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Ben E. King, famous for song 'Stand By Me,' dies at 76

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Paris exhibition marks centenary of Edith Piaf's birth

An exhibition dedicated to French singer Edith Piaf, whose ballads about love and sorrow turned her into an international icon, has opened in Paris

Sport

Box office Blooper, Karim who?

As usual we like a good laugh and this week’s box office Blooper is PSV’S Karim Rekik celebrating. If you find it repetative then you are

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Favourites and hidden gems at Baku's Contemporary Music Festival

From famous modern music to rarely-performed treasures: The 6th Qara Qarayev International Contemporary Music Festival in Baku presents its wide

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Armenia

US band rocks for peace

Rock band System of a Down might look like unlikely ambassadors for a peace mission to reconcile an international dispute that has festered for 100

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Hungary's Eurovision hopeful Boggie brings peace song to contest

The time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest is nearly upon us again. With preparations underway for the May bash in Vienna, the spotlight is

New Zealand

AC/DC drummer admits 'threatening to kill', but may not be convicted

Phil Rudd is remanded on bail after pleading guilty to threatening to kill and drugs possession.

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Erguner makes traditional Turkish Mevlevi music rave-ready

Kudsi Erguner is considered a master of traditional Mevlevi Sufi music and is one of the best-known players of the ney, the Turkish flute. He comes

Portugal

Lisbon's fashionable fado

In Portugal, young people are renewing the concept of Fado houses, reinventing traditional cuisine, mixing contemporary and traditional architecture.

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A$AP Rocky back with a single and a film

New York born rapper and musician A$AP Rocky topped the charts with his first studio album ‘Long. Live. A$AP’ in January 2013. He took a break from

USA

Soul star Percy Sledge dies aged 73

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Ismael Serrano's ninth album: reflecting on crisis-hit Spain

He is a poet, a singer, a guitarist and a songwriter – and perhaps most importantly an engaged citizen. Spanish artist Ismael Serrano has gone to

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Jack Savoretti explores 'The Other Side of Love' in new album

Singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti is back with his fourth album ‘Written in Scars’, featuring the lead single ‘The Other Side of Love’. Four years

Switzerland

Swiss set to choose new national anthem

Switzerland has a habit of regularly going to the polls to decide the big questions affecting the country, so it is no surprise that people are being

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Mr Probz prepares to make waves with new single

Many artists fall foul when trying to follow-up a massive hit but fear of failure is not in Mr Probz’s book. The Dutch singer, who’s real name is

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Kate Tempest: A Cross Genre Talent

http://katetempest.co.uk/about Rapper, poet, playwright – south London’s Kate Tempest is being hailed as one of Britain’s brightest and most

United Kingdom

Zayn Malik quits One Direction, says he wants a normal life

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"Chic" comeback for Nile Rodgers

In 1976 Nile Rodgers founded the soul band Chic with bass player Bernard Edwards. The group went on to become one of the most successful of the

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Sweet revenge for UK country singer who makes chart history

You may not have heard of them yet, but The Shires have just made British music history by becoming the first ever homegrown country music band to

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20 years of Björk at MoMA

‘Björk’ is a new exhibition at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art which chronicles the career of the iconic Icelandic artist. Her experiments with