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Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack cancer free

Music Gossip

25 May 2012

Bobby Womack is cancer free. The soul music legend was thought to have developed colon cancer in March, but after having a tumour removed he has been given the all clear. A post on the 'Across 110th Street' singer's Facebook page read: "Bobby…

Ke$ha

Ke$ha samples Blur's Song 2 on new record

Music Gossip

23 May 2012

Ke$ha samples Blur's 'Song 2' on her second album. Leaked track 'Woo Hoo' features snippets of the British band's classic, backed by lyrics about the hard-partying lifestyle which Ke$ha is famous for. Other tracks on the new record include…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn stops Blur sessions

Music Gossip

23 May 2012

Damon Albarn has stopped recording sessions for new Blur material. The band had been working with producer William Orbit - who produced their '13' album in 1999 - but the rest of the group were left confused when Damon cryptically halted the…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn working on solo album

Music Gossip

9 May 2012

Damon Albarn is working on a solo album. The singer - who has fronted Blur and Gorillaz - has just released his soundtrack album to his musical 'Dr Dee', but is already looking to his next project, which he will release under his own name. He…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn finds opera hard to explain

Music Gossip

7 May 2012

Damon Albarn worries people think he has "lost it". The Blur frontman is currently focused on his 'Dr. Dee' project - a play and accompanying album of folk opera inspired by Elizabethan mathematician Dr. John Dee - and admit she is "nervous" about…

Blur

Damon Albarn thinks new Blur sound would be interesting

Music Gossip

3 May 2012

Damon Albarn thinks a new Blur album would be "interesting". The group - who have been largely defunct since 2003, apart from a series of one-off shows in 2009 - haven't released a record since 2003's 'Think Tank' and so the singer is curious to see…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn wants Noel collaboration

Music Gossip

2 May 2012

Damon Albarn has invited Noel Gallagher to work with him. The Blur frontman thinks it would be "nice" for his former foe to work with his Africa Express collective when they reconvene later this year. Asked if he would work with Noel, Damon told…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn: Gorillaz will record again

Music Gossip

25 Apr 2012

Gorillaz will make another record when Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett work out their differences. The cartoon collective has been on hiatus ever since the collaborators had a huge row last year but Damon insists it is not the end for Gorillaz and he…

Blur

Blur releasing box set

Music Gossip

19 Apr 2012

Blur are to release 65 previously-unheard songs as part of a new box set. The 'Parklife' hitmakers are to celebrate 21 years since the release of their debut album 'Leisure' with '21', a comprehensive body of work compiled by the band. The box…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn's Dr Dee is 'spookily evocative'

Music Gossip

20 Mar 2012

The music of Damon Albarn's 'Dr Dee' project is "spookily evocative". The opera, about the life of an Elizabethan scientist, first opened last year at the Manchester International Festival, and has been turned into a studio album which is described…

Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner urges Damon Albarn to quit

Music Gossip

19 Mar 2012

Mike Skinner thinks Damon Albarn should stop making records. The musician ended his The Streets project last year and has urged the 43-year-old Blur singer - who is also in Gorillaz and The Good the Bad and the Queen, as well as helming his Dr. Dee…

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher prepares Record Store Day release

Music Gossip

16 Mar 2012

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are releasing a vinyl for Record Store Day on April 21. The 'If I Had a Gun' singer and guitarist's project will release the 12 inch record containing four tracks - The Good Rebel', 'Let The Lord Shine A Light On…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn to release opera album

Music Gossip

7 Mar 2012

Damon Albarn will release an album from his 'Dr. Dee' opera. The Blur frontman recorded the 18-track record late last year with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and now the soundtrack to the production - inspired by mathematician John Dee - will be…

Rizzle Kicks

Damon Albarn idolised by Rizzle Kicks

Music Gossip

3 Mar 2012

Rizzle Kicks "idolise" Damon Albarn. The 'Down with the Trumpets' duo - Harley -Suleeach and Jordan Stephens - love the work the Blur frontman has done with his cartoon band Gorillaz, and feel "connected" with him, though he isn't the only star they…

Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon hates music videos

Music Gossip

29 Feb 2012

Graham Coxon thinks music videos are "horrible". The guitarist has invited fans to copy dance moves posted on YouTube to create their own routines, with the clips then edited to make the promotional film for his track 'What'll It Take' and says the…

Blur

Blur still have issues

Music Gossip

25 Feb 2012

Blur still have the "same issues" as they did 20 years ago. Frontman Damon Albarn admits he now has less tension with guitarist Graham Coxon - who left in the band in 2002 after a dispute with other members before rejoining the group in 2007 - but…

Blur

Blur refused to accept BRIT Award in 2010

Music Gossip

23 Feb 2012

Blur refused to accept a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2010. The 'Parklife' group - who have been largely defunct since 2003, apart from a series of one-off shows in 2009 - picked up the prestigious accolade at the BRITs last…

Adele

Adele wins two BRITs

Music Gossip

21 Feb 2012

Adele is "incredibly proud" to have scooped two prizes at tonight's (20.02.12) BRIT Awards. The 23-year-old singer - who took home six prizes at the Grammy awards last weekend - took home the first and last awards of the evening, Best Female Solo…

Blur

Blur to headline Olympics closing ceremony concert

Music Gossip

21 Feb 2012

Blur will headline an Olympics Closing Celebration concert in August. The Britpop band have joined a line up including The Specials and New Order for the BT London Live concert in Hyde Park, which will follow the sporting event in the city this…

Blur

Alex James hints BRIT Awards gig may be Blur's last

Music Gossip

20 Feb 2012

Alex James has hinted Blur's performance at the BRIT Awards could be their last ever show. The bass player for the group - who will be honoured with an Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the spectacle tomorrow night (21.02.12) - confirmed…

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher wants to work with Albarn

Music Gossip

16 Feb 2012

Noel Gallagher wants to make a record with Damon Albarn. The 'If I had a Gun' hitmaker - whose former band Oasis had a huge rivalry with Damon's group Blur during the 1990s - thinks they could produce a "mental" collaboration now they have resolved…

Graham Coxon

Blur will 'definitely" release new album

Music Gossip

10 Feb 2012

Blur will "definitely" release another album. The 'Song 2' group have reformed to appear at this year's BRIT Awards - where they will receive a lifetime achievement trophy - and guitarist Graham Coxon is sure they will make an eighth album…

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher and Chris Martin to duet at BRITs

Music Gossip

9 Feb 2012

Chris Martin and Noel Gallagher will duet at the BRIT Awards. The Coldplay frontman looks set to join the High Flying Birds rocker on stage during his performance at the ceremony, which takes place on February 21 at London's O2 Arena. BRITs host…

Damon Albarn

Gorillaz releasing track with Andre3000

Music Gossip

9 Feb 2012

Gorillaz are releasing a new single with Andre3000. The cartoon band have joined with the Outkast star and former LCD Soundsytem frontman James Murphy for 'DoYaThing', available to fans as a free download from shoe company Converse's website later…

Blur

Blur singer and guitarist to play charity show ahead of BRIT Awards

Music Gossip

2 Feb 2012

Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon will play a charity show ahead of this year's BRIT Awards. The singer and the guitarist will appear alongside Dry The River and Ed Sheeran at the concert, held on February 19, to raise money for the War Child…

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