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Barack Obama causes sales of Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ to go up by 490%

Sales of Al Green's soul classic 'Let's Stay Together' have gone up by almost 500% after US president Barack Obama surprised a packed crowd by singing a couple of lines from the track at a fundraiser in New York last week.

Hot Chip to headline Camp Bestival

Hot Chip will headline this year's Camp Bestival festival in Dorset.

The National ‘wouldn’t have existed without REM’

The National’s Bryce Dessner has revealed that the band wouldn’t have formed without REM.

Paul Simon: ‘I thought about putting political songs on ‘Graceland’, but I’m no good at them’

Paul Simon has spoken out about the making of his seminal 1986 album 'Graceland', in a new documentary film, Under African Skies.

Michael Stipe calls YouTube ‘disgraceful’ over removal of Perfume Genius clip

Former REM frontman Michael Stipe has described the managers of YouTube as ''disgraceful and cowardly'' after they removed a clip which has been made by the singer Perfume Genius.

Etta James album sales increase by 378% after her death

Sales of Etta James' back catalogue have increased by 378% since she passed away last week.

New Order, The Horrors added to Benicassim 2012 bill

New Order and The Horrors have been added to the bill for this summer's Benicassim festival.

Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon to play tiny London club show

Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon is set to play a tiny London club show with her new musical project, Body/Head.

The Flaming Lips post clips from Record Store Day collaboration album online

The Flaming Lips have posted up audio of their forthcoming collaborative LP with Bon Iver and Yoko Ono online.

Paul McCartney: ‘Stevie Wonder is a genius’

Paul McCartney has spoken about working with Stevie Wonder on his new album 'Kisses On The Bottom', 30 years after the pair collaborated on the Number One song 'Ebony and Ivory'.
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