Will.i.am, a judge on the programme The Voice, has carried the Olympic torch in Taunton.

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The X Factor’s Simon Cowell says he is “puzzled” about why BBC One’s The Voice is not on the radio instead of TV.

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Cowell is ‘puzzled’ by The Voice

Police confirm they are investigating claims of financial irregularities in the accounts of the Treorchy Male Voice Choir.

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Choir’s accounts are investigated

Even without any controversial participants this season, last week’s season premiere — possibly the best debut, talent-wise, in the show’s history — still defeated a two-hour episode of “The Voice” in the same time slot over on NBC. Read full article > >

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2012: Judges get harsh in Week 2

“Did you see what he was wearing?” asked the voice. “A dark hoodie, like a gray hoodie,” George Zimmerman told the 911 operator moments before he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, whom he described as “real suspicious.” Read full article > >

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After a war of words over the scheduling of The Voice and Britain’s Got Talent, both shows score high ratings.

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Reality show clash is ratings hit

With five weeks of blind auditions sending excited singers through to the next round, “The Voice” has been a love fest so far. But now it’s time for “battle rounds,” in which each coach pits two team members against each other — literally, in a boxing ring — singing the same song, and then chooses who sang it best. Read full article > >

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‘The Voice’ Season 2: Battle rounds begin

About a month ago, the ballad “Thank You” infiltrated R&B radio and left fans scrambling to identify the pained, powerful voice. Was it a more subdued Adele? Or had Mary J. Blige gone the route of Madonna and picked up the tiniest hint of a fake British accent? Turns out the voice belonged to Estelle, the U.K. singer best known for the 2008 single “American Boy.” Read full article > >

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Music review: Estelle at the Birchmere

About a month ago, the ballad “Thank You” infiltrated R&B radio and left fans scrambling to identify the pained, powerful voice. Was it a more subdued Adele? Or had Mary J. Blige gone the route of Madonna and picked up the tiniest hint of a fake British accent? Turns out the voice belonged to Estelle, the U.K. singer best known for the 2008 single “American Boy.” Read full article > >

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Music review: Estelle at the Birchmere

He would be an elder statesman now, a lion in winter, an American hero perhaps impatient with the fuss being made over his birthday. At 83, he’d likely still have his wits and his voice. Surely, if he were able, he would continue to preach, to pray — and to dream. Read full article > >

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Martin Luther King and the dream that came true

He would be an elder statesman now, a lion in winter, an American hero perhaps impatient with the fuss being made over his birthday. At 83, he’d likely still have his wits and his voice. Surely, if he were able, he would continue to preach, to pray — and to dream. Read full article > >

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Early last week, a postcard advertising a rally for Mitt Romney arrived at the home of Pam Arnold Powers and her husband, Kelly. As undecided voters, the couple had grown accustomed to such invites. They regularly received mail from Rick Perry and Ron Paul, and Romney himself called several times a week, clogging up their voice mail with automated messages that began “Pamela, this is Mitt.” Read full article > >

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Many Iowans still don’t know who they will caucus for

OSLO, Norway — Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male supremacy. “My sisters, my daughters, my friends — find your voice,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said after collecting her Nobel diploma and medal at a ceremony in Oslo. Read full article > >

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Liberian president, women’s campaigner and Yemenite activist accept Nobel Peace Prize

Actor James Earl Jones, best known as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, has been given an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement.

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Adele cancels all her remaining live dates and promotional appearances for 2011 after suffering continuing problems with her voice.

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Adele cancels all 2011 live dates