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The fall television season is only a little more than a month old, but the breakout hits are becoming painfully obvious. And with sweeps just around the corner, shouldn’t you know what those shows are? Or at least some of them?
Neil Diamond is so excited about his two latest projects, it's like he has twins on the way.
Boston's Fourth of July celebration will include a performance by Neil Diamond, whose "Sweet Caroline" is an anthem of sorts for Red Sox fans.
Jennifer Hudson's stirring vocals on "Holly Holy" and Coldplay's stripped-down version of "I'm A Believer" helped take Neil Diamond on a musical journey of his career.
No, it's not a celebrity karaoke contest: Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, Jennifer Hudson and Jonas Brothers are offering up their takes on Neil Diamond's songbook to raise money for charity, honor the 68-year-old singer-songwriter and kick off Grammy weekend.
Disappointed Neil Diamond fans will get a refund after attending a concert at Ohio State University in which the 67-year-old singer's voice sounded raspy.
Brooke White couldn’t make enough “American Idol” voters believe in her, and thus she found herself evicted from the competition on Wednesday.
Continuing their season-long effort to find mentors more appealing to baby boomers than people who actually watch the show, “American Idol” brought in the legendary Neil Diamond this week to work with the remaining five finalists. But unlike Dolly Parton and Andrew Lloyd Webber before him, Diamond got to watch each contestant sing two of his songs instead of one.
Neil Diamond, who is releasing a new album next month and embarking on a new tour this summer, says both projects mark the best — and hardest work — of his career.
Neil Diamond held onto the secret for decades, but he has finally revealed that President Kennedy's daughter was the inspiration for his smash hit "Sweet Caroline."
Okay fellow Newsviners, when I was driving home from work yesterday, a hit song of Neil Diamond's came on; the song? 'Cracklin' Rose'. For some reason, the lyrics that I never really paid attention to 30-something years ago, jumped out at me, especially this phrase:
Fox News goes 10 for 10!Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.
Bob Dylan sets record to become oldest musician to have No 1 albumBob Dylan rewrote the record books yesterday to become the oldest musician to have a No 1 album, nearly 40 years after he last topped the charts.
Last month I wrote about the distribution woes facing Greg Kohs, director of the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary, Song Sung Blue.
My folks just returned from a trip to Alaska. I asked if they had seen any Bald Eagles. Dad laughed and said, "Hell, they're like seagulls out there." It's sad to think of this fierce, proud symbol of U.S patriotism as a common scavenger from The Land of The Midnight Sun.
Another week under the belt (OK, make that 4) and one more week ahead of us that is no doubt filled to the brim with music. We'll take a peek at new album releases, music news, and the leaders on the Billboard charts.
Idol Jason Castro: 'Ready to Go Home'He made it through Paulagate 2008, but is American Idol's Jason Castro ready to call it quits? EW's Jessica Shaw was on the scene as the Idols rehearsed for Neil Diamond week (read her "Why Song Selection Matters" feature in the issue out Friday) and spoke with Castro on Monday a …
While the fate of one of the Top 5 hung in the balance of this American Idol results show, Ryan felt the need to reassure us that Paula's status as a judge is secure despite her mishap in the bizarre judging format on Tuesday night.
Tonight Neil Diamond offered the Top 5 American Idol contestants variety with songs from some 25 albums to choose from. In fact, the contenders each got to select two Diamond songs, but did they make the right selection?
Finally, American Idol announced the Season 7 guest mentors on the Top 11 results show. Expect to see Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Neil Diamond mixing it up with the Top 10 over the next few weeks. No word yet on which show each mentor will appear.
Rock Hall of ShameThe ailing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation puts on its show Monday night with John Mellencamp performing and Madonna preening in the audience as a rare non-performing inductee.
Another mystery of the Diamond, explained at last"The lyrics have nothing to do with baseball. The song hit the charts more than 30 years ago. So why does ''Sweet Caroline" pump from the speakers at Fenway Park in the middle of the eighth inning of every single Red Sox game?"
If you're a music geek, you love reviews!This smattering of amusing album reviews should make you laugh, cry and, if they're really doing their job, re-evaluate that Nickelback opus that's been in your CD changer since your frosh hazing. Selections include:
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