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Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown died yesterday at the age of 65 The classic Bay City Rollers line-up was Derek Longmuir, Eric Faulkner, Alan Longmuir, Les McKeown and Stuart Wood, five of whom have died   Here, FEMAIL reveals what the bands most famous members are doing today, including Derek Longmuirs child abuse images scandal and nursing career Two of the fab five line-up are dead, as is long-time manager Tam Paton 

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Virgin, the storied record label once home to acts including the Sex Pistols and Spice Girls, was relaunched on Thursday with a mission to nurture a new generation of indie talent. Rebranded for the digital age as Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, the label is now part of the giant Universal Music Group (UMG), which hopes its global reach and economic clout can help the indie scene thrive. Founded in 1972 by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and with its roots in punk...

Virgin, the storied record label once home to acts including the Sex Pistols and Spice Girls, was relaunched on Thursday with a mission to nurture a new generation of indie talent.

Popstars: Where are They Now? Public hate to Brits win as HearSay tipped to reunite 20 years on Its been 20 years since HearSay won Popstars while Liberty X also did very well after being formed after the show finished 12:38, 6 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to ...

Multi-millionaire businessman Sir Richard Branson is being sued for damages of more than £200,000 by a cancer victim who claims he developed as a result of exposure to asbestos while working at Sir Richard’s flagship Virgin Records store in Oxford Street. Shop fitter Bernard Jones, 74, says he has developed the terminal disease malignant mesothelioma as a result of being exposed to asbestos when he worked at the store, and another Virgin store in London. Now he is suing Sir Richard Branson p...

Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins performs live in 2018. CREDIT: Gina Wetzler/Redferns The Smashing Pumpkins have finished their forthcoming ‘Machina II’ reissue based on its original conception, frontman Billy Corgan has confirmed. The band released their fifth album ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ in February 2000 and followed it up that September with ‘Machina II/The Friends & Enemies Of Modern Music’ as a free internet download. The move was a compromise based on Virgin Record’s...