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Women of music dominate Grammy nominations, SZA tops noms
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» NEW YORK - It will be a woman's world at this season's Grammys, with SZA scooping the most chances for gold on music's biggest night with nine, as pop's superstars including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish dominated across the categories.
Mont Blanc: The Holy Grail of ultra-trail running
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» CHAMONIX (FRANCE) - More than 2,000 runners will on Friday set off for the 20th edition of the Mont Blanc Ultra Trail, a hellish 170-kilometre trail run in weather that is already turning wintry.
'Sugar Man' singer Rodriguez dies at 81
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Sixto Rodriguez, the once obscure American singer-songwriter who enjoyed a career renaissance after his music developed a cult following abroad, has died at the age of 81.
'Girl from Ipanema' singer Astrud Gilberto dead at 83
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose soft, beguiling voice made "The Girl from Ipanema" a worldwide sensation in the 1960s and provided a huge boost to the budding bossa nova genre, has died at age 83, her family said.
Tina Turner: the raw power of rock and roll
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive presence left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock, electrified fans with five decades of hit records -- first with husband Ike Turner, then as a wildly successful solo act.
Singer's star power sets off mini-boom
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/05/2023
» Year after year, 8 million vehicles drove through this sleepy town just off US Highway 75, which stretches from Texas to Canada. Almost none of them stopped.
Stoking girls' big-league dreams
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 14/05/2023
» The girls arrive at the makeshift cricket ground on their bicycles, a narrow file of white athletic uniforms breezing down a dirt track that cuts through lush wheat fields in India's Punjab region. They wear their names and numbers on their backs, their hair tied in long, neat braids. The youngest is 9, the oldest 14.
A giant telescope grows in Chile
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» To walk among the observatory domes of the Atacama Desert is to brush your hair with the stars.
'Dame Edna Everage' comedian Barry Humphries dies
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose "Dame Edna Everage" alter ego left audiences in stitches, died aged 89 in a Sydney hospital on Saturday.
K-pop star Moonbin of boy band Astro dies at 25
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» SEOUL - K-pop star Moonbin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died, his music label and South Korean police said Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans.