E! Online - Jul 8, 2007
Some of the world's biggest names in music were all about Saving Our Selves this weekend. SOS, of course, referring to the campaign being touted Saturday across the globe at the seven-continent,...
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In a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take action against global warming...
More »AP - Jul 6, 2007
A public prosecutor has appealed a court s decision to allow South America s Live Earth concert to go ahead as planned, arguing that police can not guarantee the safety of the 700,000 people expected...
More »E! Online - Jul 6, 2007
This weekend, Mother Earth is going to be decked out in green. The 24-hour, seven-continent musical extravaganza that is Live Earth kicks off Saturday, delivering what organizers are calling a "...
More »Reuters - Jul 5, 2007
The Live Earth concert in Rio de Janeiro was expected to go ahead after organizers overcame security concerns and a judge lifted a ban on the climate change awareness event on Thursday. The show is...
More »E! Online - Jul 5, 2007
Some welcome good news for Al Gore. A day after his namesake son was busted for allegedly drinking, drugging and driving on the Fourth, a Brazilian judge has reversed herself and said the Rio de...
More »E! Online - Jun 26, 2007
Cross Istanbul off the Live Earth list. Turkey's largest city has dropped plans to host a July 7 concert as part of the planet-spanning effort to raise awareness about global warming. Organizers...
More »Reuters - Apr 17, 2007
Fergie's cover of Heart's classic Barracuda and a duet between Eddie Murphy (as Donkey) and Antonio Banderas (as Puss in Boots) on Sly & the Family Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice...
More »Yahoo! Music - Apr 13, 2007
Macy Gray admits she only collaborated with Justin Timberlake on her new album because she was forced to. The singer, who has been working on her record Big for the past two years, originally wanted...
More »Reuters - Apr 8, 2007
After a 30-year career on the fringe of Music Row, singer/songwriter John Anderson is gearing up for an improbable third run at mainstream success. Easy Money (Warner Bros.), his 27th album, counting...
More »Reuters - Feb 2, 2007
R&B singer Macy Gray will release her first album in four years next month as part of a new deal with the will.i.am music group/Geffen. Big is due March 27 and boasts production from both will.i.am...
More »Reuters - Aug 4, 2006
With just a few weeks left to spare, hip-hop duo OutKast has finalized the track list for the long-awaited soundtrack to its film, Idlewild. The album arrives August 22, three days before the film...
More »AP - Jul 24, 2006
Chaka Khan, Clint Black and Michael Bolton are among the pop stars who will be part of Celebrity Duets, a new Fox TV show that pairs singers and celebrities trying to prove they can carry a tune. The...
More »AP - Mar 22, 2006
It took two multiplatinum albums, several hits and a few Grammy nominations for people to realize that the Black Eyed Peas weren t just a silly, poppy, hip-hop gimmick (and to be fair, some people still...
More »E! Online - Mar 17, 2006
Forget about Van Halen or Alice in Chains. The latest act auditioning singers on CBS Rock Star technically doesn t even exist yet. And that s the way producers like it. For the talent contest s second...
More »Reuters - Oct 6, 2005
Eclectic music producer Jon Brion remains largely under the radar and unfazed despite being a central figure in one of the year s biggest hits and one of the record industry s biggest controversies....
More »AP - Oct 1, 2005
During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, former boy-band singer Lance Bass agonized over not being able to reach family members in his hometown of Laurel, Miss. Bass, a one-time singer with N Sync...
More »AP - Sep 6, 2005
The Emmy Awards will be singing a different tune at this month s ceremony, and it could be a classic. In an American Idol -style competition, stars and singers ranging from William Shatner to Donald Trump...
More »USRN - Sep 6, 2005
Macy Gray headed to New Orleans this past Saturday (September 3) to help Hurricane Katrina survivors. According to the Associated Press, she handed out clothes and toiletries at the Astrodome where nearly...
More »AP - Sep 4, 2005
It wasn t for a concert. R&B singer Macy Gray came to town specifically to help refugees from the flooding in New Orleans. I just really wanted to help out, Gray said after spending Saturday handing...
More »Reuters - Aug 23, 2005
The new Shania Twain single Shoes will lead the album Music From and Inspired by Desperate Housewives, due September 20 via Disney s Hollywood Records. Its accompanying video will feature Twain alongside...
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