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Loreen wins Eurovision for Sweden for second time
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Music Related articles 'Rock and roll never dies': Italy wins Eurovision after 30...

DaBaby Levitating remix losing US radio audiences af...
Thursday, August 5, 2021 Music Related articles DaBaby Levitating remix losing US radio audiences after the rapp...

Olivia Rodrigo's song good 4 u debuts at No 1 on US ...
Thursday, May 27, 2021 Music Related articles Olivia Rodrigo's song good 4 u debuts at No 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 chart 'Rock and roll never dies': Italy wins Eurovision after 30 years Country singer Morgan Wallen's recording contract cancelled following use of racial slur Guitarist Eddie Van Halen dies, aged 65 Influential rock drummer Ginger Baker ...

'Rock and roll never dies': Italy wins Eurovision af...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Culture and entertainment Related articles May 25, 2021: 'Rock and roll never dies': Italy wins Eurovision after 30 years February 10, 2021: Disney to shut down Blue Sky Studios, animation studio behind 'Ice Age' February 7, 2021: New Zealand announces new Matariki public holiday February 6, 2021: Country singer Morgan Wallen's rec...

US rapper Mac Miller dies at home in Los Angeles
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Irish rock band The Cranberries' lead singer Dolores...
Later one of the richest women of Ireland, O'Riordan joined the rock band, then known as "the Cranberry Saw Us", as a teenager around 1989, after Niall Quinn had left the band. Also featuring drummer Fergal Lawler, bassist Mike Hogan and his brother Noel Hogan, the lead guitarist, the band released their first album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?...

Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds ...
United States Related articles 24 October 2017: Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane event 21 October 2017: United States judges block third version of President Trump's travel ban 15 October 2017: Abducted Canadian-US couple recovered from Pakistan's tribal areas 12 October 2017: As shipping exemption expires, hurricane-torn Puer...

US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66
Thursday, October 5, 2017 Obituaries 5 October 2017: US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 27 September 2017: British actor Tony Booth dies at 85 11 September 2017: Fox News cuts ties with journalist Eric Bolling amid sexual misconduct claims; his son dies hours later 14 August 2017: Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khart...

British dancer and talent show winner Robert Anker d...
Robert Anker, a British dancer and member of troupe Diversity when they won the 2009 season of Britain's Got Talent, died in a car accident in Canada on Thursday. Anker died after a collision between his Chevrolet Cobalt and a Ford pick-up truck. The accident occurred in Vaughan, Ontario at around 6:00 AM Thursday morning, local time. Anker, who moved to Canad...

Salvador Sobral wins Eurovision for Portugal
On Saturday, Portugal won its first victory at the Eurovision song competition, held this year at Kiev's International Exhibition Centre in Ukraine. Salvador Sobral's song Amar Pelos Dois won 758 points from public and professional judges. Bulgaria and Moldova came second and third respectively. Sobral called it "a victory for music". Out of 42 countries part...

British singer George Michael, 53, dies
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 George Michael, a well-known British pop singer and songwriter, died on Christmas Day at the age of 53. Michael was found dead at his home in Oxfordshire, England, by boyfriend Fadi Fawaz. I am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend — the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. —Elton John Michael's p...

Schiff's hometown Gmunden, from file. (Image: Eduard Schumm.)

Austrian cellist, conductor Heinrich Schiff dies
Austrian cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff's death was announced yesterday morning, having died overnight. He was 65. Schiff's hometown Gmunden, from file. Image: Eduard Schumm. Born in Gmunden in 1951, Schiff made his orchestral début in 1971. His 1978 recording début earned him an Artist of the Year award at the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis. After ...

File photo of Bob Dylan, 2012. (Image: Alberto Cabello from Vitoria Gasteiz (flickr).)

Nobel Prize in Literature Committee abandons efforts...
On Monday, Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy, publicly announced during a radio program on Sveriges Radio in Sweden the committee, unable to reach Bob Dylan directly about winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, had abandoned its efforts to reach him. File photo of Bob Dylan, 2012. Image: Alb...

File photo of Garrison Keillor. (Image: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News / Landov.)

'42-year detour' ends: Garrison Keillor homeward bound
Garrison Keillor, the humorist and longtime host of A Prairie Home Companion on US public radio network NPR, hung up his microphone this week. The final episode of Companion to be hosted by Keillor was recorded yesterday at the Hollywood Bowl with 18,000 people in attendance. It was broadcast today. File photo of Garrison Keillor. Image: Andrew Harrer / B...

File photo of Prince, 2008. (Image: penner.)

Musician Prince dies aged 57
Friday, April 22, 2016 Musician Prince died at home in Minnesota, United States yesterday. File photo of Prince, 2008. Image: penner. A publicist confirmed his death. "It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson has died". A statement from the Carver County Sheriff's office said Prince w...

File photo of Taylor Swift, 2012. (Image: Eva Rinaldi.)

Taylor Swift's 1989 wins Grammy's Record of the year...
On Monday, US singer Taylor Swift won the 58th Grammy Awards Album of the Year for her album 1989, and her video song Bad Blood won the Gramm Award for the Best Music Video. File photo of Taylor Swift, 2012. Image: Eva Rinaldi. There will be people who will try to undercut your success —Taylor Swift This was the second time Swift has won the ...

File photo of The Weeknd (Image: Kayla Johnson .)

'Earned It' earns The Weeknd his first Grammy
On Monday, at the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony, Canadian singer The Weeknd won his first Grammy Award, Best R&B Performance, for his song Earned It, which was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey movie based on E.L. James's erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. File photo of The Weeknd Image: Kayla Johnson . The Weeknd also won t...

File photo of Ed Sheeran (Image: Eva Rinaldi.)

Ed Sheeran wins Song of Year Grammy for Thinking Out...
Yesterday, UK singer Ed Sheeran won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his song Thinking Out Loud from his album × ahead of Kendrick Lamar's Alright; Wiz Khalifa's, featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again; Little Big Town's Girl Crush; and Taylor Swift's Blank Space. Girl Crush won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. File photo of Ed Sheeran Imag...

File photo of Cilla Black, 1970. (Image: Joost Evers / Anefo.)

Cilla Black funeral held in Liverpool
Stars from the world of showbusiness joined fans and mourners yesterday at the funeral of the popular entertainer Cilla Black. Her coffin was transported in a cortege in Liverpool where she grew up, with hundreds of people paying their respects. Some were holding memorabilia related to Black's 50-year long career in entertainment, which included singing and pr...

The Phoenix Bar on Broughton Street in Edinburgh. (Image: Brian McNeil.)

Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to revi...
Live music venues in Edinburgh, Scotland are awaiting a review later this year on the 2005 licensing policy, which places limitations on the volume of amplified music in the city. Investigating into how the policy is affecting the Edinburgh music scene, a group of Wikinews writers interviewed venue owners, academics, the City of Edinburgh Council, and local ba...

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