Barrett Strong, singer, songwriter and Motown’s first star, dies aged 81 | Motown records

Barrett Strong in 1970.

Barrett Strong, a singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the vocalist on Motown’s first hit single Money (That’s What I Want), has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed on Monday by the […]

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian star of the 1950s and 60s, dies aged 95 | Movies

Gina Lollobrigida with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis in Trapeze (1956).

Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian actor once called “the most beautiful woman in the world”, has died at the age of 95. Corriere della Sera reported the news, saying she had been “hospitalised for some time”. […]

Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54 | Music

Riley Keough, Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood, Lisa Marie Presley, Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Priscilla Presley

Lisa Marie Presley, singer and the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, has died at the age of 54, after suddenly being hospitalised on Thursday. Her 77-year-old mother confirmed Presley’s death later on Thursday […]

Eighties legend and movie star Irene Cara, who belted out the track to Fame, dies aged 63

Irene Cara concentrated on her music career in later life

ACTRESS and singer Irene Cara, who helped to define the ‘80s era of legwarmers and leo-tards, has died aged 63. The Oscar-winning former child star, who belted out the title tracks to films Fame and […]

Irene Cara dead – Fame and Flashdance singer dies aged 63 after Oscar and Grammy-winning career

Irene Cara has died at the age of 63

FAME and Flashdance singer Irene Cara has died aged 63. The star sang and co-wrote the iconic theme tune to Flashdance – What A Feeling – and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. […]

Radical French director Jean-Marie Straub dies aged 89 | Movies

A still from Sicilia! (1999 directed by Straub with Daniele Huillet.

Anti-conformist French film-maker Jean-Marie Straub died peacefully at his home in Switzerland on Sunday, the Swiss National Film Archive announced. He was 89. Straub was a peer of many greats from the French New Wave […]

Nik Turner, Hawkwind co-founder and saxophonist, dies aged 82 | Pop and rock

Nik Turner laughing on stage with a saxophone at a music festival

Nik Turner, the co-founder of the British space-rock band Hawkwind, has died aged 82. A statement on the saxophonist’s Facebook page said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner – the […]