Randy Newman's musical world has always been populated with unsavory characters -- racists, rapists, sociopaths -- and dark themes that often belied the ...
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Bossa nova has been in Luciana
Souza's blood since she was a child growing up in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, in the early '60s as the daughter of two of its
innovators,...
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Music from politically themed films
scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their
moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to
gay...
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The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy's hallowed hall.
Beyonce, Celine Dion, James Taylor, Randy Newman and...
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Most people know Don Henley as the
multiple Grammy Award-winning founding member of the Eagles or
as a successful solo artist.
His peers know him as an artist's champion,...
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Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles:
Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way,...
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Life is a battle between
inner dreams and outer reality. Some artists and songwriters
devote the bulk of their work to the first half of the
equation, puffing up the good...
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Gene Pitney memorably sang "Only Love Can Break a Heart," but
word of his death is proving equally saddening.
The
melodramatic crooner, who earned a spot in the Rock...
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A documentary focusing on the life
and career of late singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson will be
released next year.
"Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin'...
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Their houses may be torn and
tattered after Hurricane Katrina, but their spirits are
beautifully unbowed.
A wide range of New Orleans musicians, many of whom have
played...
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The New York Philharmonic is helping to bring back Beethoven to New Orleans by hosting a benefit concert for the Louisiana Philharmonic.
The Oct. 28 concert at Lincoln...
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Chuck Berry yearned for Baton Rouge,
The Band headed for Lake Charles and Glen Campbell was homesick
for Galveston when he cleaned his gun.
Pick a place pounded by the...
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It's not often that a Nobel laureate, Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy winners, Academy Award winners and just about every other kind of winner share a single stage. But a...
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The producer of Friday's one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though...
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Hurricane Katrina may be long gone, but the storm surrounding Kanye
West's controversial off-script rap lingers.
The hip-hop
star's impromptu anti-President Bush,...
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Upcoming celebrity benefits to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
• Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site,...
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Sheryl Crow, the Dixie
Chicks, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and
Paul Simon will perform during Friday's Hurricane Katrina
benefit organized by the...
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It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," a heartfelt and dignified benefit...
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Filmmaker and New Orleans native Michael Murphy spent the last few years taking cameras through his hometown's most hallowed musical sites, paying tribute to the place where...
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They call him a Louis Armstrong for a reason. The voice of hoodoo rocker and piano professor Dr. John is deep and groggy — just like Satchmo's. Both were child...
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Al McKibbon, a bassist who brought a masterly fusion of jazz and Latin music to the George Shearing quintet and other groups in the 1940s and '50s, has died. He was...
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Breaking into film composing is
often more difficult than getting a record deal. The same dozen
or so top composers get the lion's share of the A-list films,
and any...
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U2, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Percy
Sledge, and the O'Jays will be inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame at its 20th annual induction ceremony, to be held
March 14...
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Irish rock band U2 Tuesday disclosed the
title and set the release date for its next album, "How to
Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," which will hit shops on Nov. 23.
The album,...
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Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — the first rap artists to get that distinction — joining U2, Randy...
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Radio giant Clear Channel Communications will raise money for Hurricane Charley victims by auctioning guitars autographed by musical stars, among them Britney Spears , Tom...
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Back in the 1980s, when Bruce Hornsby couldn't flip on the radio without hearing one of his tunes, the singer-songwriter failed to impress one listener: himself.
"It was...
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After more than 15 years on
Warner Bros. Records, k.d. lang is switching to Nonesuch
Records.
Her first release for Nonesuch will be "Hymns of the 49th
Parallel," out July...
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Are you better off than you were
four years ago? If you asked acoustic piano manufacturers and
retailers, the answer most likely would be no.
Aside from being a musical...
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Blues stalwart Charlie Musselwhite
has signed to Peter Gabriel 's Real World Records label.
The first fruits of the deal will ripen April 6 with the
release of...
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Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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With his $2.6 billion purchase of
Warner Music from Time Warner Inc., Edgar Bronfman Jr. is
betting that a privately-held record company can be more nimble
and more...
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With 2003 coming to a close, the
race is heating up for soundtrack music vying for Academy Award
and Grammy recognition.
For Oscar nods, likely contenders for best...
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Randy Newman broke a losing streak on Sunday (March 24) when he won the Academy Award for best original song in a motion picture for his contribution to Monsters, Inc., "If...
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Songwriter Randy Newman finally scored a best song Oscar for "If I Didn't Have You," from Monsters, Inc. The victory was a long time in coming--Newman has been nominated 16...
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Bob Dylan and Sting will go head to head at this year's Acadiy Awards ceremony. Dylan and Sting have both been nominated in the best song category--Dylan for "Things Have...
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Santana
leads the list of classic-rock artists nominated for Grammys this year -- after all, those 10 nominations lead the list of all nominees (LAUNCH, 1/4/00) -- but...
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A quartet of high-profile artists find themselves competing for the Golden Globe nomination for best original song in a movie, it was announced today (Dec. 20) in Beverly...
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Last week, Randy Newman learned he was the first musician in 50 years to be nominated in all three musical Academy Award categories (LAUNCH, 2/9). His A Bug's Life score is...
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Composer Randy Newman was music's man of the hour when nominations for the 71st Annual Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles early this morning. Previously nominated...
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