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Rod Stewart is back on top
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Veteran rocker Rod Stewart notched his first UK number one album for 34 years as Time, his first LP of new material for 20 years, shot to the top of the charts.
The record, inspired by the writing his recent autobiography, beat singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin's debut album English Rain ...DETAILS |
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Wagner's 200th birthday celebrated
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Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler's favourite, who would have turned 200 this year.
More has purportedly already been written about Wagner than any other artist and composer in history, ...DETAILS |
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Drake nominated for 12 BET Awards
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Canadian rapper Drake was nominated Tuesday for 12 BET Awards, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year. Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz followed close behind with eight nominations apiece. A$AP Rocky earned five nominations, while Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Miguel each scored four ...DETAILS |
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Can't Hold Us tops US record chart
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us" featuring Ray Dalton is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is P!nk's "Just Give Me a Reason" featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess, followed by Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" at No. 3, ...DETAILS |
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'Life on a Rock' tops US album chart
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Kenny Chesney's "Life on a Rock" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Michael Buble's "To Be Loved," followed by Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" at No. 3, Fantasia's "Side Effects of You" at No. 4 and ...DETAILS |
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Youssou N'Dour wins Polar Music Prize
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Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have won Sweden's 2013 Polar Music Prize, organisers said Tuesday.
"A West African griot is not just a singer, but a storyteller, poet, singer of praise, entertainer and verbal historian. Youssou N'Dour is maintaining the ...DETAILS |
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Even Clinton couldn't get Led Zep to Sandy show
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Rock music royalty including the Rolling Stones joined last year's charity show for victims of superstorm Sandy -- but even Bill Clinton couldn't convince Led Zeppelin to play.
Organizers said they tried to get the iconic band to play the so-called "12-12-12" concert at New York's Madison ...DETAILS |
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Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube
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YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.
The Google-owned video-sharing website has catapulted Psy, Macklemore, Justin Bieber and others onto global stages where they can cash in on digital downloads of ...DETAILS |
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Psy's 'Gentleman' takes dive in US charts
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Psy's new single "Gentleman" has plunged in the US hit parade as the South Korean rapper struggles to repeat the success of his global chart-topper "Gangnam Style".
"Gentleman" dropped to 26th place in the Billboard Hot 100, updated on Wednesday, from fifth last week and 12th on its debut a ...DETAILS |
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Swedish rock band lose court case
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One of Sweden's most successful rock bands, The Hives, has to pay 18.5 million kronor (2.2 million euros or $2.9 million) to Swedish pop group The Cardigans, a court ruled Tuesday.
The dispute is one of several lawsuits embroiling Tambourine Studios, a recording studio in the southern city ...DETAILS |
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