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Stevie Wonder to take stage at Jazz Fest
1/25/2008, AP
Stevie Wonder has not performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 35 years, and has never headlined the event. Organizers want to change that this...
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Grammy nominations in top categories
12/6/2007, AP
Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable," Beyonce; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters; "Umbrella,"...
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Prince joins Stevie Wonder onstage
11/19/2007, Yahoo! Music
Prince joined Stevie Wonder onstage Saturday night (November 17) at New York's Madison Square Garden.
It was Wonder's first concert in the city since 1996.
Prince joined...
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Stevie Wonder plans U.S. tour
8/3/2007, AP
Stevie Wonder will go on his first U.S. tour in more than a decade, starting next month in San Diego.
The 57-year-old singer made the announcement at an outdoor...
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Stevie Wonder Hits the Road
8/3/2007, E! Online
Signed, sealed, delivered—Stevie Wonder's on tour.
The Motown legend announced Thursday that he will embark on his first major trek in more than a decade later...
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Stevie Wonder to tour for first time 20 years
8/2/2007, Reuters
Grammy-winning pop star Stevie
Wonder will launch his first U.S. tour in more than 20 years on
August 23 in San Diego, the Motown icon said on Thursday.
He announced the...
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Stars coming out for King Dream Concert
6/21/2007, AP
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana are among the headliners announced Thursday for a concert to raise money to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King...
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"Idol" underdog Sanjaya voted off show
4/18/2007, Reuters
Wannabe pop star Sanjaya Malakar,
the "American Idol" contestant best known for his wacky
hairdos, was booted from the hit show on Wednesday,
disappointing a hard core of...
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Classical's grip loosening on Pulitzers?
4/13/2007, AP
In 1943, when the Pulitzer Prize committee established an award for America's best music, many genres were flourishing.
Jazz was in full swing with the likes of Duke...
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Soul singer Angie Stone launches comeback
3/30/2007, Reuters
It's apropos that soulful
songstress Angie Stone is recording her debut for Concord Music
Group's reactivated Stax Records imprint at the stomping
grounds of another...
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Stevie Wonder, Wrongful Terminator?
3/15/2007, E! Online
Another lawsuit has been signed, sealed, delivered.
Stevie Wonder was named as a defendant in a wrongful termination and retaliation suit filed Wednesday by a former...
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Producer David Foster reflects on Canadian honor
3/2/2007, Reuters
Producer/songwriter David Foster
is proof that you can go home again. Although this native of
Victoria, British Columbia, has lived in Malibu, California,
for years, he...
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Wonder, Bennett trump summer hits
2/11/2007, AP
In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and...
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Stevie: Please keep listening, boomers
2/11/2007, AP
In the Grammy Awards collaboration between Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend and John Mayer, you could almost see a struggling music industry beg: "please don't give up on...
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Rock trio the Police reunite at Grammys
2/11/2007, Reuters
Rock trio the Police played their
first major public show in more than 20 years on Sunday, when
they opened the Grammy Awards ceremony, whetting fans' appetite
for an...
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Motown legend, 3-time Grammy winner Joe Hunter dies
2/5/2007, Reuters
Three-time Grammy winning pianist Joe
Hunter of the Funk Brothers studio band behind numerous Motown
hits has been found dead in his Detroit apartment, the Detroit
Police...
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UK newcomer a "Rae" of light at Grammys
1/1/2007, Reuters
On Grammy night, U.K. newcomer
Corinne Bailey Rae hopes to waltz through the door her soulful
pop colleague Norah Jones kicked open in 2003, when she won
five awards...
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Fans and stars mourn godfather of soul
12/30/2006, AP
More than 8,500 James Brown fans filled an arena bearing his name Saturday in a final, joyful farewell to the singer that seemed as fitting for a civil rights leader as for...
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James Brown: Loved at the Apollo
12/28/2006, E! Online
Just like James Brown to pack them it at the Apollo Theater one last time.
A standing-room-only throng of people jammed the historic Harlem venue Thursday as...
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Grammys Oblige Blige and Other Chicks
12/8/2006, E! Online
Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys.
The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'...
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Nominations for 49th Annual Grammy Awards
12/7/2006, E! Online
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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Stevie Wonder honored by Memphis museum
10/18/2006, AP
Stevie Wonder received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Civil Rights Museum, then segued from his acceptance speech into a medley of his songs that included...
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New York's Hit Factory goes residential
10/18/2006, Reuters
In a sense, the story of the Hit
Factory is the story of New York.
The Manhattan building being converted into condominiums
was built in the 1920s for industrial use but...
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Webcast success story Thom stands her ground
9/8/2006, Reuters
The singer who toured the world
without leaving her basement is finally crossing the Atlantic.
An Internet-made sensation in the United Kingdom, Sandi
Thom scored a...
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Musicians to gather for Katrina concert
8/28/2006, AP
Ticket sales have been far from spectacular, but Ivan Neville says performing at the same Hurricane Katrina anniversary concert Tuesday night as Stevie Wonder is going to be...
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Struggling New Orleans musicians look ahead
8/27/2006, Reuters
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio
Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans
with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New
Birth Brass...
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R&B artist Legend strives to keep it real
8/19/2006, Reuters
No one recognizes R&B
singer/songwriter John Legend when he walks around his
neighborhood in New York's East Village.
He strolls down St. Mark's Place on a recent late...
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New York's famed Hit Factory to be sold as condos
8/8/2006, Reuters
New York's Hit Factory studio, which
closed in early 2005 after being home to recording sessions by
John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and U2, is being converted
into...
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Stevie Wonder, 2 others win Freedom Awards
7/25/2006, AP
The French physician who founded Doctors Without Borders, civil rights leader Joseph Lowery and entertainer Stevie Wonder were named Tuesday as recipients of the National...
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Bailey Rae proves a gifted newcomer with a classic air
6/27/2006, Reuters
Truly great artists earn
their place through a delicate balancing act of two opposing
traits: the good taste to build on the foundations of the
accomplished performers who...
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Mendes & Co. celebrate in mellow groove
6/26/2006, Reuters
Sergio Mendes brought a
little bit of Carnival, a taste of Las Vegas and the feel of an
old '70s TV variety show to the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night
as the Brazilian music...
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Tony Bennett recruits for b'day album
6/14/2006, AP
Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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Musicians Hall of Fame opens in Nashville
6/9/2006, AP
Rock stars, country stars and even songwriters have their own halls of fame. Now their backing musicians are getting into the act, too.
The Musicians Hall of Fame and...
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It's McPheever versus Hicks' in 'Idol'
5/23/2006, AP
In Tuesday night's final showdown between ashen-haired soulster Taylor Hicks and sultry Katharine McPhee, the "American Idol" winner was clear to one person: Simon...
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Yamin's Singing Talent Surprises 'Idol'
5/9/2006, AP
Growing up, Elliott Yamin used to sing along with the radio, his brother pounding on the wall telling him to turn the music down so he could do his homework or watch...
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Q&A: Chart-topping Rascal Flatts overcomes "boy band" tag
4/12/2006, Reuters
Rascal Flatts, a group some
initially branded as a country "boy band," has achieved in six
short years what many acts can only hope for in the length of a
career.
In...
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Jimi, Stevie, B.B. Preserved
4/11/2006, E! Online
Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and B.B. King are officially immortal.
The late rock god, Motown superstar and blues icon are joining
a handful of artists whose masterworks...
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Songwriters Picked for Hall of Fame
4/6/2006, AP
Thom Bell, Mac Davis, Will Jennings, Sylvia Moy and Henry Cosby have been tapped as inductees by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The prolific songwriters will accept their...
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'Idol's' Studdard Plans Youth Program
3/29/2006, AP
"American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard has a plan to get teenagers off the streets and into the music industry, even if they can't follow his steps into stardom.
Studdard...
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Can Older 'Idol' Singers Find Success?
3/23/2006, AP
When "American Idol" contestant Taylor Hicks belted out Stevie Wonder's golden oldie "Living for the City" there was scant age difference between the singer and the...
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Soul Train Rolls with Carey, Legend
3/6/2006, E! Online
A movie deal. Check. A new jewelry line. Check. Another bunch of
music awards. Check.
Not a bad week's work for Mariah Carey,
who capped a busy seven days--and an...
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Sergio Mendes Talks Hip-Hop
3/2/2006, AP
Hooking up hot, young hitmakers with a seasoned veteran has become so common place its become something of an industry gimmick to introduce a new generation to a musical...
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Ginuwine outshines acts at patchy revival show
2/26/2006, Reuters
Ginuwine, Jagged Edge,
Donnel Jones and Case were staples on urban radio during the
mid- to late-'90s, a period that gave ample airtime to anyone
who could copy a Stevie...
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Jaheim's "Ghetto" Charms Charts
2/22/2006, E! Online
Last week it was a jungle out there. This week it's a ghetto.
Ending the single-week dominance of the Curious
George
soundtrack, R&B crooner Jaheim spanked the monkey...
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Abell, piano seller to the stars, dies at 75
2/15/2006, Reuters
David L. Abell, whose
Beverly Boulevard piano store served for 40 years as a resource
for motion picture, pop, rock and jazz performers, died
February 11 of lung disease at...
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Bossa Nova King Mendes Turns to Hip-Hop
2/14/2006, AP
Sergio Mendes, "Timeless," (Concord)
The fusion of hip-hop and bossa nova is certainly not new.
DJ trio Bossacucanova combined dance beats and Brazil's jazz-imbued retro...
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U2 Dismantles Mariah, Kanye at Grammys
2/8/2006, E! Online
Sometimes, the members of U2 can't make it on their own--they
need help hauling all those heavy Grammys around.
The
veteran Irish rockers were the big winners Wednesday...
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Alison Krauss extends reign as Grammys queen
2/8/2006, Reuters
At only 34, bluegrass fiddler
Alison Krauss is the Queen of the Grammys.
No other woman has won more Victrola statuettes than she
has, and in coming years she could be...
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Manilow Gives Divo the Heave-Ho
2/8/2006, E! Online
Crank up the band, it's party time at the Copacabana.
In a battle of retro pop and opera for chart supremacy (now there's a
phrase we don't write often enough), Barry...
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Funk pioneer Sly Stone could steal show at Grammys
2/8/2006, Reuters
The biggest mystery at Wednesday
night's Grammy Awards has nothing to do with how many of
music's top prizes leading nominees Mariah Carey, Kanye West
and John Legend will...
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Rolling Stones agreed to Super Bowl censorship
2/6/2006, Reuters
Veteran rockers the Rolling Stones
agreed to be censored at Sunday's U.S. Super Bowl halftime
show, a National Football League spokesman said on Monday.
The Super Bowl...
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ABC Goes to Tape Delay for Stones Show
2/5/2006, AP
They may not have flashed any body parts — except for Mick Jagger's well-toned stomach — but the Rolling Stones made ABC glad it imposed a five-second tape delay...
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Rolling Stones at Super Bowl a logistics challenge
2/3/2006, Reuters
Before the Rolling Stones play at
Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, producers will have six
minutes to roll out and assemble a gigantic stage, erect 27
tons of lights and...
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R. Kelly: Soul (Train) Man
2/3/2006, E! Online
The Teflon R. Kelly is cruising on the Soul Train.
The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th Annual Soul Train Music...
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R. Kelly leads Soul Train Music Award nominees
2/2/2006, Reuters
R&B singer R. Kelly, the soulful
crooner who let his libido loose in a passionate album, led
contenders for the 20th annual Soul Train Music Awards, which
honor the leading...
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Motown Artists Not Happy About Super Bowl
2/1/2006, AP
Looking for the Temptations on Super Bowl Sunday? They'll be in Charlottesville, Va. Smokey Robinson? He's playing down the block from Ford Field the night before. Diana...
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Aretha Franklin Excited About Super Gig
1/31/2006, AP
The Queen of Soul was not pleased.
With the Super Bowl coming to her hometown, Aretha Franklin said she was initially disappointed by the NFL's choice of musical...
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Aretha Franklin Forgives NFL for Sub
1/31/2006, AP
The NFL offended the Queen of Soul, but now all is forgiven. Aretha Franklin, who will perform the national anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl here in her hometown, initially...
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Remembering Lou Rawls
1/13/2006, E! Online
Sweet Lou got an appropriately sweet sendoff.
An
A-list of mourners, from Stevie Wonder to Joan Baez to Little Richard,
descended upon a Los Angeles chapel Friday for a...
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Few Singers Fit the Mold of Balladeers
1/13/2006, AP
Lou Rawls was not only defined by his lush baritone, but the romantic tunes that became part of his signature sound. A classic crooner with an R&B slant, Rawls was one of...
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Aaron Neville to Sing Anthem at Super Bowl
1/13/2006, AP
Aaron Neville, whose home was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, will perform the national anthem at next month's Super Bowl.
The NFL selected Neville in part to honor the...
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TV Special Marks Rawls' Final UNCF Effort
1/7/2006, AP
In a bittersweet coda to Lou Rawls' life and long dedication to the United Negro College Fund, the annual fundraiser he took part in last September was broadcast shortly...
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Grammy's best song nominees come from many genres
1/7/2006, Reuters
Country, rock and R&B are all
vying for the Grammy Award for song of the year, a prize that
goes to the songwriter.
The nominated tunes explore the workings of...
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Older Fans Can Dance at Super Bowl
1/6/2006, AP
Older fans of the Rolling Stones will get the chance to shake it during the band's Super Bowl halftime show after all.
Planners had originally sought people aged 18 to 45...
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Reality star Brooke Hogan busy with debut album
12/23/2005, Reuters
Having made a name for herself as
something other than wrestling legend Hulk Hogan's daughter on
the VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best," budding pop star
Brooke Hogan...
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Mariah's Grammy Whammy
12/8/2005, E! Online
The emancipation of Mariah
Carey from all things that
Glitter seems
complete.
The songbird soared with eight
Grammy nominations
Thursday, including an Album of the...
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Wonder to Perform at Super Bowl Pre-Game
12/5/2005, AP
Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during...
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NFL Lines Up Stevie Wonder for Super Bowl
12/5/2005, AP
Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during...
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Christina Aguilera Goes Bridal
11/19/2005, E! Online
Christina Aguilera has gone from Dirrty Girl to married girl.
The pop princess, 24, and her longtime boyfriend, music mogul
Jordan Bratman, 28, swapped vows Saturday in...
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Brasil '66 leader Mendes plans February release
11/19/2005, Reuters
The bossa nova will be competing
with flowers and chocolate this Valentine's Day, when veteran
bandleader Sergio Mendes releases his first album in the United
States in 10...
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Santana No Match for "Now"
11/9/2005, E! Online
Without a shaman or some supernatural help, Carlos Santana's
All That I Am didn't have enough to beat back the latest Now
That's What I Call Music! for chart supremacy this...
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Isaac Hayes digging Stax-era retrospective
11/7/2005, Reuters
Soul man Isaac Hayes'
years with Stax Records are collected on the newly released
double-disc set "Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?"
The album covers Hayes' prolific...
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Jackson Gets Cracking
10/28/2005, E! Online
Michael Jackson is taking a break from his Bahrain getaway and
getting down to business.
The entertainer has reportedly
been in London recently, working on his charity...
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Rod, Martina, Stevie Get Ash-Kicking
10/26/2005, E! Online
Sometimes art does imitate life: Take this week's album chart,
which finds Rod Stewart chasing after a younger blonde woman--Ashlee Simpson.
Jessica's lip-synching...
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Simpson set to lead next week's album list
10/21/2005, Reuters
Youth should be served next week,
when it is practically certain that Ashlee Simpson's sophomore
set will bow atop the Billboard 200.
Early sales cited by chains have...
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Review: Jamie Cullum, 'Catching Tales'
10/7/2005, AP
Inspired by influences ranging from Harry Connick Jr. to Elton John to Herbie Hancock, crooning pianist Jamie Cullum finds his muse being tugged in many directions. On...
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Musicians Wary of Singing About Katrina
10/6/2005, AP
In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst. But even though Hurricane Katrina has already inspired several musical...
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Review: Liz Phair, 'Somebody's Miracle'
10/5/2005, AP
Is Liz Phair a commercial sellout, just ambitious, or a maturing musician?
Her last album, 2003's "Liz Phair," signaled the 38-year-old's foray into sleek commercial pop,...
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Music Review: Kirk Franklin, 'Hero'
10/3/2005, AP
On Kirk Franklin's latest album "Hero," when the gospel superstar sings "To all my people in the struggle, you think God's forgotten about you, here's some pain medicine,"...
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Disturbed Rules the "Day"
9/28/2005, E! Online
Disturbed has given Bon Jovi the fist.
While the
latter scored a career-best sales week, it wasn't enough to keep
Disturbed from landing its second straight number one....
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Protest anthem documentary the same old song
9/28/2005, Reuters
"Get Up, Stand Up: The
Story of Pop and Protest" suffers from a severe onslaught of
deja vu.
As Chuck D of Public Enemy guides us for two hours through
the many, many...
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R&B veteran LaVette starts raising 'Hell'
9/25/2005, Reuters
Bettye LaVette landed a top 10
R&B hit with her very first single. In 1962, when she was only
16, her "My Man, He's a Loving Man" peaked at No. 7.
The following 43 years,...
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Ray Charles Theft Case Tossed
9/9/2005, E! Online
Those theft charges against Ray Charles's longtime sound man have
just hit road, jack.
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday threw
out a case alleging Terry Howard, the late...
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Ladies of Soul Don't Show
9/8/2005, E! Online
Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott were
the big winners at Wednesday's 2005 Lady of Soul Awards. Too bad none of
them showed to collect their...
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Celebs Pledge Help to Katrina Victims
9/8/2005, AP
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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Ciara, Amerie Up for Lady of Soul Awards
9/7/2005, AP
Ciara, Amerie, Fantasia and Destiny's Child were up for multiple honors at the Lady of Soul Awards, with special honoree Aretha Franklin set to make a much anticipated...
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Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder & More On BET Telethon
9/6/2005, USRN
The BET network has announced the artists set to participate in its primetime telethon to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina on September 9. The special,...
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Stars Pledge Help for Katrina Victims
9/2/2005, AP
Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
DeGeneres, a...
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NBC, MTV to air concerts for Katrina victims
8/31/2005, Reuters
Three Louisiana-born stars -- Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis and Tim McGraw -- will headline a
televised charity concert to air live on Friday for victims of
Hurricane...
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Blind Musician Raul Midon Finds Success
8/18/2005, AP
Raul Midon's debut album, "State of Mind," both defies genre classification and defines the main ingredient of his success.
Midon, a classically trained musician, is...
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Ciara Nabs Lady Soul Train Noms
8/9/2005, E! Online
All Ciara's ladies will be on the floor for the 10th annual
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards next month.
The "1, 2
Step" singer leads all nominees this year with five...
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Ciara Leads Lady of Soul Nominees
8/9/2005, AP
Ciara is pulling double duty as co-host and leading nominee at next month's Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards.
Longtime Soul Train host Don Cornelius announced Tuesday that...
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Ciara leads Lady of Soul nominees
8/9/2005, Reuters
R&B newcomer Ciara one-two stepped
up to the plate for the 10th annual Soul Train Lady of Soul
Awards on Tuesday, leading the contenders with...
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HackTone on lookout for discarded musical gems
8/4/2005, Reuters
Think of newly founded
HackTone Records as a home for wayward records.
HackTone is the brainchild of two alumni of pioneering
archival label Rhino Records. David Gorman...
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Motown Star Advances in Detroit Race
8/3/2005, AP
Martha Reeves says the Motown Sound was all about love during the 1960s, when she was the lead singer of Martha and the Vandellas and belting out hits like "Dancing in the...
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Summer releases keep rock on a roll
7/25/2005, Reuters
It's an odd cast of characters: an
Armenian-American thrash-rock quartet; a cartoon band that
exists mainly in cyberspace; a pair of supposed siblings (or
exes) with a...
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Alicia Keys, Usher, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder & Others Attend Luther Vandross Funeral
7/11/2005, USRN
Alicia Keys, Usher, Patti LaBelle, Cissy Houston, Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Dionne Warwick were among the thousand-plus mourners in Harlem's...
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Vandross' Funeral Soulful and Powerful
7/8/2005, AP
The funeral service for eight-time Grammy winner Luther Vandross hit just the right notes Friday: soulful, joyful and powerful, an echo of the late singer's unforgettable...
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Vandross Fans Pay Last Respects
7/7/2005, E! Online
Family, friends and hundreds of fans gathered in New York Wednesday
to say goodbye to Grammy-winning R&B star Luther Vandross, who died last
Friday at the age of 54.
...
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Live 8 rocks the world, but will it help the poor?
7/2/2005, Reuters
After a galaxy of stars
rocked the world in the largest live concert ever held,
organizers on Sunday looked to a summit of rich nations to see
if people power would change...
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Smith Urges G8 Leaders to End 'Tragedy'
7/2/2005, AP
They started by predicting a riot, but instead there was brotherly love at the U.S. version of the global Live 8 extravaganza.
"Right now you're watching the biggest...
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Live 8 Fails to Catch on in Japan
7/2/2005, AP
Live 8 got off to an anticlimactic start in Japan on Saturday, as Bjork and Good Charlotte joined local bands in a concert to promote awareness of poverty in Africa that...
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Bjork rocks Tokyo as Live 8 marathon kicks off
7/2/2005, Reuters
Icelandic singer Bjork rocked Tokyo on
Saturday, kicking off the biggest live music show in history
which aims to pressure world leaders to do more to fight
poverty.
Live...
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Bjork, Good Charlotte Kick Off Live 8
7/1/2005, AP
Musicians Bjork and Good Charlotte joined a handful of Japanese bands on Saturday, kicking off the Live 8 global music marathon intended to raise awareness of African...
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Lineup for Philadelphia Live 8 Concert
7/1/2005, AP
The full lineup for Live 8 in Philadelphia:
Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard, Destiny's Child, Jars of Clay, Jay-Z, Kaiser Chiefs, Toby...
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Live 8 Shows Could Draw One Million Fans
7/1/2005, AP
Nearly everyone in the world can tune in Saturday to Live 8, the all-star concerts urging a political solution to African poverty. "We want to stand shoulder to shoulder, to...
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Destiny's Child Eager to Play Live 8
7/1/2005, AP
Raising awareness of poverty and other afflictions suffered by Africa isn't a distant cause for Destiny's Chile, which will be among the acts performing at the Live 8...
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Kanye West Added to Philly Live 8 Show
7/1/2005, AP
Kanye West is now part of the lineup for Saturday's Live 8 concert in Philadelphia.
Organizers say Rita and Stephen Marley will also perform. They join musicians that...
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No Major Aid Movements by Black Artists
6/30/2005, AP
Designed to raise consciousness about African poverty, the Live 8 concerts will feature some of black music's biggest stars — especially those representing...
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Unsung heroes toil to pull off Live 8 concert
6/30/2005, Reuters
Two exhausted men have worked behind the
scenes, into the early hours, for eight weeks to pull off what
promises to be the greatest music show on earth.
Irish rocker Bob...
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Live 8 struggles to draw US blacks to Africa roots
6/30/2005, Reuters
Academics and civil rights leaders
hope Live 8 concerts to press for action on poverty in Africa
will reawaken interest among black Americans in the continent
their...
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Live 8's Geldof Known As 'Saint Bob'
6/29/2005, AP
Bob Geldof makes an unlikely saint. The rangy, foul-mouthed Irish rocker who fronted the Boomtown Rats in the 1970s is now far better known as a champion of Africa,...
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All BETs on West, Fugees
6/29/2005, E! Online
Kanye West turned out to be the best BET of all.
The
rapper-producer was a double winner at Tuesday night's Fifth Annual
Black Entertainment Television Awards, picking...
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Moscow Joins Live 8 Lineup
6/28/2005, E! Online
Those West End Boys are headed east end on a mission of hope.
The Pet Shop Boys have been tapped to headline the newly added
Moscow installment of Saturday's Live 8...
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Golden oldies go global for Geldof at Live 8
6/28/2005, Reuters
Wrinkly rockers never die, they just do
charity gigs.
Teenage pop fans hoping to hail their heroes at Saturday's
Live 8 concerts are in for a rude awakening when headline...
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More Acts Added to Live 8 Roster
6/27/2005, AP
Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, Josh Groban, Def Leppard and Toby Keith have been added to the lineup of Saturday's Live 8 concert in Philadelphia.
Celebrity presenters...
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S.Africa plans concert link-up with Live 8 gigs
6/25/2005, Reuters
African musicians will perform in
South Africa next week at a gig scheduled to coincide with the
Live 8 rock concerts, which aim to draw world leaders'
attention to poverty...
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Arm-twisting got Geldof on board for Live 8
6/24/2005, Reuters
Irish rock star Bob Geldof had to be
pushed hard before agreeing to coordinate the Live 8 concerts
next month to draw world leaders' attention to poverty in
Africa, one of...
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'Cavett Show' boasts last-minute Stones addition
6/24/2005, Reuters
A late thumbs-up from Mick Jagger
has forced the distributor of a DVD featuring musical
performances from "The Dick Cavett Show" to postpone its
release by two weeks to Aug....
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'Cavett Show' boasts last-minute Stones addition
6/24/2005, Reuters
A late thumbs-up from Mick Jagger
has forced the distributor of a DVD featuring musical
performances from "The Dick Cavett Show" to postpone its
release by two weeks to Aug....
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Live 8 Live in Your Living Room
6/23/2005, E! Online
All you who missed out the ticket lottery or can't swing that
last-minute fare to London to see the anticipated Pink Floyd reunion,
fear not--Live 8 is going to be live in...
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Mel B a Maybe for Live 8
6/21/2005, E! Online
Thanks to Scary Spice, Live 8 is in danger of a girl power
deficit.
Melanie Brown, the Scary fifth of the former
international chart-topping pop group the Spice Girls,...
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Stevie Wonder Pays Funeral Expenses For Five Philadelphia Girls
6/20/2005, USRN
The Associated Press reports that Stevie Wonder has arranged to pay for the funerals of five children who were recently died in a Philadelphia city row house fire. The fire,...
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NBA Taps Kid Rock Despite Plea
6/19/2005, E! Online
And for the halftime show, Mike Tyson will chomp off one lucky
fan's ear...
Just days after pleading no contest to a
slugging a Nashville strip club deejay during a bar...
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Destiny's Child, Linkin Park Join Live 8
6/17/2005, AP
Destiny's Child and Linkin Park have been added to the lineup for the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia on July 2.
The additions were announced Thursday, one day after...
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Live Aid Organizers Announce New Shows
5/31/2005, AP
Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts, musical superstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to push a political solution for African poverty.
"We don't want...
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FEATURE: Motown revs up limited-edition reissues
5/26/2005, Reuters
Motown Records won't
celebrate its 50th anniversary until 2009, but its Universal
Music Group parent is getting the party started early.
Hip-O Select, Universal's Web-only...
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Wonder Unveils 'Descriptive' Music Video
5/11/2005, AP
Stevie Wonder is adding some vision to the term "music television."
After 10 years without an all-new studio album, the Grammy-winning Motown superstar returns in June...
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Stevie Wonder Uses New Technology For Blind Fans
5/9/2005, USRN
Stevie Wonder is making headlines for using a special new music video technology for the clip to his song "So What The Fuss." The video will include a second, descriptive...
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Stevie Wonder On 'What The Fuss' Single
3/24/2005, USRN
Stevie Wonder's new single, "What The Fuss," from his forthcoming album, A Time To Love, is gaining radio play at urban and urban adult stations across the country....
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Stevie Wonder To Perform At Tiger Woods Charity Show
3/11/2005, USRN
Stevie Wonder, who'll be releasing his first new studio album in ten years called A Time 2 Love on May 3, has signed on to headline Tiger Jam VIII on May 21 in Las Vegas at...
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Man Charged in Theft of Ray Charles' Tapes
3/2/2005, AP
Bail was reduced for a longtime sound engineer of the late Ray Charles following his arrest two weeks ago on allegations of stealing the singer's master recordings,...
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Counting Down the Grammys
2/14/2005, AP
107: Total number of Grammys awarded
62: Celebrities named in opening credits
20: Live performances
11: Awards given out during live telecast
8: Grammys won by Ray...
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AP Reviews Xzibit's New Disc
12/15/2004, AP
Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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A 'Legend' Starts to Create His Own
12/13/2004, Reuters
Everyone from pop rockers John Mayer
and Maroon5 to hip-hoppers Slum Village and Dilated Peoples
wants to work with multiple Grammy Award nominee Kanye West.
So the fact...
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Jay-Z Named Def Jam President/CEO
12/8/2004, Reuters
Rapper Jay-Z has been named
president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, home of such acts as
Grammy frontrunner Kanye West and rap veteran LL Cool j.
He will report to...
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Rapper Kanye West Leads Grammy Nominees
12/7/2004, Reuters
Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
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Stevie Wonder Still Reaching for Higher Ground
12/5/2004, Reuters
Nearly 45 years after Stevie
Wonder's live harmonica workout "Fingertips, Pt. 2" topped the
charts, the soul visionary's musical charm still enthralls.
From preteen...
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Reeves Says EBay May Cause Identity Theft
10/18/2004, AP
Martha Reeves, former lead singer of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, says eBay left her open to identity theft by posting a contract on its Web site that showed her Social...
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Q&A: Barry Manilow
9/25/2004, Reuters
Barry Manilow has a busy fall.
On Sept. 28, Concord Records releases "Scores: Songs from
'Copacabana' and 'Harmony,"' Manilow's 43rd album. The CD is a
collection of...
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Alan Jackson Mixes Fun, Tragedy on New Album
9/12/2004, Reuters
As the release of a new album
approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,
life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
In discussing his...
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Guitar Auction to Benefit Charley Victims
8/21/2004, AP
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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Movie, Music Stars to Raise Millions for Kerry
6/23/2004, Reuters
Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
will sing together for the first time in 24 years on Thursday,
bringing not flowers but millions of dollars for Democrat John
Kerry 's...
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Friends Sing Praises of Ray Charles
6/18/2004, AP
Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note Friday. B.B. King, Glen Campbell , Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to Charles,...
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Ray Charles Goes Out in Style
6/18/2004, E! Online
It was billed as a "worship and celebration," but the
memorial service for Ray Charles was something more. Like, a pretty fine
show.
Willie Nelson , Glen Campbell ,...
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Glen Campbell Jail Bound
6/15/2004, E! Online
The Rhinestone Cowboy has been saddled with jail time.
Glen Campbell was sentenced Tuesday to 10 days in jail
following last month's guilty plea of extreme drunken...
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Entertainers Saddened by Charles' Death
6/11/2004, AP
It was only last year that Ray Charles performed at the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards show. This year, he was there in spirit.
Artists attending the annual induction...
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Songwriters Group Awaits New Home
6/4/2004, Reuters
The 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame
Awards dinner June 10 in New York will be another star-studded
affair. But this year's ceremony, which honors songwriting
legends, also...
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New 'American Idol' to Be Crowned Tonight
5/26/2004, Reuters
Two Southern teenagers who are
contestants on the popular television program "American Idol"
will learn on Wednesday which one will become the country's
next instant pop...
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Motown Favorites Flood iTunes
5/5/2004, Reuters
Motown is emptying its archives into
Apple's iTunes Music Store to mark its 45th anniversary.
The famed label is making available the first 45 singles it
issued as well as...
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'Built This City' Tops Worst Songs List
4/21/2004, AP
Starship may have built this city on rock and roll, but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's "We Built This City" as the worst song ever.
Some tunes on...
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Dave Matthews' Indie Label Mines Unspoiled Jem
4/14/2004, Reuters
Jem's energy is
contagious. The 28-year-old singer-songwriter is looking at a
view of Hollywood from her hotel room. "You know what's really
weird? I'm practically in the...
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Al Green Among Songwriters Hall Inductees
4/8/2004, AP
Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of...
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Big Motown Stars Won't Be There for TV Special
4/2/2004, Reuters
Viewers who tune into the upcoming
TV special celebrating the 45th anniversary of Motown Records
might find themselves asking "What's going on?"
Two decades after Michael...
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EMI to Become Sole Owner of Jobete
3/31/2004, AP
British recording company EMI Group PLC has reached a deal to become the sole owner of Jobete, the Motown song catalog established by Berry Gordy Jr.
EMI's Music...
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Herbie Hancock Donates Instruments to Smithsonian
3/30/2004, Reuters
U.S. jazz legend Herbie Hancock
donated several of his instruments to the Smithsonian's
National Museum of American History on Tuesday and said he
hoped they would inspire...
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Singer Johnny Bristol Dies at 65
3/23/2004, AP
Producer, songwriter and singer Johnny Bristol, who worked with almost everyone, including Michael Jackson , Diana Ross , Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye has died.
Bristol...
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Lachey, Simpson to Star in Variety Show
3/23/2004, AP
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson will star in "The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour," to air April 11 on ABC, the network announced Monday.
The special will feature a series of...
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Lachey, Simpson to Appear in Variety Show
3/22/2004, AP
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson are getting a full hour of wackiness and song. They'll star in a one-shot television special on ABC called "The Nick and Jessica Variety...
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OutKast Leads Soul Train Awards Winners
3/21/2004, AP
OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" won two awards, including R&B/soul or rap album of the year, to lead the winners at Saturday's 18th annual Soul Train Music...
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Vandross Tops Image Awards
3/7/2004, E! Online
Another big get-well present for Luther
Vandross.
The R&B stalwart, still recovering from
a near-fatal stroke suffered last April, has followed up his four Grammy
wins...
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'Everything Sounds the Same -- Even My Stuff' -- Timbaland
2/16/2004, Reuters
If someone compiled a list of the
most commercially successful and prolific producers in
R&B/hip-hop, Timbaland's name would likely be near the top of
the list.
In less...
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Randolph Infuses R&B With Classic Rock
2/6/2004, AP
A few hours before a recent performance at Constitution Hall, Robert Randolph, like much of the rest of this city, is pondering the nation's future.
"And we're talking...
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AP Predicts Grammy Winners
2/3/2004, AP
The first time OutKast got a Grammy nomination for best album, in 2002, hip-hop's eclectic duo was upstaged by the old-time bluegrass of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two...
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NY Music Club the Bottom Line Shuts Doors for Good
1/24/2004, Reuters
The Bottom Line, the legendary New
York music club where for nearly 30 years stars like Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis took the stage, has hit the finish
line over a...
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New York's Bottom Line Closes
1/24/2004, Reuters
Famed New York nightclub the Bottom
Line closed the doors forever at its Greenwich Village location
Thursday.
Opened nearly 30 years ago by Allan Pepper and...
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Wonder, Kelly Offer R&B Observations
1/2/2004, Reuters
Another Grammy season is quickly
approaching -- faster this time around thanks to the
accelerated date for the 46th annual awards show (Feb. 8).
The good news: R&B and...
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Hip-Hop, R&B Rule at Billboard Awards
12/12/2003, Reuters
With four victories each, Beyonce
and R. Kelly convincingly demonstrated Dec. 10 at the Billboard
Music Awards that R&B and hip-hop have the kind of mainstream
appeal that...
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Beyonce, R. Kelly Win 4 Billboard Awards
12/11/2003, AP
Sultry singer Beyonce and crooner R. Kelly each took home four awards from the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
Beyonce, who appeared at the ceremony Wednesday in a sequined...
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Beyoncé Brings in "Billboard" Booty
12/11/2003, E! Online
Beyonc
brought home the booty at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
The "Crazy in Love" singer and leading Grammy
nominee was honored with four awards total at the Las...
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Spooky Songs Haunt 'Mansion' Soundtrack
11/20/2003, Reuters
Tracks by the Barenaked Ladies ,
Suzanne Vega, Raven Simone and Oingo Boingo are among those
putting the scare into Walt Disney Records' "The Haunted
Mansion: Haunted...
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Stevie Wonder Tribute Includes Rare Covers
9/13/2003, USRN
A British record label is set to release a tribute album to Stevie Wonder which will include rare cover versions of his songs. Harmless Records is set to release the Wonder...
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Brian McKnight, India.Arie, Stevie Wonder On Motown Holiday DVD
9/6/2003, USRN
Brian McKnight, India.Arie, Stevie Wonder, Take 6, The Temptations, and Thelma Houston are some of the artists featured on the upcoming DVD/VHS release A Motown Christmas, a...
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Stevie Wonder Plays Opening Day Of 'Essence' Fest
7/3/2003, USRN
Stevie Wonder will perform on the opening day of the Essence Music Festival, which begins Thursday (July 3), at the Superdome in New Orleans and runs through Saturday (July...
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Stevie Wonder To Play Hollyrod Benefit
6/4/2003, USRN
Stevie Wonder will receive a tribute and also perform June 28 at the annual benefit hosted by actress Holly Robinson-Peete and her husband, Carolina Panthers quarterback...
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Stevie Wonder To Join 'VH1 Divas Duets' For All-Star Finale
5/14/2003, USRN
Beyonce, Lisa Marie Presley, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Ashanti, and Jewel will pay tribute to the musical legacy of Stevie Wonder for the...
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Brian McKnight, Marc Anthony & More On Stevie Wonder Tribute Collection
2/7/2003, Yahoo! Music
Brian McKnight, Marc Anthony, Eric Clapton, and Mary J. Blige are among the artists featured on the new Universal/Motown Records tribute compilation, Conception: An...
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Motown Funk Brothers Keyboardist Dead At 68
11/11/2002, USRN
Keyboardist Johnny Griffith of the legendary Motown studio musicians known as the Funk Brothers was found dead of a heart attack in his downtown Detroit hotel room Sunday...
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DMX, Flack, Wonder, Others Ready For Monday's Artist Empowerment Concert
10/28/2002, USRN
The Artist Empowerment Coalition's (AEC) inaugural benefit concert take place Monday night (October 28) at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Stevie Wonder, DMX, Roberta Flack,...
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Stevie Wonder's Music Celebrated In New Vegas Show, With Chaka Khan As First Headliner
4/9/2002, USRN
The music of Stevie Wonder will be featured in the new show Signed, Sealed, Delivered, which opens June 3 at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The show's first...
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Stevie Wonder, Vanessa Williams, Wynton Marsalis To Play J@LC's Harlem Gala
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