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Beyonce and Rihanna get the gongs at the MTV Music Video Awards

Beyonce gathered the gongs at the MTV Video Music awards, including the top trinket, video of the year.

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Wannabe rockstars take part in the annual Air Guitar World Championships in Finland

There’s loud music, headbanging and crowds of screaming fans.

Cult

Solid gold from Stirling with new album "Brave Enough"

Life’s constant lessons in love, loss and self are just some of the elements found in violinist Lindsey Stirling’s new album, “Brave Enough.

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Is the party over for London?

London is one of the world's nightlife capitals, with a vibrant club and music scene that earns billions for the economy. But clubs are closing at a record rate and stricter laws mean many fear that t

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Hungary: The many voices of Veronika Harcsa

Veronika Harcsa is one of the most popular singers in Hungary, especially among jazz aficionados.

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Italian soprano Daniela Dessi dies suddenly

Renowned Italian soprano Daniela Dessi has died aged 59.

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The Olympic Boulevard of Rio

One of the massive successes of RIO 2016 has been the Olympic Boulevard, in the rejuvenated port district, which boasts an Olympic flame, live music on three stages, a hot air balloon, bungee jumping,

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A night on the Sziget festival

Sziget is also called the Island of Freedom, and it is the biggest festival in Central Europe.

Hungary

Rain not deterring festival-goers as Budapest's Sziget opens its doors

The biggest Central-European music festival, the Sziget Festival, is underway in Hungary's capital Budapest and rain hasn't dampened the spirits of participants.

World

Foreign languages and the complexities of bilingualism

In this episode of Learning World we look at the importance of learning languages.

Culture news

'Star Wars' score gets cool hologram vinyl

Star Wars fans, rejoice: John Williams’ score for the latest episode, ‘The Force Awakens,’ has received a unique treatment thanks to a holographic…

USA

Singer Tony Bennett celebrates 90th birthday

Legendary singer Tony Bennett is celebrating his 90th birthday.

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'Love and Hate' Michael Kiwanuka's new album tops the pops

The first single to be released from Michael Kiwanuka's new album 'Love and Hate' is 'Black Man in a White World.'

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What they really really want is gender equality

A Spice Girls remake promotes UN global goals for women

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World's 'largest orchestra' performs in Germany

The world record for the largest orchestra has been broken, according to the German Institute for Records.

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"Dracula - The Music and Film" premieres in Romania

For their first performance of “Dracula-The Music and Film” renowned composer Philip Glass and the San Francisco based Kronos Quartet went to where else but the bloodthirsty vampire’s home country…

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Birdy takes wing and summer tours new album "Beautiful Lies"

Birdy seems to have been around forever, the British singer surging into the limelight at the tender age of 14 with a cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love”, and a voice that seemed especially well-suited

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Ladyhawke is back with upbeat new album and life

Ladyhawke is back with a brand new album and a brand new life.

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Pianist plays politics in the Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi, an internationally-renowned pianist, has played on a platform floating in the Arctic Ocean as part of a Greenpeace campaign to protect the…

Turkey

Turkish riot police disperse protesters after attack on Radiohead fans

Police in Istanbul fired tear gas, rubber pellet and water cannon on Saturday (June 18) to disperse protesters that gathered, angered by an attack the previous night on a record store that was celebra