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Orbit Orbit by Caparezza won the Targa Tenco as best album of the year. The best album in dialect is Amuri lights by Carmen Consoli, the award-winning song is What must be will be by Emma Nolde.The winning works of the Tenco Plaques were announced today. In addition to those mentioned, the winners were announced in the other three categories: best debut album It's recording audio… of Piji, best performer album is Avincola sings Carella by Avincola, the best project album is 80 Happy birthday Ivan (live in Teramo)a tribute to Ivan Graziani produced by his sons Filippo.245 voters took…
Bonnie Tyler, the powerhouse Welsh vocalist behind indelible Eighties hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at age 75. A statement posted on her website confirmed the singer’s death. “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for,” the statement read. “We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.” In early May, Tyler was hospitalized in Faro, Portugal after undergoing emergency…
A t a community park on Houston’s west side, two bare-chested men are mean-mugging each other hard, their faces just inches apart, as a crowd howls “Let’s eaaaaaat!” around them. Any passerby on this overcast March afternoon could be forgiven for thinking a bareknuckle fight was about to go down. But this is a weighted-calisthenics battle, a one-versus-one competition where athletes grind through a high-volume set of exercises ranging from pullups and dips on a bar to pushups, squats, and muscle-ups — an advanced move that combines the pullup and dip into one fluid motion. Within minutes, the full-throttle test…
The appointment with one of the most anticipated musical events in the Venetian area is also renewed for this summer: from 27 to 30 August 2026the large green spaces of theformer Peseggia missile base (Scorzè, VE) will once again be the setting for the new edition of FESTIVAL BASIS. The project, managed by the association Basic Music APSpresents a now consolidated format that combines music and territorial regeneration. This year's program is divided between three big flagship evenings with names of national importance and a Sunday entirely dedicated to emerging music, conviviality and the return of public space to citizens.…
The winners of the competitions were announced today, Thursday 9 July Tenco 2026 license platesthe recognition that since 1984 has rewarded the best songwriting records of the year. After the ballot that started with the announcement of the five finalists, this edition's register is led by Caparezza with Orbit Orbit (BMG), Best album ever. Next to him, the clearest plaque goes to Carmen ConsoliWhile Emma Noldeleft out of the Sanremo 2026 Bigs, takes the Best Single Song. The final ballot marked a record participation: 245 voters, the highest number ever reached by the event. And the numbers themselves tell the…
Harry Styles has been given a gold Blue Peter badge by the long-running children’s show, in acknowledgement of his record-breaking Wembley Stadium run. The ‘As It Was’ singer broke the record for the longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium with his 12th show on July 4, and Blue Peter presenter Shini Muthukrishnan presented him with a special gold badge to commemorate the achievement. Blue Peter badges are given to viewers of the show, as well as guests, however a gold edition is reserved for outgoing presenters and guests who have done extraordinary things. Former recipients of the gold…
The 10th anniversary edition of Mad Cool is up and running, kicking off yesterday (Wednesday July 8) with unforgettable sets from Foo Fighters, Wolf Alice, The Last Dinner Party and more. Setting things up for an explosive weekend ahead, night one saw former NME Cover stars Hotwax diving into the packed crowd at the Mahou Cinco Estrellas Stage, The Vaccines debuting new material, Moby rattling through his hits and rave-defining bangers, Villanelle bringing the grunge vibes to sunny Madrid and much more. Check out NME‘s top pics from day one below. Foo Fighters at Mad Cool 2026. CREDIT: Javier Bragado The Last…
Mick Jagger is not one for looking back. At least, not very fondly. If you sift through the fading, cracked pages of NME interviews from the ‘60s and ‘70s, you’ll read the snake-hipped frontman’s withering putdowns of past Rolling Stones tracks. In a 1974 conversation, the band’s 1963 debut single ‘Come On’ was dismissed as “shit… god knows how it got in the charts”. Of their second, Beatles-borrowed single ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, Jagger remembers the group didn’t really want to record it at all. And this year, the swaggering singer told us about a vinyl player he found…
Bonnie Tyler has died. The singer of Total Eclipse of the Heart And It's a Heartache he was 75 years old. In May she was admitted to a hospital in Portugal, where she was placed in a medically induced coma. The latest news dates back to a few weeks ago, when she emerged from a coma, but remained in critical condition.“Bonnie's family and team announce with deep sorrow that Bonnie died unexpectedly last night in a hospital in Portugal, due to the disease for which she was being treated,” reads a message published on the official website.«In the next few…
Bonnie Tyler has died “unexpectedly” after an “illness” in Portugal at the age of 75. A message on the ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ singer’s official website confirmed the news which read: “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for. “We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.” It comes after she underwent emergency surgery in Portugal last month. She was subsequently placed in a medically induced…
