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BBC To Screen Rare ABBA Footage

by Music-News.com

ABBA footage previously thought to be lost will be aired as part of the BBC’s celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Swedish pop icons’ Eurovision win.

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Blondie, Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

BBC Producing When Blondie Came To Britain Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

The BBC is working on a new documentary about the first time Blondie came to the UK. ‘When Blondie Came To Britain’ is in the works now and guitarist and founding member Chris Stein mentioned it on his socials.

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The Rolling Stones, Ros O'Gorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

The Rolling Stones To Expand 2003 Madison Square Garden Live DVD

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones will upgrade their Four Flicks Madison Square Garden release to the full concert with four additional tracks, including a duet with Sheryl Crow.

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The Rolling Stones To Be Part Of BBC Four-Part Series

by Music-News.com

The Rolling Stones’ 60th anniversary will be marked by the BBC with a new four-part film series.

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Billie Eilish photo by Kelia Anne MacCluskey

BBC To Broadcast Billie Eilish Television Special

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Billie Eilish has announced details of her upcoming BBC special, ‘Billie Eilish: Up Close’.

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dave Grohl Has A Memoir On The Way

by Music-News.com

Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl is diving into his rock and roll past to relive stories for his new memoir.

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dave Grohl Takes The BBC On A Tour Of His Life

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will join host Dermot O’Leary for an in-depth look back at his career to date in the latest instalment of BBC Two’s Reel Stories.

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Paul Weller photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul Weller To Perform With BBC Orchestra

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Paul Weller is set to perform with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican in London next year.

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Matt Lucas and David Walliams in Little Britain

Little Britain Withdrawn From Streaming Services Over Blackface #BlackLivesMatter

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ hit comedy series ‘Little Britain’ and its sequel ‘Some Fly With Me’ has been removed from streaming services including Netflix and the BBC over the controversial blackface sketches.

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Rihanna photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rihanna, Jay-Z, Billie Eilish To Play BBC Streaming Festival

by Music-News.com

Rihanna, JAY-Z, and Billie Eilish are among the stars who have been added to the lineup for BBC Radio 1’s virtual Big Weekend festival.

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BBC Shortlists British Artist of The Year List

by Music-News.com

BBC Music has announced the five artists shortlisted for BBC Music British Artist of the Year ahead of next week’s BBC Music Awards ceremony in London.

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Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones images by Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

Keith Richards To Curate BBC4 For Entire Weekend

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

This September, BBC Four once again takes a bold and innovative approach by inviting Keith Richards to curate an entire weekend of programming.

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Keith Richard by Ros O'Gorman, the Rolling Stones Melbourne 2014

Keith Richards Goes To Work For The BBC

by Music-News.com

BBC Music today announces that Rolling Stone legend Keith Richards is to front a film for BBC Two to air in July, and this Autumn will curate an incredible weekend of programming for BBC Four.

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Rick Wakeman photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rick Wakeman Pays Tribute To David Bowie And Plays ‘Life On Mars’

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Wakeman was the keyboard player on David Bowie’s classic ‘Life On Mars’.

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Kendrick Lamar

BBC Names Kendrick Lamar ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Best Album of 2015

by Music-News.com

Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly has been named critics’ best album of the year in a new BBC poll.

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Adele Crowned British Artist Of The Year

by Music-News.com

The winners of the BBC Music Awards 2015 have been revealed tonight as part of a star-studded show from the Genting Arena, Birmingham. Jammed with breathtaking performances from some of the biggest names in the international music scene, five awards were given out on the night.

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Watch Adele Impersonate Adele In Front Of Adele Impersonators

by Paul Cashmere

Adele dressed up as an Adele impersonator to join fake Adele’s impersonate Adele for the BBC.

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Guy Garvey of Elbow, photo by Ros O'Gorman

BBC Extends Guy Garvey’s Music Box

by Music-News.com

Elbow frontman and BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Guy Garvey delves into his personal music box to reveal which artist he’s excited about at the moment.

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Mercury Prize and BBC Team Up

by Music-News.com

The Mercury Prize has revealed details of the 2015 award and announced exciting plans for its future development that will see the iconic Prize place greater emphasis on multi-platform content as part of an extensive new partnership with BBC Music for 2015.

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BBC Commissions Culture Club Documentary

by Music-News.com

BBC Four has commissioned a one-off documentary from Mentorn Media, on the reunion of one of the ’80s biggest bands, Culture Club.

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David Bowie And Dolly Parton Up For New BBC Awards

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The BBC has jumped into the awards show pool with their new ceremony to be held on Thursday night at Earl’s Court in London.

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Iggy Pop, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Iggy Pop To Deliver John Peel Lecture

by Music-News.com

BBC Music and The Radio Academy have announced that Iggy Pop will be delivering the fourth annual John Peel Lecture at Radio Festival 2014 in Salford on Monday, October 13 .

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Phil Collins at Miami Country Day School in Florida

Genesis Documentary On The Way From BBC

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The BBC has announced that they are making a full length documentary on the history of Genesis.

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Iggy Pop, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Iggy Pop To DJ On BBC Christmas Day

by Music-News.com

Iggy Pop will morph into a radio DJ on Christmas Day.

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The Beatles in the BBC studio

The Beatles Release Short BBC Promo Video

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The second volume of Beatles recordings from their appearances on the BBC, out 19 years after the original set, will be released on November 11 via Apple.

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The Beatles Live At The BBC Volume 2, Noise11, Photo

The Beatles On Air Live At The BBC Volume 2 Tracklisting Confirmed

by Paul Cashmere

The rumoured new Beatles album featuring previously unreleased BBC performances has been confirmed including a rare Lennon-McCartney song.

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More Beatles BBC Performances To Be Released

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A cave that everyone figured had been fully mined may be ready to spring forth with even more jewels. Reports across the web say that a new set of Beatles performances on the BBC will be released in October.

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Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Forms Basis Of Radio Play

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Playwright Tom Stoppard has created a new radio drama for BBC 2 influenced by Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon.

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Marc Bolan’s Entire BBC Recordings To Be Released

by Music-News.com

Traditionally one should ponder the question of how many Marc Bolans there were in his career but, as this box set shows, there really was only one.

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Ella Fitzgerald

From The BBC Vaults Come Unreleased Ella Fitzgerald Recordings

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ella Fitzgerald is regarded by many as the finest female jazz vocalist of all time, with a seminal body of work that continues to inspire multiple generations of fans around the world. So the discovery of a cache of never-before-released vintage Fitzgerald performances is a major musical event, and the release of that material marks

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