Academy President Sid Ganis and actress Kathy Bates announce the nominees in the best actress category for the 80th Academy Awards at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, January 22, 2008.
Music China will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre this October for its biggest showing yet. The 2007 fair will feature over 1, 000 exhibitors from 22 countries & regions, and will cover 60, 000sqm in five halls. Amongst the confirmed exhibitors are some of the most recognisable brands in the music business […]
Sheryl Crow, riding aboard a bus that uses biodiesel fuel, is on an 11-stop college tour to raise awareness about global warming.
Accompanying the Grammy-winning singer is Laurie David, who produced the film on climate change, “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won the Oscar for best documentary earlier this year.
Each stop on the tour will include […]
Live Earth concerts will be held July 7 in cities around the world, including London, aimed at raising climate change awareness.
Madonna, the Beastie Boys and Black Eyed Peas will headline the concert at Wembley stadium in London. They will be joined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keane, Foo Fighters and others.
Headliners for the U.S. […]
Singer Gwen Stefani performs ‘The Sweet Escape’ during the 2007 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles March 31, 2007. [Reuters]
World-renowned saxophonist Kenny G impressed his fans in Beijing with a fabulous series of classics at the Beijing Exhibition Theater Saturday night, March 31, 2007. “Super Girl” Li Yuchun also performed live on stage to show her support of the star. [Photo: thebeijingnews.com]
George Strait led the nominees announced Monday for the Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist.
Vocal duo Brooks & Dunn got seven nominations and Rascal Flatts had six. The announcement was made at the Country Music Hall of Fame and aired live on CBS’ […]
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth bestowed awards on Saturday on singer Rod Stewart, soccer star Steven Gerrard and her own granddaughter - world equestrian champion Zara Phillips.
The Queen also granted medals to filmmaker Peter Greenaway, actors Hugh Laurie and Penelope Keith and authors Alexander McCall Smith and Colin Thubron in her New Year’s honours list.
Entrepreneur James Dyson, […]
More than 8,500 James Brown fans filled an arena bearing his name Saturday in a final, joyful farewell to the singer that seemed as fitting for a civil rights leader as for “The Godfather of Soul.”
Mourners returned to Brown’s hometown to pay tribute to the musician, who some fans also considered a political figure.
“‘I’m black […]
Rock band My Chemical Romance will kick off a North American arena tour February 22 in Manchester, N.H., in support of its current album, “The Black Parade.”
Dates are booked through March 16 in Reno, Nev., but more will be added to the itinerary. Support acts are Rise Against and Muse.
“We’re going to retain the essence […]
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose gave fans an early Christmas gift on Sunday, when he brought out former bandmate Izzy Stradlin for five songs during the rock group’s concert in Los Angeles.
Stradlin, who quit Guns N’ Roses in November 1991 and has lived a fairly reclusive existence ever since, looked like a Blues Brother, […]
Australia’s country music night of nights, the annual Golden Guitar Awards, has gained a new major sponsor following the withdrawal of Toyota.
Jayco, one of Australia’s best-known motorhome and camp trailer distributors, has signed a two-year presenting rights deal for the awards.
The new deal comes after Toyota cancelled its sponsorship last year, forcing organisers to seek […]
The light and the darkness in Los Angeles’ historic rock bands are much on display this week in two 40th anniversary celebrations.
On Wednesday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Brian Wilson was scheduled to deliver what likely will be the last live L.A. performance of the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds.” That sublime 1966 album was rereleased […]
Prince fans, fire up that Little Red Corvette and head for Las Vegas: the purple one will be performing there every weekend starting Nov. 10.
The diminutive rocker will play Friday- and Saturday-night shows at 3121, a nightclub inside the Rio hotel, according to a Wednesday news release by P R Plus, a Vegas firm […]
