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Java : Indonesian Islamic hardliners chanting "go to hell Lady Gaga" stage a protest against US pop diva Lady Gaga's upcoming Jakarta concert, outside the US embassy in Jakarta on May 25, 2012. (AFP Photo / Oscar Siagian) 27.05.2012 16:14 2 comments

Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian gig over Islamist threats

Pop 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.

 
The winner of  Queen Elisabeth Competition 2012 Russian Violinist Andrey Baranov (photo from www.cmireb.be/) 27.05.2012 14:37

­Russian violinist wins Queen Elisabeth Competition

The 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

Loreen of Sweden performs her song "Euphoria" during the Grand Final of the Eurovision song contest in Baku, May 27, 2012 (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)(Video courtesy of EBU) 27.05.2012 03:00 6 comments

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.

 
Indonesian Islamic hardliners chanting "go to hell Lady Gaga" stage a protest against US pop diva Lady Gaga's upcoming Jakarta concert, outside the US embassy in Jakarta on May 25, 2012. (AFP Photo / Oscar Siagian) 25.05.2012 19:22 12 comments

Gaga goes for girl's best friend fake Rolex

Some 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.

Spanish pop singer Pastora Soler performs during a rehearsal for the Eurovision 2012 song contest in the Azerbaijan's capital Baku, on May 20, 2012. (AFP Photo / Vyacheslav Oseledko) 25.05.2012 13:29 6 comments

Spain sings out it can't afford Eurovision bubblegum

The 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 24.05.2012 22:28

De-Phazz share secrets of the perfect jingle

German pop jazz band De-Phazz has arrived in Moscow to showcase their latest album. RT caught up with the jazz and lounge stars.

Photo from physics.bu.edu/~jesusinal 22.05.2012 19:58 30 comments

The cost of downloading: Supreme Court says $675,000 fine remains for sharing 30 songs

A 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.

 
U.S. singer Lady Gaga waves upon her arrival for her concert tour in Taipei  (Reuters/Pichi Chuang) 22.05.2012 17:38 3 comments

Second Philippines Gaga gig to go ahead despite protests

Lady 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.

Former Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb performs at the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival in Dubai, March 1, 2008 (Reuters/Regi Varghese) 21.05.2012 14:24 1 comment

Tragedy: Robin Gibb loses cancer battle

The 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.

 
Vienna Ball in Moscow (RIA Novosti/Ramil Sitdikov) 20.05.2012 19:30

Dance till you drop: Vienna Ball in Moscow

The famed Vienna Ball has swept into Moscow once again, with hundreds of graceful ladies and dapper gentlemen twirling to the sounds of music.

Arto Tunchboyadzhyan 17.05.2012 21:51

Folk musician plays avant-garde session in RT studio

An Armenian American folk musician, Arto Tunchboyadzhyan, showed RT how he makes music with the most ordinary household objects.

 
Hackers attacked websites of the Eurovision contest 17.05.2012 20:05 2 comments

Hackers set sites on Eurovision

The 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.

Evgeny Smirnov with his many trophies (Image from Evgeny Smirnov’s page at Odnoklassniki.ru) 16.05.2012 01:03

Medical blunder costs breakdance champ his leg

Russian 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 Musical "Notre Dame de Paris" 15.05.2012 22:41

English cast of ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ heading to Moscow

One 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.

Lady Gaga  (Reuters/Steve Marcus) 15.05.2012 16:43 18 comments

Poker Face Gaga fails to pass Islamic face control

The 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.

 
Winehouse-Doherty blood painting sells for $56,000 12.05.2012 17:14 4 comments

­Winehouse-Doherty blood painting sold

A 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.

Serena Williams (Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images / AFP) 12.05.2012 14:25 1 comment

­Serena Williams tries on rap star shoes

Looks 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.

 
RIA Novosti / Vitaliy Belousov 10.05.2012 14:10

Russian violinists’ first success at Queen’s contest

A 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.

 Lady Gaga drinking tea with a "Pray for Japan" engraved cup during a press conference for the MTV video Music Aid Japan event in Tokyo (AFP Photo) 07.05.2012 19:00 8 comments

$75k for teacup? Now that’s Gaga

Everything 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.

 
djaz1.com 04.05.2012 23:17 8 comments

Feds seized music blog for a year — without any proof of infringement

Even 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.

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