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Sinead O’Connor, singer of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ dead at 56

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer known for her stirring voice, 1990 chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" and outspoken views, has died at the age of56, Irish media quoted her family as saying…

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Spotify raises prices for its premium plans across several countries

Spotify Technology has raised prices for its premium plans across several countries including the United States and United Kingdom, as the music-streaming company looks to boost profitability in an uncertain economy.…

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Spotify plans a more expensive subscription tier – Bloomberg News

Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning a more expensive subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The new tier, called "Supremium" internally, will be the…

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Tributes salute Tina Turner’s music and resilience as Queen of Rock and Roll dies at 83

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the…

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Marco Mengoni wins San Remo

The iconic Festival di Sanremo crowned Marco Mengoni with his song Due Vite. Tonight, all 28 artists performed their songs for a third time. Once the first round of voting (determined…

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Spotify to trim 6% of workforce

Music streaming firm Spotify Technology said on Monday it plans to cut 6% of its workforce, or roughly 600 jobs, adding to a glut of layoffs in the technology sector…

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Irene Cara Singer of title tracks to ‘Flashdance’ and ‘Fame’ dies at 63

Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning singer of the title tracks to "Fame" and "Flashdance," has died at age 63, her publicist announced late Friday. Cara died in her Florida home of…

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Singer Jerry Lee Lewis dies aged 87

Jerry Lee Lewis has died at the age of 87. The rock and roll pioneer died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Zach Farnum, a rep…

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Spanish court formally sends Shakira to trial for tax fraud

A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in income taxes, a court document released…

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Nirvana wins dismissal of ‘Nevermind’ naked baby’s lawsuit

(Reuters) -Nirvana has won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on the cover of the band's seminal 1991 album…

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Taylor Swift wins Video of the Year at MTV Video Music Awards

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift won the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song "All Too Well"…

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Lola Lennox: I was nervous becoming a musician like my mother Annie Lennox

Lola Lennox felt insecure about following her mother into the music industry. The 31-year-old singer/songwriter is the daughter of Eurythmics star Annie Lennox, and she has admitted that the idea…

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Rolling Stones forced to axe gig hours before start as Sir Mick Jagger is stricken with Covid

The Rolling Stones have been forced to cancel their Amsterdam concert hours before it was set to start as Sir Mick Jagger has been stricken with Covid. He tested positive…

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Shakira loses appeal to avoid trial in Spanish tax fraud case

A Spanish court has dismissed an appeal from Colombian singer Shakira and ratified a prior decision, which saw "sufficient evidence" to send her to stand trial over alleged tax fraud,…

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Vangelis, composer of ‘Chariots of Fire’ score, dies at 79

Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning "Chariots of Fire" was one of the best-known filmscores of the 1980s, has died at the age of…

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UPDATE – U2’s Bono and The Edge give private concert in Kyiv Subway

KYIV (Reuters) - Irish rock group U2's frontman Bono and his bandmate The Edge performed a 40-minute concert in a metro station in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday…

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EU regulators to send extra antitrust charge to Apple in music streaming probe

EU antitrust regulators are preparing an additional charge against Apple in an investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify , as EU enforcers strengthen their case, a person familiar with the matter…

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Russia banned from Eurovision song contest over Ukraine invasion

Russia will be barred from the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the organiser said on Friday (February 25), after Ukraine and several other European public broadcasters had called for the…

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Bob Dylan sells master recordings to Sony Music

Sony Music Entertainment said on Monday it has acquired Bob Dylan's catalog of recorded music, including his performances of such popular songs as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door,"…

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Mariah Carey didn’t mean to turn Christmas into ‘her holiday’

Mariah Carey never set out to make Christmas "her holiday". The 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' hitmaker admitted while she's become synonymous with the festive season, she was…

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The Edge: U2 needed to ‘double down’ on Achtung Baby

The Edge says U2 felt the need to "double down" on 'Achtung Baby'. The 60-year-old bassist has reflected on the band's mentality going into their iconic 1991 album, and compared…

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UB 40 founding member Astro dies after short illness

UB40 founding member Astro has died at the age of 64. The musician, whose real name is Terence Wilson, passed away after a short illness. Sky News

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Spotify to hire hundreds to drive ad sales in Europe, Australia, Canada

Spotify is planning to hire hundreds of staff to boost its advertising sales in Europe and elsewhere, as the music streaming service looks to increase revenue from customers who don't pay…

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Justin Bieber launches Peaches-inspired cannabis line

Justin Bieber has launched his first-ever cannabis line. The 27-year-old is partnering with the California-based company Palms to develop a line of pre-rolled joints, called Peaches. The name is a…

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Måneskin to tour Europe next February-March

Eurovision Song Contest winners Måneskin will tour Europe next February and March, organisers said Monday.The Rome band that scored a huge hit with Euro winner Zitti Ma Buoni announced their…

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Status Quo’s Alan Lancaster dies aged 72

Alan Lancaster has died aged 72. The Status Quo bassist and founding member has sadly died after a battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), with the news confirmed by his family…

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R. Kelly decides not to testify in sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly said on Wednesday he will not testify in his own defense at his sex trafficking trial in Brooklyn, where the government accused the R&B…

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Nevermind 30 years on – how Nirvana’s second album tilted the world on its axis

Dean Biron PhD in Cultural Studies; teaches in School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology For many of us back in 1991, it felt as if the planet tilted slightly…

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Imagine’ marks 50 years with lyric projected on landmarks

LONDON (Reuters) - A lyric from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Imagine" has been projected on buildings around the world to mark 50 years since the late Beatle released the…

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ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies aged 72

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died. He was 72. The band's Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued a statement saying he would be “greatly missed”. Hill had been with the…

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Bruce Springsteen’s daughter, Jessica, competing at the Olympics

Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica takes centre stage at the 2020 Olympics, as she competes for the USA team. Jessica Springsteen her Olympics debut in Tokyo this week as a member…

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Will the next Eurovision be held in Sicily?

Following the victory in the last Eurovision song contest by Maneskin, Italy won the right to organise the 2022 Eurovision song contest. On Monday, RAI announced the list of the…

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EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

Europe's top court on Tuesday said that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions. The case marks the…

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Simon Cowell named as possible Eurovision winners Måneskin manager

At the beginning of June, the band parted ways with their long-time manager Marta Donà. On June 4 Marta shared an Instagram pic from the Eurovision green room, which showed…

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Fewer than 50 spectators contracted Covid during the shows

Of the nearly 30,000 visitors who attended the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, only 48 appear to have been infected with coronavirus. That’s according to Fieldlab Events, the body that has been…

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Sinead O’Connor announces retirement from music

Sinead O’Connor has announced her retirement from her music career in a series of tweets on Friday night. “This is to announce my retirement from touring and from working in the…

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Dutch televoters will be refunded after Eurovision tele-voting malfunction

Televoters from the Netherlands will be receiving refunds after some valid votes weren’t registered in the final vote. Several Dutch media outlets, including De Telegraaf, reported that some viewers had not been…

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Eurovision prospects dampened by ‘chronically underfunded broadcaster’ – Irish Eurovision boss

Speaking to The Irish Sun, Ireland's Head of Delegation Micheal Kealy shared his dream for public involvement but stressed the broadcaster’s financial difficulties. THE head of the RTE Eurovision delegation has claimed…

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Måneskin enter the UK charts at #17

Since their win at Eurovision 2021, Italian rock group Måneskin have been climbing the Spotify charts and burning up YouTube with their song “Zitti E Buoni”. And now the iconic four-piece are following in the footsteps…

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Måneskin are clean – EBU confirms there was no drug use at Eurovision Song Contest

A drug test voluntarily undertaken earlier today by the lead singer of the Italian band Måneskin returned a negative result seen by the EBU. Following the allegations of drug use…

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Italian Eurovision singer to take ‘voluntary drug test’: organisers

The singer for Italian Eurovision winners Maneskin will be taking a 'voluntary drug test', organisers say according to news agency AFP. As the final unfolded on Saturday, footage began circulating…

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Eurovision Semi-Final Full Results confirm that Malta and Switzerland won their semi-finals

Italy has won the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Soon after the result was out, the EBU released the results of the semi-finals. Malta’s Destiny came out on top of…

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Update – Italy wins the Eurovision song contest 2021

Italy's entry, glam rock band Maneskin, won the Eurovision song contest, as the world's most popular live music event was held in the Netherlands after being canceled last year due to…

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In Pictures – Destiny’s Performance during Eurovision Grand Final

Destiny from Malta with the song 'Je Me Casse' performs during the Grand Final of the 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, in Rotterdam, The…

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Malta wins Eurovision specialist blog readers vote

CDE / EFE / WIWIBLOGGS- Italy or France. Maybe Malta. Few hours before the final starts, (final will start at 2100h - local time) it is evident that there is…

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Italy, France or Malta? – Eurovision Song Contest Final

Tonight is the night, for some countries more than others. However after the pandemic forced many in isolation and restriction, this year's Eurovision, possibly entertained more people than usual. Certain…

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Lady Gaga reveals she got pregnant after being raped by music producer

Lady Gaga got pregnant after being raped. The 35-year-old singer has recalled how she was sexually assaulted by a music producer when she was just 19 years old and "froze"…

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Eurovision Final Running Order announced

The running order for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final was finalised once the last group of countries was decided in the second semi-final on Thursday night. The 20 qualifying…

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‘El Diablo!’ Cyprus Eurovision entry makes some see red

It may have won audiences in Europe, but Cyprus's entry for the Eurovision song contest has raised hackles at home, scandalising the faithful for paying homage to the devil. "El…

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In Pictures – Powerful Destiny qualifies for the Eurovision Song Contest final – UPDATE

A powerful performance of the song Je Me Casse by Destiny saw Malta's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest sail through the first semi-final held on Tuesday in Rotterdam. 16…

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Franco Battiato dies aged 76

The Italian singer-songwriter, composer and filmmaker Franco Battiato has died in Sicily aged 76. Battiato died at his home in Milo where he retired in 2019. Born in 1945, the…

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Malta, Romania, Iceland and Poland to miss Eurovision 2021 opening ceremony

Singer Destiny, Malta's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, will not be taking part in the official opening ceremony due to the fact that a member the Icelandic…

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Pink gives advice to young girls: ‘Be really kind to other girls’

Pink wants to encourage young girls to “be really kind” to each other. The 41-year-old has said her best piece of advice when it comes to spreading “girl power” is…

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Official UEFA EURO 2020 song launched

Bono and The Edge have joined world-renowned DJ/producer Martin Garrix to release the official song of UEFA EURO 2020, which kicks off on 11 June in Rome We Are The…

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Eurovision launches US version with all 50 states competing

The Eurovision has announced its US version, dubbed the American Song Contest, will take place for the first time in 2022. All 50 states, as well as five US territories…

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Eurovision favourite from Malta arrives in Netherlands for finals

Destiny Chukunyere left Malta for Amsterdam where she will be representing Malta at the 65th Eurovision SongContest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song ‘Je Me Casse’ ('I'm Out Of Here').…

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George Michael’s Careless Whisper voted most-loved song

George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' has been named the best loved song of all time. The late Wham! star's 1984 classic - which was penned by band members Michael and Andrew…

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