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McCartney: $400 million windfall

Paul McCartney will make nearly $400 million when the Beatles’ music is made available on the Internet, according to reports.
Sir Macca was at the center of lawsuit between the Fab Four and EMI over a royalties dispute launched by the band in 2005.
Yesterday it was confirmed an agreement has been reached between both parties, […]

April 16th, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Macy Gray ‘forced’ to work with Timberlake

Macy Gray admits she only collaborated with Justin Timberlake on her new album because she was “forced to.”
The singer, who has been working on her record Big for the past two years, originally wanted to work exclusively with hip-hop uberproducer Will.I.Am, but his work with Black Eyed Peas had to take priority.
And despite a […]

April 16th, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Sheryl Crow goes green for college tour

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 […]

April 11th, 2007 - Posted in Live Music, Music Event, Music News

Live Earth concerts to be held July 7

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. […]

April 11th, 2007 - Posted in Live Music, Music Event, Music News

Oasis, The Killers to record new version of ‘Sgt Pepper’

Oasis, the Killers, and Kaiser Chiefs are to cover songs from the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic album’s release.
The original album was released on June 1, 1967, and to mark the event the big names will all be covering tracks from the record for […]

April 7th, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Gwen Stefani performs at the 2007 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles

Singer Gwen Stefani performs ‘The Sweet Escape’ during the 2007 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles March 31, 2007. [Reuters]

April 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Live Music, Music Event, Music News

Kenny G Blows Beijing Fans Away

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]

April 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Live Music, Music Event, Music News

Snoop Dogg denied visa for U.K. concerts

British authorities denied rapper Snoop Dogg a visa for a series of planned concerts, publicists for his tour said in a statement Saturday.
Snoop Dogg, co-headlining a European tour with fellow star P Diddy, had been expected to play five dates in Britain.
“Snoop and his team are mystified at the decision and are hoping that […]

March 25th, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Stones announce European tour dates

The Rolling Stones will headline Britain’s Isle of Wight Festival as part of their 27-date European tour this summer.
The tour will begin June 5 in Werchter, Belgium. It will end Aug. 21 with a show at London’s Millennium Dome, re-branded the O2 Arena, it was announced Thursday.
Other stops include Paris; Rome; Budapest, Hungary; St. […]

March 24th, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Nebtrebko reschedules Carnegie debut

Soprano Anna Netrebko rescheduled her Carnegie Hall debut for May 30 as part of a program arias and debuts with baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Netrebko had been scheduled to make her Carnegie debut with a recital on March 2, 2006, but announced in December 2005 that she was canceling the concert […]

March 23rd, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Fergie scores second “Glamorous” week at No. 1

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie’s “Glamorous” and New York rapper Mims’ former chart-topper “This Is Why I’m Hot” occupied the top slots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a second week.
R&B singer Akon’s “Don’t Matter” also stayed put for a second week at No. 3. Gym Class Heroes’ “Cupid’s Chokehold” featuring Fall […]

March 23rd, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Warrant issued for rapper Foxy Brown

An arrest warrant was issued for rapper Foxy Brown on Thursday after she failed to appear in court on charges stemming from a scuffle in a beauty supply store.
Brown was applying beauty products in the bathroom of Queen Beauty Supply when an employee told her the business was closed and it was time to […]

March 23rd, 2007 - Posted in Music News

The Who’s U.S. tour resumes in Ark.

The Who resumed its North American tour after lead singer Roger Daltrey returned from a near-weeklong bout with bronchitis.
“Boy, it feels good to be out of bed,” Daltrey said about 30 minutes into The Who’s concert Thursday night at Alltel Arena.
Daltrey sang all but one song in a 95-minute set, resting his voice only when […]

March 23rd, 2007 - Posted in Music News

Save the Music celebrates 10 years

Save the Music, the VH1 foundation dedicated to promoting music education in the nation’s public schools, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring
John Mayer — and 50 of the students the organization has helped over the past decade.
The concert, scheduled for Sept. 20 at Lincoln Center, will also include Project Runway’s Tim Gunn […]

March 20th, 2007 - Posted in Music News