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Top Rock Acts Gear Up For VH1’s Who Tribute

Learning covers for VH1’s “Rock Honors” tribute to the Who has been a labor of love for many of the participants, including Pearl Jam, the Flaming Lips and Incubus. The event, which tapes tomorrow (July 12) at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, will also feature Foo Fighters and Tenacious D, along with a show-closing [...]

Chicago releases ‘lost’ album 15 years after recording it

Some fans of the band Chicago thought this day would never come. Many have waited 15 years for it.
An album the band recorded in 1993 finally goes on sale Tuesday, long after a squabble between the group and its former record company shelved the project.
The album’s release by Rhino Records has set off a wave [...]

Dave Matthews Band Still Plugging Away On New CD

Dave Matthews Band

May 16, 2008, 11:00 AM ET

Gary Graff, Detroit
The Dave Matthews Band is emphasizing the “band” part of its equation on the group’s next album. “It literally was a collaborative effort from beginning to end,” violinist Boyd Tinsley tells Billboard.com. “Every song was written by everybody at the same time — we’ve never really [...]

Q&A: The ‘American Idol’ Final Four

One of these four young singers will be crowned the next “American Idol.” In an exclusive series of Q&As, we bring you discussions with the remaining four “American Idol” finalists: David Archuleta, Jason Castro, David Cook and Syesha Mercado.Great American Music columnist Fergie Brunson has been spending time with the quartet since they became part of the [...]

Urban up for two country music awards

Australian singer Keith Urban has snagged two nominations for this year’s Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.

Urban, husband to Australian actress Nicole Kidman, is up for entertainer of the year and top male vocalist.
Other nominees for entertainer of the year are Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait and the duo Rascal Flatts. For the first [...]

James Taylor Biography

 
 When people use the term “singer/songwriter” (often modified by the word “sensitive”) in praise or in criticism, they’re thinking of James Taylor. In the early ’70s, when he appeared with his introspective songs, acoustic guitar, and calm, understated singing style, he mirrored a generation’s emotional exhaustion after tumultuous times. Just as Bing Crosby’s reassuring voice [...]

Stone Temple Pilots Reunite For Ohio Festival

Stone Temple Pilots

February 12, 2008, 10:05 AM ET

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The Stone Temple Pilots reunion first reported here last month will touch down for the first time at the Rock on the Range festival, to be held May 17-18 at Columbus, Ohio’s Columbus Crew Stadium. Other acts confirmed for the AEG Live-steered event, which is [...]

Winehouse, West Win Big At 50th Annual Grammys

Amy Winehouse

Alicia Keys “dueted” with a vintage performance by Frank Sinatra of “Learnin’ the Blues” to kick off the 50th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but the real magic came from leading nominees Amy Winehouse and Kanye West. Winehouse led the field with five wins, while West scored four. But [...]

Partial List of Grammy Winners

Partial list of winners at Sunday’s 50th Annual Grammy Awards:
Song of the Year: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse).
New Artist: Amy Winehouse.
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson.
Pop Vocal Album: “Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse.
Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse.
Male Pop Vocal Performance: “What Goes Around…Comes Around,” Justin Timberlake.
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group [...]

Music cannot change the world, says Neil Young

Canadian folk rock legend Neil Young said he has lost all hope that music can change the world, as he presented a documentary about his 2006 anti-war concert tour at the Berlin film festival on Friday.
“I know that the time when music could change the world is past. I really doubt that a single song [...]