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Stars Demand Release Of Guantanamo Bay Briton
Pink Floyd rocker Roger Waters, pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor and actress Juliet Stevenson are among those who have signed an open letter calling for the release of a British man from the Guantanamo Bay detention...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 December 2014
Nick Mason Hints At More Pink Floyd Releases
Nick Mason has hinted there could be more Pink Floyd releases in the future.The band have just released their first album of new songs for 20 years, 'The Endless River', and although the drummer is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 November 2014
Nick Mason: Waters Will Be 'Charmingly Disapproving' About Album
Nick Mason believes Roger Waters will be ''charmingly disapproving'' about the new Pink Floyd album.The 70-year-old drummer has reconvened with guitarist-and-singer David Gilmour to make group's first new LP for 20 years, 'The Endless River'.Mason...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2014
Nick Mason: Pink Floyd Won't Tour
Nick Mason says Pink Floyd will not play live again because David Gilmour doesn't want to hit the road. The two musicians reunited this year to make new album 'The Endless River', which features multiple...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2014
There's Hope For Us Yet! Pink Floyd Likely To Beat One Direction
It's frustrating for any musical connoisseur that carefully manipulated pop reigns highest on most music charts, but it looks like psychedelic legends Pink Floyd could beat One Direction on Amazon's most pre-ordered albums list with...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2014
Stephen Hawking To Feature On New Pink Floyd Album ‘The Endless River’
The voice of physicist Stephen Hawking will appear on Pink Floyd’s new album The Endless River, on a tracked titled, ‘Talkin' Hawkin.’Pink Floyd's Dave GilmourIt’s not the first time the band have used the physicist's...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 08 October 2014
Roger Waters: 'I Had No Involvement In New Pink Floyd Album'
British rocker Roger Waters has distanced himself from the latest Pink Floyd release by insisting he had no involvement in the production of the new album.The group is poised to release The Endless River, a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 October 2014
Roger Waters Concedes 'The Wall' Is "Anti-war, Protest Movie"
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters says his new movie Roger Waters: The Wall should be viewed as a protest against the growing spread of armed conflict, rather than a concert documentary. The movie - which premiered...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2014
Pink Floyd's New Album Is 'Spacey'
Pink Floyd's new album will be ''very spacey.''The iconic rock group - consisting of Nick Mason and David Gilmour - are set to release 'The Endless River,' their first record since 1994, in October but...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2014
Everything You Need To Know About Pink Floyd's New Album, 'The Endless River'
Fans of the psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd are in for a promising fall. Apparently the iconic rockers have a new album on the way title The Endless River. Most interesting though, is how the...
By Scott Baumgartner in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2014
Roger Waters Unveils War Memorial In Honour Of His Father
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters fought back tears as he unveiled a monument to his father in Italy exactly 70 years after he was killed in battle.The rocker's dad, Lieutenant Eric Waters, died during the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2014
Scarlett Johansson Gets The Open Letter Treatment From Roger Waters
An open letter seems to be the go-to thing to do when a celebrity misbehaves, and that’s what Roger Waters has employed to take Scarlett Johansson to task for going into cohorts with Sodastream, the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 February 2014
Roger Waters Sparks Fury By Comparing Israel To Nazi Germany
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has come under attack from Jewish leaders after comparing the modern state of Israel to Nazi Germany.Earlier this month (Dec13), the controversial musician gave an interview to editors at left...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 December 2013
Roger Waters Recording New Rock Album
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters is recording his first new rock album in over two decades.The legendary bassist/singer is back in the studio, and has told Rolling Stone magazine that he has already finished a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 November 2013
Roger Waters Thanks War Veteran Who Located Father's Death Spot
Roger Waters has expressed his gratitude to a war veteran by sending him a poem after he helped locate the spot where the Pink Floyd star's father died in action during World War Two.Harry Schindler...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 November 2013
Roger Waters Discovers Truth About Father's Death
Roger Waters has finally found out the truth about how his father died.The Pink Floyd musician's parent, Lieutenant Eric Fletcher Waters, died in action during the Second World War at the battle of Anzio in...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 October 2013
Roger Waters: 'I Was Wrong To Sue Bandmates'
Rocker Roger Waters regrets taking legal action against his former Pink Floyd bandmates, insisting he was wrong to fight Nick Mason and David Gilmore over the rights to band's name in the mid-1980s.Waters quit the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2013
Roger Waters Urges Alicia Keys To Boycott Israel
Roger Waters has backed calls for singer Alicia Keys to axe her upcoming concert in Israel over the government's alleged mistreatment of Palestinians.The veteran rocker has written an open letter echoing author Alice Walker's previous...
By WENN on 03 June 2013
Roger Waters Reconsidering Anti-israel Stance
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters is reconsidering his controversial stance against Israel two weeks after a planned public interview at a New York Jewish cultural centre was scrapped.Last month (Mar13), the rocker called for musicians...
By World Entertainment News Network on 16 April 2013
New York Theatre Bosses Cancel Roger Waters Appearance
Roger Waters' upcoming appearance at a Jewish cultural mecca in New York City has been cancelled following outrage from officials at a leading religious group.The Pink Floyd star was scheduled to sit for an interview...
By WENN on 05 April 2013
Roger Waters Urges Peers To Join Renewed Israel Boycott
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has urged his music peers to join a new campaign aimed at boycotting concerts in Israel.As Barack Obama makes his first visit to Israel as U.S. President, the rocker has...
By WENN on 20 March 2013
Madonna Named Music's Biggest Money Maker
Madonna was music's biggest earner in 2012.The 'Girl Gone Wild' singer topped Billboard's list of money makers, taking home $34.5 million from her 88-date MDNA World Tour, also the highest grossing live tour of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 February 2013
Roger Waters Rules Out Pink Floyd Reunion
Roger Waters can't see himself ever performing with Pink Floyd again.The group's founder left the band in 1985 and while he still plays songs from their catalogue on his solo tours, Roger won't ever get...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 January 2013
Madonna's Highest Grossing Tour
Madonna's MDNA Tour has been named the highest grossing of 2012. The 'Material Girl' singer's 72 shows in the year from November 9, 2011, to November 13 2012 were all sell outs, making $228,406,085...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 December 2012
Dr Dre Top List Of Highest Paid Musicians
Dr Dre has become the highest earning musician of the year according to Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid musicians of 2012.The rapper, who has been working on the follow-up to 1999's 2001 for an...
By Joe Wilde on 30 November 2012
Dr. Dre Named Highest Earning Music Star
Dr. Dre has been named music's highest earning star.The hip-hop producer topped Forbes magazine's annual list of the 25 Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012, earning $110 million. However, the biggest chunk of his earnings came not...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 November 2012
Roger Waters Joins The Cast Of New York Play
British rocker Roger Waters is set to join the cast of a New York play next week (beg26Nov12).The Pink Floyd star will act in a revival of The Exonerated, which tells the true story of...
By WENN on 23 November 2012
Roger Waters To Take Pink Floyd's The Wall On Stadium Tour
Roger Waters has announced that he’ll be bringing a revised version of seminal Pink Floyd album The Wall to stadiums across Europe in the new year, admitting that his attitude towards playing such large venues...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2012
Roger Waters Returns With The Wall
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is bringing 'The Wall' back to Europe.The legendary rocker has announced the return of his historic musical production and has created a dramatic stadium event for summer 2013, promising a bigger...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2012
Roger Waters Forms Band With Military Veterans For Benefit Show
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters will take to the stage with a band made up of military veterans at the sixth annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit in New York next week (08Nov12).The rocker will...
By WENN on 03 November 2012
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