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Dave Ball, Soft Cell Musician Known for ‘Tainted Love,’ Dies at 66  The New York Times Soft Cell’s musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66  BBC Dave Ball, synth-pop hitmaker as one half of Soft Cell, dies aged 66  The Guardian Dave Ball, Soft Cell Co-Founder and ‘Tainted Love’ Hitmaker, Dies at 66  People.com Soft Cell’s Dave Ball Dies at 66  Pitchfork Source link

Musician Thought She Had a Muscle Strain from Playing the Bagpipes. What She Learned Next Put Her ‘Mind in a Spin’  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Musician Thought She Had a Muscle Strain from Playing the Bagpipes. What She Learned Next Put Her ‘Mind in a Spin’  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

“Every night I go out on stage and I’m shocked that this many people even know who I am,” Laufey says. Emma Summerton/AWAL hide caption toggle caption Emma Summerton/AWAL For years, singer and musician Laufey knew she wanted to be a performer but struggled to find an audience. The child of an Icelandic father and a Chinese immigrant mother, Laufey …

Image: SEGA You might recall how there’s been some drama over the popular Sonic Adventure 2 track ‘Live and Learn‘. Crush 40 musician and singer Johnny Gioeli filed a lawsuit against Sega last December, claiming he had not been correctly compensated over the past 23 years. In an update, new court documents have confirmed the case has been dismissed. Gioeli …

Country music star Zach Bryan tried to climb a barbed wire fence during a tense confrontation with another musician at a music festival in Oklahoma. Footage of the initial argument between Bryan and Gavin Adcock at the Born & Raised Festival in Pryor was shared to Instagram by Adcock with the caption “Eat a Snickers bro.” In the clip, Bryan, …

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Today’s guest is bluegrass singer, songwriter and guitarist Billy Strings. He spoke with FRESH AIR’s Sam Briger. Here’s Sam. SAM BRIGER, BYLINE: If you ever find yourself at an arena concert where tens of thousands of fans of all ages are stomping about to the Bill Monroe tune “Roanoke” or …

If you ever tapped your boots to a Waylon Jennings track, sang along to a Highwaymen hit, or felt the raw emotion in a Chris Stapleton ballad, you have been moved by his work.  For decades, his was the soul-stirring cry of a steel guitar that defined countless ‘90s country hits, a sound that could feel like heartbreak and a …

JACOB Wooderson, 28, died just days after his ADHD medication dose was increased. The London-based analyst and keen musician collapsed from heart failure at his home on August 23, 2024 – less than six months after receiving a private diagnosis. 4 Jacob died of a sudden arrhythmic death syndrome after having his ADHD medication increasedCredit: muchloved.com 4 He told his …

Turns out, Adam Sandler didn’t necessarily have just one person in mind when crafting a scathing lyric about an antisemitic musician in his Saturday Night Live 50th-anniversary special song, “50 Years.” In the emotional, funny, and at times cutting ditty meant to appropriately commemorate the show’s long history, Sandler sings at one point, “50 years of finding out your favorite …