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Top Stories: London, December 18 : Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor does not like going for designer clothes. ANI Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:10:06 -0500Washington, Dec 18 : Country pop singer Taylor Swift is said to have made an appearance in a fan's music video, after she was moved by the festive tune he had written in her honour. ANI Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:40:05 -0500London, Dec 18 : Swedish band ABBA is set to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with four other bands. ANI Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:40:04 -0500Jamnagar, Dec 18 : A government hospital in Jamnagar has adopted an unconventional method of playing therapeutic music at bedsides of the patients for their speedy recovery and rehabilitation. ANI Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:14 -0500London, Dec 18: Wine-lovers including Manchester United manger Sir Alex Ferguson and music composer Lord Lloyd-Webber have stored their vintage bottles for this Christmas in a cellar in Cotswold, England, where one billion pounds worth of the finest wines in the world can be found. ANI Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:10:06 -0500London, Dec 17 (IANS) Music mogul Puff Diddy wants to be adopted by US President Barack Obama. IANS Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:20:03 -0500Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing Aamir Khan's award-winning film 'Like Stars On Earth' (Taare Zameen Par), its first-ever Hindi language release, on DVD on Jan 12 next year. IANS Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:40:02 -0500Which side are you on? X Factor winner Joe McElderry v Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/Rex Features/PA/Rex Features... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:21:33 -0500Talking to a local English daily on Thursday, dean of the Academy Issam Al Mallah said that the academy was earlier scheduled to open in September this year, The Peninsula reported on Saturday.“The ... Arabian Business Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:14:40 -0500THIS concert formed part of an opening series conducted by Robin Ticciati, new Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.Taking account of his youth in a branch of the musical profession g... The Scotsman Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:03:35 -0500Julian Casablancas : Interviews and stuff in an empty clothes store. Like being on the set of a movie about grifters. Yes, exactly like that. Tune in next week for the best from the... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:31 -0500Joe to do it, and he certainly will sell a lot of records. And if he gets to Number One, good luck to him. But it would be kind of funny if a band like... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:28 -0500Lily has been diagnosed with a severe recurrent throat infection which has also led her to cancel two television shows this week. She deeply regrets having to cancel her appearance this weekend and ho... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:27 -0500Rage Against The Machine Vs The X Factor-related stuff. Anything related to the chart battle goes – and we'll open it up to past Christmas Number one battles too. Here are a few we've come up ... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:24 -0500Cheryl, How exactly is it getting out hand?A little bit of competition to the great big bubble world of X factor and psuedo glamour. This is the real world Cheryl, welcome to it :)... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:21 -0500'The Climb' in the race for the Christmas Number One as of the end of yesterday (December 17). The X Factor winner is gaining on the US rockers, having trailed behind them by 36,681 copies 24 hours... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:19 -0500'Rebirth''s release date was recently put back from this month to February 1 next year . However around 500 copies of the album were shipped early to customers who had pre-ordered the record, repor... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:17 -0500Which stars had the biggest year? All this week, we've unveiled our top nine men and women of 2009 — with the winners announced today!... MTV Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:43:35 -0500So "Avatar," huh? James Cameron's little film about big blue aliens. We hear it could be kinda big. But big as in the highest grossing movie of the year? Big as in all future CGI films must bow down ... MTV Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:43:35 -0500In February, Sarah Jessica Parker released her latest fragrance, Twilight, part of the actress' Lovely collection. The "Sex and the City" star insists that the she wasn't trying to cash in on all the ... MTV Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:43:34 -0500Glacial and creepy ... the sleeve for Fever Ray's self-titled debut album The stage name, the costumes, the masks, the voice distortion – all these things contributed to the mystery and, to some d... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:50:54 -0500John Frusciante ... the Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist has officially left the band. Photograph: Sasa Stankovich/EPA John Frusciante has confirmed that he has left the... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:50:51 -0500Paul McCartney's gig at the O2 arena was promoted on the now-defunct websites. Photograph: Bill Bernstein Following an investigation, the government has stepped in to shut down two ticket websites a... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:50:49 -0500NEW DELHI: Indian filmmakers are now looking at the digital medium to make up for losses due to music piracy. Actor Aamir Khan and singer Lucky Ali were among those who tried to catch up with the n... Times of India Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:22:53 -0500This year’s batch of holiday music doesn’t promise to leave much of an impression for memorable backgrounds at the annual Christmas party. Here are highlights of cool yuletide tunes to get... Corpus Christi Caller-Times Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:03:39 -0500LEWIS LAZARE llazare@suntimes.com Torey Malatia wants clarification. "We're in no man's land right now," said Malatia, president and CEO of Chicago public radio WBEZ-FM (91.3). Malatia was referring ... Chicago Sun-Times Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:34:14 -0500The Rolling Stones are the decade's top-grossing live performers, according to Billboard, generating almost $1bn over 264 gigs. The Stones beat acts including Madonna, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band, t... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:25:11 -0500Environment editor John Vidal talks to the Radiohead singer at the Copenhagen conference about passing the buck, the NGOs left out and how to find out what's really going on... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:24:55 -0500Two months before the Games, and we already have our first lip-sync scandal. Well, not exactly lip sync. Conduct-sync, or something like that. Flute sync? Orch-sync? The long and short: The conducto... The Seattle Times Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:20:00 -0500A chorus perform during the 30th annual concert of Christmas carols at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York Dec. 17, 2009. It is a festive tradition of New York City. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)... SINA Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:32:03 -0500Today sales of all Mannheim Christmas albums have reached 27 million and Davis is celebrating a quarter-century of being America’s favorite Christmas artist. Twenty-five years ago, the instrumen... PR Web Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:09:09 -0500DURHAM, NC, December 18, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Urban Echoes Entertainment is pleased to announce the launching of SevenHouse Press, a new self-publishing company offering complete publishing, mar... 24 / 7 Press Release Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:45:08 -0500On Tuesday, the Imperial Symphony was joined by Lakeland Choral Society and Lake Wales Chorale combined into a chorus of more than 80 singers. That meant The Lakeland Center stage held about 150 music... The Ledger Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:43:26 -0500ATLANTA — They were dressing only nine players and employing an eight-man rotation for quite a stretch. But now the Jazz have a glut of healthy, or least available, players. And so far it's tu... Deseret News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:05:06 -0500Broadcasting legend Sir Terry Wogan will today bow out of his Radio 2 breakfast show after 27 years. Sir Terry - who hates the expression "veteran" - built up more than eight million daily followers... Ananova Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:43:36 -0500As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs.The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought... eTaiwan News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:09:08 -0500If you listen to some of the biggest hits of 2009, they'll seem familiar. That's because they came from albums released in 2008. That Beyonce smash? From "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," released last year. "... eTaiwan News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:09:02 -0500Carly Simon felt like quitting the music business last year after a once-promising relationship with a record label ended in a messy breakup. But she now feels reinvigorated after her son, Ben Taylor,... eTaiwan News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:08:28 -0500FILE - In this June 12, 2008 file photo, Mexican singer Ramon Ayala gestures at the BMI Latin Awards in Los Angeles. Ayala was rounded up during a raid on a drug cartel's Christmas party on Dec. 11. A... eTaiwan News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:07:13 -0500The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is... eTaiwan News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:04:52 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTERREY, Mexico -- Pop diva Gloria Trevi has married a lawyer in a cathedral ceremony in her northern Mexican hometown. Trevi and attorney Armando Gomez exchanged vows Thurs... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:55:28 -0500LOS ANGELES – In a small workshop a pick’s throw from downtown L.A., a French luthier pays homage to the quintessential American electric guitar using a most unusual material. From across the roo... Wired News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:33:26 -0500, and you can see a video of him talking at the event by scrolling down. The conference, which is being held to discuss issues surrounding global climate change, isn't open to the public, so... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:29:02 -0500Norwich Arts Centre (February 14) Brighton Audio (15) Nottingham Bodega (17) Newcastle Digital (18) Glasgow Òran Mór (19) Manchester Deaf Institute (21) Bristol Cooler (22) London Bush Hall (... New Music Express Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:28:57 -0500-By Anthony Crupi E! Entertainment Television has elevated Annemarie Batur to vp, marketing and advertising. In her new role, Batur will be charged with steering E!’s overall brand strat... Hollywood Reporter Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:23:49 -0500-By Anthony Crupi Fans of pole dancing, class warfare and projectile vomiting hit the trifecta Tuesday night, as Oxygen’s latest installment of Bad Girls Club served up its usual brew of sp... Hollywood Reporter Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:23:48 -0500Newsweek Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Co., agreed to sell Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel to a financial buyer, following industry speculation that the magazine might be sold or sh... Hollywood Reporter Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:23:45 -0500David Vela and his son Christian, 14, try out a science experiment Thursday during a father and son event at Martin Middle School. More than 30 pairs of fathers and sons turned out for the event. Corpus Christi Caller-Times Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:17:08 -0500Bryan Singer is returning to Fox for another X-Men movie, five years after he angered the studio by abandoning the franchise to make Superman Returns. Singer, who shot the first two X-Men instalments... ABC Australia Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:14:19 -0500Atlanta » With C.J. Miles and Kyle Korver returning from injury in recent weeks, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has a full bench for the first time all season and newfound options when it comes to divid... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:12:16 -0500SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 17 -- Matriarch Entertainment and Geffen Records are proud to announce the release of Stronger withEach Tear, MUSIC GIANT MARY J. BLIGE's ninth studio album on Monday, Decem... Earth Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:57:54 -0500Lennon would have had nothing to do with this X Fator talent show stuff; you saw what lengths he went to be different so hes not going to appear on some programme for gullable sheep, is he?... New Music Express Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:47:07 -0500A top music producer has been the victim of brazen identity theft by a convicted felon who allegedly impersonated his way into a Hollywood Records studio. Eric Valentine, who has worked with Maro... Hollywood Reporter Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:42:02 -0500"Avatar" will do similarly for millions and millions of others -- this is, if it need be said at all, the weekend of its opening -- and not just for 14-year-old males. Fox can almost certainly br... Hollywood Reporter Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:42:01 -0500WEST HOLLYWOOD, California — If not for "Arrested Development," it's hard to imagine there ever would have been a "Juno," a "Superbad" or the unlikely A-list Hollywood star that is... VH1 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:46:33 -0500Superstar in waiting … Esmée Denters It's certainly a venue befitting a superstar-in-waiting. Behind Esmée Denters and her band, floor-to-ceiling windows frame a view of the fringes of the Las V... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:30:58 -0500Kate Hudson appears in over her head in her extravagant musical sequence, and Sophia Loren talk-sings her role. Unlike Chicago, there are no showstopping musical numbers here. It takes a couple view... USA Today Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:20:15 -0500John Singer Sargent may have crossed oceans, but he was hardly a marine painter. This expatriate American artist (1856-1925) will always be remembered for his portraits, which charmed and flattered Gi... International Herald Tribune Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:37 -0500On “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... Pt II,” the rapper Raekwon plays paranoid, egomaniacal drug dealers: men who can’t give or accept a compliment well. They’ve got work to do, and... International Herald Tribune Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:29 -050092nd Street Y ’s Web site told you that the program at the Y on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening was called “Maurice Bourgue & Friends.” That’s an enticing prospect:... International Herald Tribune Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:27 -0500WEST HOLLYWOOD, California — If not for "Arrested Development," it's hard to imagine there ever would have been a "Juno," a "Superbad" or the unlikely A-list Hollywood star that is... MTV Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:51:46 -0500This is the one. The behemoth." The size of this release as a blockbuster event cannot be understated. Leading online ticket retailer Fandango reports that "Avatar" accounts for 87 percent of the wee... MTV Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:51:45 -0500The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will present Lifetime Achievement Awards to broadcaster Charles Osgood and R&B singer Sam Moore at the AFTRA Foundation's 2010 Media and ... Hollywood Reporter Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:48:12 -0500Martin Scorsese (Getty) Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio will present the Cecil B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast live by NBC ... Hollywood Reporter Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:48:10 -0500Tear-filled farewell: Michael Jackson's daughter Paris told the crowd at his public memorial service that her dad was 'the best father you could ever imagine'. (Getty Images: Kevork Djansezian)... ABC Australia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:38:32 -0500This is the one. The behemoth." The size of this release as a blockbuster event cannot be understated. Leading online ticket retailer Fandango reports that "Avatar" accounts for 87 percent of the wee... VH1 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:42:58 -0500Tape mixtape . Kells responded earlier this month on DJ Skee's radio show."If you're gonna step out on that limb, which is very thin, you should make a personal call," Kells told Skee. "Now if you're ... VH1 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:42:55 -0500<p>At this all-ages Christmas and Hanukkah concert, you'll sing along to holiday classics like "The Dreidel Song," White Christmas" and many more. For more information, call 718-261-5512 or visi... New York Post Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:40:29 -0500It was the middle of April 2001, and -- just like the Prince song says can happen -- it snowed. The job candidate spent a couple days in interviews talking about how much he still knows about the Twin... Star Tribune Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:36:46 -0500New beginnings ... What are the best tunes about fresh starts? Photograph: Peter J Jordan/PA So that was a large one then, as the ??? said to the ??? (I'm a Guardian hack, my double entendres are ne... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:27:00 -0500A Dead Sparrow, actually. That was the name Chicago-born singer Jill O'Sullivan's sang under solo, before hooking up with Welshman Nick Packer (bass, guitar and stringed instruments) and Scotsman Greg... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:55 -0500If there is any one quality I have brought to the game of Readers Recommend since becoming its steward, it's the following: no topic is too rich, too deep, or too vague to be considered. This week's t... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:51 -0500This English songwriter has been dubbed "la grande sensation de 2009" by the French, who bought enough copies of Hobo to make it one of the biggest selling albums of the year over there. At home, thou... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:48 -0500With only four albums in two decades – two of them with the much-acclaimed Mazzy Star – and a handful of appearances with Massive Attack and the Chemical Brothers, Hope Sandoval isn't one to rush ... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:42 -0500"The emperor has no clothes," comes the cry from those who fail, quite reasonably, to be seduced by Sunn O)))'s doomy, droney studies in not playing the guitar much. However, if this album is a reply ... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:41 -0500Here's a Tardis of a record, with the controls set squarely for the very heart of 1972. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – a loose amalgam of musicians brought together by New York DJs Daniel Collás an... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:35 -0500Next time you watch the video for Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas – and given that the single reached No 1 25 years ago this month, it's a fair bet that you'll get the chance to do so this ho... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:31 -0500Iraq inquiry today defended the way he has conducted the hearings, saying he was not out to "ambush witnesses or score points". He added: "We are not here to provide public sport or entertainment."In ... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:28 -0500The myth of Cowell's chart monopoly … the X Factor final. Photograph: Ken McKay/Rex So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Have you been basking in the gleam of Joe McElderry's teeth, or ra... The Guardian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:28 -0500By CAITLIN R. KINGASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country music legend Loretta Lynn is "feeling great" and planning a trip to her home in the Bahamas over the holidays, according to her... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:15:35 -0500John Peel's first stint as DJ was in 1959, for a Dallas radio station's R&B show called Kats Karavan; thereafter, the work sheet for every Peel show bore that same legend in the space reserved f... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:09:28 -0500This 15-CD set by the Huelgas Ensemble of singers under the direction of Paul Van Nevel is well-named, offering as it does access to the choral works which dominated European musical development for... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:09:10 -0500I'm not sure about the use of the term "complete" in the title, which effectively writes cheques which can't really be cashed by the content of this four CD set. Part of the problem... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:09:08 -0500It had to happen: a band has formed on a music message board. Internet Forever came into being when London-based Laura Wolf connected with Cambridge resident Craig Nunn. Wolf has knocked around her... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:49 -0500Let's face it, Gibson's Dusk Tiger looks like the guitar you would play while lounging around in silk pajamas, on a rotating circle bed, while looking at yourself in your giant ceiling mirror. And lik... Wired News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:04:51 -0500How many guitars does one person need? Some players hammer out sound with just one or two instruments, but others crave the tonal variety that comes with an arsenal of vintage guitars. Cheapest way t... Wired News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:04:45 -0500"If you're gonna step out on that limb, which is very thin, you should make a personal call," Kells told Skee. "Now if you're trying to sell an album and start a beef, then you make it public. ... But... MTV Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:44:16 -0500Two transition teams will meet weekly starting in January, charged with guiding the creation of a revamped NBC Universal jointly owned by Comcast and GE. Heading what is known as the "operational... Hollywood Reporter Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:41:04 -0500VIDEO: Top directors debate when to invoke final cut, how to read focus groups and the best way to tell a financier that production needs to be shut down. Hollywood Reporter Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:41:02 -0500Singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston records in a personal studio he sets up in his apartment in New York’s East Village. He uses Duet, a small audio interface that hooks up to his laptop, which is equ... Christian Science Monitor Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:35:19 -0500WINCHESTER — Without missing a beat, local college students can now harmonize their way through a music program at home before playing the second movement of their education in Ashland.Umpqua Co... News-Review Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:51:37 -0500Carla Bley of being warm and fuzzy.Bley doesn't celebrate Christmas — or any of the holidays. No decorations, no gifts, no calls, no cards."Well, maybe a good bottle of wine," she says.But she g... NPR Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:50:16 -0500 |
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