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1. 1. Bez records World Cup rival

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 April 2006 WHILE one Manchester music legend has publicly slammed the choice of the new official World Cup song as "a travesty", another has taken matters into his owns hands and launched an unofficial rival.

2. 2. Top tips for 2006

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 January 2006 HERE are the names from the world of music which industry experts predict will be on everyone's lips in 2006. Here are the ones to watch in 2006, compiled by HMV music stores.

3. 3. Rachelle: from cops to pops

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 April 2006 SHE famously quit the police after posing semi-naked in a men's magazine. Then she had a boob job and posed on Page 3. Now, Rachelle Pantoja is about to launch a pop career with a world-renowned music producer at the helm.

4. 4. McGuinn's still flying high

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 October 2006 AS the founder of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn can legitimately claim to be one of the founders of pop music as we know it. Among many other achievements, he alerted Bob Dylan to the possibilities of electrifying folk tunes, turned the world on to country music and gave the Stone Roses their jingle-jangle morning. He plays here tonight.

5. 5. Ashcroft is the man with the power

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 February 2006 IN these cynical times, rock stars no longer tend to believe that a song can change the world. But when Richard Ashcroft talks zealously about his craft and wields a new song with the grand title Music Is Power, you suspect he may think otherwise.

6. 6. Westlife pip Oasis to top spot

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 November 2006 WESTLIFE hailed their fans as the best in the world as they triumphed in an album chart battle with music giants The Beatles, Oasis and U2.

7. 7. Rooney dreams of World Cup glory

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 May 2006 THE cousin of Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney is making his own bid for World Cup glory by recording his own anthem. You can listen to the track, here.

8. 8. Take That triumph at music awards

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 October 2006 MANCHESTER boy band Take That capped off an incredible six months by scooping a gong at the Vodafone Live Music Awards last night.

9. 9. Richard Ashcroft - Keys To The World (Parlophone)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 January 2006 "MUSIC was my first love, and it will be my last" - John Miles, 1982. "Music is power" - Richard Ashcroft, 2006.

10. 10. Go West go north west

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 October 2006 WITH more than 20 years in the music business under their belts, British pop duo, Go West, are still going strong. They play The Lowry tonight.

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