E! Online - Aug 31, 2006
Farm Aid is ready to kick out the jams and, um, polkas. With the annual daylong music fest turning 21, founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp unveiled an eclectic lineup for this year...
More »AP - Aug 31, 2006
This year s Farm Aid benefit concert will feature not only the nearly annual show s mainstays such as Neil Young and Willie Nelson, but also genres from polka to reggae. The lineup for the Sept. 30...
More »AP - Jun 16, 2006
She may have traded up in musical husbands who like to help out in the studio, but Allison Moorer is intent on making sure that she s in charge of the music released under her name. In so doing, she...
More »AP - Jun 12, 2006
Allison Moorer, Getting Somewhere (Sugar Hill) Allison Moorer has made a career of gutsy moves and sudden changes in direction. Getting Somewhere marks her most drastic shift yet, as she reinvents herself...
More »Reuters - Dec 15, 2004
A trip to The Red Light District scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday. The Atlanta rapper/actor s fourth Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South effort sold...
More »Reuters - Nov 26, 2004
Country artists need to try harder when it comes to international markets, according to talent executive Bruce Allen. During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music Assn. s Global Markets Forum...
More »Reuters - Mar 26, 2004
Performers at the nation s biggest gathering of bands here always face Vegas-style odds. Yet acts ranging from major-label properties to unsigned regional groups -- more than 1,200 in all this year --...
More »Reuters - Mar 12, 2004
If you re packing your bags for Texas right now, you might want to check out the plentiful selection of indie-label showcases during the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) March 17...
More »Reuters - Dec 20, 2003
On its way to becoming the No. 1 song of 2003 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, 50 Cent s In Da Club set new audience marks on each chart. Club posted 170.2 million overall...
More »Reuters - Dec 20, 2003
If there was ever any doubt about Shania Twain s career prospects after the Canadian songbird took time off to start a family, the success of her album Up! and current tour have put those concerns to...
More »E! Online - Dec 1, 2003
Fiddy s sitting pretty at the top of the list of Billboard Music Award finalists. The G-Unit Crew team leader pulled down nods in six categories for the 2003 Awards, including those for Artist of...
More »USRN - Jan 7, 2003
(1/7/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Allison Moorer recorded her next album, a live project, at a Nashville club Saturday (January 4), drawing guests from the world of pop and rock. Moorer s sister, Grammy-winner Shelby...
More »USRN - Jul 5, 2000
(7/6/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Allison Moorer s forthcoming sophomore album will contain a hidden track that deals with the murder-suicide of her parents when she was young. Moorer says people have always been...
More »USRN - Mar 22, 1999
(3/22/99, 1 p.m. PST) - Hollywood s big-screen celebrities weren t the only stars who had a chance to shine at the 71st Annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night in Los Angeles. Live performances by...
More »USRN - Dec 21, 1998
(12/22/98, 1 a.m. PST) - Country music seems to be in the family way these days. No, not that family way--we re talking about siblings of established stars launching their own music careers. The sibling...
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