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Annie Lennox and Richard Thompson Receive OBE Awards

At a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, two legendary British musicians were awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II....  read more

Jangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond

It's hard to say exactly where it started, but The Beatles and The Byrds often get the most credit for starting the enduring subgenre that's come to be known as jangle pop. Of course, The Searchers and even The Everly Brothers were laying the foundations before them...   read more

"Sing" on Annie Lennox's new single

To commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, Annie Lennox released the latest single from her October release, Songs of Mass Destruction. The proceeds from “Sing," a female empowerment song dedicated to HIV-positive mothers, will benefit Nelson Mandela's Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa. Joining Lennox on the recording are two dozen international female musicians ranging from Martha Wainwright and Beth Orton to Celine Dion, Madonna, Pink and Fergie. Thursday, the former Eurythmics singer established a YouTube portal for the "Sing Global Choir," in which people around the world can submit video or audio recordings of themselves singing “Sing." Uploaded...  read more