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...Date: 11 August 2010 Amy Macdonald is one of the first acts to be headlining the Pinktober charity gig. The Scottish singer will take to the stage with The Bangles and Beverley Knight at the Hard Rock sponsored concert, held at London's IndigO2 on October...
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The Star
http://www.thestar.co.uk/latest-entertainment-news/Amy-Macdonald-headlines-Pinktober.6468513.jp
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...dream is to be guest on Top Gear, admits chart star Amy Macdonald Aug 9 2010 Bev Lyons Amy Macdonald Image 1 SCOTS singer Amy Macdonald has bombarded Top Gear bosses with pleas to let her appear on the show. She reckons she'd make a far better celebrity guest...
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2010/08/09/my-dream-is-to-be-guest-on-top-gear-admits-chart-star-amy-macdonald-86908-22475089/
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...Macdonald checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Thursday (July 22), discussing the shows she’s been doing in support of her second album ‘A Curious Thing’ and the disc’s third single ‘This Pretty Face’. The Scottish singer songwriter tells readers: I’m...
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Popdirt.com
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...singer Amy Macdonald is enduring the anguish of long-distance love - her soccer player boyfriend has been forced to move out of their shared home and relocate to England for his career. The "This Is the Life" hitmaker is currently engaged to sports star Stevie...
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Aces Showbiz
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/w0004922.html
Brand new video from the album A Curious Thing
What a wonderful song.Hope you like it!! The verses are very low-.- Please subscribe,rate,and comment:) Thank you so much for all the lovely comments especially on my original song :)Thank you!! xox Nicki
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...of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark." Billboard: Have you tried to analyse why your first album was so successful? Amy Macdonald: I broke through purely because of the radio ... It's been more natural, like things seemed to happen before we had the...
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STV
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...eternal pop dilemma of what to do on that difficult second album. Few will have it as hard as Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, whose 2007 debut This Is the Life sold over three million copies and went to number one in five countries. A Curious Thing,...
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Music video by Amy Macdonald performing LA. (C) 2007 Melodramatic Records Limited Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Limited
Music video by Amy Macdonald performing This Is The Life. (C) 2007 Melodramatic Records Limited Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Limited
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...Macdonald has announced that the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut album, This Is The Life, will be released on March 8th. A Curious Thing was recorded at Paul Weller's Black Barn Studios in Surrey and he also features on the album. The lead single...
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...Boyle did not deserve a Brits nomination, insists Amy Macdonald Jan 20 2010 Beverley Lyons Susan Boyle Image 1 AMY Macdonald yesterday backed the decision not to nominate Susan Boyle for a Brit award. The 21-year-old singer said: "I feel really bad for Susan...
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2010/01/20/susan-boyle-did-not-deserve-a-brits-nomination-insists-amy-macdonald-86908-21981045/
Mr. Rock and Roll
Other single: Amy Macdonald - No Roots : www.youtube.com
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...MACDONALD admitted she got the jitters as her new track was played on radio for the first time yesterday - despite her last album selling three million copies. Amy chatted about her new material on Scotland's Real Radio with Paul Harper before flying to London...
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The Sunday Mail
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2010/01/12/amy-macdonald-i-was-nervous-when-new-track-was-played-on-radio-for-first-time-86908-21960649/
Amy Macdonald - Don't Tell Me (New Single 2010).avi
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Glasgow will host the 2009 MOBO Awards at the SECC on 30 September - the first time in the event's 14-year history that it will be held outside London. Nominees include Alesha Dixon, JLS, Alexandra Burke, Lemar, Lady Gaga, Beyonce.
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Amy Macdonald set to release new album next year Sep 21 2009 SINGER Amy Macdonald has told fans she hopes to release a new album early next year. The 22-year-old has just completed a tour promoting her debut This Is The Life. But instead of chilling out,
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2009/09/21/amy-macdonald-set-to-release-new-album-next-year-86908-21689388/
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Amy Macdonald updated fans on her blog at MySpace on Friday (September 18), talking about how she keep busy over the summer with the festival season, working on a follow-up to ‘This Is The Life’, and music piracy. The Scottish singer songwriter tells
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Popdirt.com
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In ten years' time, if the money is right and Liam finally calms down from his permanent rage then maybe, just maybe, they will play again.
I hope they do. But it is going to take a long time for this one to blow over.
Still, you'll be wondering -
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No Rock&Roll Fun
http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2009/08/gordon-in-morning-remember-i-told-you.html
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Refer to a friend
The thrill of topping the U.K. album charts has waned for Scottish singer AMY MACDONALD, because she hasn't made a penny from her number one record.
The newcomer hit the top spot last year (08) with her debut release This is the life.
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PR-Inside.com
http://www.pr-inside.com/macdonald-earned-nothing-from-number-one-r1446493.htm
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SINGER Amy Macdonald claims she has not made a penny from sales of her debut album - or from any of her gigs.
Despite selling more than 2.5 million copies of This Is The Life since its release in July 2007 and playing packed gigs around the globe, the
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The Daily Record
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Vertigo TV 23 features an interview with La Roux’s Elly Jackson and music video clips from Amy Macdonald, Selig and The Killers. Jackson performed a bit of ‘Quicksand’ acoustic and talked about their album being about love, her motto to be silly and
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Amy Macdonald teared up before performing a cover of The Jackson 5’s 1970 hit ‘I’ll Be There’ at the Tollwood Festival in Munich, Germany on Saturday (June 27). The Scottish singer songwriter was also wearing a Michael Jackson t-shirt during her set.
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Amy MacDonald performing Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark Live @ Pinkpop 2009
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Amy celebrates album success by splashing out on £80k Audi
Pop sensation Amy Macdonald has splashed out £80,000 on an Audi R8 to celebrate 2.6million sales of her debut album This Is The Life.
The Glasgow-based singersongwriter announced the new
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The Daily Record
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In previous years the event has followed a familiar format – get the awards
over early before the players from wee clubs at the end of their seasons
become alcapacitated by incohol and drown out the proceedings with
uncontrollable crowd noise.
Two
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The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/scottishpremier/5292724/Scottish-singer-Amy-MacDonald-tames-the-Taliban-of-audiences-at-PFA-Scotland-awards.html
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Amy Macdonald updated fans on her blog at MySpace on Wednesday (May 6), talking about a new pet in the family and slowly songwriting. The Scottish singer songwriter tells readers:
I am so happy right now because we have a new addition to our little
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Popdirt.com
http://popdirt.com/amy-macdonald-gets-a-miniature-schnauzer-named-arnie/73595/
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SCOTS singer Amy Macdonald has been lined up to entertain footie stars at the Scottish Footballers' Association awards tomorrow.
The 21-year-old has agreed to perform on the "hush-hush" bill - which organisers want kept secret - because of her
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The Daily Record
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2009/05/02/exclusive-amy-macdonald-to-play-for-football-stars-at-awards-bash-86908-21326192/
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Lady GaGa is No. 1 on the European Top 100 Albums and European Hot 100 Singles charts this week.
Patience is a virtue for Lady Gaga, who completes her Europe-wide
conquest by hitting the top of European Top 100 Albums for the
first time with "The Fame"
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Billboard
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Hope y'all like my version and how I sing the second guitar :) He-ha. www.myspace.com -------------------------------------------- Oh the wind whistles down The cold dark street tonight And the people they were dancing To the music vibe And the boys chase the girls, with curls in their hair While the shy tormented youth just sit way over there And the songs get louder each one better than before And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head ...
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Amy Macdonald checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Thursday (April 2), talking about buying a pressure washer, washing people ice skate, and not understanding the Twitter popularity of Ashton Kutcher and his wife Demi Moore, even after
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U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) moves into a sixth week at the summit of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart.
U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) moves into a
sixth week at the summit of Billboard's European Top 100
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Billboard
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It features a star-studded cast, no doubt about that.
Sir Sean Connery, Sir Chris Hoy, Brian Cox, Amy Macdonald, Lulu and Eddi Reader are just some of the big names who pop up singing Caledonia on the government's Homecoming TV advert.
But the real
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/comment/newspaper-opinion/2009/04/15/cast-of-living-86908-21279373/
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U2 continues its reign over the European charts.
U2 and Lady Gaga continue their reigns on Billboard's pan-European
charts. "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) starts a fifth
week at the Top 100 Albums summit and "Poker
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Billboard
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CELEBRITY Scots have served up their favourite recipes to raise cash for charity.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Gordon Brown and Amy Macdonald are among the contributors to a cookbook for muscular dystrophy charity Action Duchenne.
The Caledonian Kitchen also
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/2009/03/14/scots-stars-provide-their-favourite-recipes-for-new-charity-cookbook-86908-21196616/
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BERLIN -- German hip-hop newcomer Peter Fox was the big winner at
the Echo Awards, collecting three awards at the O2 World Arena in
front of 10,000 guests in Berlin.
He received the awards in the categories best
national/international hip-hop/urban
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Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/music/news/e3iea53c56650e704b1b1ad4bc330dbdd90
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Image caption: Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald is extremely popular in Switzerland (swiss music awards)
The event is only in its second year, but there are signs that it is gaining in recognition. Not only has it attracted more international
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Swissinfo
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/More_stars_and_glamour_for_the_Swiss_Grammys.html?siteSect=105&sid=10352316&rss=true&ty=st
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FOOTBALLER'S Wife singer Amy Macdonald proved she is no WAG on a trip to London.
The Scots star, who ridicules shopping-obsessed WAGs in one of her songs, was whisked away for a romantic weekend by her footballer fiance Stevie Lovell.
But the 22-year-
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/2009/02/18/amy-s-all-loved-up-86908-21132124/
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LONDON -- Bruce Springsteen secures a second week atop Billboard's
European Top 100 Albums chart, as "Working On A Dream"
(Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment) again leads the field ahead of
"Tonight: Franz Ferdinand" (Domino). There's a new No. 1
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Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/music/news/e3ibdac8851c0d781c12f009bd1093801db
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London, Feb 7 (ANI): Bruce Springsteen has topped the European albums chart, scoring over Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand.
The Boss' new release 'Working On A Dream' has opened at number one on the new countdown, leaving behind fellow new entry Franz
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OneIndia
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/oneindia-all-news/~3/5Ru44vOzuFE/bruce-springsteen-tops-european-albums-chart.html
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LONDON -- Antony & the Johnsons' "The Crying Light" (Rough
Trade) makes a dramatic debut at No. 1 on Billboard's European Top
100 Albums chart, as Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" (Virgin/EMI) scores
a fourth week atop Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.
"The Crying
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Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/music/news/e3ic91a89e95431f4d51932edf7a8120cba
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AFTER being snubbed in her home country by the Brit, MTV, Q and NME Award shows, Amy Macdonald is finally celebrating being nominated for the Best International Female award at Germany's Echo Awards.
The Scots songbird has sold more than two millions
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The Daily Record
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Misses the state of the nation ... Screengrab from the Homecoming Scotland advert
If you feel like a laugh, do check out the 60-second advert promoting Homecoming Scotland, an embarrassing attempt by the Scottish government and its official tourist
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Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/jan/22/visit-scotland-cliches
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SINGER Amy Macdonald yesterday told how Stevie Lovell's opening goal for Falkirk against Rangers on Saturday earned her £1600.
She had bet £125 on Stevie, her fiance, opening the scoring - and won almost 13 times her stake.
Gers fan Amy was in the
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/01/21/falkirk-s-goal-nets-gers-mad-amy-1-6k-86908-21057734/
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Nominees for the ECHO 2009 German Music Awards include Amy Winehouse, Herbert Grönemeyer, Annett Louisan, Coldplay and Paul Potts. Among the stage acts performing at the ceremony at O2 World are Udo Lindenberg, Amy MacDonald, Katy Perry and many
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Glam.com
http://thebosh.com/archives/2009/01/katy_perry_to_perform_at_germanys_echo_2009.php
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STEVIE LOVELL says he risked the wrath of pop star girlfriend Amy Macdonald by giving Falkirk a shock lead at Ibrox on Saturday.
The Scottish singer is a Rangers fan and has never hidden her love for the Glasgow giants but she put her allegiances to
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The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/falkirk/2009/01/19/i-risked-wrath-of-pop-star-girlfriend-amy-macdonald-by-scoring-aganst-rangers-admits-falkirk-s-steve-lovell-86908-21053075/
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BERLIN -- Coldplay, Duffy and Jack Johnson are among the first
nominees for the Echo 2009, an award given each year in recognition
of German record sales achievements.
The news arrived with the announcement of eight out of the 24
categories, made today
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Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/music/news/e3i4edf08b57868094d1f60cdc311898a00
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Street cleaners began clearing up rubbish left by Hogmanay revellers in Aberdeen yesterday, five days after the celebrations came to an end.
Thousands of people flocked to the street party at the city’s Castlegate to see in 2009, with entertainment
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Press and Journal
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1013997
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