The subject was manatees when Jimmy Buffett and Gov. Charlie Crist got together to talk about environmental issues.
Crist met privately with the 60-year-old singer for...
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It doesn't take a second for David Kells to recall the first concert he ever saw: Aerosmith with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Starwood Amphitheater, 1990.
Over the next...
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It was craft versus
showbiz at the inaugural Stagecoach festival, held Saturday and
Sunday in Indio, Calif., the site of the Coachella rock
extravaganza the weekend...
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CBS newsman Ed Bradley was a big fan of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. On Friday, the Jazz Fest honored his memory and his two decades of support with an...
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Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain.
For the...
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Jimmy Buffett and a Galveston merchant he accused of unlawfully using his trademark to sell goods at an online store have settled the matter — but not before the...
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Singer Jimmy Buffett has settled his
trademark infringement suit against an online merchandise
retailer who agreed to stop selling Buffett-related items after
a brief stay...
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Jimmy Buffett is once again the lone retailer of Margaritaville.
The beach-loving singer reached an out-of-court settlement Monday with Robert Akard, a Texas-based online...
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It seems the leader of the Parrotheads doesn't like being parroted.
Jimmy Buffett has filed a trademark infringement suit against a man who allegedly operates an online...
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Singer Jimmy Buffett filed suit on
Monday asking a U.S. federal judge to stop a Web site operator
from infringing on the entertainer's trademarks.
The lawsuit filed in...
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Singer Jimmy Buffett filed suit on
Monday asking a U.S. federal judge to stop a Web site operator
from infringing Buffett's trademarks.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District...
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Attracting big-name acts like Rod Stewart, the Eagles, Norah Jones, Def Leppard, Tony Bennett,
Santana and David Bowie to a tertiary market might be unusual
for some venues,...
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Jimmy Buffett, "Take the Weather with You," (Mailboat/RCA Nashville)
As America's favorite musical beach bum, Jimmy Buffett found his niche in the 1970s with...
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Memo to Parrotheads: Cheeseburgers in paradise, no problem;
drugs in France, well, that's another story...
Jimmy Buffett was briefly detained this week for allegedly...
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It's almost become a maxim on Music Row: George Strait rarely does interviews.
And although he agreed to talk to The Associated Press via phone for the release of his new...
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Two men accused of stealing guitars once used by Faith Hill and Nickelback have been sentenced to probation. Jeffrey H. Lanahan, 44, was accused of stealing at least a dozen...
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Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for...
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Nominees for the 40th annual Country Music Association Awards, to be held Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn:
Entertainer of the year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley,...
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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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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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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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Let the Good Times Roll!
Vowing to gather the biggest names in music to celebrate
New Orleans, organizers of Jazz Fest on Wednesday unveiled an
eclectic line-up with the...
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Mick and the boys will surely get some satisfaction out of this.
The Rolling Stones raked in $162 million in concert ticket
sales in 2005, becoming the top-grossing tour...
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Powerhouse tours by the Rolling Stones, U2 and Paul McCartney helped drive concert ticket revenues in North America to a record $3.1 billion in 2005, even as the number of...
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Kanye West, Shakira, Maroon 5's Adam
Levine and Fall Out Boy lead the lineup for MTV's 14th annual
New Year's Eve broadcast, which will begin at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Common,...
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As is her wont, Madonna will be stuffing plenty of stockings this
holiday season.
The Material Girl scored her third
consecutive chart-topper with Confessions on a...
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"You don't know how frigging good
you are. Just be yourself and sing."
That is the advice rock star Graham Nash offered 34 years
ago to a nervous Bill Withers. The...
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The evening might have
begun with a funeral dirge, but the atmosphere Tuesday night at
Madison Square Garden was hardly funereal.
Rather, this all-star benefit concert for...
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A constellation of music icons, celebrities and dignitaries gathered for simultaneous shows at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall to raise money for victims of...
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Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, John Mayer Trio, Joss Stone and the Meters have
signed on for a September 20 benefit concert for Hurricane
Katrina victims at New...
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Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, John Mayer Trio, Joss Stone and the Meters have
signed on for a September 20 benefit concert for Hurricane
Katrina victims at New...
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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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Big names such as Elton John and Rod Stewart will team up with some of New Orleans' most notable
musicians, including recently rescued veterans Fats Domino and
Allen...
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North American concert attendance declined nearly 12 percent in the first half of 2005 despite the first drop in average ticket prices in a decade.
Fans purchased 14.5...
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Hawaiian musician Jake Shimabukuro has the highest debuting instrumental album ever in Japan. But forget the guitars and pianos. He did it with a ukulele.
The...
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Middle-aged musicians who have neither
burned out nor faded away -- yet may be some years past their
creative peaks -- are pulling in the real money in today's
topsy-turvy...
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Country music icon Loretta Lynn, who turns 70 this week, could look forward to an early birthday gift Monday — the presentation of Country Music Television's Johnny...
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Leave it to 50 Cent to turn this past month into the March
Massacre.
For the fourth straight week, 50 Cent's The
Massacre remained the album that no one could unseat...
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Recording industry executive Andy Gershon sees opportunity in the online file-sharing networks that most of his rivals decry as havens for music pirates.
As president of...
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Music videos by newcomers Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson were among the leading nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards announced Wednesday.
The video for Big & Rich's song...
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Country powerhouse Kenny Chesney's timeout from the Nashville scene
to challenge Jimmy Buffett 's beach-party monopoly has paid off. Be As
You Are: Songs from an Old Blue...
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First Old Navy brings back leg warmers and now this.
Proving the '80s are gone but definitely not forgotten, several of that
decade's top musical acts were among the top...
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As the New Year approaches, many in
the country music industry are ready to pop the cork on a
bottle of bubbly. This year, there are more reasons to toast
than just "Auld...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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Henry Rollins will host a new TV
show about movies, "Henry's Film Corner," on IFC.
The monthly series debuts Dec. 4 and features Rollins
providing commentary on films. A...
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Jessica Simpson will unveil two new
releases on Nov. 23: an expanded edition of a seasonal album
previously available only at 7-Eleven stores in North America
and a concert...
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Jimmy Buffett is far from "wasting away in Margaritaville." At 57, he continues to tour and record, with no plans to slow down.
"Well, I always said that I wouldn't use a...
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Jimmy Buffett is far from "wasting away in Margaritaville." At 57, he continues to tour and record, with no plans to slow down.
"Well, I always said that I wouldn't use a...
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Toby Keith, Norah Jones and Lucinda
Williams lend a hand to outlaw country icon Willie Nelson on
his forthcoming studio album, "It Always Will Be."
Due Oct. 26 via Lost...
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While the race for the White House
draws most of the public's political attention between now and
Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector
industries will...
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In a development surprising only to the person who's unfamiliar
with country music, songs extolling the virtues of beer, Wal-Mart and
rednecks received a big "Hell, yeah!"...
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Not even the Godfather can take down a member of the Simpson
family.
Despite the arrival of three new top five
albums, most notably Shyne's Godfather Buried Alive,...
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The Ashlee Simpson Show may be over on MTV, but it's just
getting started on the album chart.
The Simpson sis got a
boost from last Wednesday's finale of her reality...
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Now that's what I call a sweet 16!
The latest edition
of the top-pop hits collection, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol.
16, featuring singles by the like of OutKast,...
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Move over, Jessica, Ashlee Simpson 's second to none.
The 19-year-old singer-actress has officially emerged
from her big sister's shadow, as her first album,...
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Are stadium tours extinct?
Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm-weather
concert business, the stadium tour is completely absent from
this summer's...
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It only took 30 years,
but Jimmy Buffett can finally say he has reached No. 1 on the
U.S. pop albums chart.
"License to Chill," a set that includes duets with top
country...
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There's joy in Margaritaville today: Chief Parrothead Jimmy Buffett is chilling out on top of the album chart for the first time in
his three-decade career.
Buffett's...
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Last summer, country music's hottest act, the Dixie Chicks , was in a meltdown. Country CD sales were sliding and record executives were praying for a spate of holiday...
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"It feels like the joker overthrew
the kingdom," Toby Keith commented backstage after winning the
entertainer of the year award at the 39th annual Academy of
Country Music...
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Winners at Wednesday's 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
Entertainer: Toby Keith .
Male Vocalist: Toby Keith.
Female Vocalist: Martina McBride .
New...
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Brooks & Dunn added to their record 17 Academy of Country Music awards Wednesday, beating out Montgomery Gentry and three other groups for the top vocal duo award.
Alan...
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Toby Keith took home three awards Wednesday in Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards show, including video of the year for his patriotic song "American...
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Paradise isn't lost but the cheeseburgers are gone.
Lawyers for singer Jimmy Buffett gave a tiny roadside grill called Cheeseburgers 'n Paradise a choice: Change the name...
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A stretch of Interstate 85 will likely be named for country music star Alan Jackson . The House voted 134-0 Thursday to honor the singer with a road naming in his native...
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Alan Jackson , George Strait and Jimmy Buffett will join for a May 29 concert at Texas Stadium near Dallas.
They'll share equal billing as they perform individually and...
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Toby Keith received a leading four nominations for Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards, while Kenny Chesney , Rascal Flatts and Alan Jackson picked...
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Alan Jackson , George Strait and Jimmy Buffett will join for a May 29 concert at Texas Stadium near Dallas.
The three superstars will share equal billing as they perform...
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Georgia-born singer Alan Jackson ,
who shared a recent hit with Jimmy Buffett on the duet "It's
Five O'Clock Somewhere," led the field of contenders for the
Academy of...
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List of key nominations announced Wednesday for the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
1. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson ,...
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Alan Jackson , who received a leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations Wednesday, can justify celebrating as early as he wants because — as the title of his...
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Alan Jackson can justify celebrating his leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations on Wednesday as early as he wants, because — as the title of his hit song...
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Some people may claim the indoor smoking ban is to blame, but others think, it could be his fault.
Singer Jimmy Buffett has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prohibit a...
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On its way to becoming the No. 1
song of 2003 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Singles & Tracks, 50 Cent's "In Da Club" set new audience marks
on each...
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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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David Crosby and Graham Nash will
enter the studio in January to record their first album
together as a duo in almost 30 years.
"We are excited as hell because we have a...
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The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville was lit up with the stars of country music as the 37th Annual Country Music Awards took place there Wednesday (November 5). The CBS...
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Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's duet, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," reclaims the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, making the song a...
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Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett have been tapped to open the 37th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards on November 5. The two will perform their current seven-week...
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Like many musicians, Jimmy Buffett says the events of September 11 forced him to take a good look at his just-released new album, Far Side Of The World. However, Buffett...
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Jimmy Buffett found the American Airlines Arena in Miami to be tougher to visit as a spectator than as a performer. Buffett was booted from his courtside seat at Sunday's...
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It seems Al Gore has the beat Americans want from their government--from rock musicians, anyway. A host of artists--including Eagles Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, and...
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Clint Black joined good friend Jimmy Buffett in concert Saturday night (July 22) in Milwaukee. During the show, Clint performed 17 songs, including his recent duet, "Been...
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Jimmy Buffett will have a new face in his Coral Reefer Band tonight (June 8) when he kicks off his summer touring season at the Sony Blockbuster Pavilion in Camden, New...
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Rumors have been flying regarding the possibility of Clint Black joining up with Jimmy Buffett and his band for select dates this summer. A spokesman for Black says that...
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Alan Jackson's current album, **Under The Influence**, is made up of classic country songs that had an effect on the singer's life. With that in mind, it's no surprise to...
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In stores on Tuesday (Nov. 9) is Tuesdays, Thursdays And Saturdays, Jimmy Buffett's new live album and the first release on his Mailboat label. The title reflects the three...
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