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Kid Rock's 'Chillin' the Most' cruise floats fans' boat

20 May 2012 at 1:00am

Music-centric excursions are popular with performers and fans — and profitable for promoters.MIAMI — The Carnival Destiny cruise ship hasn't even left port, and half the ship's guests are already wasted.

String Cheese Incident Stage Ticketing Coup at the Greek

3 hours ago

Earlier this year the String Cheese Incident announced that they would offer an allotment of tickets to their summer shows directly through their official website without any kind of service charge In a generous gesture to their fans the band even agreed to eat the credit card processing fees themselves...

Delta Goodrem: I feel like me again

5 hours ago

SINCE making some drastic changes in her life, Delta Goodrem has grown up and feels ready to take on the world.

Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies

8 hours ago

CROWDED House drummer Peter Jones, who joined the band in 1994, has lost a battle with brain cancer.

Wood joins Lauper in charity gig

10 hours ago

Party-goers were treated to a rare performance when Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood joined pop star Cyndi Lauper on stage for an impromptu duet.

Goldenvoice ready to roar in Orange County

12 hours ago

But a planned festival in Great Park won't be a Coachella replica — no booze?But a planned festival in Great Park won't be a Coachella replica — no booze.

Roger Waters brings 'The Wall' to the Coliseum with a new focus

12 hours ago

Roger Waters says 'The Wall' was more about him in 1980 when Pink Floyd played it at the Sports Arena. In 2012 at the Coliseum, it's more about everyone.When Pink Floyd first took its concept album "The Wall" to the concert stage more than three decades ago, even lead singer and chief songwriter Roger Waters couldn't imagine a day when rock music might get any bigger.

LeAnn Rimes poses with guns amid feud with husband's ex

17 hours ago

LEANN Rimes has posted pictures online of herself at a shooting range - just days after her husband's ex Brandi Glanville admitted, "I thought I was going to kill her."

Bono's investment firm rocks Facebook IPO to the tune of $1.5 billion

18 hours ago

Bono, U2's lead singer and rocker-in-chief, has a reason to break out in song today: his investment in Facebook could make him one of the richest musicians on the planet.

Tom Morello Gets Fired Up at Chicago Nurses Rally

20 hours ago

"I'd like to make a suggestion to President Obama " Tom Morello bellowed to the capacity crowd gathered for the National Nurses United rally at Chicago's Daley Plaza on Friday afternoon "If he doesn't have the courage to close Guantanamo Bay how about he takes some of those Wall Street...

One Direction given lecture on finances after running up £14k phone bill

20 hours ago

ONE Direction have been given a lecture on finances – after running up mobile phone bills totalling £14,000.

St. Lucia Perform 'Closer Than This' at Spotify House

21 hours ago

Brooklyn-based electro-pop group St Lucia recently performed a sunny version of their catchy track "Closer Than This" at the Spotify House in Austin They recall of the show "We've done a couple of acoustic recordings but not in front of an audience so this was quite nerve-wracking" The smaller more...

Bill Ward cropped out of Black Sabbath images on band's site

22 hours ago

Bill Ward? Was he even in Black Sabbath?Bill Ward? Was he even in Black Sabbath?

Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Disco Song of All Time?

24 hours ago

Donna Summer the singer known to her fans as the Queen of Disco died on Thursday at the age of 63 Summer along with the producer Giorgio Moroder was at the forefront of the disco movement in the Seventies expanding and transforming dance music by mutating strains of R&B funk...

John Mellencamp: 'I Write About the Human Condition, I Paint About the Human ...

1 day ago

John Mellencamp may have made his name cutting heartland hits like "Jack and Diane" and "Pink Houses" but he also turns to painting to express himself "It's my hobby" Mellencamp tells Rolling Stone on Thursday at a gallery reception in Nashville where Nothing Like I Planned The Art of John...

Premiere: Amon Tobin, 'Lost and Found'

1 day ago

Producer Amon Tobin is bringing back his wildly successful ISAM Live show an immense audio and visual performance this year with some slightly new looks Along with more tour dates the avant-garde producer is also set to release a box set with seven CDs and two DVDs filled with rare...

Dillard & Clark: Celebrating an unsung L.A. country rock classic

1 day ago

Before there was the Eagles, or the Flying Burrito Brothers, or Poco, there was "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark."

Sara Watkins, Sun Midnight Sun, CD review

1 day ago

Bow Down, The Opera Group, Brighton Festival, review

1 day ago

Frederic Wake-Walker's first production as Artistic Director of The Opera Group is imaginatively staged and expertly performed by a committed cast of six actor-musicians-dancers, writes Rupert Christiansen.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: touchstone of perfection

1 day ago

Ivan Hewett pays tribute to the masterful German classical singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who has died aged 86.

New Order: Life After Death

1 day ago

This story is from the September 15th 1983 issue of Rolling Stone May 19th 1980 was no ordinary Monday for the members of Joy Division Bags were packed and goodbyes had been said They were ready to leave for America on their first rock & roll tour abroad They had finished...

Exclusive Stream: Sara Bareilles, 'Once Upon Another Time'

1 day ago

Click to listen to Sara Bareilles' 'Once Upon Another Time' Sara Bareilles plans to spend most of 2012 writing and recording her next album but before she goes into studio seclusion the singer-songwriter has a treat for her fans – the Ben Folds-produced EP Once Upon Another Time in stores Tuesday...

Roger Waters unveils Pink Floyd channel for Sirius XM

1 day ago

The new channel is slated to launch May 29 on the satellite network. The channel will carry Pink Floyd concerts, interviews, rarities and will air the group's full recorded catalog.

Appreciation: Donna Summer ruled majestically, if uneasily

1 day ago

The tension between her conservative upbringing and the unbridled sexuality of the disco era echoed the faith vs. secularity conflicts of artists such as Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye.

Kanye West Announces New Short Film for Cannes

1 day ago

Kanye West has announced that he will premiere a new short film Cruel Summer on May 23rd at the Cannes Film Festival Inspired by the new GOOD Music record of the same name and created by West's design company DONDA  Cruel Summer is part film part art installation described as a "seven-screen experience"...

Bono's Investment Firm May Make $1.5 Billion in Facebook IPO

1 day ago

Bono's investment group Elevation Partners stands to make more than $15 billion in the initial public offering of Facebook stock Nasdaq reports Elevation Partners bought 23 percent of the social network company for $90 million in 2009 Facebook is expected to raise $16 billion in its IPO which would be the...

Rise Against Announce Arizona Shows After Boycott Lifted

1 day ago

Chicago punks Rise Against have announced a pair of gigs in Arizona in the wake of Sound Strike lifting an artist boycott on concerts in the state The boycott was announced in protest of an anti-immigration law called SB1070 and other legislature targeting migrant workers The boycott – which extended...

Delta Goodrem denies ripping off Arcade Fire riff

1 day ago

SINGER describes alleged similarities between her new single and one of Arcade Fire's hit songs as a "storm in a teacup".

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, classical singer, dies

1 day ago

German classical singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau dies at the age of 86.

Bono, Dr. John Help Raise Money for Destitute Musicians

1 day ago

It certainly was a great night in Harlem on Thursday as producer Quincy Jones and a cast of blues jazz and R&B greats gathered to raise funds and awareness for artists who have fallen into financial despair "We don't just dedicate this song to the ones who've passed on" Bono...

Song Premiere: The Afghan Whigs, 'See and Don't See'

1 day ago

Click to listen to the Afghan Whigs' 'See and Don't See' The recently reunited Afghan Whigs have returned with their first new recording in over five years a cover of "See and Don't See" originally recorded in 1970 by Marie "Queenie" Lyons The track gets a haunting rework by the Ohio...

Album Premiere: El-P, 'Cancer for Cure'

1 day ago

Click to listen to El-P's album 'Cancer for Cure' Constantly progressing and unapologetically ambitious Brooklyn indie-rap icon El-P has returned with Cancer for Cure his first solo hip-hop album in five years Since then the underground rap world that anointed El-P has dissipated replaced by an anything-goes broadband landscape of endless...

Delta Spirit Play 'California' on 'Kimmel'

1 day ago

San Diego rockers Delta Spirit turned up on Jimmy Kimmel Live to play a few numbers from their third full-length album Delta Spirit In this clip the band rip into their new single "California"

Obama Mourns Donna Summer

1 day ago

President Obama joined music fans around the world in mourning Donna Summer yesterday by releasing an official statement that he and First Lady Michelle Obama were saddened to learn of the Queen of Disco's death "Her voice was unforgettable and the music industry has lost a legend far too soon Our...

Jack White Seeks to Break Record for 'Most Metaphors in a Concert'

1 day ago

Jack White vented his frustrations with the Guinness Book of World Records in the latest issue of Interview telling interviewer Buzz Aldrin – yes the astronaut – that their ruling body rejected his submission of a White Stripes concert in 2007 consisting of only one note as the shortest gig...

Will Young to star in Cabaret

1 day ago

Will Young to play the part of the Emcee in the musical Cabaret set in a Berlin nightclub.

Bono won't fritter his Facebook windfall away

1 day ago

Bono has become the world's richest musician, but Neil McCormick is sure his windfall won't be spent on guitar shaped swimming pools.

Singer Warda dies in Cairo aged 72

1 day ago

Algerian singer Warda, star of film and music, dies of heart attack.

Cannes Film Festival 2012: Lana Del Rey serenades the stars

1 day ago

American singing sensation Lana Del Rey performed to an A-list crowd, and Luke Leitch was invited.

Obama Pays Tribute To 'Legend' Donna Summer

1 day ago

US President Barack Obama has paid to singer Donna Summer, who died of cancer on Thursday at the age of 63.

Eurovision 2012: Engelbert Humperdinck says 'I have a great chance'

1 day ago

Engelbert Humperdinck says his romantic waltz will take Britain to glory at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Rick Astley set to make return to music scene this summer despite quitting po...

1 day ago

RICK Astley has no regrets at retiring from music at the age of 27 – because at the time he didn’t like himself.

The opera novice: Verdi's Falstaff

1 day ago

There's plenty of horsing around in Verdi's final opera Falstaff

Bono leads tributes to Donna Summer

1 day ago

At a benefit concert in New York, the Irish rock star places Summer's version of the song "State of Independence" in his top five of all time.

Dawn French joins search for Jesus music star

1 day ago

Dawn French and Jason Donovan sign up as judges for Andrew Lloyd Webber's ITV show to find stars for his musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

Tom Jones, Spirit in the Room, review

1 day ago

This is a beautiful album of great songs performed with taste and sung with tender resonance, writes Neil McCormick.

Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from Lugano 2011, CD review

1 day ago

Martha Argerich's presence and ever-youthful spirit conspire to inspire performances of untold pleasure, writes Geoffrey Norris.

Lopez Named World's Most Powerful Celebrity

1 day ago

American Idol judge, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has been named the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine.

Donna Summer: The sonic seduction lives on in today's beats

1 day ago

Her influence on pop music -- especially during the birth of electronic dance music -- goes far beyond popular moans, and even they helped tilt American culture.Her influence on pop music -- especially during the birth of electronic dance music -- goes far beyond popular moans, and even they helped tilt American culture.

Adele's Vogue cover 'one of the worst sellers ever'

1 day ago

ADELE may be one of the world's highest selling artists, but there's one thing she can't sell - magazines.

Adele triumphs in Ivor Novello Awards

1 day ago

The star won the songwriter of the year gong and most performed work of 2011.

New Order and Happy Mondays Titanic gigs cancelled

1 day ago

The music festival in Belfast next month has been dropped.

Annie Lennox reduces Adele to tears at Novello awards

1 day ago

ANNIE Lennox had double prize winner Adele in tears with a passionate speech as she presented her with a gong at the Ivor Novello awards.

Scots album of the year shortlist announced as bands battle it out for award

1 day ago

TEN of our finestmusicians are battling it out for the title of the first Scottish Album of the Year.

Band member says there's a stink on in One Direction

1 day ago

THERE'S a stink in boy band sensation One Direction as band member Niall Horan explains in detail.

Kreayshawn to Brush Off Critics on 'Fun-A**' Debut Album

1 day ago

Bay Area rapper Kreayshawn pays her haters no mind The 22-year-old rose to prominence last May when the video for her swagged-out ode to anti-materialism "Gucci Gucci" went viral logging almost 35 million YouTube views - and more than 33000 "dislikes" – to date With her Columbia Records debut Somethin'...

Black Sabbath Vow to Continue Without Drummer Bill Ward

1 day ago

Just two days ago Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward announced that he would not participate in the group's three upcoming reunion gigs with an incredibly detailed 1504-word letter Today the rest of the group responded with a mere 54 words Their statement reads in full We have decided not to make...

Van Halen Postpone Summer Tour Dates

1 day ago

Van Halen have abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New Orleans with no explanation The band yanked more than 30 long-planned dates including shows in Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Salt Lake City and El Paso Local promoters United Concerts and AEG issued statements regarding some postponed...

'Queen of Disco' Donna Summer 'thought she became ill after inhaling 9/11 par...

1 day ago

Donna Summer has died of lung cancer, an illness she believes she contracted from inhaling toxic particles released after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

New York State Senate Honors Adam 'MCA' Yauch

2 days ago

New York state senators have drafted reported and adopted a resolution honoring the late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch The resolution granted legislative time for lawmakers to pay respects to the recently deceased emcee It called Yauch a "man of colossal talent and charisma" and contained an apparent lyrical...

'Queen of Disco' Donna Summer 'thought she became ill after inhalling 9/11 pa...

2 days ago

Donna Summer, the 70s pop singer dubbed the Queen of Disco, has died of lung cancer, an illness she believes she contracted from inhaling toxic particles from the 9/11 terror attacks in New York.

Matchbox Twenty to Release 'North' in September

2 days ago

Matchbox Twenty are set to release North their fourth full-length studio album on September 4th The disc will be their first set of all-new material in a decade The band – Rob Thomas Paul Doucette Brian Yale and Kyle Cook – wrote the album while sharing a house in Nashville...

Single Review: Jessie J ft. David Guetta - 'LaserLight'

2 days ago

“A sigh of relief from others is the tune that accompanies the welcoming thought of Jessie J no longer actively patronising people in the real world” 3 STARS Digital Release: May 4, 2012 Physical Release: May 13, 2012 read more

Exclusive Q&A: Ringo Starr on his Upcoming Tour and the Elusive 'Let It Be' DVD

2 days ago

In less than a month Ringo Starr will hit the road with the twelfth iteration of his All Starr Band This year's group includes Todd Rundgren Richard Page (Mr Mister) Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rollie (Santana Journey) Each All-Starr will sing their two biggest hits and back Ringo on...

Donna Summer dead: Her voice soared through disco and beyond

2 days ago

The 63-year-old was known for her soaring voice and sensual purrs that made her a queen of disco when the genre was in its heyday in the 1970s.

Donna Summer: appreciation

2 days ago

Donna Summer has the greatest claim on the title of queen diva, writes Bernadette McNulty.

Taylor Swift Donates $4 Million to Country Music Hall of Fame

2 days ago

Taylor Swift has pledged to donate $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville Tennessee CMT reports The pledge which is the largest capital contribution by an individual in the Hall's history will fund a new education center that is set to open in early 2014...

Ivor Novello 2012: PJ Harvey deserved best album

2 days ago

The songwriting awards recognised the talents of the best people, writes Neil McCormick.

Donna Summer's Best Songs

2 days ago

Donna Summer who died today from cancer at the age of 63 was more than one of the disco era's most successful artists She earned a string of hits throughout the Seventies and Eighties with her innovative songwriting and powerful sensual voice that has influenced dance music for decades From...

Takács Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, review

2 days ago

One of the world's elite chamber groups leave Ivan Hewett speechless.

Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards

2 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she lost out in the best album and song categories. The 24-year-old chart queen picked up two coveted Ivor Novello prizes for the most performed song of 2011 ("Rolling in the Deep") and songwriter of the year. ...

Donna Summer, the queen of disco

2 days ago

In pictures: Donna Summer, the queen of disco.

Donna Summer, 'queen of disco', dies age 63 after cancer battle

2 days ago

Donna Summer, the queen of lubricious disco, died on Thursday. She was 63.

Adele wins two Ivor Novello Awards but loses out to PJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran

2 days ago

The singer wins songwriter of the year but PJ Harvey takes album of the year.

Ivor Novello awards 2012: truthful, touching, topical - the fast route to num...

2 days ago

As the Ivor Novello awards are announced, Douglas McPherson asks the experts what makes a hit song

'9/11 dust killed Donna Summer' - Singer's cancer linked to terror attacks

2 days ago

SINGERS lung cancer is believed to have been caused by toxic dust particles that smothered New York after Al-Qaeda attacks.

The great skivvy handover - Emma's a Wiggle

2 days ago

THE first female Australian member of The Wiggles will don the yellow skivvy at the end of this year. And here's why.

Chris Evans thrashes Chris Moyles in ratings

2 days ago

Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans sweeps past Radio 1 rival Chris Moyles with his biggest-ever lead of more than two million listeners.

Tom Jones fans told to keep their pants on when superstar crooner plays Hamil...

2 days ago

FANS are to be banned from throwing their knickers at Tom Jones when he plays a concert in Scotland.

First female Wiggle as original crew says bye

2 days ago

BACKUP dancer will become the new yellow Wiggle as part of a major shake-up of the children entertainers.

Michael Buble to host Aussie radio show

2 days ago

CANADIAN crooner will be melting the hearts of listeners in Sydney and Melbourne with his own show on the revamped smoothfm.

Adele set to dominate music awards

2 days ago

Some of the biggest names in the music business are expected to be at the Ivor Novello Awards on Thursday.

Diehard Dylan fan sings his story

2 days ago

KEVIN Mitchell, aka Bob Evans, is a serious Dylan fan and certainly well qualified to join the Bob Dylan Night concert tour.

Four minutes with... Hanson

2 days ago

HANSON on success at an early age and finding a new generation of fans.

Busy Jennifer Lopez casts doubt on more "American Idol"

2 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez is casting doubt on whether she will return to "American Idol" next year as she juggles motherhood with a comeback in both her pop music and acting careers. Lopez, who has young twins, told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres this week that she wasn't sure about renewing her contract as a judge on the TV singing contest for a third year. And on Wednesday, sources close to the singer told E! News that she was "just too busy" and was planning on calling an end to her time on "American Idol". "Now this is my second year - I don't know if I can go for a third ...

Ace of Hearts and Diamonds

2 days ago

MARINA Diamandis takes on an alter ego to get over a a failed relationship and a "failed first album".

"Godfather of Go-Go" Chuck Brown dies at 75

2 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go" for the subgenre of funk music he helped create, died on Wednesday at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore after being admitted earlier this month suffering from pneumonia. A spokeswoman for the hospital confirmed the death but could not provide a cause, and Brown's manager, Tom Goldfogle, was not immediately available to comment. Goldfogle told the Washington Post Brown died of complications from sepsis. Brown, a singer/songwriter and guitarist had been a key personality in the Washington, D.C. ...

Preview: Brit Floyd in Hall One of The Sage Gateshead

2 days ago

LLANDUDNO, Torquay, Whitehaven, Basingstoke and Gateshead have at least one thing in common.

Britney is back - and so are the brickbats

2 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears hasn't even taken her seat as the new judge of "The X Factor" in the U.S., but the pop icon is already getting a lesson in the media glare of live, talent show television. Spears had barely wrapped up an appearance in New York confirming she is joining the singing contest before the celebrity knives were out, raising the question of how well the singer, who went through a public meltdown in 2007, can handle all the newfound attention. ...

J.Lo topples Gaga to lead Forbes celebrity power list

3 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez has topped the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world, taking over from fellow pop singer Lady Gaga and beating out media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The 42-year-old singer, actress and dancer, who rose up through the entertainment world ranks from her humble birthplace of the Bronx, New York, surprisingly jumped from 50th place on last year's list that measures power by entertainment related earnings, media visibility and social media popularity. Forbes estimated Lopez' earnings in the past 12 months at $52 million (32. ...

Les Reed: 'Engelbert Humperdink is the most incredible man I've ever met'

3 days ago

No one created more British pop stars of the Sixties than Les Reed, says Neil McCormick .

Slash is going great guns

3 days ago

ON THE eve of guitar guru Slash releasing his long-awaited new album, the rocker, 46, had to revisit his past when his former band Guns N' Roses was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lady Gaga Indonesia concert denied permit

3 days ago

Police have refused to issue a permit over security concerns.

Charity is inspiring our musical youth

3 days ago

A MEETING of North East minds and voices is taking place this week thanks to Samling, the Hexham-based charity that inspires musical excellence in young people. Sir Thomas Allen, who was born in County Durham, has many claims to fame.

Review: Westlife Final Farewell Tour 2012, Metro Radio Arena

3 days ago

THE kings of the charts proved they’re still Flying Without Wings as they gave thousands of fans the chance to say goodbye.

The Saturdays make trip to Scotland and reveal their secret addiction.. keepi...

3 days ago

THE Saturdays last night shattered their clean-cut image by confessing they are secret rebels.

Muslim hardliners ban 'satanic' Lady Gaga show

3 days ago

INDONESIAN Police banned Lady Gaga's concert because she is 'too sexy and erotic'.

U.S. "X Factor" may be singing "Oops!..." over Britney

4 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Cowell and Fox television are gambling on pop icon Britney Spears and teen singer Demi Lovato to revive "The X Factor", but for many media watchers it could be a case of "Oops!..." did they do it again? Spears, 30, and former Disney Channel star Lovato, 19, are expected to bring in bigger, and more importantly younger, audiences when the singing contest returns for its second season on U.S. television in September after a weaker-than-expected debut in 2011. ...

Single Review: Scissor Sisters - 'Only The Horses'

4 days ago

“The musical refrain climaxes in a prostitutes-on-poppers finale” 3 STARS Digital Release: May 13, 2012 Physical Release: N/A read more

Lady Gaga will have to cancel concert

4 days ago

SOLD-OUT show canned after Indonesia's Islamic hardliners and politicians object to singer's provocative clothing.