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Reuters - British band Coldplay was crowned the world's top-selling act of 2008 at the World Music Awards (WMAs) in Monaco.

Reuters - Country singer Merle Haggard, recently diagnosed with lung cancer, had part of a lung removed and is recovering at home, his spokeswoman said on Sunday.

Look for rising country star Taylor Swift in USA TODAY as she preps for the Country Music Association Awards, where she's up ...

Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys co-star in the movie adaptation of The Secret Life of Bees. But they're part of ...

For an iconic songwriter whose words, melodies and rhythms are inextricably linked, a page of lyrics might seem like a chassis ...

BELLE AND SEBASTIAN have finished work on their much-anticipated follow-up to THE LIFE PURSUIT.Writing on the band's website, singer Stuart Murdoch said their ...

WILEY has mysteriously failed to turn up HOT CHIP gigs where he was due to join the band onstage.The Wearing My Rolex star was supposed to perform as a guest with ...

Having been thrust into the limelight as the Stateside answer to new rave at the back end of 2007