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Coldplay to release Higher Power on May 7

Coldplay will release their new single, ‘Higher Power’, on May 7, after fans managed to decipher the the letter-like symbols posted on cryptic billboards around the world Coldplay will release…

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Vinyl records sales overtake CDs after 30 years

ROME, APR 22 - Sales of vinyl records surpassed those of CDs in value terms in Italy in the first quarter of this year for time since 1991, according to…

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Ed Sheeran working on new music

Ed Sheeran has been spotted filming a new music video after an 18-month hiatus from the industry Ed Sheeran is planning his music comeback. The 30-year-old singer has been on…

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Italian singer Milva dies at 82

Milva, one of the greatest Italian voices passed away. She was 82 years old and died in her home, with the her secretary Edith and daughter, art critic Martina Corgnati…

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Demi Lovato had ‘anxiety attack’ after watching Dancing with the Devil

Demi Lovato was overwhelmed after watching her ‘Dancing with the Devil’ documentary series for the first time. The 28-year-old star candidly opened up about her struggles with addiction and mental…

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Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, People magazine said, after suffering a heart…

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Flirting with drugs, Dancing with the Devil – Demi Lovato recreates her drug overdose experience in powerful video

Demi Lovato has dropped the music video for her newest single, “Dancing With the Devil,” which features a harrowing recreation of the events of her drug overdose. The title track off of her album “Dancing…

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Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks lead BRITs nominations

ingers Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks led nominations for the BRITs on Wednesday, with the three female singers scoring three nods each at Britain's pop music honours, organisers said.…

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Ronan Keating’s wife Storm rushed into surgery following after being diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome

Ronan Keating's wife Storm was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on her spine after being diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome. In a candid Instagram post, the mum-of-two revealed she…

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Sir Elton John marks 74th birthday with digital Jewel Box release

Sir Elton John has released 'Scarecrow' and five other rareties from 'Elton: Jewel Box' digitally for the first time. The music legend has marked his 74th birthday (25.03.21) with the…

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Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Beyonce battle for Grammys top prizes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Dua Lipa lead the charge at the reinvented Grammy Awards on Sunday, where the music industry hopes to put a year-long pandemic…

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BRITs shelving plans to introduce gender-neutral awards categories in 2021 – report

BRIT Awards bosses have reportedly put plans to introduce gender-neutral categories at the 2021 prizegiving on hold. Calls to scrap the Best Male and Best Female categories increased after singer…

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Music duo Daft Punk quits after three decades

Parisian electronic music duo Daft Punk have apparently announced they are calling it quits after almost three decades. Pitchfork reports that, asked if the duo were finished, their longtime publicist…

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Nicki Minaj’s father killed in hit-and-run

AFP / EPA The father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near New York City, police said Sunday. Robert Maraj, 64, was walking…

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Marilyn Manson dropped by record label after abuse allegations

Rock singer Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label on Monday after "Westworld" TV and film actress Evan Rachel Wood said that he "horrifically abused me for years." Wood,…

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Disgraced music producer and killer Phil Spector dies at 81

Disgraced former music producer Phil Spector has died aged 81. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed he died of natural causes on Saturday evening. TMZ says the…

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You’ll never walk alone – Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers died at 78

LONDON (Reuters) - Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the British band Gerry and the Pacemakers whose version of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” became the thunderously sung anthem for Liverpool Football…

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Sanremo: Achille Lauro, Elodie, Ibra to be guests of honour

ANSA - ROME, DEC 29 - Rapper Achille Lauro, singer Elodie and Sweden football great Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be guests of honour at this year's Sanremo Song Festival on March…

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Late Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sold for knockdown price

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson’s famed Neverland Ranch in California has finally sold, more than 10 years after the death of the pop star who abandoned the property following…

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Justin Bieber teams up with former rivals for Christmas song

LONDON (Reuters) - Five years ago pop star Justin Bieber was locked in a contest for Britain’s favourite Christmas song with a group of little known health workers. He gave…

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Forty years ago, John Lennon got killed

Forty years ago, on December 8, 1980, John Lennon's death shocked the world. "I Just Shot John Lennon", 'I just shot John Lennon' were the few words spoken in a cold and cynical tone…

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Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal Music

Dec 7 (Reuters) - Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of more than 600 songs spanning six decades to Universal Music Group's music publishing arm, the company said on…

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A Heart for Children

Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli performs on stage during the 'Ein Herz Fuer Kinder' (lit: A Heart for Children) gala show in Berlin, Germany, 05 December 2020. German television channel…

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Abz Love claims he nearly had a romance with Beyonce

Abz Love claims he nearly had a romance with Beyonce. The 41-year-old singer sparked a connection with the ‘Crazy in Love’ hitmaker when his former band 5ive supported her on…

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The album John Lennon signed for Mark Chapman is set to be auctioned

The album John Lennon signed for Mark Chapman is being put up for auction. The music icon signed the record hours before being murdered by Chapman outside The Dakota apartment…

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Robbie Williams pens Covid-19 Christmas song

The 46-year-old singer/songwriter's new track, 'Can't Stop Christmas', references the 2020 pandemic but says nothing will stop the festive celebrations this year. Lines include: "Oh what a miserable year, but…

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Sting denies allegations of sexually assaulting a minor in 1979

Sting has categorically denied the accusation of sexually assaulting a minor more than four decades ago. The civil lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Arizona federal court and obtained by Yahoo Entertainment,…

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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen ‘holding onto the things that bring them joy’ after son’s death

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are doing their best to hold onto the things that bring them joy in the wake of their son Jack's death. The pair were recently…

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Justin Bieber reveals struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts

Growing up in the spotlight and facing public scrutiny at a young age certainly took its toll on Justin Bieber. In a revealing new documentary titled "Justin Bieber: Next Chapter,"…

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Adele returns to London to work on new music

Adele has returned to London to work on her new music. The 'Hello' hitmaker is said to be back on British soil as she is "totally focused" on her new…

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Miley Cyrus celebrates Joe Biden’s victory

Miley Cyrus’ 2009 hit single “Party in the U.S.A.” re-entered the charts on Saturday, following the announcement of the Democratic ticket’s presidential election win. When the news broke in the…

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Enzo Morricone’s posthumous album to feature seven new tracks

Enzo Morricone's first posthumous album will feature seven new tracks, Decca Records said Friday. "Morricone Segreto" ("Secret Morricone") will come out on November 6, four days before what would have…

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Vasco Rossi’s bass player eager to return after liver transplant

Vasco Rossi's historic bass player Claudio 'The Cockerel' Golinelli is eager to return to the stage after a life-saving liver transplant, he told Resto del Carlino newspaper. Golinelli said his…

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Van Halen dies of throat cancer at 65

Eddie Van Halen who, with his namesake hard-rock band Van Halen, redefined the sound and possibilities of the electric guitar in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Tuesday at age…

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Beirut-born singer Mika to live-stream concert to raise funds for victims of Beirut’s blast

Beirut-born pop star Mika will livestream a concert this weekend to raise funds for victims of the Aug. 4 port blast in the Lebanese capital, and Mexican actress Salma Hayek…

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Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn announce their newborn Lyra

Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have welcomed a baby girl into the world. News.com.au reports that Sheeran, 29, announced the joyous news on Instagram, revealing the unique name…

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Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitars Jack Sherman dies aged 64

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman has died aged 64. The band broke the news in a social media post, however the cause of death was not disclosed…

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Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green, dies at 73

Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died at the age of 73, it's been confirmed by his solicitors. The Mirror reports that the statement said: "It is with great sadness…

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Italian musician and composer Ezio Bosso passes away

Italian musician and composer Ezio Bosso died on Friday May 15th in Bologna. Bosso, 48, has been suffering from a neurodegenerative disease since 2011. He initially continued to play the…

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Madonna says she had Coronavirus after Paris Concert

Madonna said she had tested positive for antibodies which may mean she had Covid-19 -- though at the time she said she didn't realise she had it. The 61-year-old…

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Giorgio Moroder turns 80

Giorgio Moroder one of the most innovative artists ever in the field of electronic music and pioneer in Italy and in the world of a genre that made history, disco…

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Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light

Following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, the EBU and its Dutch Members NPO, NOS and AVROTROS are excited to confirm they are producing a new show, 'Eurovision:…

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Singer Pink, donates $1,000,000 to two emergency funds after recovered from Coronavirus

The singer Pink said that she has recently recovered from Covid-19, and announced that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds helping tackle the outbreak. In a statement…

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‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ and ‘Lean On Me’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

'Ain't No Sunshine' and 'Lean On Me' singer Bill Withers dies at 81 This is a developing story

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Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki has died, aged 86

The classical world has lost one of the great composers, and Poland is mourning one of its most passionate music educators and cultural ambassadors. He was born in Dębica in…

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I’m Outta Dove can’t get Clean… Anastacia’s Quarantine Song

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Let your love be known – U2’s Bono new song for doctors, nurses and carers on CoVid19 front line

U2’s Bono has shared a new song called “Let Your Love Be Known”, dedicated to “the doctors, nurses, [and] carers on the front line,” and was inspired by the crisis in…

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Elton John cuts gig short after suffering from walking pneumonia

Veteran performer Elton John has apologised to fans after cutting a gig short in New Zealand, after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. Sky News reports Elton John was performing at…

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Ozzy Osbourne opens up about his struggle with Parkinson’s

Ozzy Osbourne revealed on Tuesday morning that he has Parkinson's in an emotional interview with his wife Sharon. The 71-year-old sat down with Good Morning America to reveal he could…

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Photo Story: Queen in South Korea

Brian May of Queen, vocalist Adam Lambert and Roger Taylor of Queen attend a press conference ahead of the Rhapsody Tour at the Conrad Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, 16…

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Wham’s Last Christmas turns 35

George Michael fans are in for a treat this Christmas season as Wham's iconic song 'Last Christmas' is being re-released on vinyl to commemorate its 35th anniversary, reported Smooth radio.…

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Coldplay will not be touring due to concerns over their concerts’ environmental impact

Coldplay will not be touring to promote their latest album due to concerns over their concerts' environmental impact, BBC reports. "We're taking time to see how our tour can be actively beneficial,"…

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Guns N Roses Sweet Child O’ Mine video surpasses billion views on YouTube

Guns N Roses iconic video for “Sweet Child O’ Mine” this week surpassed one billion views on YouTube, making it the first clip from the ’80s to accomplish such a…

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Ginger Baker, the co-founder and drummer of British rock band ‘Cream’ has died

Drummer Ginger Baker perform during a reunion of Cream, Tuesday 25 October 2005 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ginger Baker's death was announced from his Twitter account by…

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U2 turns 43

U2 formed in Dublin on this day in 1976, when none of the members were very good musicians. However, they got better as they got older. They were more popular…

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New John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary ‘Above Us Only Sky’ explores the making of ‘Imagine’

A new documentary is debuting on Netflix that draws the curtain on the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album, "Imagine." In "John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky," fans will be able…

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Photo Story: Blues legend BB King’s guitars and objects on display in Beverly Hills

Visitors look at BB King's various objects and instruments on display at the Julien's Auctions house in Beverly Hills, California, USA. An auction of the late blues musician's guitars and…

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