Pop singer Duffy walked away with three Brit Awards, including one for British female solo artist, at a ceremony in London Wednesday night. She also picked up the prize for British breakthrough, while her CD Rockferry earned the trophy for Mastercard British album. U.S.

An up-and-coming rock band, which won a musical competition on Sunday, has announced that it will be releasing a second album this autumn.

By ANDY WELCH THOSE of a certain age would have first clapped eyes on Paul Weller performing debut single In The City on Top Of The Pops, aged just 18. That was 1977, and punk was in full swing.

Rating: 8 Upon reflection of Paul Weller's respectable career, it makes little sense why he would feel any incentive to release a sprawling album like "22 Dreams," the lengthiest and arguably most stylistically diverse album of his 30-plus-year span as a songwriter.

By Billy Sloan SINGER Colin Blunstone can't believe it has taken 40 years for The Zombies to become an overnight success. The 60s group are enjoying a renewed popularity after their song Time Of The Season was used as the theme for a Magners Cider TV ad.