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The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Songwriting genius and satin came together to wow Europe with ‘Waterloo’ on 6 April 1974. As the Swedish stars (and their fans) celebrate the 50th anniversary of Abba’s triumph, Mark Beaumont traces the road to superstardom for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid

The Independent UK

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Songwriting genius and satin came together to wow Europe with ‘Waterloo’ in 1974. Ahead of Eurovision this weekend, Mark Beaumont traces the road from Sweden to superstardom for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid

The Independent UK

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

Songwriting genius and satin came together to wow Europe with ‘Waterloo’. Mark Beaumont traces the road from Sweden to superstardom for Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid

The Independent UK

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Shakira Nods At Break-Up, Cheating Scandal While Accepting Award: 'We Women Are Stronger Than We Think'

Shakira referenced her split from Gerard Piqué amid his cheating scandal, as she was honored at the Latin Women in Music Awards.

Cinemablend

‘Unbelievably frustrated’: Ed Sheeran hits out after winning copyright case

Pop singer Ed Sheeran has hit out in frustration after winning a copyright trial in which he was accused of stealing parts of a Marvin Gaye song. The US

The New Daily

Ed Sheeran: what was his copyright trial all about?

The British singer said he found the accusations “insulting” and threatened to quit making music if he lost the court case

Evening Standard

Canadian songwriter and folk icon Gordon Lightfoot dies, aged 84

The songwriting legend who penned If You Could Read My Mind has passed away

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Canada’s folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies aged 84

One of the most renowned voices to emerge from the folk scene of the 1960s, Lightfoot recorded 20 studio albums.

Al Jazeera

Gordon Lightfoot death: Revered Canadian folk singer dies aged 84

Legendary folk singer-songwriter’s hits include ‘Early Morning Rain’ and ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’

The Independent UK

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter, dies aged 84

Musician best known for folk-pop hits such as If You Could Read My Mind and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald continued to tour in his later years

The Guardian - AU

Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter of ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,’ ‘Sundown’ dies at 84

The Canadian folk singer died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. His mid-1970s album ‘Sundown’ reached the top of the Billboard charts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits include “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at age 84

The Independent UK

Seymour Stein: Mogul who discovered some of music’s greats

Stein was a powerhouse executive who brought names such as Madonna and Talking Heads into global stardom

The Independent UK

Otis Redding III dies: Singer inspired by legendary dad dies at 59 after cancer battle

Otis Redding III, who proudly followed in his famous dad's music footprints, passed away in a hospital in Macon, Georgia at the age of 59

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How a surge of creativity led to Dirty Heads releasing a trio of EPs in 2023

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The creative juices wouldn’t stop flowing for Huntington Beach’s Dirty Heads as they were recording the 10-track album “Midnight Control,” which debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s alternative albums chart last year. Vocalist Jared Watson also described it as one of the best albums the band…

Salon

Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light

Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes

Tribune News Service

Whitney Houston’s posthumous gospel collection debuts at No. 2 on Billboard chart

Whitney Houston’s musical legacy continues to reach the upper echelons of the Billboard charts.

The Guardian - UK

Seymour Stein obituary

Music executive and co-founder of Sire Records who launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Ramones

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Appreciation: Seymour Stein, dead at 80, discovered the Ramones, Madonna, many more: ‘I never believed in press for myself’

SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T, Depeche Mode and the dozens of other artists Stein signed…

Daily Mirror

Lana Del Rey is ENGAGED to musician Evan Winiker after just months of dating

Grammy-nominated singer Lana Del Rey is reportedly set to tie the knot after it was claimed she is now engaged to talent agency managing partner Evan Winiker

The Independent UK

Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

Two actors will make their ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts as hosts next month — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas

Tribune News Service

Country musician Rissi Palmer is the subject of a new PBS documentary

RALEIGH, N.C. — Durham-based country music artist Rissi Palmer is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary, which hometown folks got a chance to see ahead of its television premiere.

The Guardian - US

The rise of Morgan Wallen, America’s controversial country music star

The singer’s record-breaking success spotlights the divide between coastal city culture and what’s played elsewhere

Daily Mirror

Shakira breaks 14 Guinness World Records after brutal diss track aimed at ex

Shakira's new music has broken multiple Guinness World Records, including Music Sessions Vol. 53 topping the charts

Daily Mirror

Melle Mel says Eminem only considered one of the best rappers because he's white

The lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five has hit back at Billboard's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, arguing that Eminem only made the list because he's white

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