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Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at age 74, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek died in ...
May 21, 2013, 7:47 am -
Prince reigns over own music releases in new deal
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. singer Prince has signed a new deal with Kobalt Music Group to market and distribute his future work without giving up control over his rights, the company said on Monday. ...
May 21, 2013, 2:55 am -
Cannes - where celebrity sells and celebrities sell
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance ...
May 20, 2013, 7:39 am -
Rod Stewart tops UK album chart for first time in 34 years
LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran rocker Rod Stewart scored his first British album chart number one in more than 30 years on Sunday with "Time", while the French electro outfit Daft Punk clung to the top of...
May 20, 2013, 4:12 am -
Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any...
May 19, 2013, 11:21 pm -
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance...
May 19, 2013, 8:37 am -
Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad
By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of...
May 19, 2013, 5:50 am -
Vocal acrobatics of "La Donna del Lago" an "Olympic" challenge
By Josie Cox LONDON (Reuters) - Even with one of the world's most athletic opera singers at her side and plenty of practice, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reckons the latest Lon...
May 19, 2013, 12:41 am -
Fox's 'American Idol' brings in record low TV audience
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of Americans who watched vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the "American Idol" title sank to 14.2 million, a decline of 31 percent from last year's record low, acc...
May 18, 2013, 2:58 am -
U.S. 'Idol' winner shines light on South's Gullah culture
By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea ...
May 18, 2013, 2:17 am
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