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Amy Winehouse leaves hospital
Singer Amy Winehouse was discharged from hospital this morning after receiving emergency treatment for a reaction to "medication".
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Daleks invade the Proms (while earthlings pay £250 for a ticket)
Monday, 28 July 2008
It's not every day that Prom-goers start queuing for tickets at five in the morning, but then it's not often that the Tardis lands at the Royal Albert Hall.
Musicians welcome downloading reforms
Friday, 25 July 2008
Musicians have welcomed moves to combat the boom in illegal file-sharing by charging internet users an annual fee to download music. The plan – revealed by The Independent yesterday – is being championed by ministers as a way of tacking the boom in internet piracy.
Visa rules force top acts to pull out of Womad festival
Friday, 25 July 2008
Organisers of the country's biggest world music festival were forced to make last-minute cancellations yesterday after three musicians in their line-up were unable to obtain visas to play at Womad.
Rolling Stones leave EMI for Universal
Friday, 25 July 2008
The Rolling Stones and Universal Music Group have signed an exclusive, long-term, worldwide recording deal, it was announced today, the eve of Mick Jagger's 65th birthday.
Music industry to tax downloaders
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Broadband users face an annual levy allowing them to copy as much – previously illegal – music from the internet as they want.
Family affair as Winehouse waxwork unveiled
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
A waxwork of Amy Winehouse was unveiled by her parents today, the petite figure towering almost 6ft tall in killer heels and a huge beehive.
Will Radiohead gatecrash ladies' night at the Mercurys?
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
A clutch of young female singer-songwriters have emerged at the forefront of nominations to win the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize, traditionally the most seriously regarded of trophies in the music industry's back-slapping calendar.
Mercury Prize nominations announced
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Arctic Monkey's frontman, Alex Turner has been nominated for a third successive year
Lydon accused of racist attack
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
The Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has been branded a bigot after his entourage allegedly assaulted Bloc Party's Kele Okereke.
Amy Winehouse's husband jailed for 27 months
Monday, 21 July 2008
Singer Amy Winehouse's husband was today jailed for trial-fixing and beating up a former pub landlord.
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