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Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Costello, Lauper up for Songwriters Hall of Famecaste

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(AP) — Tom Petty, Vince Gill, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds are among the performing songwriters being considered for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The organization announced its 2015 nominees Wednesday. Other performers up for the honor are Gloria...
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Thursday, 2 October 2014

Metallica, Rihanna booked for 'Valor' concert

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(AP) — Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and Rihanna are among the artists booked for a televised live concert from the National Mall in Washington next month to raise awareness of issues concerning veterans. "The Concert for Valor" is planned for 7 p.m. EDT on Veteran's...
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Thursday, 25 September 2014

Yusuf/Cat Stevens cancels New York show over scalpers

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span class="articleLocation">(Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Yusuf, who was Cat Stevens until he converted to Islam, said he had cancelled a show scheduled for New York City because scalpers had driven up prices. Yusuf, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,...
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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Lady Gaga sheds quirky image for jazz album with Tony Bennett

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(Reuters) - Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, bridging a 60-year age gap to form one of music's unlikeliest pairs, launched a jazz album on Monday that lets the pop diva put aside her wacky image to sing sweet harmonies with the elder statesman of cool. "Cheek to Cheek," on sale on Tuesday...
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Monday, 22 September 2014

BENNETT, GAGA HAVE SPECIAL CHEMISTRY ON NEW CD

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Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, "Cheek to Cheek" (Interscope/Columbia) Tony Bennett has never forgotten the boost he got when Frank Sinatra declared him "the best singer in the whole business." Now it's Bennett's turn to grant his imprimatur to another Italian-American singer from...
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