E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
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Ticket sales have been far from spectacular, but Ivan Neville says performing at the same Hurricane Katrina anniversary concert Tuesday night as Stevie Wonder is going to be incredible no matter how many...
More »AP - Mar 14, 2006
A martyr. The Earth Wind and Fire of gospel music. A man set free from an addiction to pornography. Kirk Franklin, whosegroundbreakingg fusion of hip-hop and gospel has galvanized youth and brought...
More »AP - Mar 8, 2006
The Boss is heading to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled over two weekends — April...
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The Boss is coming to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled over the course of two weekends...
More »AP - Oct 3, 2005
On Kirk Franklin s latest album Hero, when the gospel superstar sings To all my people in the struggle, you think God s forgotten about you, here s some pain medicine, he s describing pain he s all too...
More »E! Online - Sep 13, 2005
With a little help from his friends, Michael Jackson is going to try and heal the Gulf Coast. The popster, who s currently enjoying a lengthy vacation in the United Arab Emigrates, previously announced...
More »E! Online - Sep 7, 2005
Kanye West might not be NBC or President Bush s favorite rapper, but they re the exceptions. The Grammy-winning hip-hop star, who generated controversy last Friday when he appeared on NBC s Concert...
More »Reuters - Sep 7, 2005
Kanye West was top of the class on Wednesday as his second release Late Registration opened at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts. After a few weeks of relatively low-key activity on the Billboard 200, West...
More »Reuters - Jul 25, 2004
Randy Travis and Billy Ray Cyrus are among the country artists who have added a new dimension to their careers with successful gospel albums. Now several veteran country acts are serving up their musical...
More »Reuters - Jun 7, 2004
Former Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson has wrapped his solo debut, Paper, on which he handles all the vocal duties for the first time in his career. Due Aug. 24 via Key Hole Records, the 14-track...
More »Reuters - Jun 6, 2004
Harlem s Apollo Theater is in the spotlight as it celebrates its 70th anniversary. The NBC special celebrating the venue airs June 19, and a reissued book offers an in-depth look at the New York theater...
More »Reuters - May 31, 2004
Soul/gospel artist Tonex never does anything halfway. So no one should be surprised that his first live album is a two-CD set that was many months in the making. Out the Box by Tonex & the Peculiar...
More »Reuters - May 17, 2004
The newly private Warner Music Group, having significantly reduced its worldwide staff, is now turning its cost-cutting efforts toward its artists. As part of the integration of Atlantic and Elektra...
More »AP - May 12, 2004
Beyonce, Denzel Washington and Venus Williams are among the nominees for the 2004 BET Awards, which honor musicians, actors and athletes. The awards, announced Wednesday, are set to air on the black...
More »Reuters - Apr 30, 2004
It felt like a changing of the guard as newer acts claimed top honors at the Gospel Music Assn. s 35th annual awards show. MercyMe, Switchfoot, Stacie Orrico and Jeremy Camp were among the evening s...
More »Reuters - Apr 28, 2004
Are you a believer? ... Do you believe in God, at all? ... Do you think you re just flesh and blood, and that s it? No, it s not a missionary dropping in at dinner time. It s an enthusiastic pitchman...
More »Reuters - Mar 7, 2004
For those looking for music that fits their Sunday-morning church services, James Roberson s JDI Records has long proved inspirational. Roberson, a professor of music at the University of California...
More »AP - Jan 24, 2004
Yolanda Adams is two months pregnant with her second child, but the gospel singer isn t slowing down. Already the mother of a 3-year-old daughter, Adams is still on tour, she recently co-hosted gospel...
More »Reuters - Oct 24, 2003
Vickie Winans star-studded Detroit celebration of her 50th birthday came with an unexpected gift -- an armful of Stellar Gospel Award nominations. With eight nominations each, Winans and Deitrick Haddon...
More »USRN - Jan 22, 2003
(1/22/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Brian McKnight helped gospel artist Kirk Franklin celebrate his seventh wedding anniversary Saturday (January 18) during Franklin s set during the Hopeville Tour stop at the Universal...
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