AP - May 31, 2007
As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started. This year, everyone from Justin Timberlake, Kelly...
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When Al Gore throws a party, he doesn't mess around. Organizers of the planet-spanning Live Earth concerts revealed on Tuesday the all-star lineups for the U.S. and U.K. legs of the event,...
More »Reuters - Feb 14, 2007
British rock band the Arctic Monkeys and their Las Vegas counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the UK music industry s biggest night of the year. Striking a blow for guitar...
More »E! Online - Nov 22, 2006
The charts got Game...and vice versa. The erstwhile Dr. Dre and 50 Cent protégé scored big as his latest solo outing, Doctor s Advocate, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 pop...
More »AP - Nov 13, 2006
Damien Rice, 9 (Warner Bros.) The first voice heard on Damien Rice s new CD, 9 isn t his, but that of Lisa Hannegan, his singing partner. It s not the only odd choice here for a solo artist touted four...
More »AP - Sep 12, 2006
The Shortlist Music Prize, which was put on hiatus last year after its co-founders disputed over its future, is being resurrected. Greg Spotts, who co-founded the Shortlist with Tom Sarig, said the...
More »Reuters - Mar 3, 2006
Acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela is an unlikely chart-topper in Ireland. The Mexican act s self-titled third album, which combines original flamenco/Mexican folk-styled tracks with instrumental...
More »E! Online - Nov 16, 2004
The Shortlist was shortened to just one Monday night, and TV on the Radio emerged victorious. The New York-based rock band edged out competition from the likes of buzz band Franz Ferdinand and U....
More »Reuters - Nov 16, 2004
New York-based rock band TV On The Radio won the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize for cutting-edge acts during a sterile and sparsely attended ceremony in Los Angeles Monday. The group was honored for its...
More »Reuters - Oct 25, 2004
A string of top musicians, including Paul McCartney , Sting and Eric Clapton will launch an album on Tuesday dedicated to Myanmar s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, calling for the Nobel laureate...
More »Reuters - Sep 21, 2004
Live tracks from Pearl Jam, R.E.M ., Ben Harper , Paul McCartney , Bonnie Raitt and Indigo Girls highlight the track list for For the Lady, a benefit album for imprisoned Burmese peace activist Aung...
More »AP - Sep 21, 2004
The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, quirky chanteuse...
More »Reuters - Jun 5, 2004
When Southern California resident Herbie Hancock takes the stage at the Playboy Jazz Festival, it will, remarkably, be his first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl two-day bash. He will be joined by two...
More »Yahoo! Music - Nov 24, 2003
Los Angeles public radio station KCRW 89.9 FM held its annual benefit concert, KCRW Presents A Sound Eclectic Evening, this past Saturday (November 22) at L.A. s Universal Amphitheatre, featuring a stellar...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 5, 2003
(10/6/03, 2 a.m. ET) -- Last night (Sunday, October 5) at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, the third annual Shortlist Award was presented to Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, who beat out such...
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