be unable to see an accurate representation of his figures until the next quarter.Other figures reported showed that while most stations saw a decline in listeners, BBC Radio 1 saw an increase this quarter – bringing its listeners up to 7.7million.

Dolly Parton has shared her triumphant cover of Queen‘s ‘We Are The Champions’ as the latest single from her forthcoming album ‘Rockstar’.The track is the latest to be released from the Country legend’s upcoming 49th solo studio album. Her cover of the 1977 hit sees Parton belt out through the song’s anthemic melody and includes an interpolation of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ at the end.‘We Are The Champions’ is the fourth single to be released, following ‘Bygones‘ featuring Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx, cover of ‘Magic Man’ with Heart‘s Ann Wilson and ‘World On Fire’.‘Rockstar’ will feature nine original songs and 21 covers of rock classics such as Heart‘s ‘Magic Man’, Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and many more.

Dolly Parton has expressed her reluctance to give up live shows — saying that she would rather “drop dead” onstage than retire.The 77-year-old country icon was speaking as part of a new interview on Wednesday (July 12), when she admitted that she has no intention of slowing down her music career anytime soon.“‘I would never retire!” the ‘Jolene’ singer stated, appearing on Ken Bruce’s Greatest Hits Radio. “I would hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday – and hopefully one I’ve written.”“That’s how I hope to go,” she added.

The BBC has revealed figures showing their top-earning stars across the financial year.