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British rock icon David Bowie on Sunday reconquered his home charts by scoring his first number one album in 20 years with "The Next Day".

2013-03-17T19:15:00ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Morrissey_cancels_tour_health_problems_09c7

Former Smiths frontman Morrissey has cancelled the rest of his US tour due to a string of medical problems, his publicist said on Saturday.

2013-03-16T16:07:17ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Hollande_The_Penguin_Carla_Bruni_269a

Carla Bruni has reportedly taken a swipe at French President Francois Hollande, depicting him as a bumbling buffoon with no manners in a song that features on the former first lady's new album.

2013-03-15T14:53:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/BlackBerry_launches_third_biggest_market_207e

BlackBerry on Friday launched its new Z10 smartphone in Indonesia, the company's third-largest market, as it rapidly loses ground elsewhere to rivals such as Apple and Samsung.

2013-03-15T14:43:44ZAFP Global Editionby Olivia Rondonuwutag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Morrissey_rejigs_tour_double_pneumonia_534e

British singer and ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey has postponed a US show due to double pneumonia, his publicist said Monday, but denied he had been hospitalized.

2013-03-12T10:18:27ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/Former_Abba_singer_Agnetha_stages_9b0c

Agnetha Faeltskog, former singer of legendary Swedish pop group Abba, will release her first album in nine years in May, her record company said Monday.

2013-03-11T15:37:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/07/album_rekindles_Bowies_Berlin_love_99ba

David Bowie revives his love story with Berlin in his first new album in a decade, out this month, and the city is returning his affections with fervent tributes to its adopted son.

2013-03-07T18:12:39ZAFP European Editionby Deborah Cole and Raphaelle Logerottag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/album_rekindles_Bowies_Berlin_love_99ba

David Bowie revives his love story with Berlin in his first new album in a decade, out this month, and the city is returning his affections with fervent tributes to its adopted son.

2013-03-07T04:09:58ZAFP European Editionby Deborah Cole and Raphaelle Logerottag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/album_showcases_Jimi_Hendrix_innovations_c21c

More than 42 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix is making a comeback with a new album that brings together a dozen innovative studio recordings from 1968 and 1969.

2013-03-05T23:54:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/Fans_fury_Justin_Bieber_late_ab15

Teen superstar Justin Bieber faced fury from his British fans on Tuesday after he showed up late for a sold-out concert in London.

2013-03-05T16:31:08ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/David_Bowie_releases_first_album_5712

British rock icon David Bowie released his first album in a decade, streaming the comeback record exclusively on iTunes.

2013-03-01T08:51:30ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/26/Bowie_teams_with_actress_Swinton_c784

David Bowie shares an on-screen kiss with British actress Tilda Swinton in the video for his latest single released on Tuesday.

2013-02-26T21:49:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/20/Olympic_singing_star_Sande_honoured_bb97

Singer-songwriter Emeli Sande, the voice of the London Olympics, continued her rise to superstardom by winning two of the most prestigious Brit Awards at a ceremony in London on Wednesday.

2013-02-20T23:18:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/20/Mugabe_thanks_long_life_ahead_6dc5

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday on the eve of his 89th birthday he owed his long life to God and revealed that he suffers loneliness from the loss of friends and relatives.

2013-02-20T18:45:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/20/Stage_annual_Brit_Awards_ce0e

Some of the top names in British pop including One Direction and Mumford and Sons will gather Wednesday for the biggest night in the music calendar when the annual Brit Awards are held at London's O2 Arena.

2013-02-20T14:47:26ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Grammys_shared_among_many_musics_e324

Indie pop band fun., rockers The Black Keys and Australian-Belgian singer Gotye shared the top prizes at the Grammys on Sunday, in an eclectic year for the music industry's biggest awards show.

2013-02-11T10:59:17ZAFP Global Editionby Michael Thurstontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Babel_Mumford_Sons_wins_best_054c

"Babel" by British folk rockers Mumford & Sons won the coveted Album of the Year award at the 55th Grammy Awards on Sunday.

2013-02-11T04:51:27ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/10/fun_best_song_Grammy_Young_a19e

Indie pop band fun. won best song Grammy for "We Are Young," one of six categories in which they were nominated at music's biggest awards show.

2013-02-11T02:35:46ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/10/Adele_wins_best_solo_performance_e613

British songstress Adele won the Grammy for best pop solo performance, the first award handed out during the main event on the music industry's biggest night of the year.

2013-02-11T02:07:23ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/10/Security_tight_Grammys_stars_carpet_8c19

Music stars hit the red carpet Sunday for the Grammys, with veterans like Elton John and Sting joining newcomers including indie pop band fun., hoping to win big in their breakout year.

2013-02-10T22:27:50ZAFP Global Editionby Michael Thurston