Disco queen Donna Summer, who sang pulsing anthems such as Last Dance, Love to Love You Baby and Bad Girl, has died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer.
The five-time Grammy Award winner, who came to prominence just as disco was burgeoning in the 1970s, passed away in Florida, her family said in a statement.
"Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith.
"While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy.
"Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time."
Often called the Queen of Disco, she inspired stars like Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue and David Bowie. Music journalist Paul Gambaccini told Sky News that Summer will have a "lasting legacy".
"She never set out to be what she became. She came over to Europe to be a musical theatre actress and wound up being Queen of Disco because she met Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder.
"She was for about five years just unstoppable."
Dionne Warwick said in a statement that she was sad to lose a great performer and "dear friend".
"My heart goes out to her husband and her children," Warwick said.
"Prayers will be said to keep them strong."
Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948, in Boston.
She began singing early in the church choir and by her teens had formed several musical groups.
Her first album, Lady Of The Night, arrived in 1974 in Europe, and 1975's Love To Love You Baby brought her worldwide fame
Her song Last Dance, in the 1978 disco film Thank God It's Friday, won Summer her first Grammy.
Summer's soaring vocals on She Works Hard For The Money brought her a Best Pop Vocal Performance Award in 1984.
In the mid-1980s, Summer encountered controversy when she was accused of making anti-gay comments related to AIDS.
She claimed she had been misquoted but not before thousands of her records were returned and dance clubs boycotted her music.
Summer holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit number one on the Billboard charts (three) and was the first female to have four number one singles in a 12-month period.
In 2008, Summer launched a comeback and released Crayons, her first album in 17 years.
She also performed on American Idol that year with its top female contestants.
Summer leaves behind a husband, three daughters and four grandchildren.
Summer Hits
:: Hot Stuff
:: Love To Love Your Baby
:: I Feel Love
:: Last Dance
:: Bad Girls
:: Love's Unkind
:: On The Radio
:: She Works Hard For The Money
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Chris Brown's David Guetta collaboration 'Don't Wake Me Up' - listen
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'Don't Wake Me Up' was produced by David Guetta and is taken from his upcoming fifth studio album Fortune, due for release on July 3. "New pop single is 'Don't wake me up'," Brown wrote on Twitter.
"I hope when FORTUNE comes out that makes CNN. Anything y'all wanna know, listen to the album! July 3rd!"
The singer is also currently working on his Fan Of A Fan 2 mixtape with Tyga.
Brown recently denied insulting Rihanna on his remix of Kanye West's latest song 'Theraflu' (recently retitled 'Way Too Cold' and then simply 'Cold').
Listen to Chris Brown's 'Don't Wake Me Up' below:
Cheryl Cole releases extended 'Call My Name' teaser - video
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Cheryl Cole has released an extended preview of her new music video.
The singer will release 'Call My Name' as her new single on June 10 and debuted a short clip of the accompanying music video last week.
However, the star has now uploaded an extended look at the visual, which was directed by Anthony Mandler in Los Angeles last month.
The clip includes a quote from French philosopher Marquis de Sade, which reads: "The only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment."
'Call My Name' was written and recorded by Calvin Harris and serves as the lead single from Cheryl's third studio album A Million Lights, which is out on June 18.
The full music video for 'Call My Name' will premiere on Vevo on Friday (May 2).
R Kelly announces new album 'Write Me Back'
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R Kelly has confirmed the release of his new album.
The singer will unveil his 11th studio record Write Me Back on June 25 in the UK and June 26 in the US. The collection will include Kelly's recent single 'Share My Love' and upcoming track 'Feelin' Single'.
Write Me Back will serve as the follow-up to 2010's Love Letter, which reached number six on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Earlier this year, Kelly revealed that he has been commissioned to make a further 32 instalments of his Trapped in the Closet hip-hopera series for IFC. Listen to R Kelly's new single 'Feelin' Single' below:
fun., Stooshe, Ren Harvieu added to T In The Park 2012 lineup
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fun. and Stooshe are among a host of new acts added to this year's T In The Park.
Hilltop Hoods, King Charles, Ren Harvieu and Lonsdale Boys Club will also play sets at the three-day music festival in Scotland between July 6-8. The Parlotones, Dog is Dead and Blood Red Shoes will join the bill, which is expected to play to over 85,000 fans per day over the weekend.
Snow Patrol, Kasabian and The Stone Roses are this year's headliners, while Florence + the Machine, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines and Tinie Tempah will play sets.
New Order, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Emeli Sandé and The Maccabees will also perform across the festival's stages.
Tickets for T In The Park 2012 are on sale now.
Watch the music video for fun.'s 'We Are Young' below:
Diana Vickers demo 'Low' leaks - listen
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A Diana Vickers song called 'Low' has surfaced online.
The unreleased demo, apparently written by Hester Baldwin and Julian Bowen, was recorded last summer but isn't expected to appear on the X Factor star's upcoming second album.
The follow-up to Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree is scheduled to be released later in the year.
Vickers previously released 'Boy In Paris', 'Kiss Of A Bullet' and 'Music To Make The Boys Cry' online.
She has also been working on her own collection for fashion retailer Very and recently wrote a track for Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias.
The 'Once' singer left record label RCA last year due to creative differences.
Listen to Diana Vickers's song 'Low' below
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Isla Fisher: 'Jay-Z music used on set of 'The Great Gatsby'
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Isla Fisher has revealed that director Baz Lurhmann used the music of Jay-Z on the set of upcoming drama The Great Gatsby.
The film, shot entirely in 3D, is an adaptation of the 1925 novel by F Scott Fitzgerald about the tragic story of a mysterious young millionaire named Jay Gatsby.
Fisher revealed that Luhrmann played Jay-Z's music underneath scenes, telling MTV: "On my first day he had Jay-Z pumped up full and we did the entire scene with Jay-Z in our ear on full blast while acting, and it was just so liberating."
The former Home and Away actress stars in the film as Myrtle Wilson, appearing alongside Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Carey Mulligan.
The Great Gatsby has just wrapped shooting in Sydney, Australia.
It is scheduled for release on December 25 in the US and December 26 in the UK.
Kasabian: 'Lana Del Rey's Goodbye Kiss cover is f**king beautiful'
Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno has spoken about Lana Del Rey's cover of their song 'Goodbye Kiss'.
Pizzorno told NME that the cover, which Del Rey performed for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, is "f**king beautiful" and "a really nice gesture". He said: "I'm really proud. Obviously we covered one of hers, 'Video Games', so it was quite a sweet thing to do back. It's a really nice gesture. It's proper old-school."
Del Rey has said that she found Kasabian's music through former boyfriends.
"All of my boyfriends had loved Kasabian and I'd never listened to them," she explained. "I started and I really like this song. I love this song and I love the melody, I love the way the boys sing it."
Del Rey posted two enigmatic tweets on Saturday which many have taken as confirmation that 'Carmen' will be her next single.
Kelly Clarkson shoots 'Dark Side' video
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The singer, who recently celebrated her 30th birthday, was spotted filming scenes for the third single from Stronger in Los Angeles on Saturday (April 28). The original American Idol winner fooled around with friends by taking photos of her jumping in the air while on set.
Speaking of the video last month, she said: "I always like to come up with, sometimes just a concept of visually what I'd like to see and then let the directors run with it because they're so creative and they usually have great ideas.
"I think it's always better when more people are involved and you have all these ideas flowing. I'm excited. It's going to be different to what you probably think."
Clarkson recently announced plans to co-headline 28 shows across North America with The Fray over the summer.
