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Smash Hits revived for Michael Jackson special

Teen pop magazine Smash Hits is to be revived for a one-off special to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, it has been announced.
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British fans will lose out in draw for Michael Jackson memorial

Saturday, 4 July 2009

The clamour for tickets for Michael Jackson's public memorial began last night but the singer's British fans will be disappointed.
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Michael’s death is ‘tragedy’, says Pulp frontman Cocker

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Jarvis Cocker — who infamously stormed the stage while Michael Jackson performed at the Brits — has broken his silence about the star’s death, calling the singer’s musical demise “a tragedy”.
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Quincy Jones shocked at Jackson death

Saturday, 4 July 2009

The record producer behind Michael Jackson’s biggest hits has spoken of his shock at the singer’s premature death.
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Cocker breaks silence over Jackson's death

Friday, 3 July 2009

Jarvis Cocker - who infamously stormed the stage while Michael Jackson performed at the Brits - has broken his silence about the star's death, calling the singer's musical demise "a tragedy".
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Racist graffiti painted near home of Big Brother star Noirin Kelly

Friday, 3 July 2009

The family of Big Brother's Irish star Noirin Kelly have revealed that her new-found fame has seen them become the focus of cruel racist slurs.
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Voice of an angel: Susan Boyle belts it out on stage

Susan Boyle's got talent, but she's also got a subtle makeover

Friday, 3 July 2009

After Susan Boyle’s successful appearance in Belfast, Showbiz Correspondent Maureen Coleman reports that the troubled star is sounding, and looking, better than ever
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Psychedelic folk rockers Horslips are back

Friday, 3 July 2009

Horslips are Back with a capital B -- and this time round they are doing it in style.
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Claw -- the circular stage in Camp Nou, Barcelona

U2 kick off world tour with something Nou

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Irish rockers U2 have revealed they picked a space-age circular stage for their world tour — kicking off spectacularly tonight at Barcelona’s giant 97,500-capacity Camp Nou stadium.
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Brucie bonus: Springsteen breached curfew by  nine minutes

Bruce Springsteen’s late gig at Glastonbury leads to £3,000 fine

Monday, 29 June 2009

Bruce Springsteen cost Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis £3,000 when his set breached a curfew by just nine minutes — but the farmer still declared the festival “the best ever” yesterday.
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The Michael Jackson hit machine keeps on rolling

Monday, 29 June 2009

Michael Jackson topped the album chart and made six new entries in the singles top 40, yesterday, six years after his last number one. His Number Ones album, that features his biggest hits, raced up the charts from 121 to number one.
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Only the music matters for Moby

Saturday, 27 June 2009

Anyone in touch with the music scene during the late Nineties will remember an album that was impossible to avoid.
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Jackson albums dominate sales charts

Friday, 26 June 2009

Michael Jackson's sales have instantly seen a massive boom as a result of his death.
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Oz band Men at Work in plagiarism row

Friday, 26 June 2009

Australian band Men At Work are fighting accusations that the melody of their international 1980s hit Down Under was stolen from a popular children's song about a bird.
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Michael Jackson in his ground-breaking Thriller video.

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, dead aged 50

Friday, 26 June 2009

Michael Jackson, "King of Pop", died yesterday as he prepared for a comeback tour to vanquish nightmare years of scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.
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Atmosphere at AC/DC’s Irish show is bound to be electric

Friday, 26 June 2009

Thousands of music fans will be boarding the Rock ’n’ Roll Train to Dublin this weekend for one of the biggest outdoor concerts of the summer — AC/DC.
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Michael Jackson: A special relationship with Ireland

Friday, 26 June 2009

Although Michael Jackson was a global superstar, he always maintained a close relationship with Ireland.
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Michael Jackson

Huge crowds gather to mourn Michael Jackson

Friday, 26 June 2009

The sensational, yet tragic life of Michael Jackson, the supremely-gifted pop singer who emerged from childhood stardom to become one of the most influential and infamous celebrities of modern times, was cut short late last night in the chaotic emergency room of a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers to play at Slane

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers are planning another concert in Ireland when they reform later this year.
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Rain threat for Glastonbury festival

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Visitors to this year's Glastonbury festival should brace themselves for “torrential thunderstorms” over the weekend, forecasters have warned.
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