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Gary Barlow announces initial line-up for Jubilee gig
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BBC 6 Music gets ready to mark 10th anniversary
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Titanic centenary gets schoolchildren musically inspired
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Forget Elton John and Robert Downey Jr! Lembit Opik mimes along to London indie band’s new single!
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You ask, we answer! “Which singer can hold the longest note?”
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Could OK Go’s new video top Michael Jackson’s Thriller?
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10 of the most extreme vocals in music
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This Day in Music – Thriller
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Gary Barlow announces initial line-up for Jubilee gig
Fresh from organising a huge concert in aid of Children in Need, Gary Barlow has announced the initial line-up of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, which he is also helping... -
BBC 6 Music gets ready to mark 10th anniversary
Ten years ago in March the BBC launched 6 Music as part of its digital radio output and the broadcaster will celebrate the milestone with a series of live shows... -
Titanic centenary gets schoolchildren musically inspired
This year marks the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic and more than 400 children in Cumbria are using the disaster as musical inspiration. They will lend their talents for...
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Forget Elton John and Robert Downey Jr! Lembit Opik mimes along to London indie band’s new single!
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsDo you remember I Want Love, the 2001 single by Elton John? The song’s video famously featured Robert Downy Jr miming the lyrics in the singer songwriter’s place. Who needs to star in their own music videos when you’re Elton John anyway? Fast forward to 2012,... -
You ask, we answer! “Which singer can hold the longest note?”
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsElaine James asked the musicroom facebook page. “who can hold the longest note? I’ve noticed Andrea bocelli can hang on, so can noah Stewart! Anyone else?” We answer! Currently, the world record for the longest note held by a vocalist belongs to Richard Fink IV, an American... -
Could OK Go’s new video top Michael Jackson’s Thriller?
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsAs you can read in our daily feature, On This Day In Music, in 2005 Michael Jackson’s Thriller was voted the best music video ever by Channel 4 viewers, but is it still the best video around today? If there is one band who have risen... -
10 of the most extreme vocals in music
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, Paul Mealor announced that his search for a record breaking bass singer had begun. Finding a voice capable of hitting a low E in a choral setting is certainly no small task, but other singing extremes are out there waiting to drop jaws... -
This Day in Music – Thriller
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsOn February 7, 2005, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was named the top pop video in a poll of Channel 4 viewers in the UK. The 1983 video, which depicts the singer as a werewolf and a zombie, beat videos by Madonna and Robbie Williams. Animated videos... -
This Day in Music – Jamming
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsBorn on this day 6th February in 1945, Bob Marley, singer/songwriter and guitarist who had the 1981 UK No.8 single with “No Woman No Cry”, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles and the 1976 US No.8 & UK No.15 album Rastaman Vibration. The... -
Music industry becoming all about access
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsThe future of the music industry will be about access and ownership, Spotify’s chief executive and founder Daniel Ek has said. Pleased that discussions are now centred on streaming rather than what is free or not, he told Grammy.com that revenues and royalties for the music... -
Ed Sheeran confirmed for BBC Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsEd Sheeran has been confirmed as a performer at the inaugural BBC Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012. He will play on either June 23rd or 24th in front of 100,000 people on Hackney Marshes in London. Other recently-confirmed acts set to perform at the event include Jessie... -
UK’s first outdoor jazz festival planned for 2013
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe UK’s first-ever outdoor jazz festival will take place in the summer of 2013 thanks to a £2 million investment from Jazz FM, Neapolitan Music and Ingenious. Love Supreme Jazz Festival will be a three-day camping festival in Brighton and will host some of the world’s...
