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A big day for teenage heart-throbs. The UK's biggest boyband's breakup famously caused a hotline to be set up for suicidal teens.

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What are Burt Bacharach's essential songs?

Burt Bacharach was considered one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.

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Which is the best album turning 20 this year?

Twenty years since 2003? My my, how time flies… But which is the best album turning 20 this year?

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Which is the best album turning 10 this year?

Is it just me or are all albums celebrating their tenth anniversary this year absolute gems?

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Brit Awards set to review gender-neutral prizes amid controversy

Music industry body BPI (British Phonographic Industry) is "already carrying out a major study to identify barriers that may inhibit more women becoming successful in music, so that there can be solutions that result in meaningful change".

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Queen of pop Madonna is heading to Europe to 'celebrate' hits

Madonna is on the move. The Material Girl has announced a tour of North America and Europe to mark nearly 40-years of chart success around the world.

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Korean pop culture goes on display at London museum

An exhibition highlighting the rise of the worldwide influence of South Korean culture is on at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London.

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Listen up! Here's possibly the best new music to look out for in 2023

2023 is going to be a big year for music lovers. From new acts to veteran artists, here’s a brief selection of some of the sounds we're waiting for.

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Earth, Wind and Fire's iconic drummer Fred White dies aged 67

The multiple Grammy award winning musician was a founding member of the band which enjoyed global success during the 1970s and '80s with several soul and RnB hits.

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Euroviews. Best of Culture 2022: Day 26 - Highs & Lows of the Year

Christmas may be over, but our Cultural Advent Calendar continues until the end of the year, with our highs and lows of 2022. Today, the win of Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest

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What role did the sound of music play at the Qatar World Cup?

If you weren't moved by the football action on the pitch, were you carried away by the music off it? Euronews Culture has been listening to the songs and soundtracks played at major sporting tournaments.

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Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter accused of sexual assault

Carter is being sued for sexual battery after an alleged incident with a teenage girl in 2001, during the boy band’s Black & Blue concert tour

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Best of Culture 2022: Music Roundup of the Year

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Pop singer Dua Lipa granted honorary Albanian citizenship

The Levitating singer was born in London to Kosovar parents. The move comes at a time when the UK government has experienced significant criticism for demonising Albanian immigrants to the country.

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Meet the K-pop stans taking on the climate crisis

K-pop fans from around the world are teaming up to tackle the climate crisis because after all there’s ‘No K-pop on a dead planet’.

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Bad Blood: The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco gets political

Ticketmaster apologized but there’s still bad blood. And politicians have started acting on it.

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Who won at the 2022 American Music Awards?

Taylor Swift won in all six of her nominated categories.

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Prestigious French University introduces Beyoncé studies

How much more fun would classes have been if the main topic of study was one of your favourite pop stars?

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Taylor Swift breaks records with a 10 out of 10 at the charts

Taylor Swift has made history as the first artist to claim the entire top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. But which musicians held the previous record?

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Taylor Swift breaks all records in the space of three days

Taylor Swift’s latest album ‘Midnights’ has already surpassed 1 million units in the US, making it the top-selling album of 2022 so far. But, wait, there's more...