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EDINBURGH'S latest teenage singing sensation, who dazzled celebrity judges in a UK talent competition, is set to share a stage with a Bee Gee and a Rolling Stone.

Only a few days after the release of the album Smokin Sax and before a date to promote it, saxophonist Johnny Griffin died at age 80 at his chateau in Availles-Limouzine, France. Hear his final U.S. homecoming at the Village Vanguard recorded live by JazzSet

Music critic Milo Miles reviews A-Square (Of Course), a new collection featuring artists from Hugh 'Jeep' Holland's rock label.

More than 2,100 viewers have flooded the BBC with complaints following the withdrawal of former news correspondent John Sergeant as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, the ...

The vampire flick Twilight may be critic proof -- hundreds of theaters will be posting "Sold Out" signs before it even opens at midnight tonight (Thursday) -- but that ...

In the latest example of an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" strategy, the members of the '70s satirical group Monty Python have launched their own YouTube site, where they ...

Country rocker CLINT BLACK is suing his manager and accountant, alleging CHARLES SUSSMAN mishandled his finances. The Grammy winner's lawsuit claims Sussman ...

A rapper from Atlanta, Georgia has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for shooting a man - after rhyming about his crime and naming his victim in a new track. ...

Former EURYTHMICS rocker DAVE STEWART is mixing music with sex - by giving a new song away free to those who buy a special new vibrator. Stewart wants fans to listen to ...

At a time when jobs are anything but disposable, it's hard to imagine what it would take to drive workers out the door voluntarily. But when you're eventually pushed to the brink and riot, you're going to need consolation and encouragement in the form of five great rock tunes.