Reggae star Sizzla, whose UK tour was cancelled after protests at his “anti-gay” lyrics, has been jailed in Jamaica for…
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Youssou N’Dour wins music prize
Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour has been named a winner of a BBC Radio 3 World Music Award. His album Egypt…
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Rap feud in 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew
US rap star 50 Cent has said he has thrown protege The Game out of his G-Unit gang in a…
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Manics in charge of BBC 6 Music
The Manic Street Preachers are to take over the helm of BBC digital radio station 6 Music for a week…
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Dance music not dead says Fatboy
DJ Norman Cook – aka Fatboy Slim – has said that dance music is not dead, but has admitted it…
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Elton plays Paris charity concert
Sir Elton John has performed at a special concert in Paris to raise money for the victims of the Asian…
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Elvis ‘set for chart hat-trick’
The late US legend Elvis Presley is likely to score his third UK number one single in three weeks on…
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Snow Patrol feted at Irish awards
Snow Patrol were the big winners in Ireland’s top music honours, the Meteor Awards, picking up accolades for best Irish…
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New York rockers top talent poll
New York electro-rock group The Bravery have come top of the BBC News website’s Sound of 2005 poll to find…
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Rapper 50 Cent scores chart first
Rapper 50 Cent has become the first solo artist to have three singles in the US top five in the…
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