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Damon Albarn Hints That Gorillaz Is Over

Gorillaz

Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has shed doubt on the supergroup's future after revealing he and co-founder Jamie Hewlett have fallen out. Just days after announcing his Britpop band Blur's summer ...


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Blur Call It Quits

Blur

Reunited British rockers Blur will bow out of the spotlight for good after their appearance at an upcoming summer concert to celebrate the London Olympics. The Universal hitmakers will take to the...


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Adele Causes Controversy At Brit Awards With Obscene Gesture During Acceptance Speech

Adele

Adele was a double winner at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday, but her triumph was mired in controversy after she flipped her middle finger when her final acceptance speech was cut short. The ...


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Adele's Success Continues At Brit Awards

Adele's Success Continues At Brit Awards

Adele was the early winner at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday, taking home the honor for Best Female Solo Artist. The singer, who scooped six Grammys earlier this month, continued her incredi...


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Blur To Be Honored At Brit Awards

Blur

British rockers Blur will be honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Music trophy at next year's Brit Awards. The Parklife hit-makers returned to the music scene in 2009 after a six-year hia...


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Blur Records Songs, But Don't Hold Your Breath For An Album Anytime Soon

Blur

Reformed British band Blur are recording tracks for their first new album since 2003 - but fans face a six-year wait to hear the songs. The hitmakers revealed last year they were planning to reco...


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New Blur Album Still On Hold

Blur

Blur rocker Dave Rowntree has urged fans not to anticipate an album from the band this year, insisting the group's plans to record its first record in almost a decade are not "concrete". The Par...


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Damon Albarn To 'Glee' Producers: 'Don't Ask'

Gorillaz

Gorillaz and Blur star Damon Albarn has warned Glee producers not to contact him about using his songs on the TV show - because he can't forgive them for stealing the Beatles' U.S. pop chart record...


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Damon Albarn Considers Retiring Gorillaz

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn is considering retiring Gorillaz when the band's current world tour comes to an end, because the British rocker can't "keep going at this size and pace." The Blur frontman has been t...


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Snoop Dogg's Triumphant Return To Britain

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg made a triumphant return to the British live scene on Friday with a hot show at the Glastonbury festival. The rapper's four-year visa ban was overturned earlier this year, and the Somers...


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Gorillaz Replace U2 At Glastonbury (Video)

Gorillaz

Damon Albarn is preparing to headline Glastonbury for the second year in a row - his virtual band Gorillaz has stepped in to replace U2 at the legendary British music festival. The Irish rockers...


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Celebrity Birthdays, May 8

Enrique Iglesias

Happy Birthday to Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias (1975), Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes (1972), Blur drummer Dave Rowntree (1964), Actress Melissa Gilbert (1964), "Raise Your Voice" actor D...


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Radiohead, Dave Rowntree, Robbie Williams Vote Against Illegal Downloading Penalties

Radiohead

Artists including Radiohead, Robbie Williams and Blur's Dave Rowntree have voted against penalties for fans who illegally download their music. A number of high profile musicians came together...


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Jonas Brothers Win 'Worst Album,' 'Worst Band' Honors At NME Awards

Jonas Brothers

MGMT, Muse, Kings of Leon and Oasis were among the winners at the Shockwaves NME Awards in London on Wednesday night. Brooklyn, New York duo MGMT grabbed two prizes - they were named Best New Band ...


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Pete Doherty's Debut Solo Album Set For March Release

Pete Doherty

The first solo album by singer-songwriter Peter Doherty (Babyshambles, The Libertines) is complete, and scheduled for North American release on Astralwerks on March 24, 2009, the label announced. ...


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Led Zeppelin Reunion Honored At Mojo Awards

Led Zeppelin

Legendary rockers Led Zeppelin were honored for their one-off reunion at Britain's Mojo Magazine Awards on Monday. The group, which reformed for a sold-out show last December at London's O2 We...


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Bassist Hints At Blur Reunion

Blur

Blur bassist Alex James has fueled speculation the band will reunite, insisting he would be "surprised" if they never performed together again. The Britpop pioneers have been on hiatus since ...


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Celebrity Birthdays, May 8

Enrique Iglesias

Happy Birthday to Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias (1975), Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes (1972), Blur drummer Dave Rowntree (1964), NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte (1964), Actress/SAG president...


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The Good, The Bad & The Queen May Return

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Damon Albarn has given hope to fans of his supergroup, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, a week after bandmate Paul Simonon revealed they had split. Former Clash star Simonon announced the band ...


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Idlewild Album Delayed By Injury

Idlewild

Scottish rockers Idlewild have been forced to delay writing their next album after guitarist Allan Stewart injured his hand. The band was due to begin recording their seventh studio album thi...


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Blur Bassist Chosen For Food Festival Committee

Blur

Blur bassist Alex James will be showing off his farming skills as a member of the selection committee for London's 2008 Real Food Festival. The Beetlebum rocker has become a cheese-maker at h...


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Top 10 Albums Of The 80s

Bad

When I first comprised this list, I had all the usual suspects: Thriller, Closer, Daydream Nation, Purple Rain - you know, the albums you see on every other top 10 list for the 80s. I got abo...


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Fascinating Fact

Lily Allen

Blur rocker Alex James will be the first guest on pop star Lily Allen's new BBC chat show Lily Allen And Friends. (Provided by World Entertainment News Network)


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Fascinating Facts

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester has dismissed speculation she's dating her Gossip Girl co-star Chace Crawford, insisting they're just "really happy people." While Meester admits the pair shares "the same views on...


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'The Brit Box' Features UK Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium

The Brit Box

The king's ransom of influential and diverse U.K.-based indie pop & rock acts that emerged from Great Britain in the broad wake of '80s post-punk has never been chronicled with serious attention --...


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Blur Rule Out Reunion

Blur

British rockers Blur have officially ruled out plans for a reunion - despite enjoying a lunch date earlier this month. Bassist Alex James recently lifted fans' hopes for a reunion after admitting a...


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Paul McCartney Gives A Lesson In Bass

Paul McCartney

Fans of Paul McCartney can now learn how to play his songs online via a video tutorial - by the legendary rocker himself. McCartney has signed up to give music lessons on NowPlayIt.com - a downloa...


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Damon Albarn Fails Driving Test

Blur

Blur singer Damon Albarn has failed to pass his driving theory test - because he has trouble with the multiple choice answers. The 39-year-old rocker has already taken the written test five times w...


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Blur Confirm Reunion

Blur

Blur are reuniting with guitarist Graham Coxon next month, five years after the guitarist left the band. Coxon parted on bad terms with the group in 2002, while Blur were recording the album Think ...


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Blur Drummer Admits Coke Battle

Blur

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has admitted he battled an addiction to cocaine at the height of the band's fame in the 1990s. Rowntree, 43, revealed his former addiction in an article urging the U.K. ...


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