George Michael’s songs for free

LONDON: Pop star George Michael is abandoning the music business to release his songs online for free. The multi-millionaire singer now 40 said he would never make another album for sale in record shops.

Fans will be given the option to make donations online in exchange for downloading the tracks, and the proceeds will be given to charity. He is promoting his latest but last album, ‘Patience’. “I’ll hopefully be a happier man, giving my music and also doing something really positive with my music.”

Robot trumpets Toyota’s know-how

TOKYO: A trumpet-playing robot has been developed by Japanese car-maker Toyota. It showed off its musical creation at a Tokyo hotel, where the robot played “When You Wish Upon a Star” on a trumpet. The machine is the latest in a series of robots developed by Japanese companies to showcase their prowess in humanoid robotics.