Lady Gaga wins Glaad outstanding music artist prize

Lady Gaga and Dancing With The Stars were among the winners at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) awards in Los Angeles
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Slash releases solo album as part of Future Publishing fanpack

Future Publishing has announced that guitarist Slash will launch his second solo album as part of an exclusive Classic Rock collector's fanpack
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NME launches campaign for Britain's best small venue

NME has launched a cross-platform partnership with J.D. Roots to support local music and search for Britain’s Best Small Venue
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Record Store Day UK

Record Store Day came into being in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture. The UK followed suit and 2012 will see the fourth celebration of the UK's unique independent sector. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, meet & greets with artists, DJ's, in store quizzes and many other events
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Dell and YouTube partner to live stream four major music festivals

Dell and YouTube have announced an exclusive partnership to deliver live webcasts of this year's four major music festivals: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. Through Dell's technology and YouTube's global reach, music lovers worldwide will experience a unique connection to music's biggest stars through multiple live channels, behind-the-scenes content and exclusive artist interviews
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Sir Tim Rice honoured for songwriting legacy

Songwriter Sir Tim Rice will follow in the footsteps of Stephen Sondheim when he is honoured at this year's Olivier Awards. He has worked on hit shows Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita and written lyrics for songs including Circle Of Life, Don't Cry For Me Argentina and I Know Him So Well
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Doobie Brothers' drummer dies of cancer at age 65

Mike Hossack, a longtime member of rock band The Doobie Brothers, has died of cancer at the age of 65, the band's manager said on Tuesday. Hossack, who helped give the band its distinctive sound with two drummers in the early 1970s, died peacefully on Monday at his home in Dubois, Wyoming, manager Bruce Cohn said
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Non-verbal man with autism releases album

Kyle Coleman, a 25-year-old man with autism who is also mute, has stunned his family and the British public by recording an album with a pitch-perfect singing voice, despite having never spoken a full sentence in his life. The album features nine cover songs by some of the UK’s most popular artists including, Robbie Williams, Cat Stevens and Razorlight. Plus a song that was written especially for him by The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) South West regional officer, Lucy Skye. Kyle's album is being supported by The National Autistic Society and will be released to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). The album, Kyle, Therefore I Am, will be available on Amazon and iTunes. The CD can also be bought directly from the website www.kylecoleman.co.uk
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Oxford's £26m donation from Atlantic soul family

The Atlantic Records label - which released music from legends such as Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles - has created another legacy, in a £26m donation to Oxford University.
Mica Ertegun, widow of Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun, is giving the money for student scholarships in the humanities. The funding will also pay for the refurbishment of a building which will become a base for these scholars. This will be Oxford's biggest ever donation in the humanities. In this collision of academic minds and American soul, Oxford University is to receive funding in perpetuity for 35 annual scholarships for postgraduate students in humanities subjects
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Florence And The Machine and Kasabian win NME awards

Florence And The Machine picked up two gongs at this year's NME music awards as Noel Gallagher received his godlike genius prize. Florence Welch, 25, beat Adele to the title of best solo artist and Shake It Out was voted best track
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