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Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Google's streaming music service adds mood to mix
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Google's music-subscription service will try to anticipate its listeners' mood swings as it amplifies its competition with Pandora, Spotify and other popular services that play tunes over the Internet.
Starting Tuesday, the $10-a-month All Access service will make music suggestions...
Read moreFriday, 17 October 2014
Twitter lets users stream music, audio via SoundCloud tie-up
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will allow users to play podcasts, music and other audio clips direct from their timelines, or message feeds, via a new feature designed in partnership with Berlin-based audio-streaming service SoundCloud.
The online messaging service introduced...
Read moreWednesday, 15 October 2014
Costello, Lauper up for Songwriters Hall of Famecaste
(AP) — Tom Petty, Vince Gill, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds are among the performing songwriters being considered for the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The organization announced its 2015 nominees Wednesday. Other performers up for the honor are Gloria...
Read moreThursday, 9 October 2014
Green Day, Sting among nominees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(Reuters) - Punk rock band Green Day, rockers Nine Inch Nails and singer Sting are among the 2015 nominees announced on Thursday for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They lead a diverse list that includes The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the late singer Lou Reed, German...
Read moreWednesday, 8 October 2014
Debbie Harry to headline Lennon tribute concert
Debbie Harry will perform at the 34th annual John Lennon charity tribute concert in New York City in December.
The announcement Wednesday by the nonprofit Theatre Within came a day before what would have been Lennon's 74th birthday.
Other performers include Kate Pierson of...
Read moreHillsong UNITED top winner at Dove Awards
(AP) — Hillsong UNITED used their chart-topping song "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" to bring home five trophies Tuesday night at the Dove Awards.
The song, which has been on the top of Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for more than 50 weeks, reigned at the Gospel Music Association's...
Read moreX Factor beats Strictly on Sunday night with 9.8m viewers
'Strictly Come Dancing', which aired earlier in the evening than 'The X Factor', had a peak audience of 9.4 million.
Sunday evening average audiences were 8.84 million for 'Strictly Come Dancing' between 7.20pm and 8pm across BBC One and BBC One HD, a 38.3 per cent share of the...
Read moreTuesday, 7 October 2014
Singer Morrissey reveals treatments for cancerous tissues
British singer Morrissey, who has had to cancel tours in recent years because of ill health, has said in an interview that he received several treatments to remove cancerous tissues.
The former frontman for alternative rock band The Smiths had to put off concerts last...
Read moreThe top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending October 6, 2014:
Top Songs
1All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor
2Shake It Off, Taylor Swift
3Something in the Water, Carrie Underwood
4Steal My Girl, One Direction
5Bang Bang, Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
6Animals,...
Read moreMonday, 6 October 2014
Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett set for new year's duet
(AP) — Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are set to take the stage at The Cosmopolitan casino on New Year's Eve for their first show together in the U.S. since they released a joint album late last month.
The Las Vegas Strip resort announced Monday that the 28-year-old pop superstar...
Read moreLecrae looks to break mold of a Christian rapper
(AP) — Lecrae is dubbed a Christian rapper, but he considers himself a rapper who happens to be Christian.
The Grammy-winning artist (his album "Gravity" won for best gospel album last year) is trying to avoid being boxed into one genre.
"I didn't really fit in either world,"...
Read moreSunday, 5 October 2014
'All about that Bass' bounces to top of British music chart
(Reuters) - American singer Meghan Trainor was propelled to the number one spot in the British singles chart on Sunday by a surge in sales and online demand for her upbeat pop track "All about that Bass", the Official Charts Company said.
Trainor's song was listened to more...
Read moreSaturday, 4 October 2014
Waylon Jennings' items up for auction in Phoenix
(AP) — Outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings owned a vintage motorcycle that had previously belonged to his close friend, rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly.
Jennings was supposed to have been with Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson when the crooners were killed...
Read moreCalifornia officials unveil 'Johnny Cash Trail'
(AP) — The city of Folsom has completed the first section of the "Johnny Cash Trail" that will pay tribute to the country music icon and his 1968 album "At Folsom Prison."
City officials planned to unveil the first section of the 2.5-mile trail on Saturday — a pedestrian and...
Read moreBandleader Nati Cano, leading figure in mariachi music, dies at 81
(Reuters) - Grammy-winning mariachi bandleader Nati Cano, who stirred American audiences with the folk sounds of his native Mexico and played a key role in helping to teach young people how to play the music, has died at age 81, a bandmate said on Saturday.
Cano died on Friday...
Read moreThursday, 2 October 2014
Metallica, Rihanna booked for 'Valor' concert
(AP) — Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and Rihanna are among the artists booked for a televised live concert from the National Mall in Washington next month to raise awareness of issues concerning veterans.
"The Concert for Valor" is planned for 7 p.m. EDT on Veteran's...
Read moreWednesday, 1 October 2014
Tony Bennett breaks own record as oldest artist atop Billboard chart
(Reuters) - At 88, veteran crooner Tony Bennett broke his own record as the oldest living artist to land a No. 1 record on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday with his latest compilation of duets with Lady Gaga.
"Cheek to Cheek," which features New York singers...
Read moreThursday, 25 September 2014
Yusuf/Cat Stevens cancels New York show over scalpers
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span class="articleLocation">(Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Yusuf, who was Cat Stevens until he converted to Islam, said he had cancelled a show scheduled for New York City because scalpers had driven up prices.
Yusuf, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,...
Read moreTuesday, 23 September 2014
Lady Gaga sheds quirky image for jazz album with Tony Bennett
(Reuters) - Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, bridging a 60-year age gap to form one of music's unlikeliest pairs, launched a jazz album on Monday that lets the pop diva put aside her wacky image to sing sweet harmonies with the elder statesman of cool.
"Cheek to Cheek," on sale on Tuesday...
Read moreMonday, 22 September 2014
BENNETT, GAGA HAVE SPECIAL CHEMISTRY ON NEW CD
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Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, "Cheek to Cheek" (Interscope/Columbia)
Tony Bennett has never forgotten the boost he got when Frank Sinatra declared him "the best singer in the whole business." Now it's Bennett's turn to grant his imprimatur to another Italian-American singer from...
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