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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…

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…

Damon Albarn's Lily woe

Celebrity Gossip

1 Feb 2008

Blur star Damon Albarn's attempted collaboration with Lily Allen was a disaster. The musician was forced to work with the 'Smile' star by his record label, but says it was a "bad idea". He said: "The record label thought it would be a good idea.

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…

5 Reasons to Go See Toumani Diabaté

5 Reasons to Go See Toumani Diabaté

The Grammy-winning Malian musician has a rich history of collaboration

20 Oct 2011

1. His music is mesmerisingly beautiful Toumani Diabaté is a master of the kora, a traditional Malian harp-like instrument. His ability to weave a gorgeous tapestry of cascading melodies from the 21-string kora is magical. One thumb plays the tune and…

Damon Albarn

Blur to reunite in January?

Music Gossip

15 Nov 2010

Damon Albarn has had talks about a Blur reunion in 2011. Although the British indie group had vowed not to release any new material after reforming for a tour in 2009, frontman Damon has admitted there have been some discussions on a "small" scale…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn as good as Hendrix

Music Gossip

19 May 2010

Bobby Womack says Damon Albarn is as talented as Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles. Womack thinks Gorillaz and Blur frontman has similarities to the two music legends because he is always wants to experiment in the studio. The singer - who provided…

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn's kicking confession

Celebrity Gossip

20 Dec 2009

Damon Albarn thought kicking Graham Coxon in the face would make him sober. The Blur singer didn't know what to do when tensions between bandmates worsened as they wrote their album 'Think Tank' 2002 - shortly before the guitarist left the group…

Damon Albarn

Tea critic Damon Albarn

Celebrity Gossip

17 Nov 2008

Damon Albarn thinks British people are unhealthy because of their tea drinking. The Blur frontman - who made several visits to China while researching his opera 'Monkey: Journey to the West' - believes Western people could learn a lot by adopting…

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…

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