…s research in this field has shown that male mice can sing complex songs when exposed to females and these play an important part in courtship. These murine serenades are ultrasonic. At between 50 and 100KHz, they are far above the hearing range of humans. When processed to make them audible to humans, they sound like a series of plaintive whistles. It has long been assumed that mice were incapabl…
Alt-rock musician Jason Molina, known for his work with Magnolia Electric Co and Songs:Ohia, has died aged 39, from organ failure owing to alcohol consumption. A prolific and respected cornerstone of US alt-rock for nearly two decades, Jason Molina had been suffering health problems for some time. In 2011 the musician’s family had appealed to fans for contributions towards his treatment, in the w…
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d. “This iTunes, God bless ‘em, it’s going to kill music if they’re not careful,” lead singer Brian Johnson told Reuters on the release of their last album, Black Ice, in 2008. “It just worries me. And I’m sure they’re just doing it all in the interest of making as much… cash as possible. Let’s put it this way, it’s certainly not fo…
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…Jersey Boys – featuring the hits of Franki Valli and the Four Seasons – and the Michael Jackson show Thriller Live. Mamma Mia!, which opened in 1999, is booking in the West End until April 2013, while We Will Rock You, based on the music of Queen, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Yet other examples of the genre have enjoyed lesser success. Despite winning an Olivier for best n…
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Elvis Presley’s 34th commemoration held at Graceland Jerry Leiber, legendary songwriter of rock’n’roll music, died of cardiopulmonary failure on Monday, August 22, at Cedar Sinai medical Centre in Los Angeles. He was 78. “Jerry Leiber passed quickly and with minimum discomfort, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his three sons, Jed, Oliver, and Jake, and his two granddaught…
Country singer George Jones, who had a string of number one songs between the 1950s and 1990s, has died aged 81. George Jones’ publicist, Kirt Webster, said the Grammy-winning singer was admitted to hospital for fever and irregular blood pressure and died on Friday. Nicknamed Possum, his signature song was He Stopped Loving Her Today, a track about love and death. George Jones was married to Tamm…
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Justin Bieber, the world’s richest self-made teenager, has now 47 million Facebook fans, 29 million Twitter followers and three billion YouTube hits. As the world’s first social-media superstar, Justin Bieber, 18, built up a fan base of millions before he’d even signed a record deal. His world record puts him ahead of Lady Gaga, Rihanna or Eminem. “The genius of Justin Bieber is he used the power…
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Read More » Rihanna shared a topless snap of her getting made up for Atlanta performance, only covering her modesty with a white towel. Rihanna, 25, wrote on her Twitter account: “Show time!! #DWT,” she wrote. “#ATL is all miiiiiinnneee!!!! I want you on your WORST behavior!!! Tonight is all about you!!! #DiamondsWorldTour” Rihanna’s getting made up for Atlanta performance The singer has more th…
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The Rolling Stones have announced four concerts in London and Newark at the end of the year. The band will play London’s O2 Arena on 25 and 29 November and at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on 13 and 15 December. Reports of a possible tour to mark The Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary had been circulating for a number of years. Tickets for the UK gigs go on sale on Friday,…
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Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney had the plug pulled on them after over-running at Hard Rock Calling in London’s Hyde Park. Headline act Bruce Springsteen welcomed Sir Paul McCartney on stage for renditions of the Beatles’ I Saw Her Standing There and Twist and Shout. But their microphones were turned off before they could thank the crowds. Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCa…
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…e also allowed Sony music to release 10 new albums, including material from studio sessions produced during the making of some of the megastar’s biggest albums. Michael Jackson, who died in June 2009 at the age of 50, had recorded unreleased duets with artists ranging from the late Freddie Mercury and Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am. In April the details of 77 million gamers were stolen aft…
…e some new songs, I’m game to write songs,” he said. Dustin Hoffman was honored for charting his own path after taking a junior college class in acting that “nobody ever flunks”. Meryl Streep, a 2011 honoree, said Dustin Hoffman’s quest to become an actor required waiting tables and typing for the yellow pages by day. “He’d do anything if it meant at night he could find himself o…
The plane carrying Jenni Rivera plunged from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at more than 600 miles an hour, Mexico’s top transportation official says. Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, Mexico’s secretary of communications and transportation, revealed the first detailed accounts of the moments leading up to the crash that killed Jenni Rivera and six other people aboard the…
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…touching vignette that reveals how the barrier of fame can be broken down with a few small words. Ellen is in fact Ellen Grossman, a successful Brooklyn-based artist herself. The episode is part of a 24-minute documentary about the opening of Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center, posted by Jay-Z’s culture website Life+Times. The video takes viewers behind the scenes of his string of gigs at…
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el Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork will perform some of the bands hit songs, including Daydream Believer and I’m a Believer. Manchester-born lead singer Davy Jones died of a heart attack on 29 February. Surviving members of 60s pop band The Monkees will perform their first live shows together in fifteen years in a US tour The four Monkees members were brought together to star in a US t…
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e movie, starring Whitney Houston, opens August 17th in theaters everywhere The St. Louis singing contest will take place at the NASCAR Speedpark At St. Louis Mills Mall REGISTRATION: 12:00PM CONTEST: 2:00PM To pre-register and reserve audition spots ahead of time, email sparklesingingchallengeSTL@gmail.com St. Louis Prize: The winner will receive $500 in cash, a $25 BEBE gift card and a chance to…
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ter Neuka Mitchell said “held a special place in her heart”. But it took years of legal battles for her to receive full royalty rights to the song. A final settlement was reached more than 20 years after the song was first released. Neuka Mitchell said her mother was an outgoing person. “She had a very big personality. Any room she entered, she just lit the room up, whether she w…
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…ed India. He cut back on his performances in the late 1980s due to illness, which included a serious lung condition. The severity of his illness forced him to give up all singing by the late-1990s. In 2010, however, Mehdi Hassan recorded a duet with Lata Mangeshkar, a long-time admirer, for an album called Sarhadein (Borders), which was released in 2011. Mehdi Hassan recorded his part of the song…
commercial prowess, playing to tens of thousands of fans around the world. They sold a total of 150 million albums and Jon Lord remained an ever-present amid numerous line-up changes until he left in 2002. Still composing, he had signed to a classical music label and performed a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of Concerto for Group and Orchestra. “Thirty years later the piece came back…
Jul 16 2012 | Posted in
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land. She won with her song Refrain and went on to compete in the contest for the next two years, finishing eighth and second respectively. She entered a song into the Swiss national selection for the 2012 contest, but didn’t qualify. She continued with her singing career and released her last album in 2008. She is considered Eurovision royalty and regularly appears at the contest as a guest…
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…through a seven-minute medley of some of her biggest hits, including Vision of Love, Make it Happen and Hero, before ending with #Beautiful. The last of those songs debuted at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week as Mariah Carey’s 45th entry on the chart to date. It was classic Mariah Carey, and though some critics slammed her on Twitter for appearing to lip sync, her fans seemed generally happy…
May 17 2013 | Posted in
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Robin Gibb was the gaunt Bee Gee, the one with the tombstone teeth and extraordinary voice, a high, plaintive tenor. But Robin Gibb’s voice and song-writing abilities, allied with the musical talents of his twin Maurice and older brother Barry, were to sell more than 220 million Bee Gees records in a career that was to last for nearly half a century. As a song-writing partnership, the Gibb…
May 22 2012 | Posted in
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Top Artist Taylor Swift Top New Artist One Direction Top Male Artist Justin Bieber Top Female Artist Taylor Swift Top Duo/Group One Direction Top Billboard 200 Artist Taylor Swift Top Hot 100 Artist Maroon 5 Top Digital Songs Artist (tie) Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift Top Radio Songs Artist Rihanna Top Touring Artist Madonna Top Social Artist Justin Bieber Top Streaming Artist Nick…
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Guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman was found dead aged 59 at his home in Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, CA, on April 23. Bob Brozman’s death was ruled a suicide, according to the coroner’s office of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department and no more details were released up to now. The American virtuoso guitarist was a musical pioneer who explored a vast range of cultures…
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…Begum’s hits were Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar and Kajra Mohabbat Wala. Born in Punjab’s Amritsar district, Shamshad Begum made her debut on a radio station in Lahore in December 1947. She has been described as a woman who captivated the hearts of her listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice. Shamshad Begum has also been credited as being one of the first singers whos…
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