You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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In 2001, Martin Amis, Rick Moody and other authors and artists gathered in New York to honor a peer they regarded as a giant of the times. They compared him to Walt Whitman,...
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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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Pianist Michael Wolff and his band
Impure Thoughts celebrated the Nov. 9 release of their new
album, "Dangerous Vision" (Artemis Records), with an exuberant
live performance...
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Better Than Ezra, the New Orleans
trio famed for its 1995 hit "Good," has signed a North American
recording deal with Artemis Records, home of Steve Earle , Jill
Sobule and...
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For the first time since Jimmy Carter sat in the White House and
Star Wars had no sequels, Rod Stewart has the nation's number one
album.
The croaky-voiced crooner's...
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Days after the official all-star
finale in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen will steer the
Vote for Change tour homeward to host a concert at the
Continental Airlines...
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Britney Spears , Lenny Kravitz and
Christina Aguilera have scrapped tours. Lollapalooza crashed
and burned. The U.S. touring market has been in dire straits
all...
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A novel deal is bringing the
record and advertising universes together.
New York-based indie label Artemis Records has minted a
joint venture with commercial production...
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In the wake of two Grammy Award wins
by the late Warren Zevon last month, Artemis Records on March
9released a limited-edition version of Zevon's final album "The
Wind"...
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Forget flowers and chocolate, Norah
Jones is the new Valentine's Day gift of choice.
The
jazzy singer became just the second female artist to sell more than 1
million...
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With Grammy Awards-inspired sales,
two big releases and a gift-buying holiday to boot, business
was booming for music retailers last week.
In addition to the Feb. 8 awards...
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Janet didn't show. Justin did. Beyonc won--a lot.
The
46th
Annual Grammy Awards, irrevocably shaped by last weekend's 38th
annual Super Bowl, played it safe with a...
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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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Sting, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill and
the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams have signed on for a Grammy
tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' first U.S.
television...
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The VH1 special about the making of Warren Zevon 's final album, "The Wind," will be released on DVD in March.
The album, which includes a cover of Bob Dylan 's "Knockin'...
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The story of Warren Zevon 's last album will expand when it hits DVD in March.
A VH1 special about the making of "The Wind" that aired in August will be released by...
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Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz --
the Atlanta-bred rap trio of Lil Jon, Big Sam and Lil Bo --
proclaimed themselves the "Kings of Crunk" in the title of
their BME/TVT...
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Going solo proved to be a wise career choice for several of this
year's biggest Grammy nominees.
The move paid off today
for Beyonc,
Justin
Timberlake and even...
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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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Nominations in top categories for the 46th annual Grammy Awards announced Thursday:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z; "Where Is the Love?"...
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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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While reports of Warren Zevon's passing on Sunday (September 7) at age 56 indicate that he died of lung cancer, that's not the whole story. Zevon's cancer wasn't related to...
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Jackson Browne and the late Warren Zevon had a long history together as friends and musicians. In an interview in late 2002, after the news broke that Zevon was fatally ill,...
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Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon died Sunday (September 7) at age 56. A spokesperson told Billboard.com that, "Zevon had been feeling well of late, and died peacefully in his...
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Warren Zevon has recorded a cover version of a Bob Dylan song for his upcoming album. Zevon, who's suffering from terminal lung cancer, laid down a version of "Knockin' On...
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Warren Zevon is set to appear on The Late Show With David Letterman on Wednesday (October 30). The singer-songwriter, who has been on the show many times over the years,...
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Warren Zevon is scheduled for another of his not-infrequent guest shots on The Late Show With David Letterman. Zevon is set to do the show October 30, but unlike his past...
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Bob Dylan covered three songs by Warren Zevon during his performance at the Key Arena in Seattle on Friday (October 4), in tribute to the singer-songwriter who is stricken...
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Warren Zevon has been diagnosed with a terminal case of lung cancer. A former smoker, Zevon didn't know he had cancer, but a visit to a doctor in August revealed the...
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My Ride's Here is the title of the new Warren Zevon album, which comes out May 7. The follow-up to 2000's Life'll Kill Ya, the 10-song set finds Zevon collaborating with...
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