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A mediation session meant to resolve a lawsuit filed by rap mogul Marion "Suge" (shug) Knight against hip-hop star Kanye West was not successful.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...In remembrance of what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, Yoko Ono is planning a series of peace-promoting events in Iceland on Oct. 9. Ono will continue the annual tradition of lighting the Imagine Peace Tower, which will be followed by the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band playing a special concert.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has put her own spin on Antonine Dodson's viral hit "Bed Intruder Song" with help from a few of her rocker friends: Joran Putnik of New Found Glory and Ethan Lucy of Reliant K.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Carrie Underwood's wedding was one of the most special days of her life, but it will likely become fodder for jokes when she and Brad Paisley host the Country Music Association Awards for the third year in a row.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Miley Cyrus and her Australian actor boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth, have ended their well-publicized relationship, reports celebrity news website Gossip Cop.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...The U.K. edition of Simon Cowell's music talent show "The X Factor" has announced that auto-tuning software will not be used on contestants' voices in future.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Hamburg - Das Schauspieler-Ehepaar Kai Wiesinger und Chantal de Freitas hat kein Problem damit, auch im Job ein Team zu sein. «Ich finde es furchtbar, wenn Paare nicht professionell miteinander umgehen können», sagte Wiesinger bei der Präsentation des ersten Albums seiner Frau. [...]
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Video GamesThe Boombox Music Blog: Getty Images Gamers have a lot to look forward to when it comes to the soon to be released 'DJ Hero 2' video game. Activision Publishing, the company behind the successful game, announced Thursday that it has chosen 105 hits from some of the biggest ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Electronic Body Music Festivals mit gutem Line-Up waren in den letzten Jahren glücklicherweise keine Seltenheit mehr. Vor allem im Osten Europas findet der Musikstil vermehrt Anhänger. Das Collapsed City Festival in Stettin (Polen) wartet mit einer Zusammenstellung auf, die man durchaus als Knaller bezeichnen kann. Konzerthinweis: Das Collapsed City Festival in Stettin Vor allem für [...]
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, SongsThe Boombox Music Blog: Joe Kohen, WireImage Rick Ross' 'Teflon Don' and its gargantuan summer banger 'B.M.F. (Blowing Money Fast)' are still owning the streets, but that doesn't mean the Maybach Music CEO is going to let up just yet. Just as Jay-Z once declared himself ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Wedding proposals at concerts are nothing new, but country act Little Big Town took things a step further on its recent tour, setting up a space for lucky fans to tie the knot at one of its shows. The promotion served to highlight the band's first single, "Little White Church," from new album "The Reason Why," which came out Tuesday (Aug. 24) on Capitol Nashville. The band continued the momentum by hitting the road with Sugarland at the end of July.
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The Grand Ole Opry has had numerous homes over the past three months, but five months to the day of the devastating floods in Nashville, on October 2, the world-famous radio show will start a month-long celebration of its 85th birthday back at the newly refurbished Grand Ole Opry House.
The Spirit of Nashville Day will be free to the public and is meant to celebrate the love and support that Nashvillians and friends around the world showed to the Opry when its longtime home was ravaged by the rising waters of the Cumberland River. Fans...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Columbia Records is set to release "The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story," a three CD/three DVD box set detailing the making of Bruce Springsteen's landmark album, on Nov. 16. The package will include the 1978 album, 21 unreleased songs and the 90-minute documentary "The Promise: The Making of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'."
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Don't Call It a ComebackThe Boombox Music Blog: Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images During the past week, Cee-Lo's new single, 'F--- You' has been featured on nearly 4500 blogs and has more than 2 million plays on YouTube. 50 Cent was such a fan he remixed the track. Not bad for a song that has only ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Wie jeden Donnerstag: Die wichtigsten neuen Kinofilme, vorab gesehen und für gut oder schlecht befunden von unserem Filmfachmann Alexander Dahas.Verwandter InhaltMit Daft Punk im Rausch der Toten - Gaspar Noés neuer Film "Enter The Void"Männer im Wasser - Kino-Tickets und CD's zum Filmstart zu gewinnen!
Zur Detail-Ansicht...In an effort to save his waning election chances, Wyclef Jean has released a new song, "Pou Kepa," online today (Aug. 26).
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Berlin - Aus einer Liebe wurde mehrfach Gold: Der französische DJ-Superstar David Guetta hat gleich dreimal die Schallmauer durchbrochen und von seinem Album «One Love» mehr all 300 000 Exemplare verkauft, berichtet die Plattenfirma EMI. Dafür gibt es gleich dreimal Gold.[...]
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, BustedThe Boombox Music Blog: Victor Chavez, WireImage Akon is facing a $250,000 lawsuit after bailing on a performance in Belgium last October. Lawyers for the Lofraco Belgium promotion agency claim that Akon pulled out of a performance just eight days before show time, citing ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Lewis Floyd Henry bringt Hip Hop zurück auf die Straße, Bayerisch ist rap-bar, Snoop kifft gegen den Krieg und Lord Scan erfährt späte Würdigung.
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Michael Jackson, who would have turned 52 years old on August 29, is now the subject of an unusual tribute album with a bluegrass twist. 'Songs from Neverland' by a trio of musicians known as Honeywagon, features grassed-up versions of 10 of the late King of Pop's greatest hits.
The self-described "newgrass" trio have "picked on" pop and rock artists before, spending more than 70 weeks on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart with their bluegrass versions of tunes by pop-punk superstars Green Day, called 'Green Day Blue Grass.'...
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As an icon of the Sunset Strip and its famous haunts (the Roxy, the Rainbow, the Whisky, etc.), Slash may have more tales than anyone about the famed street.
"I moved here when I was a kid, I was raised here, I've been a part of this neighborhood forever, I started playing guitar here, all of my bands were from here," this year's honoree at the Sunset Strip Music Festival tells Spinner. "I feel very much a part of this whole neighborhood."
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Zac Brown is about to be even more outnumbered at home. The Best New Artist Grammy winner and his wife, Shelly, are expecting their fourth daughter in four years.
People magazine reports that the baby is due early next year. She will join sisters Justice, 3, Lucy, 2, and Georgia Sloan, 11 months.
There must be something in the water on the Zac Brown Band tour bus, because fiddle player Jimmy De Martini and his wife are also expecting a baby! There's no word yet on whether they've found out their baby's gender.
The Zac Brown Band's...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Wie jeden Donnerstag: Neue Releases im Überblick und unsere Empfehlungen der Woche.Verwandter InhaltPlatten vor Gericht - Turbostaat über Stars: "Die klingen immer so unentschlossen Roxette!"Leser-Befragung Festivalguide - Wie war eure Festivalsaison?
Zur Detail-Ansicht...The Swell Season is paying for grief counseling sessions for hundreds of music fans who watched in horror as a man jumped to his death during the band's concert in California a week ago.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Neuigkeiten zu: Björk, Vanna, Down, Kvelertak, Sonic Syndicate, Tamaryn, The Cure, Linkin Park, Beach HouseMetallica, Slayer, Megadeth und Anthrax +++ Im Viererpack: Die Metalgrößen Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth und Anthrax veröffentlichen am 15.10. eine gemeinsame Live-DVD. Die Aufnahmen wurden in Bulgarien bei der Show in Sofia gemacht. +++ Der Kinderserien-Klassiker "Die Mumins" kommt ins Kino und Björk macht Musik dazu. Der Song "The...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Eminem and Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie" lies at No. 1 for a sixth week airplay continues to increase, reaching a new high of 154.6 million listener impressions, according to Nielsen BDS.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Country music superstar Brad Paisley tops the Hot Tours chart with his headlining performance at the 7th annual New England Country Music Festival at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Noch keine Woche ist es her, dass Sufjan Stevens seine "All Delighted People"-EP (acht Songs, 60 Minuten) online veröffentlicht hat. Bis zum 8. Oktober sollte man sich damit zu Ende beschäftigt haben - dann kommt nämlich das neue Album. "The Year Of Adz" (sprich: "odds") wird das sechste Studioalbum des Wahl-New-Yorkers (Soundtracks, Compilations und sonstiger Schnickschnack nicht mitgezählt) sein, und es soll sich klanglich stark von "All Delighted People" unterscheiden, mit dem Stevens eine willkommene Rückkehr zu Banjo,...
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She's already a huge TV star, thanks to her role on Nickelodeon's hit series, 'iCarly,' and now Jennette McCurdy is also well on her way to being a country star. The 18-year old released her first country music project, an EP titled 'Not That Far Away,' this week and now she's ready to take the music world by storm.
"I really wanted to just be honest to myself, stay true to myself with every song and deliver a CD that I felt reflected who I am as a person and tell the stories of my life because I feel that that's what people will relate...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Mit Preisen von nur neun und zehn Cent pro Download aktueller Top-Titel haben MediaMarkt und Amazon im Onlinehandel eine Preisschlacht losgetreten. Die Branche sieht das kritisch, wie erste Stimmen auf Nachfrage von MusikWoche bestätigen.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Jason Mraz says he has "tons and tons of material" for his next album -- and may, in fact, be working on two.
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On the heels of 'All Delighted People,' his digital-only EP that came out last week, indie orchestral-folk whiz Sufjan Stevens will release his first full-length in five years this fall. Titled 'The Age of Adz,' the 11-song set is due Oct. 12 and promises to be a departure from his last LP, 2005's 'Illinois,' a concept album that wove the Midwestern state's history throughout it's 22 tracks.
This time, Stevens is potentially exploring -- or at least drawing inspiration from -Louisiana-based outsider artist Royal Robertson, who...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Das Musikstreamingportal Aupeo steht unter neuer Leitung: Holger G. Weiss stößt als CEO zum Unternehmen, Firmengründer Armin G. Schmidt fungiert künftig als COO von Aupeo. Weiss bringt mehr als zehn Jahr Erfahrung aus dem Technologiebereich mit.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Don't Call It a ComebackThe Boombox Music Blog: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Group Home, a New York rap duo that gained fame in the mid '90s for their collaborations with DJ Premier, have returned to the fold with a new album that pays tribute to the late Gang Starr MC Guru. The new ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Beim Sommerfest des Wiener Labels Pate Records präsentierte Mario Rossori am 25. August unter anderem die ersten internationalen Künstler, die er für sein Label gewinnen konnte.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Unsere Autorin Meike Wolf berichtet für Intro regelmäßig vom Fantasy Filmfest in Köln.Verwandter InhaltMänner im Wasser - Kino-Tickets und CD's zum Filmstart zu gewinnen!The Expendables - und weitere Filmstarts und Trailer der Woch
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As part of a push to lure tourists back to the once again pristine beaches of the Emerald Coast following the devastating oil spill, Vince Gill will lend his time and legendary talent to host a free 'Back to the Beach' concert on September 25.
The Grammy-winning superstar and avid golfer will perform a 90-minute, free, outdoor show from the Beaches of South Walton along Florida's Northwest Gulf Coast, on the award-winning Links Golf Course driving range at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
"We're showing thanks to our...
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While some bands might not interact much with their touring mates, Tegan and Sara and Paramore's Hayley Williams have become, as Tegan put it, "best friends." As evidenced in this exclusive video, the Quin twins and Williams have become quite close on this summer's Honda Civic Tour, which has taken them across the US since July.
Spinner recently caught up with them before a gig at New York's Jones Beach Theater and had them play journalist for an artist-on-artist interview. Hear about Williams' favorite Tegan and Sara song, their...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Weil sie einen Liebhaber mit Aids ansteckte, wurde das frühere No Angels-Mitglied Nadja Benaissa zu zwei Jahren auf Bewährung verurteilt.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Die Peter Rieger Konzertagentur holt Simple-Minds-Sänger Jim Kerr mit seinem Soloprojekt Lostboy! A.K.A. Jim Kerr nach Deutschland. Ab Ende November stehen fünf Shows auf dem Tourplan.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Robbie Williams and his old band Take That plan to tour together next summer after reconciling their differences, but the reunion is likely to be temporary, they said on Thursday.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Side GigThe Boombox Music Blog: Dimitrios Kambouris, WireImage Jay-Z has been referring to himself as the "greatest writer of the 21st century" for some time now, but with a new memoir on the way, he's about to have a chance to really back up that claim. The long-awaited ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Eminem verteidigt mühelos die Führung in den US-Longplay-Charts, in denen er mit "Recovery" nun insgesamt sieben Wochen an der Tabellenspitze notiert ist. R&B-Sänger Kem und Singer/Songwriter Ray LaMontagne setzen sich auf die übrigen Podestplätze.
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Trisha Yearwood received a bit of advice from John Rich when she took the co-host chair on the fourth hour of NBC's 'Today' show opposite co-host Hoda Kotb on Thursday, August 26.
"Trisha, you are arguably one of the greatest country singers who ever sang a country song," John said in a pre-taped video segment. "So if you get lost or you get nervous, just start singing and everyone will tune in!"
Trisha was filling in for the show's other regular co-host, Kathie Lee Gifford, who is off this week. In fact, country...
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Weil sie einen Sexualpartner mit Aids angesteckt hat, wurde das frühere No Angels-Mitglied Nadja Benaissa zu zwei Jahren auf Bewährung verurteilt.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Mit der Veröffentlichung der endgültigen Konzernergebnisse bestätigt CTS Eventim die jüngst vorab gemeldeten Halbjahreszahlen. In dem 33-seitigen Bericht spricht CTS-Chef Klaus-Peter Schulenberg auch über das Verhältnis zu Live Nation.
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Tobert Knopp war stellvertretend für Turbostaat bei Platten vor Gericht dabei und hat ein paar saftige Noten für unsere Auswahl verteilt. Außerdem verriet er uns noch seine drei All Time Faves.Verwandter InhaltMatt & Kim - Titel und Releasedate für neues AlbumBjörk - Neuer Song für Moomins 3D Mov
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, FashionThe Boombox Music Blog: Brian Ach, WireImage Pharrell Williams' Ice Cream clothing line is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Italian fashion company, Gilmar Group, over a trademark dispute. According to the New York Post, lawyers for Pharrell's Ice Cream clothing are ... Read mo
Zur Detail-Ansicht...Moscow police say they detained five activists from human rights group Amnesty International who were handing out leaflets before a concert by U2.
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