'The Cher Show':Is it strong enough?Image: joan marcus She’s a one-name icon, so it feels right that it would take three people to bring her to life eight times a week. The Cher Show, which just opened on Broadway, gives Cher the musical treatment — which, in theory, should be a perfect marriage for the […]
For Ariana Grande, the song “get well soon” off her new album sweetener is a deeply personal one, inspired in part by the 2017 Manchester terrorist attack at one of her concerts that left 22 people dead. In a Friday interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio, Grande spoke through tears about […]
Small but very aggressive cancer has been operated on, but recovery forces songwriter to pull out of tour Elvis Costello has revealed he was recently diagnosed with a small but very aggressive cancerous malignancy and has cancelled tour dates while he recovers from the subsequent treatment. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/06/elvis-costello-cancer-diagnosis-cancels-tour-dates
First footage goes online of long-in-development film about big-selling British rockers, starring Mr Robots Rami Malek The first full trailer of the long-gestating Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, has been released onto the internet. Starring Mr Robots Rami Malek as Mercury, the bands exuberant lead singer a short teaser on Queens official Youtube […]
Police discovered body at Port Edgar near South Queensferry at 8.30pm on Thursday, with Hutchisons family informed Police in Scotland have confirmed the death of posted a message on Twitter asking for anyone with information to contact police, adding: We are worried about Scott, who has been missing for a little while now. He may […]
Ex-Smiths frontman claims halal slaughter requires certification that can only be given by supporters of Isis, and throws his support behind far-right For Britain party Morrissey has made an extraordinary even by his standards series of pronouncements in halal meat production, the Islamic method of animal slaughter. He claimed that halal slaughter requires certification that […]
The producer and DJ, real name Tim Bergling, was found dead in Oman Swedish DJ Avicii has died in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. His representative said in a statement: It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Instagram post, Diplo called him a real […]
Father of South African jazz, who had career spanning more than five decades, dies aged 78 Tributes paid to South African musician and activist Hugh Masekela Father of South African jazz, who had career spanning more than five decades, dies aged 78 Hugh Masekela obituary: jazz pioneer who fought the evil of apartheid Jason Burke […]
Famously fractious singer had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017 Mark E Smith, founder and lead singer with the Fall, dies aged 60 Famously fractious frontman had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017 The final interview: I can clear a pub when I want to Ben Beaumont-Thomas First published on Wed 24 Jan […]
Update: this story has now been confirmed. As Spotify continues to inch towards a public listing, Apple is making a move of its own to step up its game in music services. Sources tell us that the company is close to acquiring Shazam, the popular app that lets people identify any song, TV show, film […]