Okay, I'd expect it from the Americans, but really you would think the Brits would know better than

to include an Irish singer in their list of British sensations....

AN ENGLISH WEBSITE INCLUDED HOZIER AS A BRITISH ARTIST IN THEIR ‘BRITS BLITZ’ LIST

Hozier has become one of the most famous faces in music after his debut album went stratospheric, so he should be pretty well known at this stage.

The writer of the piece below even acknowledges that Hozier is, in fact, Irish, but she still claims that her publication are "happy to take him to our British bosom".

Um...no. He's Irish, from Wicklow, not from Northern Ireland, not from Britain, not British. What, if I were a famous musician, would she claim me because I happen to have genetic roots in Britain, even though I'm American? Doubtful. What about an Indian singer, since they 'used to be part of the British Empire'. I'm sure that would go over really well, too.

So sorry to hear this

Linda Ronstadt reveals she has Parkinson’s disease, can no longer sing: The 67-year-old 'Hurt So Bad' songstress, whose vocal range spanned the octaves from contralto to soprano, says she began experiencing symptoms around eight years ago

What a shame. I wish her well.

Oh :(

RIP, admired you since ABCs (remember this?) http://bit.ly/94ZAnc RT@KING5Seattle: Singer Lena Horne dies at age 92: http://nyti.ms/by7MJfless than a minute ago via SeesmicNikki D.
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My grandfather always admired Lena Horne, not only for her music, but because, as he put it, she could have passed for white but chose not to, and stayed true to herself and her roots.

Looking back at the age of 80, Ms. Horne said: “My identity is very clear to me now. I am a black woman. I’m free. I no longer have to be a ‘credit.’ I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody; I don’t have to be a first to anybody. I don’t have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I’d become. I’m me, and I’m like nobody else.”

Here's a song she became associated with, 'Stormy Weather':

Nice

Dame Vera Lynn re-enters charts

Legendary singer Dame Vera Lynn has become the oldest living artist to enter the top 20 of the UK album chart, her record company said.

Dame Vera, who kept up the spirits of millions of soldiers during World War II, has entered the album chart at number 20 - at the age of 92.

In a video, Dame Vera expressed her surprise and delight at getting on the charts when the music that is the norm today is so different than the type she sang in the 1940s. I say it's rather nice. Good music should be appreciated no matter what the style.