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Transformation from pop icon to song craftsman

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George Michael, pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and at the same time, critiqued his own image mercilessly, wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in “about an hour” in his childhood bedroom and would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder. He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically. Wham! Were the first Western pop group to play in Communist … Continue reading Transformation from pop icon to song craftsman

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Bob Marley Honoured

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Late Legendary Bob Marley, a Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist  and one of the pioneers of reggae is being honoured by unveiling a green plaque at Battersea Park, London by Wandsworth Council on Saturday 25th October. Robert Nesta Bob Marley, a Rastafarian icon, who infused his music with a sense of spirituality and increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, used to play football at Battersea Park while recording Exodus with the Wailers. Marley who was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, began his career in ’63, after forming the group Teenagers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, which eventually became the Wailers and … Continue reading Bob Marley Honoured

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Sony Music wants to buy Radio Ga Ga for $1bn

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Sony Music is in talks since last year, to buy the entire music catalogue of the rock band Queen, including hits like Radio Ga Ga, Bohemian Rhapsody , and another One Bites The Dust fir £790 million ( $1bn). If the deal goes ahead it would cover Queen’s songs and all related intellectual property including the rights to logos, music videos, merchandise, publishing and other business opportunities. Universal Music is also said to have been involved, owing to the company’s long standing relationship with the band who signed with the British label EMI in 1972 and remained with the company … Continue reading Sony Music wants to buy Radio Ga Ga for $1bn