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CBC | Music News
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Malkovich to play serial killer on Toronto stage
American actor John Malkovich will make his Luminato debut playing a notorious Austrian serial killer in a musical performance this June as part of the annual festival of arts and culture.
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Pink Floyd sues EMI over online royalties
British rock band Pink Floyd has launched a lawsuit against its record company, EMI, claiming it has miscalculated royalty payments for online sales.
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Marie Osmond lays son to rest
Marie Osmond's 18-year-old adopted son was fondly remembered at a funeral service in Utah on Monday.
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Oscar Peterson scholarship set at $40,000
A new scholarship named for the late Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson will see $40,000 awarded in September to one aspiring musician entering a music program at Toronto's York University.
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Kreviazuk to debut with Edmonton symphony
Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for the first time as part of the 2010-11 season.
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Lil Wayne gets 1 year in jail for gun charge
Rapper Lil Wayne has finally been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to a weapons charge and will be serving that time in New York City jails.
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Taylor Swift coming to Cavendish
Grammy winner Taylor Swift is set to play at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival in P.E.I. in July.
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Placido Domingo had colon cancer surgery
Placido Domingo's surgeons removed a cancerous polyp on his colon when the renowned singer and music director was in hospital last week.
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Plaskett's Three nabs 6 awards at ECMA gala
Joel Plaskett's latest album is called Three, but the Nova Scotian singer-songwriter more than doubled that at the East Coast Music Awards, presented in Sydney, N.S. Sunday night and capping four days of events celebrating Atlantic Canadian music.
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Sparklehorse singer Mark Linkous dead
Singer and songwriter Mark Linkous, frontman for acclaimed U.S. indie band Sparklehorse, has committed suicide, his family says.
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Wonder gets French medal almost 30 years late
France finally conferred its prestigious Commander of the National Order of Arts and Letters on Stevie Wonder, almost 30 years after he was named to the Order.
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National anthem won't change: PMO
The federal government, which sparked controversy after suggesting it might make changes to the lyrics of O Canada, has decided to leave the national anthem alone.
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Johnny Alf, father of bossa nova, dies
Johnny Alf, a Brazilian pianist and singer credited with inventing bossa nova, has died. He was 80.
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Stompin' Tom Award goes to Cape Breton duo
Cape Breton music duo Billy and Cornelia MacLeod were honoured with the Stompin' Tom Award Friday in Sydney, N.S.
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