ENTERTAINMENT

NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace, daughter brutally attacked after Rascal Flatts concert

Three men reportedly were arrested and charged in the beating of NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace and his daughter after a Rascal Flatts concert in Charlotte, N.C., Friday night. Nathan Lucas and Randolph Mangum were charged with assault Saturday morning and a third man, Paul Lucas, was charged with assault on a female. A spokesperson for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed ...

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Christo ‘walk on water’ project opens

Thousands of people have tried out the latest installation by conceptual artist Christo – a 3km (1.9 mile) walkway on water in northern Italy. Queues built up to get on the Floating Piers, made from more than 200,000 interlocking cubes wrapped in yellow nylon, as it opened on Lake Iseo. Christo has warned the experience will be like walking on ...

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Radiohead fans attacked at Istanbul record shop

UK rock band Radiohead have condemned an attack on people listening to their new album at a record store in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Some 20 suspected Islamists beat up customers and staff for drinking alcohol and listening to music during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Unconfirmed reports said one person was injured in the incident late on ...

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Radiohead condemn attack on Turkish fans

UK rock band Radiohead have condemned an attack on people listening to their new album at a record store in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Some 20 suspected Islamists beat up customers and staff for drinking alcohol and listening to music during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Unconfirmed reports said one person was injured in the incident on Friday. ...

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Meat Loaf collapses on stage in Canada

Video footage from Thursday’s concert in Edmonton shows the singer, whose real name is Marvin Lee Aday, falling on stage during his performance. Edmonton police said they had responded to a medical call, CBC reported. The 68-year-old is one of the most successful recording artists of all time with hits including Bat Out of Hell and I’d Do Anything For ...

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Page denies stealing ‘Stairway’ riff

Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page has denied stealing the riff to Stairway to Heaven, as he took the stand at a copyright trial in the US. The rock band are accused of lifting the opening guitar line from Taurus, a 1967 track by the band Spirit. But Page testified that he had never heard the song until people started posting ...

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Led Zeppelin in court over copyright

Members of the rock band Led Zeppelin have appeared in court to deny borrowing from another song for their 1971 hit Stairway To Heaven. Guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant are expected to give evidence at the civil case in Los Angeles. They are accused of lifting the song’s opening notes from Taurus, a 1967 track by the band ...

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Hip-hop musical dominates Tony awards

Hip-hop musical Hamilton has led the Tony Awards in New York, winning 11 including best musical and lead actor. The hit show about the life of one of America’s founding fathers just fell short of The Producers’ record of 12 statuettes in 2001. For the first time at the ceremony, all four musical acting winners were black, including British star ...

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Hip-hop musical dominates Tony awards

A hit show about the life of one of America’s founding fathers, it won best musical, score and lead actor awards, but failed to beat the record of 12 statuettes. Barack and Michelle Obama introduced the cast of the musical with a video message at the ceremony. But the night was overshadowed by the news that 50 people had been ...

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