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Elton John's Oscars Party Saw As Many Stars As The Academy Awards Itself [Photos]
Since 1992, EJAF (Elton John AIDS Foundation) has raised over 321 million USD to help combat AIDS/HIV. One of the biggest events on EJAF's calendar is that of the Academy Awards Ceremony - for the...
By Stephen Caswell in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 February 2015
Kanye West: 'Beck's Album Is Kinda Good'
Kanye West has confessed he was wrong to object to Beck landing the 2015 Grammy Award for Album of the Year because he hadn't listened to Morning Phase before protesting the rocker's big win.The Power...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 February 2015
Kanye West Never Listened To Beck's Album
Kanye West had never heard Beck's album before the Grammy Awards.The 'Only One' hitmaker, who stormed the stage at the star-studded ceremony earlier this month after the 44-year-old singer won Album of the Year instead...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 February 2015
Michael Mcdonald: 'Kanye West Should Learn An Instrument Before Criticising Beck'
Veteran singer/songwriter Michael Mcdonald has urged rapper Kanye West to learn to play an instrument and write "two bars of valid music" before criticising Beck's Grammy win.West stormed the stage at the recent Grammy Awards...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2015
Amazing Mash-up Of Beck And Beyonce Appears Online
In the spirit of conflict resolution, a hilarious musical mash-up of Beck and Beyonce has appeared online to put a full stop to this week’s Grammys controversy. The track, entitled ‘Single Loser (Put A Beck...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 February 2015
Beck Thanks Label Staff With Waffles
Rocker Beck has treated staff at his record label to a waffle breakfast to celebrate his Grammy Awards win for Album of the Year on Sunday night (08Feb15).Employees of Capitol Records were told to expect...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 February 2015
Taylor Swift Skipped Kanye West's Show
Kanye West admits Taylor Swift was a no-show at the launch of his Adidas collaboration at New York Fashion Week.The 37-year-old rapper, who recently revealed he is planning to work with the 'Blank Space' hitmaker...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 February 2015
Kanye Up For Working With Beck
Kanye West is up for working with Beck.The outspoken rapper unleashed a rant against the singer backstage at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (08.02.15) after he picked up the Album of the Year Award for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 February 2015
Kanye West Backtracks Over Beck Comments At Grammys
After creating another publicity firestorm at the Grammys over the weekend, Kanye West has sought to clarify what he meant and taken back some of the things he said about Beck. When Beck’s album Morning...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 12 February 2015
John Legend Backtracks After Kanye West's Grammys Outburst
R&B singer John Legend has thrown his support behind Beck after Kanye West ordered the rocker to hand his Grammy Award to snubbed pop star Beyonce.The Stronger hitmaker hit headlines on Sunday (08Feb15) when he...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 February 2015
John Legend Defends Kanye West's Beck Stunt
Singer John Legend has defended his rapper pal Kanye West's interruption of Beck during the singer's big win at Sunday night's (08Feb15) Grammy Awards ceremony.The Stronger hitmaker took to the stage as Beck received the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2015
Kanye West: I Love Beck
Kanye West insists he ''loves'' Beck.The 'Bound 2' hitmaker caused controversy at Sunday's (08.02.15) Grammy Awards when he stepped onto the stage as the 'Devil's Haircut' singer accepted the Album of the Year prize to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 February 2015
Shirley Manson Calls Kanye "Small And Spoilt" After Beck Incident
Garbage's Shirley Manson has accused Kanye West of being "small and petty and spoilt" in an open letter to the rapper after he criticized Beck for winning album of the year at the Grammys. Kanye...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 February 2015
Kanye West: Beck Should Give Grammy To Beyonce
Kanye West thinks Beck should give his Grammy to Beyonce.The 'Stronger' hitmaker made his way onto the stage when the 44-year-old singer picked up the Album of the Year award for 'Morning Phase' at the...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2015
Beck: 'I Think Kanye West Is A Genius'
Rocker Beck is refusing to get mad about Kanye West's Album of the Year attack at at Sunday's (08Feb15) Grammy Awards, because he thinks the rapper is a "genius".The Stronger hitmaker almost repeated his infamous...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2015
Kanye West Urges Beck To Hand Grammy To Beyonce
Rapper Kanye West wants Beck to hand his coveted Grammy Award to Beyonce to show he respects her "artistry".The Stronger hitmaker famously stormed the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards as Taylor Swift...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 February 2015
Kanye West At The Grammys: "You All Know What It Meant When 'Ye Walks On The Stage"
Is it really a surprise that Kanye West generated one of the biggest headlines from last night’s Grammys? No. No is the answer. What is surprising, however, is that he didn’t *exactly* pull a Kanye,...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 09 February 2015
Bob Dylan Honoured At Musicares Gala
Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson and Beck were among the stars who took to the stage to perform the songs of Bob Dylan at a charity gala honouring the veteran folk legend in Los Angeles on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 February 2015
Brit Awards 2015 Nominations Announced: Sam Smith, George Ezra And Royal Blood Are Major Contenders
The 2015 Brit Award nominations have finally been announced with, it seems, a few surprises alongside the obvious candidates. There's no prizes for guessing who's come out on top for this year's list of award-winning...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2015
Ben Walton's Top Albums Of 2014
10) Grant Nicholas - Yorktown HeightsFeeder's Grant Nicholas went down the familiar lead-singer-does-a-solo-album route this year, and the results weren't too bad in the end. Yorktown Heights is a more sombre and acoustic take on...
By Staff Writer in Music / Festivals on 23 December 2014
We Defy You To Keep A Straight Face With Sia's Rendition Of 'Annie' Song 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile' [Video]
If anything's going to cheer you up today, let it be the heartwarming video for Sia's rendition of 'Annie' song 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile'. Released ahead of the movie re-boot, it's got...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 24 October 2014
Dhani Harrison To Lead Tv Tribute Week To His Dad
George Harrison's son Dhani and stars like Beck and Norah Jones will honour the late Beatle as part of a 'Harrison Week' on U.S. late-night host Conan O'Brien's show.The Tv personality will turn his Conan...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2014
Beck To Release Studio Version Of Sheet Music Album
Singer/songwriter Beck is finally releasing a full studio version of his innovative sheet music album Song Reader.The Loser hitmaker's 2012 record was only available in sheet format with instructions so fans could play the tracks...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 July 2014
Beck Performs Two-part Gig After Support Act Cancels
Rocker Beck pulled double duty at his concert in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday (28Jun14) by opening the show himself after Sean Lennon's group cancelled their supporting gig at the last minute.Lennon's The Ghost of a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 June 2014
Coachella 2014: Was It The Best Year Yet?
The Coachella Festival has closed its doors for another year, leaving a bunch of sweating Californian hipsters and A-list celebrities to pack up and dream of 2015. Many had described the 2014 line-up as one...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 April 2014
Why Did Coachella Shut Down Beck's Performance?
Beck's microphone was unplugged as he was about to finish his set on the final night of the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The experimental pop singer was midway through...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2014
It's Almost Here! 25 Must See Acts For Coachella 2014
Coachella Festival is nearly here, bringing with it one hell of a weekend chock full of great food, exciting entertainment and, most importantly, amazing music.Arguably California's most eagerly anticipated event of the year, Coachella settles...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2014
Video Choreography Left Beck In Agony, Almost Ended His Career
Rocker Beck sustained a debilitating spinal injury that almost ended his career during a 10-hour video shoot for 2005 track E-Pro.The singer/songwriter appears to float over a series of computer-generated landscapes in the promo and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 March 2014
Neil Young Crowdfunding Alernative To The Ipod. Think About That.
Nope, we promise we haven't formed a news story from a selection of random rock legends, and musical devices. Neil Young has launched his first 'Pono' music player - an alternative to the iPod -...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 March 2014
Lena Dunham To Host 'Snl' As The National Make Their Musical Debut
Lena Dunham will host the second episode of the new season of Saturday Night Live, which will be broadcast on the 8th March, according to Deadline. The Girls creator will be making her hosting debut...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2014
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