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UB40 backs UK opposition leader Corbyn in leadership contest
LONDON (Reuters) - British 1970s reggae band UB40 is backing Jeremy Corbyn in his campaign to be re-elected as leader of the opposition Labour party, calling the left-wing leader "incorruptible" and welcoming his commitment to the arts.
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Singer Zayn Malik cancels Dubai concert, cites anxiety
LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Zayn Malik, who devastated One Direction fans when he left the chart-topping boy band last year, has canceled a concert in Dubai, saying anxiety issues did not make him confident enough to perform a major solo show.
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Fans bid farewell to singer Juan Gabriel at Mexico City wake
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of fans have paid their final respects to singer Juan Gabriel in Mexico City, many traveling from across the country to bid farewell to the entertainer who died late last month from a heart attack at the age of 66.
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Chris Brown's lawyer says police found no gun at pop star's home
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A lawyer for Chris Brown said on Friday that the pop star cooperated with police after a woman called 911 from his Los Angeles home and that contrary to her claims that he pointed at gun at her, no such weapon was found.
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Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit 'Domino'
(Reuters) - British pop singer Jessie J on Friday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reject a California songwriter's claim that she stole the melody from one of his songs for her 2011 hit "Domino."
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Dogs use same parts of brain to process speech as humans, Hungarian study says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - "Super, well done," her trainer says, and Maya, a Hungarian golden retriever, happily holds up her left paw, responding to the praise.
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Mariachi musicians honor late singer Juan Gabriel in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mariachi folk musicians joined the faithful in Mexico City's historic Garibaldi Square on Tuesday to pay tribute to late singer Juan Gabriel, who died of a heart attack on Sunday.
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Flying pigs and prisms: Pink Floyd expo to open at London's V&A
LONDON (Reuters) - A pink inflatable pig the size of a bus floated above London's venerable Victoria and Albert museum on Wednesday but unlike an infamous outing above Battersea Power Station in 1976 it did not break free and ground planes at Heathrow.
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Interactive exhibition features work of Icelandic singer Bjork
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - London's Somerset House is hosting the European premiere of "Bjork Digital," an immersive exhibition of digital and video works produced by the famous Icelandic singer and a team of visual artists and programmers.
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Venice Film Review: 'La La Land'
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - There was a moment back in the 1970s, sometime before "Grease" came out, when the image of people bursting into song and dance in the middle of a motion picture wasn't simply corny and antiquated; it had come to seem downright strange. Not any more. Our era is immersed in retro musical culture, and it has been for a while -- from the visionary postmodern pop swoon of "Moulin Rouge!" to the online resurgence of music video to the high-camp a cappella sincerity of "Glee" and the "Pitch Perfect" films. So what does it take to make a musical today look unabashedly exotic?
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