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Harry Nilsson song rights sold to BMG in latest catalog deal

Harry Nilsson's melodic pop music endeared him to the Beatles and won him the admiration of everyone from Monty Python's Terry Gilliam to Carly Rae Jepsen. But ask someone on the street if they recognize the name, and they'll probably either respond with knowing reverence or a quizzical stare.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 14, 2022

Roberta Flack has ALS, making it ‘impossible to sing’

But manager says the 85-year-old singer ‘plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 14, 2022

Roberta Flack has ALS and now finds it ‘impossible to sing’

The legendary musician is suffering from the condition commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Music show: In conversation with violin virtuoso Lindsey Stirling & British singer Jonathan Jeremiah

In this week's music show, Marjorie Hache welcomes Lindsey Stirling, an American musician known for her violin skills and choreographed performances to savvy combinations of classical music, pop rock and electronica. She has just released her Christmas album, "Snow Waltz". Also in the studio with us is Jonathan Jeremiah, a…

France 24 · Nov 14, 2022

R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg get nods for Songwriters Hall

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The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

The Beatles' chart-topper and the Newcastle hotel where the song was written

The Beatles wrote one of their early classics, She Loves You, in a Newcastle hotel - but exactly which hotel has been a much-debated piece of pop music folklore, until now

Chronicle Live · Nov 14, 2022

Harry Styles helps pregnant fan reveal the sex of her unborn baby at his concert

‘She’s about to do the single hardest thing in the world there is to do,’ the singer said to the crowd

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Tragic reason Travis Barker didn't fly for 13 years - and how Kourtney Kardashian helped

The Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who is celebrating his 47th birthday today, survived a devastating plane crash that claimed the lives of his close pals and left him with lifelong injuries

Daily Mirror · Nov 14, 2022

A song about fathers strikes a chord with the public

The song, called “Checking In,” has gone viral on TikTok with more than 350,000 views in just a few days.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 14, 2022

Edinburgh '90s rave' set to be cancelled over drug concerns as council refuses licence

Tickets for the event have been on sale since September, but without a licence it is now unlikely to go ahead and this leaves organisers in a precarious position.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 14, 2022