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Al Pacino is Martin Scorsese's first choice to play Frank Sinatra

5685 days ago
Guardian MusicDirector has Godfather star in mind as lead for biopic of iconic singer, with Robert De Niro his pick to play Dean MartinFrank Sinatra's life was nothing if not epic, so it's perhaps fitting that Martin Scorsese's attempt to bring the story of ol' bl... more info

Why the fury at Lily Allen's Ivor Novello awards? | Caroline Sullivan

5688 days ago
Guardian MusicThere's more to great songwriting than being Dylan – she wittily sketches situations and sets the lyrics to irresistible melodiesLily Allen's winning three Ivor Novello awards – the gong most coveted by musicians because it recognises songwriting... more info

'Glee' Cast Brings More Than Mere Covers To L.A. Tour Stop

5688 days ago
MTV.com NewsGleeks help turn live show into massive sing-along as the stars reprise hits from the show.By Aimee Curran Jenna Ushkowitz, Cory Monteith, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Amber Riley perform in Los Angeles Thursday Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Imag... more info

Readers recommend: Songs about concerts

5689 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week, it was music set in ale houses. This time we want your favourite songs about people performing songs. Merchandise will be available afterwardsThe statistics are clear, the pub is in decline. Faced with fierce competition from supermarkets ... more info

Readers recommend songs about pubs and bars: the results

5689 days ago
Guardian MusicIn the songs chosen this week, the pub is a place in which one finds both freedom and captivity, solidarity and loneliness, oblivion and remembranceThe bar, as it features in song, must contain a specific set of components: one bar (for leaning again... more info

Michael Bublé | Pop review

5691 days ago
Guardian MusicO2 Arena, LondonThe prospect of the Frank Sinatra of the Pop Idol age performing at the O2 Arena, London's most soulless venue, where the very air appears to have been manufactured artificially, may not be enticing to everyone. But the night proved t... more info

friday evening updates

5695 days ago
Totally Fuzzythemusicologist said... musicology #547 Jamaica #27 (Bob Andy – Life) Today’s 1972 cut features the magnificent and supremely talented Keith ‘Bob Andy’ Anderson, (for me one of Jamaica’s premier artists). Founder member of the Paragons whos... more info

David Soyer obituary

5698 days ago
Guardian MusicDavid Soyer, who has died aged 87, was known to audiences the world over as the sonorous-toned cellist of the Guarneri Quartet for almost four decades. As a young man he studied or worked with such great musicians as Emanuel Feuermann, Pablo Casals, ... more info

Lena Horne obituary

5699 days ago
Guardian MusicVelvet-voiced singer, actor and activist who broke new ground for black performersA handful of decades ago the roles for black performers in Hollywood movies were deliberately kept peripheral to the plots, so that their appearances could easily be ed... more info

OBITUARY: Francisco Aguabella Afro-Cuban Percussionist Dies

5700 days ago
All About JazzAguabella, a sacred drummer of the Santeria religion, left Cuba in the 1950s. He performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Palmieri, Carlos Santana and the Doors. Francisco Aguabella plays the conga drums in Holl... more info

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