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Heard from Yahoo!Site: Yahoo! News: Music News AP - Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning composer who wrote scores for television and movies and worked with legendary musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 83. AP - The Screen Actors Guild national board of directors has voted to approve a plan to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Reuters - Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday urged Grammy organizers to reinstate 31 ethnic and minority musical categories that have been cut from the music industry's top awards.
Reuters - Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine's first Power 100 chart on Friday. AP - The doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death asked a judge Friday to release him from jail pending his appeal. AP - Cecilio Rodriguez, one-half of a popular and longtime Hawaii musical duo, pleaded no contest to molesting two young California girls in the 1990s and was sentenced Friday to a year in jail, prosecutors in Los Angeles said. Reuters - Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album "Born to Die" hits shelves next week. Reuters - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist said. Reuters - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist Tresa Redburn said.
Reuters - Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the "Thriller" singer's glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Reuters - Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career. Reuters - Kenny Chesney grabbed the lead with nine award nominations on Thursday from the Academy of Country Music, which hands out its prizes on April 1 in Las Vegas.
Reuters - British singer Adele continued her reign atop the Billboard 200 album chart and the Hot 100 songs chart on Wednesday, in a week of low album sales and a lack of new releases, music industry analysts said.
Reuters - Swedish pop group ABBA are to release a new version of their last album, featuring a previously unreleased track for the first time since 1994, the group's website said on Wednesday.
Heard from Rolling StoneSite: RollingStone.com: Music News Heard from NPRSite: Music The late John Levy was many things — African American, a bass player, nearly 100 years old when he died last weekend. But it was his work behind the scenes, as a businessman, which defined his pioneering legacy in music. On L.A.'s club scene, Harlem's young musicial residents and the latest BAM discussions. Set loose in New York's East Village, Egon takes to the bins of offbeat record stores to hunt down five obscure finds for under $100. The composer-arranger and jazz pianist, who worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Prince, Cal Tjader and Chaka Khan alike, has died at 83. Hear a conversation and performance with host Marian McPartland. For a monthly fee, you can get an MP3 of every single new recording put out by the Stones Throw label. A conductor's (literally) bruising battle, a dead fish and much more in all the news that's fit to link. Olympic skier Daron Rahlves and two NPR listeners share the songs that remind them of winter sports. Hear the singer perform boldly sensual soul songs from her 17th album, Betty Wright: The Movie. A modest proposal for reinvigorating the struggling, but still-relevant, singing competition. Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York, the pianist has earned a reputation as a ferocious jazz player — and lately, as a classical stylist, too. Camilo performs originals, classics and selections from across the Afro-Latin tradition. Etta James, the legendary vocalist who is perhaps best known for her version of the song "At Last," has died. She was 73. Fresh Air remembers the singer with excerpts from a 1994 interview about her lengthy career. Without a traditional record label or agent, the Georgia country singer won over local fans with constant gigs. He brings his show to West Virginia's most famous stage. In "All Over Again," Alexis P. Suter applies defibrillator paddles to soulful blues-rock music. The free-wheeling band is touring in support of its forthcoming album Be the Void, out Feb. 7. Heard from VarietySite: Variety - Music News Music News:
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Exec, who helped create MTV, to new role as president Heard from BBCSite: BBC News - Entertainment & Arts Europe's largest bell will ring to start a £27m Olympic opening ceremony inspired by Shakespeare and featuring NHS nurses and 900 local pupils. Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday. Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse has now sold more copies in the UK in a fortnight than it did worldwide in 25 years. Veteran actor John Hurt will receive the outstanding contribution to cinema award at the Baftas next month, it is announced. British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary Cesar Award and drama Poliss is nominated for 13 prizes at France's equivalent of the Oscars. The BBC says it is engaged in "sensible succession planning" to replace director general Mark Thompson, following speculation about his departure. Artists who withhold their albums from streaming services such as Spotify are in danger of antagonising their fans, an executive from record label Universal says. The Britain's Got Talent judge reveals he is writing his life story and will call it Camp David. Grammy-winning US jazz composer, arranger and pianist Clare Fischer has died at the age of 83. The Mail Online overtakes the New York Times website as the most visited newspaper site on the web, according to new data. Oscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka, whose designs were worn by Broadway actors and movie stars, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 73. Members of Monty Python's Flying Circus, including John Cleese and Michael Palin, are set to reunite for a film, according to Terry Jones. Uggie, the 10-year-old canine star of Oscar-nominated hit The Artist, is 'getting tired'. Actress Claire Danes is awarded this year's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year prize, in a colourful ceremony at Harvard University. The author Roald Dahl and artist Lucien Freud are revealed to be among those who have turned down honours from the Queen, as a secret list is published. Oboist and conductor Nicholas Daniel is named as this year's recipient of the Queen's Medal for Music, Buckingham Palace announces. Arts Council England gives £3,000 of National Lottery money to a project that allows artists to burn their work on a bonfire. Scottish actor Nicol Williamson, best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film Excalibur, dies aged 75, his family announces. Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey is named Australian Of The Year, in recognition of his dedication and achievement in the arts. The parents of two of three boys who were murdered in 1993 in the US have said they are "disappointed" that a documentary about the killings has been nominated for an Oscar. Pop superstars Abba are to release an unheard demo on a deluxe edition of their final album. Fashion critics deliver mixed reviews of designer Jean Paul Gaultier's latest collection, which was inspired by the late Amy Winehouse. Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Mumford & Sons and Russell Brand are among the acts to sign up for the Secret Policeman's Ball in March. Alan Carr wins the battle of the chat show hosts after beating Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton to the best talk show prize at the National TV Awards. Simon Cowell is set to launch a new talent show which will search for "the world's greatest DJs". An unemployed dance teacher has been sentenced to jail for falsely accusing X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexual assault. Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including The Descendants, The Grey and Like Crazy. The late Michael Jackson has been honoured at a ceremony in Hollywood attended by his family and a host of celebrities, including Justin Bieber. Actress Felicity Jones told Radio 5 live's Mayo and Kermode about new film Like Crazy and how she prepared for her role. The Olympic ceremony's artistic director, Danny Boyle has revealed some details of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. The singer Curtis Stigers has unveiled a new jazz sound for his latest album, which he describes as his most personal and autobiographical to date. Denis Welch wins Celebrity Big Brother, Caroline Flack and Harry Styles split, plus the rest of the day's top entertainment stories. Former Monty Python star, Terry Jones, has denied that the cast are reforming, despite most of them lending their voices to his new science fiction film, Absolutely Anything. BBC 6Music presenter Liz Kershaw and Will Page of the PRS for Music discuss why the sales of vinyl records have gone up. Lana Del Rey on recording her album Born To Die Middlesbrough gallery celebrates fifth birthday The trick cyclist who was Desert Island Discs' first guest The computer coder who turns disaster into sculpture Stars of the small screen come out for the National TV Awards The best picture nominees for 2012 |
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2012 marks the composer's 75th birthday, and he has taken to the road for a handful of live appearances in the U.S. Music Reviews:
Rick Ross has recalibrated for 2012 by honoring canceled tour dates and releasing an ambitious, doom-riddled mixtape "Rich Forever." Music Reviews||Live Events:
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If she had wanted it, Leslie Feist could have easily snagged the indie-pop princess crown. Her quadruple-Grammy-nominated 2007 album, "The Reminder," boasted catchy tunes such as "1234" and "My Moon Man" that sold countless iPods and taught kids how to count along with Elmo. But instead of cashing in on that success, Feist took time off to regroup and rejuvenate, and returned with "Metals," a thoughtful, introspective collection of songs that showcases her smoky, honey- tinged voice and complex musicianship, proving she'd rather be a serious artist than a pop confection. Music Reviews:
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At last, Ravi Shankar fans were rewarded for their patience and perseverance, for the road to this concert was long and torturous. Music Reviews:
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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has consistently built upon the niche success of his 2008 debut album "For Emma, Forever Ago." Music Reviews:
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It's hard to believe that L.A. Opera, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, is staging its first "Onegin." Music Reviews||Live Events:
Over the past four years, Fleet Foxes' music has risen to a level of commercial viability that few modern folk artists achieve. Music Reviews||Live Events:
It's doubtful that anyone else could assemble the kind of cast that Quincy Jones did for a long-overdue retrospective of his improbable career at Hollywood Bowl Wednesday night. Music Reviews||Live Events:
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