Tag: Music
LFO singer Rich Cronin dies
Rich Cronin, former lead singer of the boy band LFO and writer of its 1999 hit Summer Girls, died on Wednesday after a battle with leukaemia, celebrity website TMZ.com reports. He was 35.[MORE]
TV interview evidence in MP assault case
A singer accused of bashing a NSW MP will use TV interview footage of the politician in his defence.[MORE]
Naked Britney 'sexually harassed bodyguard'
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit accusing the pop star of repeatedly parading herself around in the nude and having sex in front of him.[MORE]
Winfrey earns Kennedy Centre honour
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the latest person to be nominated for this year's Kennedy Centre honours.[MORE]
The xx win Mercury Prize
Electronic band The xx have been named the winners of Britain's 2010 Mercury Prize for their self-titled debut album.[MORE]
Lennon's killer denied parole for 6th time
John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for the sixth time since he was locked up for murdering the Beatles superstar in 1980.[MORE]
Road trip earns country music win
A teenage hotel worker could be on the road to country music glory.[MORE]
Dylan's art panned by critics
Art critics have dismissed Bob Dylan as an amateur painter and say his work had no place in Denmark's largest museum.[MORE]
Auctioneer defends Jackson memorabilia sale
The auction house that is putting Michael Jackson's memorabilia under the hammer in Macao has dismissed accusations that the sale goes against the singer's wishes.[MORE]
ELO star killed by bale of hay
A freak collision with a hay bale kills cellist Mike Edwards, a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra.[MORE]
Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol
Fox has finally confirmed what media reports have speculated for weeks: Kara DioGuardi is leaving American Idol.[MORE]
Cheryl and Ashley Cole in quickie divorce
The marriage of X Factor judge and pop singer Cheryl Cole and her England football player husband Ashley has ended in divorce after four years.[MORE]
Angry fans throw glasses at Guns 'N' Roses
American rock band Guns 'N' Roses was pelted with plastic glasses after showing up almost an hour late to a gig in Ireland.[MORE]
Amendment o protect live music fails
The Victorian Greens have failed in their bid to enshrine the protection of live music into the state's liquor licensing laws.[MORE]
Rapper TI arrested
Rapper TI has been released from jail after being arrested in Los Angeles for possessing drugs.[MORE]
Urban gets two country music nods
Keith Urban has been nominated for two top Country Music Association Awards, but the pressing question is what his famous wife will wear to Nashville's big night.[MORE]
Powderfinger kicks off farewell tour
Powderfinger signalled the beginning of the end when their national farewell tour opened in Newcastle last night.[MORE]
Parklife moves back to Brisbane
Music festival Parklife has been moved back to Brisbane after roadworks on Queensland's Gold Coast threatened to cause traffic problems.[MORE]
Ceberano named Adelaide Cabaret Festival director
Singer Kate Ceberano is named the Adelaide Cabaret Festival's next artistic director.[MORE]
John Butler, Victorian cricketers in plane scare
The Victorian cricket team and John Butler Trio were among passengers caught in a crash-landing scare on a Darwin to Adelaide flight.[MORE]
Dreaming festival to have long-term benefits for Dubbo
Organisers of the Dubbo Dreaming festival hope it will have long-term benefits for the region.[MORE]
Gympie muster moseys on
This year's national music muster near Gympie in south-east Queensland is over for another year.[MORE]
Yunupingu takes top gong at Indigenous Music Awards
Elcho Island musician Gurrumul Yunupingu has again taken out the top prize at the Northern Territory Indigenous Music Awards in Darwin.[MORE]
John Lennon's toilet sells for $16,000
A toilet belonging to Beatles legend John Lennon sold at auction in Liverpool on Saturday for 9,500 pounds ($16,400) - nearly 10 times its guide price, organisers said.[MORE]
Williams' Take That reunion to be temporary
The original Take That line-up may be back, but Gary Barlow says it probably won't be for good.[MORE]
