Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Joni Sledge, who along with her siblings formed the group Sister Sledge and recorded the enduring hit "We Are Family," has died aged 60, representatives for the group said on Saturday. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Joni Sledge, who belonged to the four-sister disco-era group Sister Sledge, best known for its No. 1 hit “We Are Family,” died Friday at her home in Phoenix, a spokeswoman for the group announced. She was 60. No cause of death has been an... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Joni Sledge, who belonged to the four-sister disco-era group Sister Sledge, best known for its No. 1 hit “We Are Family,” died Friday at her home in Phoenix, a spokeswoman for the group announced. She was 60. No cause of death has been an... more info

Chicago Tribune — Nile Rodgers seems to be everywhere, just as he was in the '70s and '80s when he and Bernard Edwards steered Chic through a string of disco-era classics ("Le Freak," "I Want Your Love," "Good Times"), wrote hits for Sister Sledge ("We are Family") an... more info

Guardian Music — Both 5ive and Alesha Dixon have pulled out of the troubled anti-EU gig, leaving just East 17, Sister Sledge and Gwen Dickey – for nowHas there ever been a less enticing phrase in the history of live popular music than: “Brexit Live prese... more info

Nialler9 — Filling in that big Oxegen-shaped hole in the July calendar, is now, the Punchestown Festival. Aiming for a much older audience, the one-day festival at Punchestown Racecourse is headlined by Lionel Richie with Shane Filan, James Morrison, Corinne Ba... more info

TMZ — Sister Sledge's Kathy Sledge was the victim of one of those "stranded traveler" email hacks -- and it was so convincing her friends panicked and nearly forked over their cash to the hackers. The email read, "Thought i could reach you out for help,…... more info

Nialler9 — Bodytonic and Hidden Agenda just threw a spanner in the works for your August bank holiday plans with the reveal of The BeatYard happening in Dun Laoghaire Harbour on August 1st and 2nd. Music guests include: Sister Sledge, Lindstrom, Four Tet, Neneh... more info

Guardian Music — From Adam Ant to the xx, share with us your festival highlightsBestivalgoers! As you emerge from Robin Hill Country Park and wash off the last stubborn traces of face paint, tell us: how was it for you?After surviving the ferry queues and traffic jam... more info

Guardian Music — Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of WightBestival is, the lead singer of Django Django robustly notes, "the first festival we've played in Britain this year where it isn't pissing down". As is so often the case, the weather seems to have affected the wh... more info