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Boyle to breathe new life into Japan's Red and White Battle
Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer whose first album has become the best-selling debut in British chart history, has arrived in Japan to breathe new life into the flagging "Red and White Song Battle" on television here.
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Van Morrison is a father again at 64
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
The veteran singer Van Morrison revealed he had become a father again, at the age of 64, and said his new son was his "spitting image".
Albums that marked the decade
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Rock and pop albums that marked the past decade:
Twitter #MusicMonday top songs: Lady Gaga, 30 Seconds to Mars, Ke$ha
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Nearly 50,000 Music Monday tweets were counted on December 28, with tweeters sharing the names of music and songs they liked in a tweet using the "#musicmonday" hashtag. The week's top songs included Lady Gaga's Bad Romance, two tracks from the newly released album by 30 Seconds to Mars, plus continuing favorites by Owl City, Black Eyed Peas, and Ke$ha.
'X Factor' winner beats Rage Against the Machine in second UK chart battle
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
A week after losing out to Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" as the UK's top Christmas single, Joe McElderry, winner of the UK TV show The X Factor, earned the New Year's number one single with "The Climb." As of December 27, his song had outsold "Killing in the Name" by 130,000 copies over the course of the week, according to the Official Charts Company.
McElderry joy at clinching No 1 spot
Monday, 28 December 2009
Joe McElderry spoke of his delight after bouncing back from his Christmas charts heartache to clinch the New Year No 1.
Weekly US music releases: treats for fans of Dave Matthews and The Clash
Monday, 28 December 2009
As the year draws to a close, with major releases already out for the holiday, there are a couple of titles on sale the week of December 28 to appeal to fans of the Dave Matthews Band and The Clash with special CD/DVD sets. Next year, the focus will return to new bands and productions.
The decade's must-have music collection
Sunday, 27 December 2009
As the "Aughts" come to a close, National Public Radio, the US listener-supported radio which covers news and culture, selected "The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings." The long (and perhaps incomplete) list covers a full spectrum of genres, including hip-hop, pop, classical, jazz, world, folk, hard rock, and some country.
BBC dismissed Led Zeppelin as 'unconvincing': archives
Friday, 25 December 2009
Legendary British rock band Led Zeppelin were branded "old fashioned" and "unconvincing" by BBC producers when they auditioned in 1969, according to archives released by the broadcaster Thursday.
Weekly music agenda: Pop divas tour the US
Friday, 25 December 2009
The last week of the year kicks off Mariah Carey's tour, while Lady Gaga takes her show to the US in early January.
Glastonbury, Coachella, Roskilde among major 2010 music festivals
Thursday, 24 December 2009
The Coachella festival in April will kick off the 2010 festival season, which is highlighted by U2's appearance at Glastonbury, Muse at Roskilde, and Pearl Jam at Rock Werchter. Here are details about some of the biggest music festivals worldwide, chosen for their lineup, location, or history.
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1 Best albums of 2009 – chosen by the stars
3 NME names top 50 albums of the decade
4 How to write a memorable song lyric
5 Boyle to breathe new life into Japan's Red and White Battle
6 100 Best Films: The final countdown, 20-1
7 Van Morrison is a father again at 64
9 West End couple named most powerful in theatre
10 'X Factor' winner beats Rage Against the Machine in second UK chart battle
12 The ten best: Bollywood movies
13 Last Night's Television - The Day of the Triffids, BBC1; An Englishman in New York, ITV1
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2 Van Morrison is a father again at 64
3 How to write a memorable song lyric
4 Grammy Awards show shaping up with performers and tributes
5 Paul McCartney, O2 Centre, London
6 3-D effects-fest 'Avatar' earns half of weekend ticket sales
7 The Cost of Living: Early and uncollected Stories, By Mavis Gallant
8 Sci-fi epic 'Avatar' tops North American box office
9 China cracks down on 'indecent' song lyrics: state media
10 Seeds of destruction: The Day of the Triffids
11 Weekly art websites: free open source software for creating professional art
12 Why is David Benioff swapping the big bucks of Hollywood for the genteel world of literary fiction?
13 Weekly music releases: last but not least of the year -- new Blige and Eminem bonus tracks
14 Books to look for in 2010: Ian McEwan, Yann Martel, Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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5Conservatives step up battle with Labour over class
6Insults fly as UK hits out at China execution
7Robert Fisk: The silent cleric who holds the key to Iran's future
8Toby Young: Why giving boys chocolate powder and coloured sand is no way to go
9Robert Fisk: Why did no imams plead for his life to be spared?
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