Reuters - Oct 2, 2008
Melissa Etheridge will wed girlfriend Tammy Lynn Michaels, the singer told celebrity television show Extra ahead of California's vote next month on whether to strip same-sex couples of the right to...
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Upcoming concerts by Death Cab For Cutie, O.A.R. and Melissa Etheridge at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, N.J., will be the first of many performances through 2009 to be featured on high-definition...
More »E! Online - Jan 20, 2008
Ugly Betty is pretty in pink. The nominations are in for the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards and ABC appears to be leading the pack in presenting positive portrayals of gay and lesbian issues on TV,...
More »Reuters - Sep 27, 2007
Singer Melissa Etheridge beat a bout of breast cancer and says she used that experience as the inspiration to write a new album free from commercial pressures or concerns about producing hits. Etheridge...
More »AP - Apr 13, 2007
Barbra Streisand welcomed Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) to her bluff-top Malibu estate for a fundraising dinner that took in $1.3 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee....
More »E! Online - Apr 10, 2007
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 - Mar 28, 2007
Plans by environment crusader Al Gore for a climate change rock concert at the U.S. Capitol are running into some Republican opposition. The former Democratic presidential candidate wanted to hold one...
More »Reuters - Mar 26, 2007
The Bee Gees will receive a lifetime achievement award from a music industry group in Beverly Hills in May, organizers said on Monday. The pop legends will be presented with the Icon Award during performing...
More »Reuters - Mar 14, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President and environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington, D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert. The former Democratic presidential candidate had wanted to...
More »Reuters - Feb 26, 2007
Music from politically themed films scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to gay marriage. Melissa Etheridge s global warming...
More »AP - Feb 25, 2007
Sure, Melissa Etheridge is used to singing in front of thousands of people. It s just that Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg aren t usually in the audience, at least not all at once....
More »AP - Feb 24, 2007
The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy s hallowed hall. Beyonce, Celine Dion, James Taylor, Randy Newman and Melissa Etheridge were among those...
More »E! Online - Feb 20, 2007
David Crosby won t be carrying on anytime soon. The 60s folk-rock legend was forced to postpone a U.S. tour with longtime music partner Graham Nash, citing "medical issues," according to a message...
More »AP - Feb 15, 2007
Melissa Etheridge knows all about labels. First there was the rock goddess with the classic hit, Come to My Window. Then there was lesbian singer. Then came cancer survivor. Now there s Oscar nominee....
More »AP - Feb 15, 2007
Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi. The 24-hour...
More »Reuters - Feb 11, 2007
Rock trio the Police played their first major public show in more than 20 years on Sunday, when they opened the Grammy Awards ceremony, whetting fans appetite for an expected world tour. Frontman Sting...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »AP - Oct 20, 2006
Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, are the new parents of twins, the couple announced Friday. Michaels gave birth to a boy and girl Tuesday: son Miller Steven and daughter Johnnie...
More »Reuters - Oct 10, 2006
Soul diva India.Arie says a previously unreleased version of her song I Am Not My Hair will finally be heard -- in a new Lifetime Television movie, Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy. In fact,...
More »Reuters - Aug 28, 2006
You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, Modern Times, shares a title with Chaplin s 1936 classic about automation, big business and...
More »AP - Aug 7, 2006
Cheyenne Kimball may have her own MTV reality show and sing pop tunes, but she insists she s not just another blonde pop star. Instead of comparisons to Ashlee Simpson, she d rather be put in the same...
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