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BBC News
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Rock group Led Zeppelin are expected to announce a one-off reunion concert at a press conference on Wednesday.
Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones, split after drummer John Bonham died in 1980.
The trio, who have no..
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BBC News
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Veteran rockers the Rolling Stones played in front of 33,000 fans as the latest leg of their European tour kicked off in Belgium.
Interest in the concert, held in the town of Werchter, caused a traffic jam which extended for 50km (30 miles).
Concert..
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FOX News
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has split with his wife of 10 years.
The 35-year-old pro wrestler-turned-action star announced his separation from wife Dany Garcia Johnson in a statement to People magazine on Friday.
"We've been fortunate enough to spend..
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TMZ
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Break out your spandex pants, start practicing your karate kicks; David Lee Roth is officially returning as the front man for Van Halen...
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Daily Mail
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When the Rolling Stones were revealed last week to be music’s biggest current earners, making £77million a year, one man who played a key part in their success could be forgiven for not joining in any celebrations...
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TMZ
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TMZ has learned that Chris Rock has begun divorce proceedings against his wife of nearly 10 years, Malaak Compton-Rock. TMZ is told that the comedian has hired a high-powered divorce attorney to represent him...
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SF Gate
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Thanks to Bob Dylan, rock 'n' roll has finally broken through the Pulitzer wall.
Dylan, the most acclaimed and influential songwriter of the past half century, who more than anyone brought rock from the streets to the lecture hall, received an honorary..
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CNN
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Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band is to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was 64. Smith died at a hospital outside of London, his agent Margo Lewis said.
He was admi..
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MSNBC
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When news of Britney Spears’ release from UCLA Medical Center broke, there wasn’t immediate cause for panic from some of those close to her. “I’m glad it happened quietly. Hopefully she really is on her way for more treatment,” said one person c..
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MSNBC
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Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock’s critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.
Turner died at his San Marcos home..
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BBC News
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US rapper Kid Rock has been arrested after a fight in a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.
Police arrested the performer and five members of his entourage on Sunday morning after an argument with a man escalated into a fight.
The 36-year-old's tour bus..
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MSNBC
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Rock stars —notorious for their “crash and burn” lifestyles — really are more likely than other people to die before reaching old age.
A study of more than 1,000 mainly British and North American artists, spanning the era from Elvis Presley to..
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FOX News
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Avril Lavigne faces a lawsuit by the members of a 1970s rock band who claim her hit song "Girlfriend" rips off one of their tunes.
Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that Lavigne and her co-writ..
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FOX News
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I've produced three books, The Rock & Roll Rebellion, Faith, God & Rock n' Roll and Pop Goes Religion, all making the case for lowering the wall of separation between faith and entertainment. But if the result is both dumbed-down religion and comedy as in..
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CNN
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Bon Jovi topped the U.S. album charts for the first time since 1988 on Wednesday, while rock duo the White Stripes scored a personal best with a No. 2 debut for their latest release.
Bon Jovi's "Lost Highway" sold 292,000 copies in the week ended June..
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MTV
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On The Record: A Brave New World Of Unprofessionalism
Up until last week, I only suspected that rock radio was overpopulated with dumbasses. This was an opinion, one based almost entirely on my disdain for the aging rock dudes who prowl the airwaves ....
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CNN
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Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen said on Thursday he would enter rehab "to work on myself," a move that appears to rule out a reunion by his troubled band when it is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week.
The announcement came a month af..
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Reuters
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Call them old fashioned, but the founding members of The Who don't think the Internet is the future of rock, are unhappy about radio's narrow musical focus, and convinced live music is what it is all about. Announcing their 2007 European Tour on Thursd..
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BBC News
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Catch a train to Twickenham, west London, down to the edge of the Thames. Walk over the bridge to the tiny island of Eel Pie. Where sheds, boat-houses and picket-fenced gardens now line the water's edge, the grand Eel Pie Island Hotel once stood...
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FOX News
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It’s looking more certain than ever that Sting is about to reunite with his original band, The Police...
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