AP - Feb 26, 2009
President Barack Obama thanked Stevie Wonder for creating a style that s uniquely American as he presented the singer-songwriter the nation s highest award for pop music. Obama, who called Wonder the...
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The White House is planning a concert this month to honor Stevie Wonder, whose music provided part of President Barack Obama s campaign soundtrack. The White House says the president and first lady Michelle...
More »Reuters - Oct 16, 2008
Singer Stevie Wonder on Thursday shot down reports his home was left a smoldering ruin by a wildfire burning in the foothills around Los Angeles. The fire at the northern edge of the heavily populated...
More »AP - Sep 2, 2008
The Library of Congress will honor Stevie Wonder with its second Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Librarian of Congress James Billington, who announced the prize Tuesday, noted that the prize honors...
More »E! Online - Sep 2, 2008
The Library of Congress just called to say it loves Stevie Wonder. The Washington, D.C., instutition has tapped the 26-time Grammy winner to receive the second-ever Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which...
More »AP - Jun 27, 2008
Stevie Wonder is fidgeting with his camera phone, embarrassed because he can t get it to work right. But wait, it s not what you think. Wonder is trying to show a reporter how the device helps him see...
More »Reuters - Jun 20, 2008
Grammy-winning pop star Stevie Wonder is on the road again, embarking on what he called a concert tour in the magical summer and spreading a message of unity among all religions and races. The Motown...
More »AP - Jan 25, 2008
Stevie Wonder has not performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 35 years, and has never headlined the event. Organizers want to change that this year. Wonder was scheduled to headline...
More »AP - Dec 6, 2007
Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: Irreplaceable, Beyonce; The Pretender, Foo Fighters; Umbrella, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z; What Goes...
More »Yahoo! Music - Nov 19, 2007
Prince joined Stevie Wonder onstage Saturday night (November 17) at New York s Madison Square Garden. It was Wonder s first concert in the city since 1996. Prince joined Wonder for a version of Superstition...
More »AP - Aug 3, 2007
Stevie Wonder will go on his first U.S. tour in more than a decade, starting next month in San Diego. The 57-year-old singer made the announcement at an outdoor performance in Los Angeles on Thursday...
More »E! Online - Aug 3, 2007
Signed, sealed, delivered—Stevie Wonder's on tour. The Motown legend announced Thursday that he will embark on his first major trek in more than a decade later this month. The A Wonder Summer...
More »AP - Jun 21, 2007
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana are among the headliners announced Thursday for a concert to raise money to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall....
More »Reuters - Apr 18, 2007
Wannabe pop star Sanjaya Malakar, the American Idol contestant best known for his wacky hairdos, was booted from the hit show on Wednesday, disappointing a hard core of smart alecks who delighted in mocking...
More »AP - Apr 13, 2007
In 1943, when the Pulitzer Prize committee established an award for America s best music, many genres were flourishing. Jazz was in full swing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and George...
More »Reuters - Mar 30, 2007
It's apropos that soulful songstress Angie Stone is recording her debut for Concord Music Group's reactivated Stax Records imprint at the stomping grounds of another soul soldier: Marvin Gaye....
More »E! Online - Mar 15, 2007
Another lawsuit has been signed, sealed, delivered. Stevie Wonder was named as a defendant in a wrongful termination and retaliation suit filed Wednesday by a former employee of KJLH-FM, a Los...
More »Reuters - Mar 2, 2007
Producer/songwriter David Foster is proof that you can go home again. Although this native of Victoria, British Columbia, has lived in Malibu, California, for years, he spends much time in Canada. The...
More »AP - Feb 11, 2007
In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder...
More »AP - Feb 11, 2007
In the Grammy Awards collaboration between Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend and John Mayer, you could almost see a struggling music industry beg: please don t give up on us. The showcase was clearly...
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...
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