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Scoop: Kate says kids ‘sobbing’ at loss of cameras

Barbara Walters “10 Most Fascinating People” special has become a bit predictable, but leave it to Kate Gosselin to spark some interest in this year's show. Complete Story...

Jamaica PM asks 2 rival deejays to end violence

Two of Jamaica's most popular deejays sat down in the prime minister's office Tuesday, a rare face-to-face meeting between warring musicians whose rivalry police say promotes violence.

`Boom Boom Pow,' Kings of Leon CD top 2009 iTunes

The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes album charts for 2009.

Student ordered to destroy downloaded music files

A graduate student who must pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online has been ordered to destroy his illegal music files — but a judge declined to force him to stop promoting the activity that got him in trouble.

Review: Solid Brown CD still can't escape cloud

Chris Brown, "Graffiti" (Jive)

Review: The Clipse is back, for better and worse

The Clipse, "Til the Casket Drops" (Columbia)

EMI joins Universal-backed music video site Vevo

Music videos from Norah Jones, Coldplay, Katy Perry and other artists under EMI Group PLC are headed to an online music video venture, Vevo, set to launch Tuesday with a gala in New York.

Billboard names Powter One-Hit Wonder of Decade

As far as one-hit wonders go, Daniel Powter (POW'-ter) is king of them all — for this decade, at least.

Twisted Sister guitarist recovers from surgery

Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda is recuperating from emergency back surgery that forced him to miss the band's concert near Philadelphia.

Levine back on podium after disk surgery

Conductor James Levine has returned to the podium following a two-month absence caused by surgery for a herniated disk in his back.

Swift talks Grammy joy; Beyonce top nominee

Taylor Swift has won just about every top music award there is this year, but the possibility of winning not just one, but eight Grammys, had the 19-year-old screaming for joy as the nominations were announced.

Musicians overjoyed at Grammy nominations

Heard at the 52nd annual Grammy nominations:

Grammy nominations in top categories

Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards:

MySpace Music launches in Britain

More than a year after launching in the U.S., MySpace Music is crossing the pond and arriving in Britain.

Music Review: Priscilla Renea shines with new CD

Priscilla Renea, "Jukebox" (Capitol)

Fans are paying attention to Lady Gaga now

In an interview last winter, Lady Gaga recalled her anguish at being ignored as she performed at a bar filled with drunken NYU students. No one paid the slightest attention to her until, fed up, she decided to strip down to her lingerie. "I started playing in my underwear at the piano and I remember everyone was all of a sudden like 'Whoa!' And I said, 'Yeah, you're looking at me now, huh?' "

Susan Boyle makes chart history with No.1 debut

Move over Beyonce. Step aside Taylor Swift. There's a new queen of pop, and her name is Susan Boyle.

Beyonce leads Grammy nominations with 10

Beyonce has enough Grammy nominations for her and Sasha Fierce.

Music Review: Kelly brings the sex, not the sexy

R. Kelly, "Untitled" (Jive Records)

Birdman talks Lil Wayne's jail time, his new album

Lil Wayne is facing a year behind bars in February, but don't expect either the rapper or his label, Cash Money, to fall off the radar in his absence.

3-day music fest set for home of Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, will host music stars including Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney during a three-day festival that officials hope can boost the track's income.

Tom Petty releases `Live Anthology' disc set

Tom Petty has grown up, but not too much.

Allison Iraheta aims to excite with debut album

Allison Iraheta has come a long way since her awkward first interview with Ryan Seacrest.

Sting offers a 'spooky, ghostly' seasonal album

Sting and his wife Trudie keep with tradition on Christmas Eve: They go to a local church, sing along to carols, then head back home to their English estate to open presents with their family.

Tidbits: Spears wants to tie the knot again

With her private life and public persona firmly back on track and a successful world tour still going strong after long eight months, pop princess Britney Spears is said to be happy, healthy and ready to take her next big step — a walk down the aisle with ever-present manager-boyfriend Jason Trawick.

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Shakira: why she's political dynamite
Source: Telegraph

She has had the biggest hit of the decade with Hips Don't Lie and sold 50 million albums. When pop's sexiest siren Shakira turned up in Oxford to talk about education, mayhem ensued. Her 2006 hit Hips Don't Lie has been the biggest-selling single in the world this decade.

Kings of Leon top 2009 iTunes list
Source: Byron Shire News

The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes album charts for 2009. The Nashville, Tennessee, rock group have the top-selling CD with Only by the Night. They are followed by the Twilight soundtrack, Lady Gaga's The Fame and Taylor Swift's Fearless.

YouTube - John Rich - Shuttin Detroit Down
Source: YouTube

It's not a brand new song but I think it's pretty moving. You have to listen to the lyrics. They send a powerful message.

John Lennon - Remember
Source: lyrics007.com

If you ever feel so sad, And the whole world is driving you mad, Remember, remember today. Don't feel sorry, 'Bout the way it's gone, Don't you worry, 'Bout what you've done,

Geist: Record industry faces liability over `infringement' to the tune of $60B
Source: Toronto Star

The claims arise from a longstanding practice of the recording industry in Canada, described in the lawsuit as "exploit now, pay later if at all." It involves the use of works that are often included in compilation CDs (ie. the top dance tracks of 2009) or live recordings.

Tuned out by The New York Times - The Dawn Blog
Source: blog.dawn.com

A few weeks ago, The New York Times was thoughtful enough to do a little feature in a video blog titled 'Tuning out the Taliban'.

Vinyl record allbums and turntables are gaining sales
Source: The New York Times

Rachelle Friedman, the co-owner of J&R, said the store is selling more vinyl and turntables than it has in at least a decade, fueled largely by growing demand from members of the iPod generation. "It's all these kids that are really ramping up their vinyl collections," Ms.

Solid Chris Brown album can't escape scandal
Source: msnbc.com

If you listen to Chris Brown's "Graffiti," you will hear a solid, entertaining album. The problem is, it's not great enough to make you forget about the elephant in the room.

Canadian Music Industry Faces $60 Billion Copyright Infringement Trial
Source: Zeropaid.com

Accused of using songs on compilation CDs or live recordings under pretense that "approval and payment is pending," though the so-called "pending list" has grown to 300,000 and counting, and now artists, fed up with continued infringement by record labels, are demanding $ …

Weezer singer hurt when bus skids off road
Source: msnbc.com

The lead singer of the rock band Weezer has suffered minor injuries after the group's tour bus hit some ice, skidded across the New York State Thruway and slid into a ditch.

TubeRadio…Listen While It Lasts…

So sad, but I can already see the writing on the wall with this site. Upon discovering TubeRadio (www.tuberadio.fm), I thought, 'What a great resource!' Here we have a mash up that allows you to listen to music from posted YouTube videos.

Adam Lambert to appear, sing on ABC's 'The View'
Source: msnbc.com

ABC says glam-rocker Adam Lambert will appear and perform on its daytime talk show "The View" on Thursday.

Music and speech based on human biology, new evidence shows
Source: Science Daily

A pair of studies by Duke University neuroscientists shows powerful new evidence of a deep biological link between human music and speech.

Billy Joel's daughter hospitalized
Source: msnbc.com

A publicist for the singer Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of pop star Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley, said she was hospitalized Saturday in Manhattan for an undisclosed condition.

Google Music Pays For Listeners On Bing - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

It was bad enough when Bing put ads on Google and in AdSense during its launch to get people to come check it out. (In fact, it's still the top sponsored results when you search for "bing" on Google, even though Bing.com is also the top organic result at this point also)

Bob Dylan song adopted by Copenhagen climate summit
Source: BBC News

Bob Dylan has star billing at the climate change summit in Copenhagen… or at least, his music does.

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com
Source: msnbc.com

Apple is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application.

DAWN.COM | Art & Culture | Out of tune
Source: dawn.com

Singer Abhijeet, known as the voice behind some of Hindi cinema's most memorable songs, including 'Main koi aisa geet gaoon' and 'Badi Mushkil Hai,' has hit out at Pakistan and Pakistanis once again.

Irish folk pioneer Liam Clancy dies at 74
Source: msnbc.com

The Irish balladeer was the last of the Clancy Brothers troupe whose sentimental songs of old Ireland spearheaded a 1960s folk revival worldwide.

Tupac Shakur Song Selected for Vatican's Online Playlist
Source: CNN

Among selections from Mozart, Muse and Dame Shirley Bassey is the slain rapper's song "Changes," which was released two years after his shooting death on a greatest hits album in 1998. More Articles

Rock Hall of Fame annex in New York closing
Source: msnbc.com

The year-old New York City annex to Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will shut down Jan. 3.

R&B Singer Pleasure P Was Convicted of Molesting 4-year-old Niece and Nephew!
Source: wendyista.blogspot.com

It was alleged that the former singer was convicted of sexually assaulting his four-year-old niece and nephew in Florida back in 2004. Pleasure P was 16 when he is said to have committed the crimes and served eight months in prison.

FTC: Children still marketed violent content
Source: msnbc.com

The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.

MySpace Music launches in Britain
Source: msnbc.com

More than a year after launching in the United States, MySpace Music is crossing the pond and arriving in Britain.

Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood Arrested for Assault
Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood was arrested by British police late on Wednesday on suspicion of assault and released on bail after questioning on Thursday.

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