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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 LONDON (Reuters) - Even with one of the world's most athletic opera singers at her side and plenty of practice, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reckons the latest London production of Gioachino Rossini's "La Donna Del Lago" is the challenge of a lifetime. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/entertainment-us-opera-didonato-idUSBRE94H08Q20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/entertainment-us-opera-didonato-idUSBRE94H08Q20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Sat, 18 May 2013 11:11:39 -0400 CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-americanidol-glover-idUSBRE94G0LI20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-americanidol-glover-idUSBRE94G0LI20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Fri, 17 May 2013 14:23:05 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday, his publicist said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-georgemichael-accident-idUSBRE94G0IL20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-georgemichael-accident-idUSBRE94G0IL20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Fri, 17 May 2013 10:52:18 -0400 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a much-discussed lesbian kiss will be on display at this Saturday's Eurovision final in Sweden which - love it or hate it - promises plenty of pop, kitsch and barefoot ballads. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-sweden-eurovision-idUSBRE94G0AS20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-sweden-eurovision-idUSBRE94G0AS20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Fri, 17 May 2013 08:47:52 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - If Kat Edmonson ever becomes a household name, she can put it down not just to her talent as a jazz singer, but to some decidedly modern financing as well. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-jazz-edmonson-idUSBRE94G09520130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-jazz-edmonson-idUSBRE94G09520130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Fri, 17 May 2013 06:47:07 -0400 (Reuters) - Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol" on Thursday, becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-americanidol-idUSBRE94F05120130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-americanidol-idUSBRE94F05120130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Thu, 16 May 2013 23:34:55 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Bob Dylan was made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, joining the ranks of leading writers, composers and artists in the prestigious 115-year-old group. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-bobdylan-idUSBRE94F10320130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-bobdylan-idUSBRE94F10320130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:50 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - British boy band One Direction, one of the pop industry's biggest acts of the last 18 months, are working on an "edgy" third album and will start a world tour next year. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-onedirection-album-idUSBRE94F14S20130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-onedirection-album-idUSBRE94F14S20130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:20 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - An invitation from the White House robbed Emeli Sande on Thursday of the chance to celebrate the latest mark of her success in an unstoppable rise to the front ranks of British female singers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-britain-ivornovellos-idUSBRE94F14220130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-britain-ivornovellos-idUSBRE94F14220130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Thu, 16 May 2013 16:12:23 -0400 BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Symphony Orchestra has hired Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons to succeed James Levine, an iconic American conductor known for his wild hair and dramatic manner, who left in 2011 due to health problems, it said on Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-boston-symphony-nelsons-idUSBRE94F12P20130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/entertainment-us-boston-symphony-nelsons-idUSBRE94F12P20130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=musicNews musicNews Thu, 16 May 2013 15:59:32 -0400