From AP News | 2009-07-03 09:07:04
The celebration of black music and culture at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans will provide comfort to artists and fans alike after a tough week following Michael Jackson's death. Singer Lionel Richie, a longtime friend of the pop superstar and festival headliner, says performing at Essence will give him and others a chance to regroup. "We'll celebrate his life and come together as a family down there," Richie said. "It's New Orleans ...
From AP News | 2009-07-03 04:00:59
Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top 20 (Airplay monitored by Nielsen/BDS. Sales data compiled by Nielsen/SoundScan.) 1. "I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas. Interscope. 2. "Boom Boom Pow," The Black Eyed Peas. will.i.am/Interscope. 3. "Best I Ever Had," Drake. Bryant/Frozen Moments/Hip Hop Since ...
From Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News | 2009-07-03 02:06:29
DETROIT (Billboard) - Aerosmith's next album might be "on the bench, in pieces," waiting for the group to resume recording after it finishes touring in mid-September, but guitarist Joe Perry's next solo album is just about ready to go. Perry tells Billboard.com that he's finishing mixing the follow-up to 2005's Grammy-nominated "Joe Perry." He plans to release a single in late July or early August, and the album will come out in the fall. The one thing Perry doesn't have yet is a title; for ...
Independent, Ireland 7/4/2009 3:39:26 AM
They're both popular draws, but Kings of Leon and The Killers have become almost annual attractions at Oxegen, which means Friday night's headline ...
Independent, Ireland 7/4/2009 3:39:26 AM
Our top critics debate and disagree over what to see and what to miss at Oxegen next weekend. . The hits ... . . Passion Pit . . They may share ...
Times of India 7/4/2009 3:24:49 AM
The " Mysterious Girl" crooner signed up for the deal with Conehead for his comeback, reported thesun. co.uk. He will release his first single - ...
New Zealand Herald 7/3/2009 6:35:56 AM
Michael Jackson had a secret long-term girlfriend at the time he died, the pop superstar's former British bodyguard has revealed.. . Matt Fiddes ...
Boston Globe 7/4/2009 3:56:02 AM
As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.. . On its Web ...
Calgary Herald 7/3/2009 10:36:00 PM
Chris Botti is one of the most interesting anomalies in the jazz world: Among the best-selling instrumentalists of all time (his albums have sold ...
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