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Music News for July 5, 2008
Former Whitesnake guitarist dies (Reuters)
Reuters - Fellow musicians have paid tribute to
Mel Galley, former guitarist in British hard rock band
Whitesnake who died of cancer this week aged 60.
Kylie Minogue receives OBE (Reuters)
Reuters - Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress
who become one of the world's most famous female recording
artists, was honored for her services to music on Thursday.
ABBA foursome makes rare appearance (Reuters)
Reuters - All four members of supergroup ABBA
appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film
"Mamma Mia!," delighting fans with their first public showing
for years.
Headstone Swiped from Joy Division Singer's Grave (E! Online)
E! Online - Ian Curtis wasn't around long but he left quite an impression.
Rock musician Natasha Shneider dies of cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer/songwriter Natasha Shneider,
who collaborated with former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell
and rock band Queens of the Stone Age, died Tuesday of cancer.
Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod? (AP)
AP - NEW YORK (AP) — A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world — each a chatty bunch — buzzing with questions about the two "friends."
Man claims assault by Eminem in 2006 in Detroit (AP)
AP - A man has sued Eminem, claiming the rapper punched him two years ago while they were in the bathroom of a Detroit strip club.
Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U (AP)
AP - A vast collection of 78 rpm records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent New York City record shop owner.
Mamma Mia! ABBA Reunites for Film Premiere (E! Online)
E! Online - Don't pull out the polyester and platforms just yet, folks. It was just for a movie premiere.
Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand (AP)
AP - Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.
