Music
27.05.2012 16:14
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Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian gig over Islamist threatsPop icon Lady Gaga and her management have decided to cancel her show in Indonesia after Islamists threatened to bring “chaos” on the singer if she dares enter the country. The decision was announced just a week before the scheduled tour date. |
Russian violinist wins Queen Elisabeth CompetitionThe young and talented Russian violinist Andrey Baranov has beat out 77 international participants to win the Queen Elizabeth International Competition in Brussels. Andrey Baranov, 26, from St. Petersburg, will receive a money prize of 25,000 euro and eve |
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27.05.2012 03:00
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Swedish Euphoria at Eurovision (PHOTOS, VIDEO)Swedish singer Loreen has won the Eurovision song contest in Baku with her song “Euphoria.” Russia’s Buranovo Grannies were the runners-up of the show, followed by Serbia, Azerbaijan and Albania. |
25.05.2012 19:22
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Gaga goes for girl's best friend fake RolexSome like it hot. Others just want it cheap. Poker Face songstress Lady Gaga has revealed on her Twitter page that the number one item on her wish list in the Thai capital is a fake Rolex. Her remark provoked a storm of criticism. |
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25.05.2012 13:29
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Spain sings out it can't afford Eurovision bubblegumThe winner takes it all, they say, including the cost of winning. So, Spain's Eurovision contestant has been politely advised not to win because the country simply can't afford to stage next year's extravaganza. |
De-Phazz share secrets of the perfect jingleGerman pop jazz band De-Phazz has arrived in Moscow to showcase their latest album. RT caught up with the jazz and lounge stars. |
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22.05.2012 19:58
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The cost of downloading: Supreme Court says $675,000 fine remains for sharing 30 songsA 29-year-old Rhode Island man is expected to pay $675,000 for the unauthorized downloading of 30 songs after the Supreme Court said on Monday that they will not weigh in on one of the record industry’s longest-running copyright infringement cases. |
22.05.2012 17:38
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Second Philippines Gaga gig to go ahead despite protestsLady Gaga will perform a second show in Manila despite massive Christian protests. Her “provocative” acts and outfits are still within legal boundaries, a city official said. |
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21.05.2012 14:24
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Tragedy: Robin Gibb loses cancer battleThe music world is mourning the loss of another Bee Gee. The tremulous vibrato of Robin Gibb has fallen silent after the singer succumbed to liver and intestinal cancer on Sunday. He was 62. |
Dance till you drop: Vienna Ball in MoscowThe famed Vienna Ball has swept into Moscow once again, with hundreds of graceful ladies and dapper gentlemen twirling to the sounds of music. |
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Folk musician plays avant-garde session in RT studioAn Armenian American folk musician, Arto Tunchboyadzhyan, showed RT how he makes music with the most ordinary household objects. |
17.05.2012 20:05
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Hackers set sites on EurovisionThe Eurovision song contest became the subject of a hacker attack on Thursday. A group of computer geeks calling themselves “Fedai of Liberty” attacked several official websites of the music fair, currently underway in the Azerbaijan capital, Baku. |
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Medical blunder costs breakdance champ his legRussian breakdance champion, Evgeny Smirnov, won’t be able to impress the audience with his moves again as the young man has lost his leg due to the negligence of medics in Krasnodar Region. |
English cast of ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ heading to MoscowOne of the world’s most successful musicals, Notre-Dame de Paris, is returning to Moscow in autumn 2012. RT caught up with the show’s producer Nikolas Talar. |
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15.05.2012 16:43
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Poker Face Gaga fails to pass Islamic face controlThe Fame monster Lady Gaga is known for her extravagant outfits including the 'little meat dress', but her flamboyant style could ruin Gaga's plans in Indonesia, where local authorities fear the singer's sexuality on stage undermines Islamic values. |
12.05.2012 17:14
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Winehouse-Doherty blood painting soldA painting by Amy Winehouse created with fellow-musician Pete Doherty has gone under the hammer for $56.000. The work titled Ladylike features a female face and is made with Amy’s blood. |
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12.05.2012 14:25
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Serena Williams tries on rap star shoesLooks like American tennis player Serena Williams is just as good at music as she is at tennis. The former first racket of the world has surprised the world again - recording a rap song. |
Russian violinists’ first success at Queen’s contestA group of Russian musicians could be dubbed The Fab Four as they have made it to the semi-finals of one of the world’s most prestigious and difficult contests– the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition. |
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07.05.2012 19:00
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$75k for teacup? Now that’s GagaEverything Lady Gaga has touched even once eventually turns into gold, from dresses to china cups. Now, a teacup and saucer used by the Poker Face songstress during a press-conference in Japan has fetched $75,000 at an auction. |
04.05.2012 23:17
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Feds seized music blog for a year — without any proof of infringementEven without passing new legislation regulating what Americans can and can’t do on the Web, recently unsealed court records reveal that federal authorities took down a music website for one year without ever filing charges. SOPA CISPA |



















