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• De aanklager stelt dat Rico Gedel Ian Watkins aanviel in HMP Wakefield en vervolgens een zelfgemaakt mes overhandigde aan Samuel Dodsworth • Een gevangene die beschuldigd wordt van de moord op de gevallen voormalige Lostprophets-zanger zei tegen bewakers dat ze "misschien wel met iemand beroemds zouden kunnen praten" nadat hij Ian Watkins met een zelfgemaakt mes in het hoofd en de nek had gestoken, aldus de rechtbank. • Rico Gedel, ook bekend als Rashid Gedel, voerde de aanval uit op Watkins, die een straf van 29 jaar uitzat voor seksuele misdrijven met kinderen, in zijn cel in HMP Wakefield, een maximaal beveiligde gevangenis, op 11 oktober, klonk het in de Leeds crown court.

• Dylan Carter, een 24-jarige opkomende countryzanger en voormalig kandidaat in 'The Voice', is overleden. • De doodsoorzaak is volgens een nieuw rapport onthuld, hoewel specifieke details in de eerste berichtgeving niet direct werden gespecificeerd. • Carter trok de aandacht door zijn optredens in de NBC-zangwedstrijd, wat hem markeerde als een opkomend talent in de countrymuziek.

• De Franse zangeres Yseult woonde het Met Gala van 2026 bij, wat haar opkomst markeert van kandidaat bij 'Nouvelle Star' tot internationaal mode-icoon. • Haar reis omvat belangrijke muzikale doorbraken, het lanceren van een onafhankelijk label en een high-profile optreden tijdens de Olympische Spelen. • De verschijning onderstreept haar groeiende invloed in mondiale entertainment- en modekringen, waarbij ze muziek combineert met hoge cultuur.

Janine Roebuck, uit Londen, zegt dat ze zichzelf niet langer als doof beschouwt nadat dubbele cochleaire implantaten haar gehoor herstelden.

Ross Davidson, who sang with group in 2018, was convicted of offences committed against six womenMusician Ross Davidson, a former singer for Spandau Ballet, has been jailed for 14 years for multiple rapes and sexual assaults.Davidson, 38, was convicted across two trials of two counts of rape, an attempted rape, three sexual assaults and two charges of voyeurism, in offences committed against six women between August 2013 and December 2019. Continue reading...

The musician was known for working-class anthem Take This Job and Shove It as well as hits like The Ride and othersDavid Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem Take This Job and Shove It and had hits with You Never Even Called Me By My Name and The Ride among others, has died. He was 86.Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. Continue reading...

• Gavin Adcock posted a photo on social media Tuesday reigniting his feud with Zach Bryan, referencing their near-physical altercation at last year's Born & Raised Festival in Oklahoma. • The image shows Bryan attempting to climb a fence to fight Adcock, captioned 'How bad this song wants to come out on Friday' to promote Adcock's new single 'Wannabe'. • In September, Bryan yelled 'You want to fight like a man? Open the gate' before security intervened after he scaled the fence.

Singer-songwriter was known for collaborations with former husband John Martyn as well as star-studded 1960s singles and 2014 comeback albumBritish folk singer Beverley Martyn, known for her collaborations with her former husband John Martyn as well as spirited, sublime solo work, has died aged 79.A statement from the family of the late John Martyn announced the news, saying she died peacefully at home on Monday. “Beverley was a remarkable woman of great inner strength,” the statement continued. “She was beautiful, intelligent, warm and kind.” Continue reading...

Autopsy of Celeste Rivas Hernandez finally released after law enforcement had requested it be sealed in NovemberSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCeleste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl whom the singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating injuries, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.Her death was ruled a homicide in the report from the Los Angeles county medical examiner’s office that had been blocked from release for months. Continue reading...

Musician has been charged after the dismembered and decomposing body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in abandoned TeslaSinger D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla.The Los Angeles county district attorney’s office said the 21-year-old D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was reported missing by her family in 2024, when she was 13. Authorities say she was 14 when she died. Continue reading...

Two-time grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voicesThe Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood music through the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 92, her family said.The two-time Grammy nominee had been admitted to hospital in Mumbai with complaints of “extreme exhaustion” and chest infection. Continue reading...

• Beach Music Hall of Fame singer Doug died in a car crash on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Eastern North Carolina. • Doug was celebrated for entertaining generations of Beach Music fans with his unique brand that always brought smiles. • The incident occurred amid local entertainment scene activities in the region.

‘I did it for the people’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th century poet Aref QazviniA stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better future – has become a soundtrack for Iranians in the first part of 2026, as the country experienced the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests and then the US-Israeli air assault, now in its third week.However, the singer, called Nava, is a product of artificial intelligence, created by a London-based artist of Iranian origin, Farbod Mehr. Continue reading...