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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad

Denmark's De Forest smiles at a news conference after winning the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in MalmoBy Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old blonde stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. ...


Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC academic program

Recording artist Dr. Dre attends the NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine have donated $70 million to establish an entrepreneurial undergraduate program at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles school said on Wednesday. The gift will create a new degree pulling faculty members from the university's business, fine arts, music and engineering departments. The Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will begin in the fall of 2014 and enroll a first class of 25 students, USC said. Dr. ...


Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision

Denmark's De Forest smiles at a news conference after winning the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in MalmoBy Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. "I could feel the fans and all the energy in the arena. ... It's a once in a lifetime experience. ...


Conductor Gilbert fights 'Bolero effect' - in a car factory

Gilbert, chief conductor of New York Philharmonic, and composer and pianist Lindberg acknowledge the final applause of the audience after the performance of the composition 'Kraft' inside the Glaeserne Manufaktur in DresdenBy Michael Roddy DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - A concert in a car factory using parts of a luxury sedan as percussion instruments is one thing, but a Volkswagen suspended above the New York Philharmonic creates another level of musical drama entirely. The NYPO under its first native New York music director, Alan Gilbert, showed during two concerts this week at the Dresden Music Festival in central Germany why the 46-year-old conductor has a reputation for brushing off the cobwebs at one of America's most distinguished orchestras. ...


U.S. 'Idol' winner shines light on South's Gullah culture

Winning contestant Candice Glover reacts following her performance at the Season 12 finale of "American Idol" in Los AngelesBy Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves. "I speak another language," she said during the Fox TV show. "It's called Geechee." Some 14.2 million TV viewers tuned in to watch Glover beat Kree Harrison to win the season 12 "American Idol" crown on Thursday. Glover, 23, is a native of rural St. Helena Island in the coastal South Carolina Lowcountry. ...


Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Artist Ai Weiwei speaks to journalists at his studio in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Ai's music video accompanying his heavy metal single  “Dumbass’’ released Wednesday depicts an insensitive, overbearing state power that tramples on individual rights. The video is meant to reconstruct his 81-day secret detention in 2011, which was part of the overall crackdown by Chinese authorities on dissent. Ai later was convicted of tax evas ion, which his supporters saw as punishment for his activism.(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.


Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio join U.S. 'X Factor' judges panel

Rowland sings the U.S. national anthem before the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guererro for Mayweather Jr.'s WBC welterweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las VegasLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer-actress Paulina Rubio have signed onto "The X Factor" judging panel replacing Britney Spears and music mogul L.A. Reid, the Fox television talent competition produced by Simon Cowell said on Monday. Rowland, who rose to fame with R&B group Destiny's Child, and Rubio will be charged with re-igniting the Fox series that failed to stave off falling ratings after giving Spears a reported $15 million salary last year. Rowland, 32, and Rubio, 41, will join Cowell, 53, and pop singer Demi Lovato, 20, on the judging panel. ...


Singer George Michael gets medical treatment after car crash

British singer George Michael performs on stage during his "Symphonica" tour concert in ViennaLONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday, his publicist said. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman was being treated for "minor cuts and bruises" after the accident, Michael's spokeswoman said. "George Michael was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident yesterday evening, no third party was involved," a spokeswoman said on Friday. "He is being treated for superficial cuts and bruises but is fine." British media reported that the accident occurred just outside London on a motorway during rush hour. ...


Justin Bieber Fires Back After Being Booed At Billboard Music Awards: 'I Should Be Taken Seriously'

Justin Bieber accepts the award for 'Top Male Artist' onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas -- Getty ImagesSome of the crowd at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night were not Beliebers!


Prince reigns over own music releases in new deal

Prince performs during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las VegasLONDON (Reuters) - Singer Prince has signed a new deal with Kobalt Music Group to market and distribute his future work without giving up control over his rights, the company said on Monday. The singer-songwriter, who is famed for changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol in a wrangle over musical rights, will release his own work as well as a slate of new music by other artists that he produces, Kobalt said. ...


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