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Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’

Three decades after having his Grammy rescinded as part of the notorious duo, he is a nominee once more, for the audiobook of his unflinching memoir. ‘I had to tell my story,’ he says

The Guardian - UK

Scottish rappers, deaf composers and an AI song called Zygotic Washstands: the biggest hoaxes in pop

Ex-Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür was conned into believing he was collaborating with a member of Daft Punk – but it’s far from the first time musicians and audiences have been fooled

The Guardian - UK

"We need Jungle I’m afraid": 2024 - the year in pop

It's time to take a look back at all the stars, hits, gigs, music and more that have made 2024 such a glittering gem

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“I showed her how to play the song on the guitar. And that was the last time I ever saw Beyonce”: Toby Gad on songwriting for the stars, competing with Dr Luke and being in the dark about Milli Vanilli

“I had to tell Madonna, ‘This is not good. Let's rewrite this again and do this better’... And I survived"

MusicRadar

The best podcasts of 2024 so far

From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the year

The Guardian - UK

Pioneering music producer and Boney M founder, Frank Farian, dies

Frank Farian, the influential electronic music producer and founder of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, has passed away at the age of 82. Learn more about his ca...

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Frank Farian: Boney M’s mastermind was one of pop’s greatest oddballs

He never got the reappraisal that Abba did, but with covers of 60s psych, songs about the Troubles and an unerring knack for hooks, the late German songwriter leaves a daring legacy

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“The most succesful German music producer ever”: Frank Farian, creator of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, has died at the age of 82

It’s believed that Farian sold over 850 million records and earned 800 gold and platinum discs

MusicRadar

Boney M founder Frank Farian dead: Rasputin and Daddy Cool hitmaker dies aged 82

His passing comes two years after he received a pig heart valve transplant

Evening Standard

Frank Farian, creator of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, dies aged 82

German singer and producer behind hits such as Daddy Cool and Rasputin shaped the eurodisco genre and later steered Milli Vanilli to fame

The Guardian - UK

Milli Vanilli was tanked by an infamous lip sync scandal. Then the rules of music changed.

The music industry and global fans turned on Milli Vanilli after revelations that the duo did not actually provide vocals for their famous songs. A new documentary explores the group’s fall from grace – as surviving member Fab Morvan muses about how much has changed. Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK

‘People thought they knew the story’: the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli

A revealing new documentary takes an inside look at the most infamous lip-syncing scandal in pop music history

The Guardian - US

21 of the wildest cons in history

These masterful swindlers really knew how to perfect their sly craft and bamboozle their unsuspecting victims

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