AP - Jan 28, 2010
Haiti s devastating earthquake reinforced Peter Gabriel s belief that disaster relief needs to take better advantage of the digital age. The 59-year-old singer-songwriter says technology has amazing...
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Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock'n'roll instrumentation on his upcoming album, Scratch My Back, which sports orchestral covers of material originally recorded by David Bowie, Paul Simon,...
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Peter Gabriel, founder of the rock group Genesis, and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu are sharing this year s Polar Music Prize. The musicians received their awards, worth 1 million kronor ($141...
More »Reuters - Feb 13, 2009
Peter Gabriel has rejected an offer to perform at the Academy Awards next week after the veteran British rocker learned he would have just a minute to sing his Oscar-nominated tune from Disney's WALL...
More »AP - Feb 13, 2009
Peter Gabriel s minute in the Oscars spotlight will lack one important element: Peter Gabriel. The Academy Award-nominated singer won t perform at the Feb. 22 ceremony to protest an apparently revamped...
More »E! Online - Feb 13, 2009
Peter Gabriel won't be in your—or anyone else's—eyes come Oscar night. The singer has pulled out of performing his Best Song nomination on the awards show after producers, in one...
More »Reuters - Jun 13, 2008
Grammy-winning musician Peter Gabriel believes the Internet has drowned users with too much choice, failed to democratize the pop industry as much as was hoped and eroded the quality of what people listen...
More »AP - Jun 2, 2008
While the Internet may be a great place for entertainment, not everyone has the tech savvy or the patience to search seemingly infinite Web sites to discover something new. But rocker Peter...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 18, 2007
Peter Gabriel has confirmed he will not be joining the Genesis reunion. The prog giants reformed last year without their vocalist, who left the original incarnation of the group in the mid-1970s. Gabriel...
More »AP - Oct 1, 2007
The fifth in a series of international concerts that Nelson Mandela has used to raise awareness about AIDS will be held Dec. 1 in Johannesburg. I am very delighted that we are engaging the youth in...
More »AP - May 31, 2007
As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started. This year, everyone from Justin Timberlake, Kelly...
More »AP - Nov 17, 2006
Peter Gabriel, founder of the rock group Genesis, received the annual Man of Peace award Friday from a foundation headed by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gabriel, 56, was recognized for his...
More »Reuters - Nov 7, 2006
English rockers Genesis announced plans on Tuesday for an international tour in 2007, joining a lengthening list of aging acts seeking to revive their careers on the road. Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford...
More »E! Online - Nov 7, 2006
In the beginning, there was Genesis. The most successful incarnation of the famed British prog-rock band is getting back together after a 15-year layoff and embarking on a summer 2007 European trek,...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 20, 2006
Peter Gabriel has rejected the opportunity to reunite with Genesis, he has revealed. The band s former frontman is understood to have been approached to play with them again, as Phil Collins and company...
More »Reuters - Sep 7, 2006
English musician Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is eyeing a November U.S. release date for his first album of pop music in 28 years. An Other Cup, recorded on Islam s own Ya imprint, will...
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 7, 2006
Senegal s rappers pride themselves on having helped change their world six years ago by urging people to vote in elections that ended four decades of rule by one party. It was rap s coming of age in the...
More »Reuters - Jun 20, 2006
Coca-Cola Co. said on Tuesday it will close its British online music service mycokemusic.com on July 31, after losing market share to Apple Computer Inc. s iTunes Music Store. Mycokemusic launched in...
More »Reuters - Mar 26, 2006
World Wrestling Entertainment -- better-known as the WWE -- is ramping up its music initiatives with the formation of the WWE Music Group. The New York-based operation will concentrate on further connecting...
More »AP - Mar 19, 2006
At the annual South by Southwest music festival, hundreds of bands often seamlessly mix in with the young, hip crowd. One of those bands, the obsessively melodic British trio Field Music, would easily...
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