The week in music - in pictures

Thursday, 03 May 2012

From Janelle to J-Lo, Seun Kuti to Skrillex, here are some of this week's moments in music

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Week in music: Big Chief of the Mardi Gras Indian Tribe Golden Eagles — Big chief Monk Boudreaux performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival on 29 April Photograph: Skip Bolen/EPA

Week in music: Bernard Sumner of New Order performs at Birmingham Ballroom on April 29 — Bernard Sumner of New Order performs at Birmingham Ballroom on 29 April Photograph: Tony Woolliscroft/WireImage

Week in music: Barry Manilow in Concert — Barry Manilow performs under a giant smiley face at Radio City Music Hall, New York, on 30 April Photograph: Bobby Bank/WireImage

Week in music: A rock fan crowd surfs during the 2012 Strawberry Music Festival — A fan crowd surfs during a performance at the 2012 Strawberry Music festival at Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing on 2 April Photograph: Barry Huang/Reuters

Week in music: Janelle Monae performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Janelle Monae performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival on 29 April Photograph: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage

Week in music: Kasabian perform a secret gig for Absolute Radio — Kasabian perform a secret gig for Absolute Radio in London on 30 April Photograph: Christie Goodwin/Getty Images

Week in music: Ladyhawke Perform In Manchester — Ladyhawke performs at Ruby Lounge in Manchester on 2 May Photograph: Gary Wolstenholme/Getty Images

Week in music: Musician Thielemans attends a ceremony for his 90th birthday in Brussels — Musician Toots Thielemans, clutching his harmonica and accompanied by his wife, attends a ceremony for his 90th birthday at Brussels City Hall on 29 April Photograph: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters

Week in music: Nick Wire of Manic Street Preachers performs on stage — Nick Wire of Manic Street Preachers performs at Razzmatazz, Barcelona, on 2 May Photograph: Jordi Vidal/Getty Images

Week in music: Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias announce their summer tour — Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias announce their summer tour together on US TV, 30 April Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP

Week in music: Rufus Wainwright plays songs from his new Mark Ronson produced album — Rufus Wainwright plays songs from his new Mark Ronson-produced album Out of the Game in London on 30 April Photograph: Matt Kent/Getty Images

Week in music: Seun Kuti performs with his band Egypt 80 — Seun Kuti performs with his band Egypt 80 at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival on 27 April Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Week in music: Sheryl Crow performs at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival — Sheryl Crow performs at the Stagecoach Country Music festival in Indio, California, on 29 April Photograph: Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Week in music: Skrillex Concert in Amsterdam — Skrillex performs at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on 28 April Photograph: Ferdy Damman/EPA

Week in music: The choral group Other Voice performs during the sixth Music Days festival — The choral group Other Voice perform during the Music Days festival in Belem, Portugal, on 28 April. This year's edition of the event is dedicated to the theme The Human Voice – Chanting through the Ages
Photograph: Miguel A Lopes/EPA Photograph: Miguel A. Lopes/EPA

Week in music: Three tattooed country music fans at the Stagecoach Festival — Three tattooed country music fans at the Stagecoach festival in Indio, California, on 27 April Photograph: Jerod Harris/WireImage

Week in music: Ute Lemper performs at the Union Chapel on May 2, in London — Ute Lemper performs at the Union Chapel in London on 2 May Photograph: Matt Kent/Getty Images

Thursday, 03 May 2012

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