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• Destiny's Child reunites at Stellar Gospel Awards

  29-03-2015 21:56
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A reunited Destiny's Child took the stage at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Saturday as singer Erica Campbell took home six awards, including the night's top honor.
  
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• Brock Lesnar 'WIll Beat Roman Reigns And Retain Title At Wrestlemania'

  29-03-2015 21:37
  
  The latest WWE odds are in and it isn't looking good for Roman Reigns...
  
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• Bad News Barrett Looking To Stay On The Right Side Of The Authority

  29-03-2015 21:23
  
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• Jess Glynne Scores Debut Solo No 1 Single

  29-03-2015 20:47
  
  As James Bay lands on top of the albums chart...
  
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• Jess Glynne, James Bay top British music charts

  29-03-2015 20:03
  
  British singer songwriter Jess Glynne notched up her first solo number one single in Britain with "Hold My Hand", the Official Charts Company said on Sunday, saying she had racked up sales of over 97,000. Glynne dethroned last week's number one, "Lay Me Down", from Sam Smith and John Legend, which fell to number six. English songwriter James Bay took the second spot with his single "Hold Back the River", while Years & Years took the third spot with "Ki
  
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• The Rock Tells Saturday Night Live Opponent He Has HERPES

  29-03-2015 19:20
  
  But will we be seeing The Rock at Wrestlemania later tonight?
  
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• Daphne and Celeste: ‘They hated us so much!’

  29-03-2015 19:00
  
  They’ve had urine, meat and even a wheelchair thrown at them. And now Daphne and Celeste are back – with a new single, You and I Alone. Tim Jonze meets pop’s bravest duo Continue reading...
  
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• Peter Katin obituary

  29-03-2015 18:34
  
  Pianist who brought poetic sensibility to the works of Chopin Continue reading...
  
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• BSO/Karabits/Matthews review – sending Schubert ahead of his time

  29-03-2015 17:32
  
  Colston Hall, Bristol
  Kirill Karabits brought a taut discipline to Schubert’s Great symphony but also a gently romantic flow and a natural vitality Continue reading...
  
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• Rihanna, Madonna, Taylor Swift set for iHeartRadio Awards

  29-03-2015 16:48
  
  Rihanna will perform her new single for the first time, Sam Smith will deliver his soulful vocals, and Taylor Swift will be in the audience dancing along in her typical awards show form.
  
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• Nicki Minaj review – glorious rise of the rap pulveriser

  29-03-2015 15:58
  
  O2 Arena, London
  The latest persona of hip-hop’s top kahuna is even more outrageous than the last, but she still has time to drape herself over a piano for frayed ballads Continue reading...
  
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• Zayn Who? Niall Horan Reveals 1D Heading Back Into Studio Already

  29-03-2015 15:41
  
  Remaining four stars not hanging about after Malik's departure...
  
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• St Matthew Passion review – Bach’s drama made vivid again

  29-03-2015 14:49
  
  St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow
  John Butt and the Dunedin Consort bring the score alive and deliver the dialogue with all the rhetorical flair of a proper whodunnit Continue reading...
  
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• See Rita Ora As A Junkie In Southpaw Trailer

  29-03-2015 14:46
  
  Pop star looks bloody and bedraggled in movie promo...
  
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• How Sufjan Stevens Subverts the Stigma of Christian Music

  29-03-2015 14:00
  
  In a 2003 episode of South Park, Eric Cartman sets out on a quest to make a platinum record, and decides the easiest route will be to start a Christian band. It’s pretty simple, after all. Just take a bunch of popular songs and copy them, but don’t forget to mention God a few times. Cartman does exactly that: He becomes famous by singing a number of mainstream ballads, inserting “Jesus” in place of “you”—only to discover that with the Christian music industry you can’t actually �
  
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• The Prodigy are your saviours from boring music and lazy DJs

  29-03-2015 12:11
  
  The band have promised some relief from bland pop and dance music.
  
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• The Hunger Games Cleans Up At Kids' Choice Awards

  29-03-2015 11:54
  
  J-Law and Liam Hemsworth among the winners at fan-voted show...
  
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• Rihanna And Sam Smith's Collab Is Officially ON!

  29-03-2015 11:04
  
  RiRi confirms she'll be heading into studio with British star...
  
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• Oh No! Zayn Malik Hit By New Cheating Claim

  29-03-2015 10:37
  
  Swedish beauty claims she romped with pop star in Thailand...
  
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• WWE Hall Of Fame 2015 Highlights: Watch Vince McMahon Present Legends With HoF Rings

  29-03-2015 10:13
  
  From Kevin Nash to the Bushwhackers to Randy Savage, it was a night of love, laughter and tears in California...
  
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• Watch WWE Hall Of Fame Best Bits: Vince McMahon Present Rings

  29-03-2015 10:13
  
  From Kevin Nash to the Bushwhackers to Randy Savage, it was a night of love, laughter and tears in California...
  
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• Sleater-Kinney review – a magnificent set

  29-03-2015 09:30
  
  Roundhouse, London
  Never settling for the obvious, the US feminist punk trio make a glorious live return after nearly a decadeIn 2006, around the time that Portland-based trio Sleater-Kinney embarked on an indefinite hiatus, the band’s Carrie Brownstein was the only female entry listed in a Rolling Stone readers’ poll on the 25 most underrated guitarists of all time. This came five years after Sleater-Kinney were named the best band in America by Time magazine. Riot grrrl – the movement of
  
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• Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell review – heartrending, conciliatory loveliness

  29-03-2015 09:30
  
  (Asthmatic Kitty)In keeping with two of his previous albums, 2005’s Illinois and 2003’s Michigan, Sufjan Stevens’s first album proper in five years was nearly named Oregon, the state where the Brooklyn-based indie hero’s mother and stepfather – Carrie and Lowell – were based throughout Stevens’s childhood. Eugene, a mid-album track named for Oregon’s capital, lists long-ago sense impressions – lemon yoghurt, dropping an ashtray on the floor, and a swimming coach who called Sufj
  
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• Giove in Argo; Madama Butterfly – review

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  A lost Handel opera proves a revelation. And Royal Opera’s Butterfly is a heart-breaker Continue reading...
  
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• The Prodigy: The Day Is My Enemy review – an angry buzzsaw of a record

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  (Take Me to the Hospital/Cooking Vinyl) Continue reading...
  
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• Polar Bear: Same As You review – a spacier, more minimalist sound

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Lee Hazlewood: rock’s great recluse – and my part in his return

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  In 1999, after 25 years in the wilderness, Lee Hazlewood began his comeback by headlining the Meltdown festival. In this extract from his new book, Wyndham Wallace reveals how he coaxed the cult singer-songwriter back to the stageAlabama Shakes: from small-town bar band to titans of rockCompetition: win tickets to the festival of your choice this summer Though the general public might be familiar with his global hits, which include Summer Wine, These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ and Some Velvet
  
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• 12 moments that made the modern music festival

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  Today’s thriving festival culture has its roots in the outdoor folk and jazz gatherings of the early 1960s. Here are 12 key moments in the evolution of an ongoing cultural phenomenonThe trick to playing festivals? ‘You’ve got to blow them away.’ Today’s stars talk about their festival experiencesCompetition: win tickets to the festival of your choice this summer The Newport folk festival grew out of the popular Newport jazz festival, a pioneering outdoor summer event founded by promote
  
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• Julian Argüelles: Let It Be Told review – indestructibly tuneful township jazz

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress review – threat and grandeur

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Recorded at the Automat: The Best of Rough Trade Records review – impressive overview of a great label

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
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• Benjamin Clementine: At Least for Now review – at times quite brilliant

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
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• In the Midst of Life: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks I CD review – superbly sung Tudor motets

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  Contrapunctus/Rees
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• The trick to playing festivals? ‘You’ve got to blow them away’

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  How do you prepare for the biggest gig of your life? And how do you win over a such a mixed crowd? Here, some of this season’s hottest acts, from St Vincent and Hot Chip to Ride and Catfish and the Bottlemen, reveal their festival secrets – and their fantasy festival line-upsThe 12 moments that made the modern music festivalCompetition: win tickets to the festival of your choice this summerContinue reading...
  
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• Ghostpoet: soundtrack of my life

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  The Mercury-nominated rapper on dancing to UB40 as a child and his Muddy Waters obsessionCompetition: win tickets to the festival of your choice this summer Obaro Ejimiwe, who records as Ghostpoet, was born in south London in 1983. He studied media production in Coventry and spent nearly a decade making music – and working in call centres to pay the bills – before he got noticed. His debut album, Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam, was nominated for a Mercury prize in 2011 and his thir
  
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• Alabama Shakes: from small-town bar band to titans of rock

  29-03-2015 09:00
  
  A few years ago, Alabama Shakes were playing covers in old folks’ homes. Now, on the eve of their new album, they’re the world’s best southern rock act. Over a pint of English ale, singer Brittany Howard talks about their riseLee Hazlewood: rock’s great recluse – and my part in his return Competition: win tickets to the festival of your choice this summer A few hours of model Englishness for the girl from Alabama. First, a walk along the concrete trough of a London canal, where Brittan
  
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