AP - Oct 16, 2007
In her latest video, Vanessa Carlton very deliberately kills a piano. The clip for Nolita Fairytale begins with her entering a garage and removing the cover from a red piano. She sits down at the keyboard...
More »Reuters - Jun 26, 2007
In an unlikely pairing between two music stars on the comeback trail, singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton has joined forces with hip-hop entrepreneur Irv Gotti Lorenzo for her next album. Gotti's...
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 »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 - Nov 27, 2004
Infinity Broadcasting is not commenting on a New York Times story that claims the company fired its top Rochester, N.Y., programer for accepting gifts from record companies. The news comes as another...
More »AP - Nov 24, 2004
It s hard to imagine a more pop debut than Vanessa Carlton s. Her piano-infused A Thousand Miles became an anthem of 2002, garnered her three Grammy nominations and helped her sell more than 2 million...
More »E! Online - Nov 17, 2004
Premature or not, Eminem has made one helluva of an encore. The Shady One moved up the drop date of his latest disc, Encore, to Friday, giving it just three days in the sales cycle to compete with...
More »Reuters - Nov 6, 2004
Vanessa Carlton is realistic. She knows today s musical environment is not always friendly toward pop-oriented artists who play their instruments and write their songs, as she does. In fact, Carlton...
More »Reuters - Sep 3, 2004
We are going to kick some ass, Carl Mello, music buyer for Boston-based retail chain Newbury Comics, says when assessing this year s holiday sales potential. Fourth-quarter releases from U2, Eminem...
More »Reuters - Aug 24, 2004
It s been some time since Queen Latifah found herself behind the mic. Once a groundbreaking female rapper, the artist has in recent years concentrated on an acclaimed film career that included an Oscar...
More »Reuters - Apr 2, 2004
In the crowded field of singer-songwriters, Toby Lightman appears poised for a breakthrough. Performing to packed houses in New York and Los Angeles and at the South by Southwest Music Conference in...
More »Reuters - Mar 19, 2004
Gibson Guitar has won an important trademark-infringement case against instrument manufacturer Paul Reed Smith (PRS). The claim involved Gibson s Les Paul single cutaway guitar. Gibson attorneys charged...
More »Reuters - Dec 20, 2003
The year 2003 marks a time in popular music where many adult artists were banished to the confines of adult contemporary radio. The format gave the primary support to such mainstays as Phil Collins ,...
More »USRN - Oct 8, 2003
(10/8/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Details on Vanessa Carlton s eagerly-anticipated new album are slowly creeping out. The singer-songwriter told Rollingstone.com that the follow-up to 2002 s Be Not Nobody will...
More »USRN - Jun 26, 2003
(6/26/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) is vowing to sue those who illegally download music, and some of the biggest names in music are supporting the idea. In a statement...
More »USRN - Jun 18, 2003
(6/18/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Michelle Branch fans please take note--she s not Vanessa Carlton. The 19-year-old singer said in the June/July issue of Blender magazine that she s constantly mistaken for her...
More »USRN - May 16, 2003
(5/16/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Vanessa Carlton will provide the theme song for the upcoming Spy Hunter 2 video game. The track is titled Dark Carnival, according to MTV.com. The game is scheduled to ship this...
More »USRN - Apr 18, 2003
(4/18/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Vanessa Carlton, Mya, Lucy Woodward, and Tweet will take the stage in Central Park in New York City on August 7, along with the finalists in the 3rd annual Pantene Pro-Voice competition...
More »USRN - Mar 20, 2003
(3/20/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Vanessa Carlton and her labelmates the Counting Crows have a hit on their hands with their collaborative cover of Big Yellow Taxi, the 1970 classic from Joni Mitchell. When asked...
More »USRN - Mar 6, 2003
(3/6/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- Vanessa Carlton has come down with a case of bronchitis and strep throat. The singer became ill after attending the Grammy Awards on February 23. On her official website (vanessacarlton...
More »Yahoo! Music - Feb 20, 2003
(2/20/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Grammy nominees Kelly Rowland, Vanessa Carlton, and Eve have teamed up with Candie s, Inc. to design their own signature Candie s Grammy shoes. The shoes will make their debut...
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