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Bigger Reading festival confirmed
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:47
Reading Festival is allowed to increase its capacity by 6,500 over the next two years.Winehouse not guilty of assault
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:40
Singer Amy Winehouse is found not guilty of assaulting a burlesque dancer while backstage at a charity ball last summer.Kelis to get baby money from Nas
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48
A US judge orders rapper Nas to pay almost $40,000 (£24,200) per month in support to estranged wife Kelis - a day after she gave birth to their child.No plans for Blur to record again
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:54
Blur's Alex James admits that despite the success of their summer comeback concerts, there are no plans for them to get back into the studio.'No decision' over Boyle single
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:01
The first song to be released by Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has yet to be chosen, her spokeswoman says.
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U2 pay tribute to late Dubliners singer
Jul 25 2009 2:45PM
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Glastonbury 2010 ticket registration opens
Jul 25 2009 2:45PM
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This week's BBC music reviews
Rock & Indie
12 Dirty Bullets Downsides To Making A LivingREVIEWED BY Lou Thomas
It's a decent, if unremarkable, beginning for a firey young band.
Latest BBC music blog post
20 Jul 09, 10:53 PM
So here we are, this year's Mercury Prize nominations are upon us, but who will make the final list? Over the past week the collective minds of music bloggers throughout the UK, Ireland and Canada (th...