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French famous guitarist to launch concert in Myanmar

A classical guitarist from France, Thibault Cauvin, will launch a one-man guitar concert for the first time in Myanmar\'s two major cities this month under the cultural exchange program of Myanmar and France, the local weekly Myanmar Times reported in this week\'s issue. The 24-year-old Parisian musician\'s concert in Myanmar, which is part of his 10 performances in Asia, will take place in Yangon on Sept. 24 and in Mandalay on Sept. 26, the French Embassy was quoted as saying. The French...

MTV China launches inspirational \’True Campaign\’

Mei Yan, the chief executive officer of MTV China (4th from Left) and Chinese musicians, including China\'s \"Father of Rock\" Cui Jian (4th from Right), rising pop singer Zhang Liangying (2nd from Right) and veteran singer Wang Feng (3rd from Right) jointly launch an inspirational campaign in China on September 3rd to encourage youngsters to promote true lifestyle and real music. [Xu Liuliu/CRI]  The largest music television network in the world, MTV, launched an inspirational...

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary, dies

Mary Travers, the female third of the wildly popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, whose anthems lent passionate voice to the 1960s protest movement, died on Wednesday after battling leukemia, her publicist said. She was 72. \"She passed away today at Danbury hospital in Danbury, Connecticut,\" Heather Lylis told AFP. Travers and her fellow bandmates, Peter Yarrow and Noel \"Paul\" Stookey, burst onto the American folk music scene in 1961 with an influential style punctuated by rich...

Jackson tribute to kick off MTV Music Video Awards

Before the MTV Video Music Awards settle into its annual teenybopper party, the ceremony will have a tender moment. Janet Jackson will kick off the show on Sunday night with a tribute to her late brother. Michael Jackson\'s death on June 25 was soon-after followed by the BET Awards (where Janet Jackson also appeared), but MTV was the music network with which the King of Pop was more aligned. Though MTV dragged its feet at first in showing the music videos of black artists, the network\'s...

Dame Vera Lynn, 92, tops Britain\’s album chart

Dame Vera Lynn  Dame Vera Lynn, known as \"Forces\' Sweetheart,\" topped Britain\'s album chart 70 years after she first stepped into a recording studio. The 92-year-old singer on Monday became the oldest living artist to have a number one record in Britain when her album \"We\'ll Meet Again — The Very Best of Vera Lynn\" beat the Arctic Monkeys and even the Beatles to capture the No. 1 record in Britain. Lynn was known as the \"Forces\' Sweetheart,\" and her songs were...

Beatles storm back into the US charts

The Beatles: Stereo Box Set The Beatles boasted some of the best-selling albums on the American pop chart yesterday after nostalgic fans scooped up the Fab Four\'s much-hyped reissues. The Beatles sold 626,000 albums during the week ending September 13, according to tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan. Until last week, they had sold 635,000 copies this year, a low tally by their standards as buyers held out until the 09-09-09 release date. Their best-seller last week was 1969\'s \"Abbey...

Britney Spears wants Madonna on tour

Britney Spears wants Madonna to join her on her upcoming \"Circus\" tour. Wade Robson - who is choreographing the 27-year-old singer\'s comeback shows - has revealed Britney is keen for her 50-year-old idol to join her on stage at one of her concerts. He said: \"I\'m choreographing and set-designing Britney\'s tour. There has been talk of Madonna making an appearance, and there\'s so many place we could take that. At this point, the main issue is timing.\" This would not be the first time...

Madonna arrives in Brazil for five concerts

U.S. mega star Madonna arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Friday to start her five concerts in Brazil. Madonna is to stage her performances in the world-renowned Maracana stadium in Rio on Sunday and Monday. This will be the first time that Madonna performs in the city in 15 years. After Rio, she will travel to Sao Paulo for three more concerts scheduled for Dec. 18, 20 and 21 in the Morumbi stadium. More than 350,000 people are expected to attend Madonna\'s conerts in Rio and Sao Paulo. The...

Lisa Ono to present China concert tour

Lisa Ono performs at Shanghai\'s annual Jazz Week on May 2, 2007. [Oriental Morning Post]  For many Chinese music fans, Bossa Nova is associated with only one name - Lisa Ono. Now the most acclaimed Asian Bossa Nova singer is set to begin a concert tour of China to mark the 20th anniversary of her musical career. The Japanese songstress will first take to the stage in the eastern city of Hangzhou on January 3rd, before moving on to Beijing\'s Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on...

Noel Gallagher quits Oasis

Noel Gallagher (L) and Liam Gallagher  Oasis\' lead guitarist Noel Gallagher said he was quitting the British rock group because he can no longer work with his brother Liam, plunging the future of the group into doubt. In a brief statement on the band\'s website, Noel said he was announcing \"with some sadness and great relief\" that \"I quit Oasis tonight.\" He added: \"People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.\" He...