News Archive
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
The bass singer Richard Angas, best known for his frequent appearances in the title role of Jonathan Miller’s much-revived production of The Mikado for English National Opera, has died aged 71.
He collapsed during rehearsals for Peter Grimes with Opera North in Leeds yesterday and died later...
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Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
New details have emerged in the wake of a man being found dead at Olivia Newton-John’s Florida home.
“Subsequent to an autopsy this morning, conducted by the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office, it was determined Tequesta resident, Christopher Pariseleti, died as the...
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Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
The Calling lead singer Alex Band was abducted on Sunday morning, beaten and dumped on train tracks.
Band was walking from his hotel room to a mini mart in Michigan at 4am when a van pulled up along side him and snatched him off the street.
He was in Lapeer, Michigan, for a local music...
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Monday, August 19th, 2013
Ex-B2K singer Raz-B has made a ‘miraculous’ recovery after being on life support following a nightclub attack in China.
He came out of his life-threatening coma on Sunday, and is stable, breathing on his own, smiling and responsive.
According to TMZ he is yet to be released...
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Sunday, August 18th, 2013
The YouTube clips purportedly showed him rapping about raping women and committing violent acts in the guise of his alter-ego ‘The Phantom’. An ITV spokesperson said the content was “totally unacceptable”, adding that the 25-year-old had been suspended.
In a statement,...
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Saturday, August 17th, 2013
It follows claims of similarities between their hit and other songs, including Gaye’s Got to Give it Up. Musicians Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris Jr insist there are no similarities “other than commonplace musical elements”. The track was created “without...
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Friday, August 16th, 2013
Michael Jackson’s doctors competed for his business and over-prescribed medications to help overcome his “incredible” fear of pain, the late pop singer’s ex-wife testified on Wednesday in a wrongful death trial.
“His fear of pain was incredible. I think the doctors took advantage...
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Thursday, August 15th, 2013
A woman faces felony charges in an attack last month on 73-year-old R&B singer Lester Chambers at a San Francisco Bay Area blues festival, where he had just dedicated a song to Trayvon Martin, authorities said Wednesday.
Alameda County prosecutors charged 43-year-old Dinalynn Andrews-Potter...
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Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
Singer Eydie Gorme, who had a hit in 1963 with Blame It On The Bossa Nova, has died in Las Vegas at the age of 84, her publicist has said. Gorme was a popular nightclub and TV singer, both with her husband Steve Lawrence and as a solo act.
In 1953, she joined what became the Tonight Show on...
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
As a singing teacher I am always trying to teach pupils to ‘use their own voice’ but this impressionist is hilarious and definitely worth a watch.
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
Franz Ferdinand star Alex Kapranos has collapsed at a music festival – but still managed to perform later that evening. The Scottish singer has a severe nut allergy and accidentally ate some peanuts at the Sziget Festival in Hungary, after mistaking them for a rice snack.
The 41-year-old...
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
A leading vocal group from NBC’s The Sing-Off share their secrets to the perfectly prepared performance voice.
What do you need to keep in mind when you’re singing under intense pressure?
Taken from the Voice council website’s interview...
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Monday, August 12th, 2013
Lucy Rose A singer songwriter from Warkwickshire says it’s ‘frustrating’ that she gets compared to other female artists solely because of gender
Claiming that female artists...
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Sunday, August 11th, 2013
A partially-sighted singer and songwriter is offering people the chance to take part in his first music video, which will be filmed in City Square.
Dundee-born Neil McLaren, 23, will be recording the video for his single, Focus, which will be released later this year and he is inviting members...
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Saturday, August 10th, 2013
Bros singer Matt Goss says he and the other band mates “are finally at a place” where they feel they could reunite.
Matt, 44, is currently promoting his fifth solo studio album Life You Imagine which is out in October. He is also still performing at his hugely successful Las Vegas...
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