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• OMI Makes It Three Weeks At No 1 With Cheerleader

  17-05-2015 20:39
  
  As Mumford & Sons hold on at top of albums chart...
  
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• BBCSO/Davis – Arthur Bliss’s Morning Heroes finely judged

  17-05-2015 19:06
  
  Barbican, London
  Andrew Davis and the BBC orchestra did full honour, with Samuel West as orator, to Bliss’s first world war ‘symphony’ in remembrance of his brother Continue reading...
  
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• Detroit R&B-jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly dead at 70

  17-05-2015 18:51
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Detroit R&B and jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly has died. She was 70.
  
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• Bach Collegium Japan review – temperate ensemble playing

  17-05-2015 18:32
  
  St John’s, Smith Square, London
  Masaaki Suzuki’s international players brought gentle ensemble work and an all-Bach programme to London’s baroque music festival Continue reading...
  
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• Tanya Tagaq: the polar punk who makes Björk sound tame

  17-05-2015 17:00
  
  Tanya Tagaq wants to kill seals and makes Bjork sound restrained. As she hits Britain, the polar punk talks to Homa Khaleeli about death threats, land grabs and hook-ups at minus 50 Continue reading...
  
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• Taylor Swift to debut video at Billboard Music Awards

  17-05-2015 16:41
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mariah Carey hitting high notes. Taylor Swift debuting a star-studded music video. And Kanye West possibly rushing the stage.
  
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• Alabama Shakes review – licks-laden, emotion-soaked soul

  17-05-2015 16:38
  
  Manchester Apollo
  Their funky, postmodern retro soul may be studied, but with Brittany Howard at the helm, the Shakes unleash showstoppers Continue reading...
  
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• Victoria Beckham Cleans Up With 'Posh' Gag On Instagram

  17-05-2015 16:18
  
  Former Spice Girl proves she can laugh at herself...
  
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• Peter Pan review – too many loose ends, too many shortcuts. This doesn’t fly

  17-05-2015 15:51
  
  Millennium Centre, Cardiff
  Richard Ayres’s operatic adaptation of JM Barrie’s story wavers between family panto and a darker, more psychological treatment Continue reading...
  
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• Lindsay Lohan Does Sexy Gardening For Her Community Service

  17-05-2015 15:24
  
  Actress turns up to prune scrubs in revealing black dress...
  
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• Rihanna Teases Dior Advert And New Track At The Same Time

  17-05-2015 11:48
  
  Star gives fans a glimpse of forthcoming fashion campaign...
  
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• FKA Twigs Is Not Coping Well With The Media Attention

  17-05-2015 10:33
  
  Singer admits press attention makes her want to smash face into mirror...
  
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• Selena Gomez Gets All Pulp Fiction In Taylor Swift's Bad Blood

  17-05-2015 10:05
  
  Pop star is latest addition to star-studded promo video...
  
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• Hot Chip: Why Make Sense review – a hip-hop and funk-infused beauty

  17-05-2015 09:30
  
  (Domino)Why make sense, indeed? Commercial logic would dictate that the sixth album by a 15-year-old band might supply some unique or novel twist to Hot Chip’s tale – a startling musical development, perhaps, or some unexpected, bankable guest spot to reconfirm the quintet’s place in the pop firmament.But at a time when their life choices are perhaps becoming more National Trust v English Heritage annual membership rather than MDMA v ketamine, Hot Chip have not strapped on acoustic guitars
  
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• Torres: Sprinter review – astonishing, unsettling, beautiful

  17-05-2015 09:00
  
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• César Franck & Richard Strauss: Violin Sonatas review – rich, and full of vitality

  17-05-2015 09:00
  
  James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano)
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• Bach in Montecassino review – no ordinary organ music collection

  17-05-2015 09:00
  
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• Shamir: Ratchet review – an artistically admirable but frustrating debut

  17-05-2015 09:00
  
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• Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen: Bottle review – where England and New England meet

  17-05-2015 09:00
  
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• Brandon Flowers: The Desired Effect review - thrillingly 80s-style pop

  17-05-2015 09:00
  
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• The Printmakers: Westerly review – evocative pictures in sound

  17-05-2015 08:59
  
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• Paul Weller: Saturns Pattern review – less eclectic, more contemplative

  17-05-2015 08:59
  
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• The Pirates of Penzance; Nieuw Ensemble; Kirill Gerstein – review

  17-05-2015 08:15
  
  Coliseum, London; Vale of Glamorgan festival, Cardiff; Wigmore Hall, LondonMike Leigh’s conventional production of The Pirates of Penzance highlighted its enduring wit, while Nieuw Ensemble went on a virtual world tour Continue reading...
  
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• What if Amy Winehouse had been left alone?

  17-05-2015 07:00
  
  With her addictions and self-destructive marriage, Amy Winehouse’s life was a car crash we couldn’t stop watching. Now a new documentary puts us in the frame Continue reading...
  
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• Smith up for three Billboard awards

  17-05-2015 03:45
  
  British singer Sam Smith will be battling it out against One Direction, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry at this year's Billboard Music Awards.
  
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• Beyonce visits Haiti to see progress made since 2010 quake

  17-05-2015 03:34
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Music superstar Beyonce has visited Haiti with a United Nations official for humanitarian affairs.
  
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• Grooveshark.vc Shut Down After One Day…

  17-05-2015 01:38
  
    Update 1: Saturday, 6 pm PT: There is now something uploaded and available at grooveshark.im, though this looks different from the previous clones.  Update...
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• Breaking: Grooveshark.vc Shut Down After One Day…

  17-05-2015 01:38
  
    Update 1: Saturday, 6 pm PT: There is now something uploaded and available at grooveshark.im, though this looks different from the previous clones.  Stay...
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• BB King (1925-2015): a true blues aristocrat

  17-05-2015 01:05
  
  No power chords, no extravagant gestures, no show at all really – just a blues conversation between man and guitar Continue reading...
  
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