Veteran singer Neil Diamond has topped the UK album chart for the first time with new release Home Before Dark.
The 67-year-old, whose debut album was released in 1966, becomes the artist who has taken the longest to top the album chart with an original work.
The New York-based singer is enjoying a career resurgence, with Home [...]
Diamond shines in UK album chart
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments
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Glastonbury picks ‘diverse’ bill
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
By Ian Youngs
Entertainment reporter, BBC News
The Raconteurs, Crowded House, Mark Ronson and The Fratellis are among the acts who have been confirmed to play this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
The full line-up has been revealed a day after details were leaked on an internet forum.
They will join previously announced headliners Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon [...]
The Cribs and Jamie T added to Glastonbury line-up
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments
The Cribs and Jamie T added to Glastonbury line-up
Jamie T, The Cribs, Biffy Clyro and The National have been announced as the main headliners for the John Peel stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival.
Organisers have confirmed that the bands will appear at Worthy Farm from 27-29 June.
The Cribs and Jamie T will co-headline [...]
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Dizzee unsure over Jay-Z at Glasto
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Rapper Dizzee Rascal says it is a “funny” decision to give Jay-Z a headline slot at Glastonbury.
The star, who is also playing at the festival, believes mainstream hip-hop acts like Kanye West or Eminem would have had a wider appeal.
He told 1Xtra: “I don’t know if Jay-Z has got that cross over element. Kanye [...]
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Glastonbury defends Jay-Z booking
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Glastonbury defends Jay-Z booking
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has defended the decision to headline this year’s festival with rapper Jay-Z.
Writing in the Independent, Ms Eavis said they felt “honoured” to have the hip-hop star. “He is absolutely the right act for our festival,” she wrote.
“There is no reason why we should not have the [...]
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Hip-hop ‘wrong’ for Glastonbury
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments
By Colin Paterson
Entertainment reporter, BBC News
Noel Gallagher has criticised [...]
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Glastonbury ticket deadline extended
April 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Glastonbury organisers are re-opening registration for tickets today at 1600 after the event did not sell out in the first two days.
Michael Eavis said on Monday that slow ticket sales were due to terrible weather in previous years, not the choice of main headliner Jay-Z.
100,000 had sold by Sunday afternoon out of a total of [...]
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