Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary
Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe
Leona Lewis
Foreign music students face deportation in visa row
Immigration crackdown means students at music college attended by Leona Lewis may have to leave UK midway through their courses
BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review
The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental
Leona Lewis and Plan B launch Academy to inspire Hackney teenagers
With controversy surrounding the BBC’s free festival next month at Hackney Marshes, the Hackney Citizen speaks exclusively with the celebrities who are helping teenagers in the community, as well as joining in on the fun
Leona Lewis: the Hackney heroine has given Simon Cowell a lesson in taste
Collide singer talks epic spook-pop, riots and dodging Whitney style ballads with Sylvia Patterson
Leona Lewis – interview
With a ‘more uptempo’, ‘darker’ album due out later this year, the superstar singer talks about what’s next
BBC Radio 1 announces Olympics music festival in Hackney
Two days, 100,000 people and six stages on Hackney Marshes, 23-24 June 2012