Reuters - Nov 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- British rocker Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame will team with Oscar winner A.R. Rahman ( Slumdog Millionaire ) to write the score for Street Dancing, an against-all-odds...
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Dave Stewart was half the musical duo Eurythmics in the 1980s, but when his partnership with singer Annie Lennox faded the British artist found other outlets for his creativity. The guitarist,...
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Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is joining forces with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to make a movie spanning three decades in the music business. Scorsese, 64, who on Sunday won the best...
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Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is joining forces with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to make a movie spanning three decades in the music business. Scorsese, 64, who on Sunday won the best...
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Twenty-five years after forming Eurythmics, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox admit that how they write songs together remains a mystery. It takes a tremendous amount of faith every time I go into the...
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Fans of David Gray who want to hear his biggest hit Babylon performed live as he tours to promote his latest album may be disappointed because the singer-songwriter is sick of playing it. At early shows...
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Dave Stewart s piano, played by musicians including Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney, sold for $6,740 in an auction. The piano belonging to Stewart, who co-founded the Eurythmics with Annie Lennox,...
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Breaking into film composing is often more difficult than getting a record deal. The same dozen or so top composers get the lion s share of the A-list films, and any newcomer must compete with an array...
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The third chart entry proves to be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the Billboard Hot 100 with Let Me Love You (3rd Street/J). The single moves 3-2, eclipsing the No. 4 peak of his...
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A German concert promoter has been ordered to pay $5,300 for pain and suffering to a woman who alleges that her hearing was damaged during a Bon Jovi concert four years ago. The firm, Marek Lieberberg...
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How many times during the 60s did you hear the phrase, the Beatles and the Stones? Four decades after those two acts made their original chart impact, the Beatles and the Stones are still potent forces...
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Mick Jagger says he drew on his life experiences when he teamed up with Dave Stewart to write music for the upcoming remake of Alfie, about a womanizer who must come to terms with the consequences of...
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What s it all about? Ask Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart , who wrote and performed the soundtrack to the upcoming Alfie remake, and they ll probably say teamwork...
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Unreleased tracks by the late Joe Strummer , Rancid and others fill out the ranks of the latest cheapo compilation from the independent Hellcat Records label. Give Em the Boot IV boasts 26 tracks,...
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Fans of the Band should mark their calendars for May 2005, when Capitol/EMI is slated to release a box set, curated by band member Robbie Robertson . I m working on the definitive musical history of...
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Veteran reggae artist Jimmy Cliff has signed with Artemis Records, which will release his latest album, Black Magic, Aug. 24. Produced by Dave Stewart , the set features contributions from Sting, Annie...
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Although they are not planning to tour this year, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will instead be working on various projects, including a studio release, a live album and another hits package. Due next...
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Anastacia has America to thank for her upbringing. But the pop singer has Europe to thank for her success. Born in Chicago and raised in New York, Anastacia has seen her self-titled third Sony album debut...
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Organizers of the Nelson Mandela-inspired 46664 AIDS -awareness and fundraising campaign are claiming the biggest TV and radio audience for any single music event. Former EMI Records U.K. president/...
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Beyonce Knowles , Bono, Peter Gabriel and other musicians from around the world took to the stage for an AIDS benefit concert hosted by former South African President Nelson Mandela. More than 30,...
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Paul McCartney has written and recorded a song to promote Nelson Mandela s AIDS Awareness campaign. He collaborated with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics on Whole Life, which was recorded at the Abbey...
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