Shingai will join Jools Holland and a host of guests to welcome in 2010 with the 17th Hootenanny on Thursday 31st December (BBC Two; 11.00pm-1.10am).

Guests at this year's party include Sir Tom Jones, Dizzee Rascal, Boy George, Kasabian, Lily Allen, Paolo Nutini, Florence Welch, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Paloma Faith, Dave Edmunds,  Rico Rodriguez, and Ruby Turner.

Check out this pic of Shingai with Dizzee Rascal and Tom Jones at show rehearsals yesterday.

Jools and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, with their massed horns, strings and backing vocalists, will be joined by a variety of big names old and new, with the cream of this year's biggest acts performing the big tunes from 2009, as well as an array of classics to get everyone into a swinging party mood.

As well as a fine array of musical entertainment, stars from the worlds of TV, film, stage, comedy, art and more will be dropping into the studio, sharing their thoughts on the old year and their hopes for the new. And the new decade will be brought in, as ever, by the pipes and drums of the 1st Battalion of The Scots Guards.

The Annual Hootenanny 2009 is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

Noisettes were in their hometown of London to play Capital Fm’s Jingle Bell Ball at the weekend and well and truly got the Christmas spirit underway.  They performed ‘Never Forget You’ and ‘Don’t Upset The Rhythm’ to an rammed 02 Arena.  Check out their backstage interview and photos from the show here.

 

In other news, ‘Wild Young Hearts was named No.19 in the top 100 albums of 2009 in yesterday’s Sunday Times.  Click here

Capital Radio’s infamous annual Jingle Bell Ball takes place this Saturday December 5th & Sunday December 6th at London's O2 Arena. Each year the event attracts some of the biggest names in music and after The Noisettes wowed just about everybody at the station’s Summertime Ball earlier this year Capital invited the band to perform again on the first night of these massive gigs. It’s going to be a good one and also set to perform are the likes of Tinchy Stryder, Taio Cruz, US star Jordin Sparks & Lilly Allen to name a few. Needless to say the tickets sold out long ago but there is still a chance you could be there by tuning into Capital where they are giving away tickets every day. Head over to Capital http://www.capitalfm.com/ to find out how you can get your hands on a pair

Geffen Records announces the release of NINE ­ the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. NINE is a Weinstein Company film by Academy-Award winning director Rob Marshall (Chicago) with words & music by Maury Yeston.

 
The original 1982 Broadway production of "NINE" won five Tony Awards including Best Musical.
 
NINE is a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penélope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren).
 
The original 1982 Broadway production of "NINE" won five Tony Awards including Best Musical.
 
The soundtrack features original cast recordings and new music by FERGIE, the NOISETTES, & introducing GRIFFITH FRANK. The NINE soundtrack will be available at all online retailers December 15th & in stores December 22nd.
 
For more information visit www.NINE-Movie.com or www.Geffen.com

On Wednesday evening on ITV1 Noisettes will contribute to a one off special show celebrating he life and music of one of the most influential duo’s in music history.  The Carpenters are renowned around the globe for their song writing and this year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of their first L.P.  Noisettes will give a special performance of ‘Goodbye to Love’  - released as a single by The Carpenters in 1972.  Also on the show are Chrissie Hynde, Dionne Warwick, The Feeling, Beverley Knight and Jamie Cullum.  Tune in to ITV1 this Wednesday from 7.30pm.