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Beauty queens weren't the only ones taking the stage at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant last night (Aug. 23).
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Ich erreiche sie irgendwo zwischen Ulm und Stuttgart, auf dem Weg zu einem Radio-Interview. Judith Holofernes hat da schon mehrere Wochen Promo-Arbeit hinter sich, doch sie lässt keinerlei Anzeichen von Müdigkeit erkennen und redet bereitwillig über das Leben in Berlin-Kreuzberg, ihrem Heimatbezirk, und über das neue Wir-sind-Helden-Album Bring mich nach Hause (Reklamation/Sony), das am Freitag erscheint. Es ist das erste Helden-Album seit drei Jahren – die Bandpause war wohl auch deshalb so lang, weil Judith Holofernes und Pola Roy, Schlagzeuger der Band, im Sommer 2009 ihr zweites...
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London - Kult-Regisseur Jim Jarmusch («Down by Law») nimmt sich Zeit für Rock-Legende Iggy Pop (63), über den er einen Dokumentarfilm drehen wird - und das mit Muße und Geduld.[...]
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The London home of composer George Frideric Handel is holding an exhibition about its other famous resident - Jimi Hendrix.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Jo Hale, Getty Images Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, better known as one of the founding members of Run-D.M.C., is all about giving back. The 46-year-old recently co-founded Camp Felix -- a summer camp intended to provide a getaway for foster kids in ... Read mo
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Diddy may rule Bad Boy Entertainment with an iron fist but at home he's a regular Mr. Softy.
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Gleeks can now wear their love for their favorite show: a new "Glee" fashion apparel line has debuted exclusively at Macy's, with t-shirts, tops and hoodies inspired by the smash musical series.
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Bob Dylan is set to return once again this fall with a batch of old demo recordings, satiating the singer's faithful fans with another look into his early stabs at songwriting. Due Oct. 19, 'The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964' will be the ninth installment in Dylan's critically acclaimed 'Bootleg Series.' The title of this compilation refers to one of Dylan's first two publishers, M.Witmark and Sons, with the material being recorded all before he was 24.
The collection spans two discs and contains a whopping 48 tracks, with early versions of 'Mr. Tambourine...
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2008 standen Vince Clarke und Alison Moyet wieder gemeinsam als Yazoo auf der Bühne. Das Livecomeback verewigt die kommende Reconnected Live Doppel-CD. Seit ein paar Tagen feuert ein Videotrailer mit passenden Rückblenden und alten Videoausschnitten das Ganze an. Yazoo – Reconncted Live 2010 Im Sommer 2008 vereinigten sich Yazoo nach 25 Jahren für eine Tour. [...]
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Das Trio aus Manchester um den Songwriter John Bramwell ist so fantastisch wie notorisch erfolglos. Das könnte sich nun vielleicht ändern.
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Neuigkeiten von: Down, Blonde Redheads, Imaad Wasif, Of Montreal, Far From Finished, Cradle Of Filth und Antony And The Johnsons +++ Neuigkeiten aus New Orleans: Down veröffentlichen am 1. Oktober ihre DVD-CD-Kombination "Diary Of A Mad Band". Das Paket enthält u.a einen 120-minütigen Musikfilm, sowie "Behind The Scenes"-Material. +++ Am 10.September erscheint Blonde Redheads Album "Penny Sparkle". Passend dazu...
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Auch abseits kommerzieller Kanäle verbucht Apple mit seinem iTunes Store Erfolge: Mit der Sparte iTunes U richtete der Konzern im Mai 2007 eine eigene Abteilung für Bildungsangebote und universitäre Inhalte ein. Jetzt knackt iTunes U die Marke von 300 Millionen Downloads.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop News, R'n'B News, Television, SongsThe Boombox Music Blog: Last night John Legend and the Roots were on hand in Las Vegas to provide background music for the Miss Universe pageant. Not a bad gig, although the Cirque du Soleil's 'Viva Elvis' orchestra got to soundtrack the swimsuit part of the competition. ... Read mo
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Die Intro-Redaktion beim Morgenkaffee auf dem Flur und die brennende Frage: Was macht unser Gamesredakteur Felix Scharlau, wenn Eintracht Frankfurt Meister wird?Verwandter InhaltNorman Palm - Videointerview: "Lady Gaga find ich langweilig!"So wars beim Wacken - Intro diskutiert: Wer waren die Highlights?
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Charles Haddon, the singer with a U.K. electropop act who is believed to have committed suicide at Belgium's Pukkelop Festival, was reportedly upset about an injury sustained by a fan during his performance.
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Mit dem neu bestätigten Panel "Das Comeback des Jahres - der Eurovision Song Contest" wollen die Veranstalter des Reeperbahn Campus eine Bestandsaufnahme des Songwettbewerbs und einen Ausblick auf die Veranstaltung 2011 in Deutschland geben.
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Irving Azoff, Executive Chairman bei Live Nation Entertainment, hat angekündigt, die Kunden der zum Livekonzern gehörenden Ticketingdivision Ticketmaster künftig detaillierter über die Preispolitik des Unternehmens aufzuklären.
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Nach gut 25 Jahren hat das Trio beschlossen, es gut sein zu lassen. Und bringt ein emotionales Abschiedsalbum.
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Wie der Film, eine Geschichte über Rockstars, Sex, Drogen & Selbstfindung, so verfügt auch die Musik über einigen Unterhaltungswert.
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Matthias Manthe über das Hypegenre Chillwave und die Fuckparade als Techno-Gegenentwurf zum kommerziellen Massenevent Loveparade.
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Filed under: News, New Music
Huey Lewis and the News are going back in time -- again. The '80s rock outfit will pay tribute to the Stax Records and Memphis soul sounds of the '60s, which gave rise to legends such as Otis Redding, Booker T. and the M.G.'s and Isaac Hayes, on their new album 'Soulsville.'
The 14 tracks were recorded at the famous Ardent Studios and include classics such as 'Got to Get You Off My Mind,' 'Little Sally Walker' and 'Respect Yourself.' The album will also feature the longstanding News horn section providing the essential ingredient to capturing this...
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Filed under: Awards, Country News
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The Inspirational Country Music Awards have announced their nominees, and several of country's biggest names have made the list.
Carrie Underwood and Craig Morgan lead the pack with nominations in three major categories each: Inspirational Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Mainstream Country Artist. Carrie's recent No.1 single, 'Temporary Home' earned her a nomination for both Inspirational Song of the Year and Video of the Year, while Craig's hit, 'This Ain't Nothing' is also nominated in both categories. Craig and...
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, R'n'B News, Tours and ConcertsThe Boombox Music Blog: Johnny Nunez, WireImage Los Angeles residents are being offered the opportunity to check out Fabolous, D-Nice and Ryan Leslie at a free event sponsored by Heineken this coming weekend. The two day music festival, dubbed Heineken Inspire Los ... Read mo
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The Inspirational Country Music Awards have announced their nominees, and several of country's biggest names have made the list.
Carrie Underwood and Craig Morgan lead the pack with nominations in three major categories each: Inspirational Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Mainstream Country Artist. Carrie's No.1 single, 'Temporary Home,' earned her a nomination for both Inspirational Song of the Year and Video of the Year, while Craig's hit, 'This Ain't Nothing,' is also nominated in both categories. Craig and Carrie...
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Filed under: Awards, Country News
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The Inspirational Country Music Awards have announced their nominees, and several of country's biggest names have made the list.
Carrie Underwood and Craig Morgan lead the pack with nominations in three major categories each: Inspirational Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Mainstream Country Artist. Carrie's No.1 single, 'Temporary Home,' earned her a nomination for both Inspirational Song of the Year and Video of the Year, while Craig's hit, 'This Ain't Nothing,' is also nominated in both categories. Craig and Carrie...
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Die Popkomm will 2010 den internationalen Networking-Aspekt noch stärker herausarbeiten: Dazu bieten die Messemacher ihren Gästen erstmals Unterstützung durch so genannte Networking-Agenten und die Gelegenheit zu Speed Meetings in der Popkomm Networking Area.
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Filed under: Gut Reactions, Music News, WTF, Katy Perry Our friends at Vulture have a word or two to offer about the term "awfulsome." It's where awful and awesome meet, rub up against each other, and birth something new -- something simultaneously good and bad. Katy Perry's ecstatically, enjoyably, ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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Wir finden, ihr solltet mal genauer bei den Sleigh Bells reinhören. Am 15.10. erscheint ihr Debüt "Treats". Die Noise-Pop-irgendwas-Band Sleigh Bells besteht aus Sängerin Alexis Krauss und Gitarrist Derek Miller, ehemaliges Mitglied der Posthardcore-Band Poison The Well. Gefunden haben die zwei sich 2008, als Miller in einem brasilianischen Restaurant als Kellner Krauss und ihre Mutter bediente, und...
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Dass Hardrock, Volksmusik und Dance bestens harmonieren können, wollen Boon, Die Jungen Zillertaler sowie Camo & Krooked am 16. September live auf der Bühne der Amadeus Austrian Music Awards beweisen.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Johnny Nunez, WireImage After announcing via Twitter that his third album would be titled 'The Perception of Greatness,' Swizz Beatz turned to the social networking site to share his change of plans. While in a studio session with Mary J. Blige last ... Read mo
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, UK
In preparation for their comeback appearance at this weekend's Reading and Leeds festivals, the Libertines have been hard at work rehearsing and are now sounding "bang on", according to singer and guitarist Carl Barat.
In a message to the band's loyal support, Barat said the quartet had been "rehearsing furiously" for the past two weeks, he said in a message to fans (via Gigwise).
As reported by Spinner, rehearsal footage featuring the band reprising 'Up the Bracket' track 'Horrorshow' surfaced on YouTube last week. In the video the...
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Filed under: Country News
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Jerrod Niemann was feted with a party in his honor at Nashville's BMI offices on Monday (August 23) to celebrate the chart-topping success of his recent single, 'Lover, Lover,' from the No. 1 album, 'Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury.' It's been a few weeks since the song hit the top of the charts, but the singer-songwriter is still trying to come to terms with having a No. 1 single of his own.
"I'm still trying to decide exactly how that feels because it was very overwhelming and hard to grasp," Jerrod tells The Boot. "It's an...
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Als Partner der Berliner Konferenz all2gethernow betreut das Webradio Aupeo den offiziellen Internetradiochannel der Veranstaltung. Außerdem organisieren die Radiomacher um Geschäftsführer Armin G. Schmidt drei Diskussionsrunden.
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Less than a week after the conclusion of their summer tour, Phish have announced details for their fall run. The 15-date tour kicks off at the already sold-out Austin City Limits music festival on Oct. 8, but from there things get kind of kooky: most of the remaining dates are at tiny arenas in secondary markets, making the tour more interesting, no doubt, for both the band and their fans.
Phish will perform a three-night run at the sparkling new 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., before turning eastbound for the remainder of the tour. The band will...
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Filed under: News, R.I.P.George David Weiss, a songwriter best known for such pop classics as 'What a Wonderful World,' 'Can't Help Falling in Love' and 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight,' died Monday, his wife Claire told the New York Times. The 89-year-old passed away from natural causes at his home in Oldwick, N.J.
'Can't Help Falling in Love,' which Weiss worked on with Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, debuted in Elvis Presley's 1961 film 'Blue Hawaii' and sold millions. Weiss worked with Peretti and Creatore again on the Tokens' 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight,' which was inspired by a...
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10 Jahre schon existiert das Electronic Beats Festival, das internationale Musik- und Lifestyle-Programm der Telekom. Das muss ordentlich gefeiert werden und zwar am 4. November mit Róisín Murphy, Delphic und Special Guests!Verwandter InhaltBlonde Redhead - Neuer Song als Free-DownloadAnthony and the Johnsons - Neues Video: Thank You For Your Love
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BMG Rights Management hat Verlagsverträge mit mehreren Produzenten und Künstlern des deutschen HipHop-Labels Selfmade Records unterzeichnet.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images Lil' Boosie is set to drop his fifth album next month, despite his confinement behind bars. The New Orleans rapper was indicted on charges of first degree murder and conspiracy back in June, but his label Asylum Records ... Read mo
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Die US-amerikanische Erfolgsband Maroon 5 kommt ab Ende Februar 2011 unter Ägide von Marek Lieberberg und Mario Mendrzycki für fünf Konzerte nach Deutschland. Am 17. September erscheint bereits ihr neues Album, "Hands All Over", bei Universal Music.
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Filed under: Exclusive, Country News, Songs
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The old adage that writers should write about what they know has paid off handsomely for Luke Bryan, who just scored his second consecutive gold single for the multi-week No. 1 song, 'Rain Is a Good Thing.' His first No. 1 gold record was 'Do I.'
It was Luke's memories of life as a peanut farmer's son that inspired the song he co-wrote with Dallas Davidson. "That always kind of set the tone for the mood in my household, whether we had rain coming in or not," Luke tells The Boot. "If it rained, we knew the crops...
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Movies
Although it may lack the physical danger of their live shows, Stooges should be excited to hear that Jim Jarmusch is planning a documentary on the band. According to a new interview with the filmmaker -- who once cast notorious frontman Iggy Pop in his 1995 flick 'Dead Man' -- the project was requested by the group.
"It's going to take a few years," Jarmusch told Pitchfork during an interview to plug his forthcoming curator duties at All Tomorrow's Parties New York. "There's no rush on it, but it's something that Iggy asked me to do."
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Berlin - Die britischen Heavy-Metal-Ikonen Iron Maiden haben zu ihrem 35-jährigen Bühnenjubiläum die Spitze der deutschen Album- Charts erobert. Ihr aktuelles Album «The Final Frontier» schaffte es auf Anhieb auf Platz eins der Hitparade und verdrängte die Platte «Große Freiheit» von Unheilig auf Rang zwei. [...]
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London - Mit einem Geständnis hat Popstar George Michael (47) versucht, seinen Ärger mit dem Gesetz zu entschärfen. Er habe unter Drogeneinfluss einen Autounfall verursacht, räumte der Sänger am Dienstag vor einem Gericht in London ein. [...]
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Als "überwältigenden Erfolg" wertet BB Promotion das Kölner Sommerfestival mit fast 50.000 verkauften Karten für "Porgy And Bess", "Evita" und "Rock The Ballet" in der Philharmonie der Domstadt.
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Kiddinx Entertainment vergibt den Vertrieb seiner Produkte an die Berliner Schmidt Spiele GmbH.
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Bevor am 10. September das neue Blonde Redhead Album "Penny Sparkle" erscheint, gibt es den Song "Not Getting There" jetzt schon mal gegen E-Mail Adresse als kostenlosen Download.Verwandter InhaltNeil Young - Neues Album: "Le Noise"Anthony and the Johnsons - Neues Video: Thank You For Your Love
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Wie wir vor kurzem berichteten, werden Anthony and the Johnsons am 3. September ihre neue EP “Thank You For Your Love” veröffentlichen. ...Verwandter InhaltNeil Young - Neues Album: "Le Noise"Blonde Redhead - Neuer Song als Free-Download
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Wie wir vor kurzem berichteten, werden Antony and the Johnsons am 3. September ihre neue EP “Thank You For Your Love” veröffentlichen. I...Verwandter InhaltAnthony and the Johnsons - Neues Video: Thank You For Your Love10 Jahre Electronic Beats - Das Geburtstagsfestival im Novemb
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