Sofie Thyme

[embedded content] YouTube isn’t lacking in amateur (often amazing ) covers of existing songs, but Ryan Seacrest himself reckons that covers, “are a terrific vehicle to help discover fresh talent.” For the video site, it gets to taps into those magical early years of YouTube , when users believed they had a chance of making it by putting themselves out there with a modicum of talent, an acoustic guitar and a low-res webcam. Is it still even possible to get famous through only a well-received cover track? We’ll see. Artists that have already signed up for the show include the Backstreet Boys, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo and Charlie Puth — most of which I have heard of. Future stars can submit their covers of “As Long as You Love Me,” “Confident” and “Trumpets” by May 19th right here , although the company hasn’t announced a launch date for the series. More musicians are set to be announced in the coming weeks.

“We continue to review food online carefully,” said Rowe, reported by The Guardian . “It has not cost us anything over the last five years by not being online with food. Our customers haven’t moved yet, but they will and we need to ensure that we are ready with the right response. There are unanswered questions over what this means for M&S and we have a team looking at this now with a view to undertaking a soft trial in the autumn.” M&S already provides a small food delivery service, offering a small selection of entrees and alcohol online. A wider launch will see it go head-to-head with Tesco , Sainsbury’s, Asda , Ocado and Amazon, which are often associated with a “big shop.” Although M&S’ food business has grown substantially over the last decade, it’s used to customers filling small baskets of own-brand speciality goods. The announcement comes soon after the company announced it will close six stores as part of a wider plan to boost its food business. Over the next f...

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