Music News
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Brad Paisley defends "Accidental Racist" duet with LL Cool J
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Country singer Brad Paisley on Tuesday defended his new duet with rapper LL Cool J, which has been criticized for its commentary on U.S. race relations. "Accidental...
April 10, 2013, 6:08 am -
Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba trip was OK'd by U.S. Treasury Department - source
MIAMI (Reuters) - American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z visited Havana last week on a cultural trip that was fully licensed by the United States Treasury Department, according to a source...
April 9, 2013, 4:08 am -
Les Blank, a filmmaker with an eye for the eccentric, dies at 77
(Reuters) - Filmmaker Les Blank, whose documentaries explored U.S. jazz, polka and Cajun music and also delved into more eccentric subjects including gap-toothed women and Chinese tea, died on Sunday,...
April 8, 2013, 4:20 pm -
British DJ Duke Dumont and singer A*M*E race to top of UK chart
LONDON (Reuters) - British DJ Duke Dumont and singer A*M*E raced to the top of the charts this week with their catchy single "Need U (100%)", while U.S. star Justin Timberlake remained top of the albu...
April 8, 2013, 4:24 am -
Country band Alabama back on road, 10 years after saying goodbye
By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Ten years after embarking on a lengthy "Farewell Tour," country music band Alabama was back on the road on Friday to mark 40 years in...
April 6, 2013, 6:45 am -
Britain's "Bond girl" queen wins honorary film award
LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen was awarded one of Britain's most prestigious entertainment honours on Thursday for her support for the film and television industry. Actor and director Ken...
April 5, 2013, 7:48 am -
Mark Knopfler cancels Russia gigs over rights groups "crackdown"
By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rock star and founder of the band Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, said on Thursday he had cancelled two concerts in Russia due to what he called a cr...
April 5, 2013, 5:51 am -
Conductor Salonen dashes from Frank Zappa to Stravinsky
By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen dislikes musical anniversaries but he is celebrating so many this year he failed to notice one - the...
April 4, 2013, 8:19 pm -
Australian composer Tommy Tycho dies
Australian conductor and composer Tommy Tycho has died aged 84.
ABC - April 4, 2013, 7:12 pm -
Two guilty of plot to kill singer Joss Stone
LONDON (Reuters) - Two men were found guilty on Wednesday of plotting to murder and rob British Grammy Award winning singer Joss Stone because they were angered by her links to the British royal famil...
April 4, 2013, 2:20 am
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