Award-winning São Paulo songwriter who grew up in football - and music-loving family has shot to stardom since 2015 debut The house lights were dimmed in one of Rio’s top music venues and, as the star of the show prepared to take the stage, thousands of enraptured fans cried out their idol’s name in the darkness: “Liniker! Liniker! Liniker! Liniker!”It was not, however, the England striker turned Match of the Day host Gary Lineker the sellout crowd was here to see. It was Lineker’s Brazilian namesake: a Grammy-winning pop sensation whose mesmerising performances and soul-stirring songs have captured the hearts and minds of millions. Continue reading...

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Tributes having been paid to the DJ - known as the Father of the Balearic beat - who worked in Ibiza.

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Alfredo Fiorito has reportedly passed away, with tributes having now been paid to the DJ who had worked in Ibiza

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Making hip-hop critical of the government has caused him trouble, but Nay insists his music is a force for changeTanzanian rapper Nay wa Mitego loathes the thought of the number of times he’s had run-ins with Tanzanian authorities over his music.It started in 2016, during President John Magufuli’s administration. Since then, he has faced many arrests, charges, threats and song bans as a result of releasing music critical of the government. On one occasion, he spent two nights in jail. Continue reading...

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Punk rock icon Casey Chaos, lead singer of American rock band Amen, has sadly died at the age of 59, and tributes have poured in for the "extraordinary musician"

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