The week in music - in pictures

# Bruce Springsteen

# Donna Summer

# Ivor Novello awards

# Jay-Z

# Pop and rock

# Take That

# The Hives

From Cannes to Colombia, from Bruce to Beth Ditto, here are some of this week's musical highlights
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Week in Music: A floral tribute on Donna Summer's Walk of fame star in Hollywood
A floral tribute on Donna Summer's Walk of Fame star in Hollywood. The singer died aged 63 on 17 May Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Week in Music: Willis Earl Beal performs at the Tabernackle in London on 16 May
Willis Earl Beal performs at the Tabernacle in London on 16 May Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Getty Images
Week in Music: Beth Ditto performs in front of members of the Cannes jur
Beth Ditto performs at the Cannes opening ceremony in front of members of the jury, on 16 May Photograph: Francois Mori/AP
Week in Music: Bas Maas and Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije of Delain
Bas Maas and Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije of Delain perform in Sheffield, UK, on 13 May Photograph: Gary Wolstenholme/Getty Images
Week in Music: Singer Rihanna performs at the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit
Rihanna performs at the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit in New York on 14 May Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Week in Music: John Oates performs with the students from Mt. View Elementary School
John Oates performs with students from Mt View Elementary School at the 2012 Rock'n and Reel'n celebrity fishing tournament on 16 May in Nashville, US Photograph: Tony R. Phipps/Getty Images
Week in Music: Brian May performs with the cast of We Will Rock You
Brian May performs with the cast of We Will Rock You on the musical's 10th anniversary performance in London on 14 May
Photograph: Dave M Benett/Getty Images Photograph: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
Week in Music: Fleur performs on stage with DJ Fresh in London on 15 May
Fleur performs with DJ Fresh in London on 15 May Photograph: Annabel Staff/Getty Images
Week in Music: Jay-Z greets fans after a news conference
Jay-Z greets fans at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on 14 May. The rapper announced plans for a two-day music festival in the city's Fairmount Park, for Labour Day weekend in September Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP
Week in Music: Colombian musician Cesar Lopez
Colombian musician Cesar Lopez holds up his Escopetarra, a symbolic object that is half gun/half guitar, at a protest against terrorism in Bogota on 16 May. On Tuesday a bomb targeting a former interior minister exploded killing two of his bodyguards and injuring dozens Photograph: Fernando Vergara/AP
Week in Music: Friends pose for a photo session on 16 May in Paris
Friends … Samantha Urbani, Lesley Hann, Nikki Shapiro, Matthew Molnar and Oliver Duncan pose for a photo session on 16 May in Paris Photograph: David Wolff-Patrick/Getty Images
Week in Music: Howlin' Pelle Almqvist from The Hives poses during a photo session in Paris
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist from the Hives poses during a photo session in Paris on May 15 Photograph: David Wolff-Patrick/Getty Images
Week in Music: Swedish pop singer Loreen, at a rehearsal for the Eurovision 2012
Swedish pop singer Loreen, performs during a rehearsal for the Eurovision 2012 song contest on 16 May Photograph: Samir Aliyev/AFP/Getty Images
Week in Music: Bruce Springsteen in Gran Canaria on 15 May
Bruce Springsteen performs with the E Street Band in Gran Canaria on 15 May Photograph: Borja Suarez/Reuters
Week in Music: South Korean girl group Secret
South Korean girl group Secret perform during the Dream Concert in Seoul on 12 May Photograph: Kim Hee-Chul/EPA
Week in Music: Take That pose with their Ivor Novello Awards on 17 May
Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen of Take That pose with their Ivor Novello awards on 17 May Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

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