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Rihanna to be awarded MTV Video Music Award lifetime achievement prize

Rihanna will receive MTV's lifetime achievement award at the Video Music Awards later this month. It's MTV's highest honour and is known as the Michael Jackson video vanguard award. Last year Kanye West won the trophy, with Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears previously getting it. "[The award] reflects an artist's impact not just on music but on pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy," says MTV. She will also perform […]

today14th August 2016

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How Beyoncé became an ‘albums artist’ – and what radio is doing about it

For years, Beyoncé was a hit-machine, defiantly, almost psychotically, churning out chart topping singles. So how, and why, did she become focussed exclusively on the album format? And what does that mean in the age of streaming? "I might get your song played on the radio station," boasts Beyoncé on Formation, the agenda-setting single she premiered at this year's SuperBowl - but her own songs are increasingly failing to make […]

today1st May 2016

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Fleur East: I’ve bounced back from X Factor ‘despair’

When Fleur East came second in last year's X Factor, she thought her career was over. The effervescent singer, with her mane of bouncy curls, had been the bookmaker's favourite to win after her explosive cover of Uptown Funk proved so popular Mark Ronson had to rush the original song into shops a month earlier than planned. But, to many people's surprise, she came second to van driver and self-confessed […]

today17th December 2015

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Beyoncé leads MTV Video Music award nominations

Beyoncé is in the running for eight prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards including video of the year, best female and best choreography. Her song Drunk in Love, performed alongside husband Jay-Z, is up against rivals including Pharrell Williams' Happy for best video. Rappers Eminem and Iggy Azalea scooped seven nods apiece in key categories including best male and female. The awards ceremony takes place in Inglewood, California, on […]

today20th July 2014

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Jackson hologram steals Billboard show

US singer Justin Timberlake accepted seven Billboard Music Awards by video while on tour, leaving it to a Michael Jackson hologram to steal the show at the ceremony in Las Vegas. It mimicked the late King of Pop's famous dance moves while performing Slave to the Rhythm, a song from Jackson's new posthumous album Xscape. Other winners of the evening included Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez and Lorde. (Source: BBC News)

today19th May 2014

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Michael Jackson tops UK album chart

The late pop legend Michael Jackson has topped the album charts, nearly five years since his death, with Xscape. The second posthumous album of his previously unreleased tracks features eight songs recorded between 1983 and 1999. It was reworked by producers including Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins and Stargate. Lily Allen's Sheezus fell to number six, while in the singles chart Rita Ora's I Will Never Let You Down debuted at number […]

today19th May 2014

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Kanye West is ‘humbled’ by fans as his debut turns ten

Kanye West has thanked fans for "unwavering support and love" over the past decade. His Twitter comments came as his debut album, The College Dropout, turned ten. The rapper added: "I am extremely grateful to each and every person along that road who helped, lent an ear, lent their voice, gave of their heart to that project." He described the album, which came out on 10 February 2004, as "a […]

today12th February 2014

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Beyoncé puts surprise album on iTunes

Beyoncé has unexpectedly released her fifth album on iTunes overnight, with 14 new songs and 17 music videos. The self-titled record is the follow-up to 2011's 4, and features guest spots from her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy. "Surprise!" wrote the 32-year-old in a press release, adding she was "bored" of releasing music the traditional way. The instantaneous release means "I am able to speak directly to my fans," […]

today16th December 2013

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Bon Jovi have highest grossing tour of 2013

US rock band Bon Jovi had the biggest international music tour of the year, according to Billboard magazine's 2013 rankings. The group played to more than two million fans during 90 sell-out shows, grossing $205m (£125m). Cirque Du Soleil's Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour was second on the list, followed by singer Pink. The Rolling Stones were the highest placed British act - at number six - raking in […]

today16th December 2013