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Hacker Group Attacks RIAA, Department of Justice Websites

The hacker group Anonymous has taken credit for disabling the websites of the Department of Justice the RIAA Universal Music Group and others in the wake of the file-sharing site Megaupload being shut down yesterday “It was in retaliation for Megaupl…

Beyonce, Adele, Chris Brown Up for NAACP Image Awards

Beyoncé Adele Chris Brown Bruno Mars and Cee Lo Green are all in the running for top music awards at the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards on February 17th Beyoncé is nominated for Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album for her reco…

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‘Skins’ cast promise to recapture the spirit of its early series in new episodes

Cast tell NME that series six will be the most ‘intense’ series yet

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Sum 41 pull out of February tour with New Found Glory due to injury

Deryck Whibley’s back injury has caused the band to cancel 11 shows

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Fleet Foxes’ drummer leaves band

Fleet Foxes’ drummer leaves band

J Tillman plans to go ‘back into the gaping maw of obscurity’J Tillman has quit Fleet Foxes. The Seattle folkies’ drummer is leaving the group to puruse his solo career, bidding farewell to “the best and last band that would ever have me”.Tillman made …

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The Cure to headline Primavera, Bilbao BBK and Optimus Alive festivals

Robert Smith and co add two Spanish festivals and one in Portugal to their summer schedule

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Trial for Jennifer Hudson’s family killings set

William Balfour is accused of murdering three of the singer’s family members

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Listen up: wearing headphones can endanger life, study finds

Listen up: wearing headphones can endanger life, study finds

US research finds number of pedestrians injured while wearing headphones has tripled in six yearsWalking with your head in the clouds can be dangerous – but not as perilous as listening to your iPod. The number of people suffering serious injury or d…

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Celebrity sightings

Our regularly-updated review of celebrity photos and paparazzi snaps.

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Leonard Cohen: ‘People have asked for a moratorium on ‘Hallelujah”

The ‘Old Ideas’ man speaks about his oft-covered 1984 track

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