Ireland Says Goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor
In the coastal town of Bray, south of Dublin, the site of Ms. O’Connor’s last Irish home, mourners prepared to pay their last respects to the singer.
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Malaysian music festival to take legal action against the 1975
Promoters of the event claim that Matty Healy’s onstage kiss with bandmate ‘tarnished’ the festival’s reputation and are calling on the musicians to acknowledge liability and provide compensationThe organisers of the Good Vibes festival in Kuala Lumpur…
Rapper Tory Lanez to be sentenced for shooting singer Megan Thee Stallion
In December 2022, Lanez was found guilty of three felonies in relation to the shootingMusician Tory Lanez is set to be sentenced on Monday for shooting fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was found gui…
Freddie Mercury’s clothes are the champions in Sotheby’s sale
Items also include Queen singer’s moustache comb and the piano used to write Bohemian RhapsodyAs the frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury’s musical legacy is undisputed – the band had more than 50 UK Top 40 hits across three decades. But, as an auction a…
Sinéad O’Connor tribute appears in Ireland as funeral plans announced
Installation appears on hillside overlooking seaside town of Bray, where singer is to be buriedA fleeting installation honouring Sinéad O’Connor has been unveiled on a hillside overlooking the Irish seaside town of Bray, where she is to be buried on Tu…
The Kinks’ former keyboardist John Gosling dies aged 75
Members pay tribute to ‘great man’ who played with band in 1970sThe Kinks have paid tribute to their former bandmate John Gosling after his death at the age of 75.Brothers Ray and Dave Davies formed the Kinks in the 1960s, with Gosling joining the band…
‘A bonkers gig’: how heavy metal bands are helping keep UK church organs alive
Surprise musical pairing lets ancient instrument reach new audiences in concerts with heavy rock bandsWe’ve had rock’n’roll, rhythm and blues and drum’n’bass. Now the latest pairing to shake the music scene is heavy metal and church organs.Two doom met…
Bad behaviour at concerts is becoming normalised, experts say
From throwing a wheel of brie at Pink to shouting at performers, fans are becoming more disrespectfulMusic industry experts are saying that bad behaviour at concerts has become the new norm after a spate of incidents where musicians have been hit by it…
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni sues Placebo singer for calling her ‘fascist racist’
Calls for overhaul of defamation laws in Italy after legal action brought against Brian MolkoThe Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is suing Placebo frontman, Brian Molko, for defamation after publicly calling her “racist” and “fascist”, according…
Bafta-winning composer Carl Davis dies aged 86
Musician best known for BBC’s Pride and Prejudice and 1981’s The French Lieutenant’s Woman also composed for silent film, stage and concert hallBafta-winning composer and conductor Carl Davis has died at the age of 86, his family has announced today.Da…