Sylvia Robinson, pioneer of rap music dies

Sylvia Robinson, known to many as the mother of hip-hop, has died aged 75. The former soul singer set up trail-blazing record label Sugar Hill Records in 1979 with her husband Joe
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BT Digital Music Awards winners

BT Digital Music Awards winners:

Best Male Artist in association with the Daily Star Playlist-Olly Murs

Best Female Artist in association with Sugarscape-Jessie J

Best Group in association with Clickmusic- JLS

Best International Artist or Group in association with RWD- Bruno Mars

Best Independent Artist or Group in association with I Like Music- Adelle

Best Newcomer in association with Last.fm- Jessie J

Best Song in association with Gigwise- Jessie J –Price Tag

Best Video in association with BT Vision- JLS- Eyes Wide Shut

Best Place To Discover Music- Radio 1 Online

Best Place To Hear Music- You Tube

Best Place To Buy Music- iTunes

Best Music App- Orange Glastonbury 2011 app

Best Event- Coca-Cola -24 Hour Session with Maroon 5

Best Artist Promotion- Kaiser Chiefs – The Future is Medievil Album launch

Best Radio Show or Podcast- The Adam & Joe Show

Breakthrough Artist of the Year- Ed Sheeran

Artist of the Year in association with Digital Spy- The Streets

Best Innovation or Gadget-SoundCloud

Best Official Site for an Artist- Coldplay.com

Best Fan Site for an Artist- Coldplaying.com
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Tony Bennett tops US chart at 85

Legendary singer Tony Bennett has become the oldest living performer to score a US number one album, hitting the top spot at the age of 85
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'Lost' Beethoven work to be aired

A "lost" Beethoven movement is to be performed for the first time in more than 200 years, after being pieced together from early drafts. Beethoven wrote the slow movement for his string quartet Opus 18 Number Two in 1799 before discarding it and composing another version a year later
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Pandora unleashes redesigned music player with no listening cap

Popular Internet radio service Pandora has unleashed a complete redesign of its web-based player and removed the 40-hour listening cap
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German conductor Kurt Sanderling dies aged 98

German Conductor Kurt Sanderling, who fled Nazi Germany for Moscow in 1936, has died in Berlin at the age of 98
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Beatles anti-segregation contract sells for $23,000

A document which reveals The Beatles refused to perform in front of segregated audiences in the US has sold for $23,000 (£14,875)
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Rock legends REM announce split

Members of legendary US rock band REM have announced they are splitting up after 31 years
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imagine

imagine - Annual online magazine dedicated to Early Childhood Music Therapy, is sponsored by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Features clinical publications, current knowledge and information, and early childhood music therapies
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Arcade Fire win Canadian 'Mercury Prize'

Arcade Fire have won Canada's equivalent of the Mercury Prize for their third album The Suburbs. The Montreal rockers, who have already won two Brits this year, accepted the Polaris Award and a cheque for $30,000 (£19,000). The album was selected by a panel of 11 music industry judges at a small ceremony in Toronto
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The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows

The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in front of segregated audiences, a contract shows. The document, which is to be auctioned next week, relates a 1965 concert at the Cow Palace in California. Signed by manager Brian Epstein, it specifies that The Beatles "not be required to perform in front of a segregated audience". The agreement also guarantees the band payment of $40,000 (£25,338)
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MusicVideos.org

MusicVideos.org - Watch YouTube music videos with lyrics from various genres
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Jessie J and Adele leads Q Awards shortlist (UK)

Jessie J, Adele and Arctic Monkeys lead the charge at this year's Q Awards, with three nominations apiece. Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey are among the names who are up for two prizes. In the prestigious best act in the world today category, Muse, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Arcade Fire and U2 are set to compete. The winners will be announced on 24 October at a ceremony at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London
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EU extends copyright term to 70 years

The European Union has extended the term of copyright protection offered to sound recordings from 50 to 70 years, following a prolonged campaign from the music industry. The legislation, which was first proposed by the European Commission in 2008 and voted on by the European Parliament in April 2009, was passed today (Sept. 12) by the EU Council of Ministers in Brussels. The new regulations will be implemented by EU Member State Governments within the next two years
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Video Lyrics

Video Lyrics - a lyrics search engine offering video lyrics organized by artists, albums, tracks title, and lyrics
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P.J. Harvey wins Mercury Prize

English singer-songwriter P.J. Harvey won a second Mercury award Tuesday, 10 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks kept her from receiving her first in person. She was honored for "Let England Shake," an album inspired by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that followed -- as well as the work of T.S. Eliot and Harold Pinter, The Independent reported
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YouTube presents Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift answered questions from fans around the world during her YouTube Presents interview
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