Reuters - Dec 4, 2006
When Joanna Newsom straddled her massive harp Thursday at the El Rey Theater, it seemed like a scene more appropriate for the Renaissance Faire than a venue usually reserved for buzz-band rockers. Support...
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations. The big winners this...
More »Reuters - Sep 29, 2006
Eight-time Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole is going back to her roots -- to the singer she was before her multiplatinum Unforgettable: With Love album. That 1991 set featured duets between Cole and...
More »Reuters - Jun 20, 2006
The Futureheads might sound like the name of an archnemesis of U.K. sci-fi hero Dr. Who, but this British band is much more grounded in reality. In fact, the group wasn t so much forward-looking as...
More »Reuters - Jan 26, 2006
British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap is such a charming performer that she managed to entertain the sold-out crowd when she made a mistake. It happened mid-set Tuesday night at the El Rey Theater,...
More »Reuters - Dec 26, 2005
It might not mean another British pop invasion, but England is swinging these days more than it has in years with world-beating acts including Coldplay, Gorillaz, Kaiser Chiefs, Girls Aloud, balladeer...
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Alicia Keys and Bono are hoping to save the lives of children through song. The two superstars have collaborated on Don t Give Up (Africa), and will donate all proceeds to Keep A Child Alive, which...
More »Reuters - Nov 17, 2005
Three acts that debuted on the Billboard 200 in a 13-month period between November 1982 and December 1983 all have new albums entering the new chart. Kate Bush is the senior chart veteran of the trio...
More »E! Online - Nov 16, 2005
He might be a tough guy on the silver screen, but on this week s album chart, 50 Cent got an old-fashioned butt-whipping from Kenny Chesney. Chesney scored his fourth straight number one debut with...
More »AP - Nov 7, 2005
Kate Bush, Aerial, (Columbia) Kate Bush hasn t released an album since 1993 s The Red Shoes, and at 47, she s now more soccer mom than chanteuse. But she s still masterful at making spooky, sexy music...
More »Reuters - Aug 31, 2005
Pianist/songwriter Kate Bush will break a 12-year album drought this fall with the double-disc set Aerial. The album will arrive November 7 in Europe via EMI and a day later in North America via Columbia...
More »Reuters - Jan 5, 2005
Buzz is building for U.K. post-punks the Futureheads, who had a revelatory stint opening for Franz Ferdinand on a 2004 U.S. tour. Part of the angular-rock movement that has given rise to the likes of...
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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 - Aug 24, 2004
Video may have killed the radio star, but it could help bring the compilation album back to life. In a bid to revive the flagging, but still popular format of mixing multiple artists under a theme like...
More »Reuters - Jun 11, 2004
Rhino Records, best-known for its retro music catalog, has launched a pair of new-media initiatives in the past two weeks. Rhino, the Burbank, Calif.-based subsidiary of Warner Music Group, cut exclusive...
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