Mercury News, California — News alert: This weekend, violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is finishing up her third season as music director and concert master of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, a fine ensemble that's becoming ever finer under her leadership. It is a shocking... more info

Guardian Music — But Nadja Benaissa didn't tell the men she slept with. And in Germany – where she was a member of the country's most successful girl band – that is a crime. Hannah Booth on a very public downfallNadja Benaissa's story has all the improbable dram... more info

Here Comes The Flood — German neo-psychedelic duo xrFarflight will release their new album under the spell of the cyclops' view! on March 4. A current free EP has three outtakes and one track of the album. Multi-instrumentalists Karsten Genz and Daniel Gädicke joined ... more info

ContactMusic — German pop star NADJA BENAISSA has risked further scandal by suggesting a former lover who she infected with HIV is responsible for catching the virus.In August (10), the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... Brand New Moods presents: - Bojan Z Tetraband "Humus" Apart from prestigious guest appearances, not to mention a lengthy tenure in Henry Texier’s superb Azur Quintet, one of the best small groups in jazz of the 90s, monsieur Z ... more info

Mercury News, California — Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg gripped her violin and bounded onto the stage with her band, the energetic New Century Chamber Orchestra, which excels because all its players think and feel together. more info

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Pop Crunch — An HIV-positive German pop star has been sentenced two years of suspended prison term for infecting a former partner with the deadly virus, The BBC said Thursday.Nadja Benaissa, 28, admitted that she had unprotected sexual intercourse with three peop... more info

Perez Hilton — Nadja Benaissa, a German pop singer who was part of the group “No Angels,” was found guilty of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him with the full knowledge that she was HIV positive. Despite committing this d... more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Lindsay Lohan behind the wheel, Nadja Benaissa found guilty, and Wyclef Jean releases angry song. more info