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Who says a man can’t rock a crop top? Prince, who died on April 21, 2016, aged 57, performs onstage during his 1986 concert at the Zenith in Paris. Photo: AFP

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Rufus Wainwright celebrates Shakespeare and Judy Garland, who rekindled his love for USA

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22 Apr 2016 - 5:29pm

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Nothing compared 2 U: Prince’s versatility combined a universe of pop in one star

22 Apr 2016 - 2:56pm

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When Prince played Hong Kong: memories of a funk-filled night beside Victoria Harbour

23 Apr 2016 - 12:49am 7

Pop icon Prince -- one of the most influential but elusive figures in music -- has died at his compound in Minnesota,. Photo: AFP

Prince, genre-defying music genius, found dead in an elevator at age 57

22 Apr 2016 - 12:29pm 4

Pet Shop Boys performing at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. The British pop duo recently released their 13th studio album. Photo: AFP

Album reviews: Pet Shop Boys, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, The Last Shadow Puppets, and soundtrack to Miles Davis biopic

22 Apr 2016 - 12:01am

Electronic devices such as the iPad tablet facilitate the browsing and buying of digital music online. Photo: Corbis

Streaming drives first significant rise in music industry revenues since 1998

21 Apr 2016 - 11:40pm

Louis Armstrong practices with his horn at his Corona, New York home. The Louis Armstrong House Museum announced Wednesday that it has acquired the only known film footage of the great jazz musician in a recording studio. While many audio recordings of Armstrong's music exist there has been no video of him working in a recording studio until now. Photo: AP

One of a kind film of jazz giant Louis Armstrong goes to museum

21 Apr 2016 - 3:29am

Slash of Guns N' Roses on stage at Coachella last Sunday. Photo: TNS

Coachella and the curse of the drop-in artist: cameos define music festival

20 Apr 2016 - 11:49am 1

According to the lawsuit, Led Zeppelin copied the intro to the song 'Taurus' which was released three years before 'Stairway to Heaven'.
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'Stairway to Heaven' re-release opened Led Zeppelin up to legal action

19 Apr 2016 - 1:49pm

<p>The humble Hong Kong phone salesman turned singing star hasn’t looked back since the release of his debut album in 1990. We recall Lai’s biggest hits ahead of his concert series this month </p>

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19 Apr 2016 - 10:17am

Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead.

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17 Apr 2016 - 7:00am

Gwen Stefani’s third solo album mines her messy split from husband of 13 years Gavin Rossdale.

Album reviews: The Filthy Tongues, Gwen Stefani, Charles Bradley, Autolux

15 Apr 2016 - 6:00am

Sting and Branford Marsalis at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City in 2010. Photo: Corbis

Branford Marsalis’ first Hong Kong gig – it’s going to be a classic

13 Apr 2016 - 2:01am

<p>Couple were childhood sweethearts and remained married for almost 60 years despite numerous infidelities by the chart-topping star </p>

Wife of Tom Jones dies of cancer days after singer’s Hong Kong show cancelled

12 Apr 2016 - 12:47pm

Vinyl is making a comeback.

Hong Kong’s 10 best record shops: it’s a vinyl countdown

12 Apr 2016 - 12:09pm

In his six-decade career, Sonny Rollins has recorded more than 60 albums.

Despite health problems, jazz legend Sonny Rollins, 85, vows to return to form

11 Apr 2016 - 1:00pm

Kanye West’s latest album, The Life of Pablo, has not been released on aApple’s iTunes, nor as a conventional CD. Photo: AFP

Kanye West makes history with streaming-majority number one album in US

16 Apr 2016 - 12:55pm

White Stripes frontman Jack White says phone zombies ruin the energy of a live gig.

Annoying concert behaviour: time to ban phones at live shows

9 Apr 2016 - 8:05pm

Tame Impala, featuring the band’s only permanent member, multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker (second from left).

How Hong Kong-bound Tame Impala became world’s hippest guitar band

8 Apr 2016 - 8:00am

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10 Apr 2016 - 8:00am

American Idol has screened for the final time after 15 years on air.

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8 Apr 2016 - 3:50pm

Police try to restore order at the Lady Fast event after Islamic fundamentalists invaded the venue in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Kolektif Betina

Feminist music event in Indonesia disrupted by Islamic hard-liners; woman attacked, shot fired

4 Apr 2016 - 4:03pm 1

Tom Jones has pulled out of his Asian tour, citing serious illness in his immediate family.

Tom Jones cancels Asian dates, including Hong Kong show this week

4 Apr 2016 - 2:30pm 1

American musician and producer Nile Rodgers has had an incredible seminal effect on many styles of music.

How bohemian muso Nile Rodgers continues to inspire younger musicians

5 Apr 2016 - 6:01am

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29 Mar 2016 - 5:37pm

The Drones have made an album of menacing heaviness in Feelin Kinda Free.

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5 Apr 2016 - 6:01am

Johnny Borrell & Zazou perform in Germany. Photo: Corbis

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