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5/6/20-Kraftwerk founder dies

(CNN) Florian Schneider, the co-founder of the German electronic band Kraftwerk, has died of cancer at age 73. "Kraftwerk co-founder and electro pioneer Ralf Hütter has sent us the very sad news that his friend and companion over many decades Florian Schneider has passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday," the band said in a statement provided to CNN by publicist Alexandra […]

todayMay 6, 2020

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5/5/20-Gene Simmons & Holocaust

source: music-news.com Kiss star Gene Simmons has opened up about his mother's release from a Nazi concentration camp after her official papers were unearthed in Germany. Bild reporters obtained the documents and recently showed them to the rock star 75 years after American troops liberated the Mauthausen camp on 5 May, 1945 - three days before the official end of World War II. Gene's mother, Flora Klein, was the only […]

todayMay 5, 2020

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5/5/20-Boy George Revelation

Source: music-news.com Boy George didn’t take part in the 1985 Live Aid concert because he was 'otherwise engaged chemically.' The former Culture Club frontman has revealed his band were asked to perform at the landmark concert - which was held on July 13 1985 to raise money for the Ethiopian famine - but organizers “didn’t follow up” on the request because of George’s battle with a drug addiction. Speaking to […]

todayMay 5, 2020

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5/5/20-Cher's cancelled tour

source: music-news.com Cher is glad her "Here We Go Again Tour" was shut down in March, because the pop legend knew how dangerous the coronavirus crisis was going to be. The 73-year-old singer icon was on the road when her March 12 concert in Oklahoma was cancelled and she knew instinctively that government officials were making the right decision to shut everything down. "I knew more than most Americans because […]

todayMay 5, 2020

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4/25/20-Beatles vs Stones

Mick Jagger is amused whenever Paul McCartney insists The Beatles were better than the Rolling Stones because he is adamant there is no comparison. The age-old question is one that has entertained music fans for decades, and McCartney recently reignited the debate by claiming the Fab Four's wider appeal made them the superior group. "(The Stones) are rooted in the blues," the Hey Jude hit maker recently told U.S. shock […]

todayApril 25, 2020

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4/23/20-Marianne Faithfull News

Marianne Faithfull is recovering at home after spending three weeks in hospital battling the coronavirus. The 73-year-old singer was admitted to a London hospital with coronavirus symptoms, and she subsequently tested positive for the virus and later contracted pneumonia. On Wednesday, her representatives posted a statement on her social media accounts in which they announced the As Tears Go By singer had left the hospital and was now resting at […]

todayApril 23, 2020

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4/6/20-Christopher Cross on covid

(CNN) Singer-songwriter Christopher Cross revealed on social media that he tested positive for coronavirus. Cross, known for his Grammy Award winning hits "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme," said that he felt it was important to make people aware of how dangerous the virus is. "I'm not in the habit of discussing medical issues on social media," Cross said Friday on Facebook and Instagram. "But I do so in hope this will […]

todayApril 6, 2020

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4/3/20-Bill Withers Passes

Hear Bill Withers on "The Lost 45s." (AP) Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in […]

todayApril 3, 2020

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3/30/20-Julian on John Lennon

From: music-news.com John Lennon's son felt 'cast aside' when he embarked on a relationship with Yoko Ono Julian Lennon has recalled how he felt the late Beatles legend had "disappeared off the face of the planet" when he divorced his mother Cynthia in 1968 and got together with the artist because they had very little contact. Julian said: "Suddenly my dad literally disappeared off the face of the planet. At […]

todayMarch 30, 2020

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