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Psy's 'Gangnam Style' hits 2 billion YouTube views

Thursday, 5 June 2014, 15:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It's 2 billion and counting for Psy and his irrepressible "Gangnam Style."   The South Korean pop star's surprise hit has become the first YouTube video to surpass 2...

One Direction's lawyers looking into leaked video

Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 15:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A representative for One Direction says the band's lawyers are dealing with a video showing two band members smoking what the singers referred to as an "illegal...

Lionel Richie talks BET honor, upcoming tour

Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 15:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The pop icon's 19-year-old son Miles had initials inked on his hand by "Keeping up With the Kardashians" star Kylie Jenner. A video of it was posted on TMZ and made headlines on gossip...

Tori Amos returns to her pop roots

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 16:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Tori Amos, "Unrepentant Geraldines" (Mercury Classics)   Tori Amos' 14th album marks a return to her traditional approach — some call it "chamber pop" —...

Love, loss and lots of synthesizers from Coldplay

Saturday, 31 May 2014, 16:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Coldplay, "Ghost Stories" (Parlophone/Atlantic)   Chris Martin's breakup album deals with love and loss in generalities rather than specifics. But then, not many words rhyme...

Little exciting about Afrojack's new album

Friday, 30 May 2014, 16:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Afrojack, "Forget the World" (Def Jam)   Electronic dance music favorite Afrojack wants to make people dance and it's mission accomplished (if you're under 25) with his...

Little Dragon stretches sound on new album

Thursday, 29 May 2014, 16:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Little Dragon, "Nabuma Rubberband" (Seven Four Entertainment/Republic)   Three years after the release of its 2011 breakthrough, Little Dragon returns with the quirky sounding and...

Carlos Santana wants to save the world with music

Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 16:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Try to speak with Carlos Santana about his new album and he'll want to talk about another topic: changing the world.   The veteran musician says he is planning a concert aimed at...

Brantley Gilbert's star-making album

Tuesday, 27 May 2014, 15:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Brantley Gilbert, "Just As I Am" (Valory)   Everybody in Nashville has been predicting Brantley Gilbert will be the next big thing in country music for a couple of years now. His...

A sober Brantley Gilbert still singing party songs

Monday, 26 May 2014, 15:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Go ahead and congratulate country rocker Brantley Gilbert on his No. 1 hit, "Bottoms Up." Just don't buy him a beer.   The Georgia-born singer with the bad boy image is more...

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