Reuters - Feb 1, 2007
Target Corp on Thursday said it will release exclusive CDs by artists like Kenny Loggins and David Cassidy in the latest example of stars of a certain age bypassing music labels to partner directly with...
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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...
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Ringo Starr is a band man. And while he is best-known for his time spent in a certain other band from Liverpool, the world s most famous drummer is most interested in talking about his current outfit....
More »Reuters - Jun 2, 2006
The Zombies are very much alive. Rod Argent, founder of the seminal British rock group, will follow up a summer run as a member of Ringo Starr s All-Starr Band with a U.S. tour by the Zombies. I...
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Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter Luther Vandross, who suffered a serious stroke two years ago as he was about to relaunch his career, died on Friday in a New Jersey hospital, officials said....
More »AP - Jun 5, 2005
Music retailers are turning to high-tech firms that combine computer analysis with the art of listening to come up with new music suggestions for consumers based on what they already like. In a computer...
More »AP - May 19, 2005
During the first half of the 1970s, Loggins & Messina were a constant presence on FM radio. With hits such as Your Mama Don t Dance, House at Pooh Corner and Danny s Song, the duo epitomized Southern...
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 »E! Online - Dec 1, 2004
It took an atomic bomb to dismantle Eminem s encore. U2 s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb blew Em s Encore out of the top slot the latter had occupied for two straight weeks. Atomic Bomb, the Irish...
More »Reuters - Oct 28, 2004
Country singer LeAnn Rimes has been tapped to host the third season of USA Network s talent competition series Nashville Star. She replaces Access Hollywood anchor Nancy O Dell, who hosted the first...
More »E! Online - Aug 18, 2004
Not even the Godfather can take down a member of the Simpson family. Despite the arrival of three new top five albums, most notably Shyne s Godfather Buried Alive, Ashlee Simpson kept her chokehold...
More »Reuters - Aug 8, 2004
When Richard Marx first heard his current single on the radio, it wasn t so much the song itself that excited him. It s what the DJ said afterward. He says, That was When You re Gone by Richard Marx...
More »AP - Mar 19, 2004
It s the day before her first major-label release, and Keri Noble says she s feeling no pressure. Even though she s the leadoff artist on EMI s revived Manhattan label, and mega-million-seller Norah...
More »Reuters - Feb 20, 2004
I signed an original, says Bruce Lundvall, president/CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics. It was just that simple. He s talking about Norah Jones , whose sophomore album, Feels Like Home on Blue Note Records,...
More »Reuters - Feb 15, 2004
With Grammy Awards-inspired sales, two big releases and a gift-buying holiday to boot, business was booming for music retailers last week. In addition to the Feb. 8 awards show driving traffic to stores...
More »USRN - Feb 9, 2004
Luther Vandross, who suffered a debilitating stroke last year, won four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year for Dance with My Father, which he shares with songwriter Richard Marx. He also won for...
More »Reuters - Feb 4, 2004
Similar to last year s host-less Grammy Awards ceremony, the 2004 event on Sunday will use music, film and television personalities to introduce performance segments of the show. Madonna , Beck, Queen...
More »Reuters - Feb 3, 2004
R&B artist Luther Vandross , on the advice of his doctors, will not be able to attend the Grammy Awards on Sunday night as planned. Vandross, 52, who is nominated for five awards for his album Dance...
More »E! Online - Feb 3, 2004
The Grammy RSVPs are in and it looks like the boobylicious Super Bowl tandem of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake are still on the guest list, but Luther Vandross will be MIA. More on Luther in...
More »AP - Feb 3, 2004
The first time OutKast got a Grammy nomination for best album, in 2002, hip-hop s eclectic duo was upstaged by the old-time bluegrass of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Two years later, the rap funksters...
More »AP - Feb 3, 2004
An ailing Luther Vandross will not be able to attend Sunday s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where he s nominated for five awards, including song of the year for Dance With My Father. It would have...
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