AP - Mar 7, 2007
Kenny Loggins, who segued into a successful solo career after being half of the hit duo Loggins and Messina in the 1970s, was inducted into Hollywood s RockWalk on Wednesday. Thank you to everybody...
More »Reuters - Oct 23, 2006
It was a windy night in New York, but inside the Nokia Theater the smoke of funny cigarettes was thick in the air when Black Label Society took the stage. Red police lights flashed and sirens blared through...
More »Reuters - Oct 13, 2006
Usually when an artist releases a multiple-CD collection, it s a boxed set of greatest hits, perhaps with a few previously unreleased tunes thrown in. In a possibly unprecedented move, Vince Gill s new...
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 »Reuters - Aug 27, 2006
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New Birth Brass Band. The eight-piece played...
More »AP - Jul 26, 2006
The soulful songs, the floppy mop of premature gray, the bluesy baritone: American Idol winner Taylor Hicks can hardly avoid comparisons to former Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald. Not that he...
More »Reuters - Nov 4, 2005
What do Pat Boone and Bono have in common? It turns out they are both fans of the Rev. Billy Graham. They are joined by such acts as Michael McDonald, LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, DC Talk and others on...
More »E! Online - Oct 18, 2005
How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help out hurricane victims. Like the TV networks before them, the...
More »E! Online - Oct 17, 2005
Fats Domino proved you can go home again. You just might not like what you see. The rock n roll pioneer returned to his New Orleans home Saturday for the first time since evacuating in Hurricane...
More »E! Online - Aug 17, 2005
No disrespect to Harry Potter, but J.K. Rowling isn t the only one who knows how to write a great chapter. New England rockers Staind have landed their third consecutive chart-topping album on the...
More »AP - Jun 23, 2005
THURSDAY, 5:45 p.m.: The empty expanse of cow pasture that was once Manchester is morphing into Tennessee s third largest city. Meanwhile, somewhere near Centeroo, the first major drum circle has been...
More »Reuters - Apr 24, 2005
Kenny Loggins) and Jim Messina) will embark on their first tour as a duo in nearly 30 years with the Loggins & Messina Sittin in Again Reunion Tour. The outing has about 40 dates on the books, beginning...
More »Reuters - Apr 10, 2005
A touch of serendipity accompanies the April 26 release of Golden Slumbers: A Father s Love, a collection of songs by such artists as Dave Matthews, Michael McDonald, Phil Collins) and Smokey Robinson...
More »AP - Dec 23, 2004
Try as he might, Michael McDonald says it s difficult to find a bad Motown song. Reprising the effort of his previous remake of Motown hits, McDonald said he didn t worry about it living up to the...
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2004
Adult contemporary radio in 2004 pulled a page from the adult top 40 songbook, culling more than half its top 10 hits for the year from the sister format. Instead of such staple artists as Celine Dion...
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2004
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...
More »Reuters - Dec 15, 2004
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 - Dec 7, 2004
Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially successful Grammy Award contenders...
More »Reuters - Dec 1, 2004
Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will be the honoree at music charity group MusiCares annual pre-Grammys bash in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, organizers said Wednesday. The 15th annual gala tribute will take...
More »AP - Nov 26, 2004
Less than six months after his death, Ray Charles may be more popular than ever with a movie about his life and a posthumously released album. Now he is being recognized with an exhibit at the Rock...
More »E! Online - Nov 3, 2004
For Jay-Z and R. Kelly, their Unfinished Business is playing out on the album charts...and, unfortunately in court. The feuding superstars should be celebrating as their new joint, Best of Both Worlds...
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