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Norah Jones knows why she came to film
4/9/2008, AP
Sitting in a Soho coffee shop, Norah Jones looked across the table at the elegant and mysterious Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, who sat quietly behind dark sunglasses that...
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Norah Jones brings musical touch to movie role
4/2/2008, Reuters
Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones says an improvisational approach and a strong supporting cast helped overcome her nerves in her first acting role, in director Wong Kar...
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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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Norah Jones makes acting debut at Cannes
5/18/2007, AP
Norah Jones has played to crowds from Brooklyn to Beijing, and she knows how to get a grip on her stage fright. But walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for...
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Sexiness a must for today's lady singers
5/17/2007, AP
She was an "amazing talent," a young singer with a wonderful voice who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested and overweight to boot.
Remembering...
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Amazon's tune: no DRM
5/16/2007, Reuters
Digital music without
copyright protection gained more momentum on Wednesday as
Amazon.com made it official that it will launch a DRM-free
digital music store this...
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Cannes' glittering 60th edition opens
5/16/2007, AP
Cannes celebrated its 60th edition Wednesday by inviting a screen newcomer to open the film festival: singer Norah Jones, playing a heartbroken lover in a role that forced...
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Apple, labels focus on copy protection
5/6/2007, AP
The last time Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs took on major recording companies, he refused to budge on his 99-cent price for a song on iTunes.
As a new round of talks...
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Jazz Fest a return for many musicians
4/26/2007, AP
The blues stage will be back when the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens Friday, and so will such performers as blues singer Alton "Big Al" Carson and...
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Norah Jones in playful mood at New York show
4/19/2007, Reuters
Thanks in part to her
first-rate Handsome Band and some intriguing stylistic
excursions, Norah Jones delivered a first-rate concert that
demonstrated a newfound liveliness....
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U.S. album sales down, digital sales up
4/19/2007, AP
U.S. album sales are down 17 percent so far this year, a downward spiral caused in part by a surge in online music purchases and fewer big-name albums being released in the...
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EMI, Apple to sell DRM-free songs online
4/2/2007, AP
Breaking from the rest of the recording industry, EMI Group said Monday it will begin selling songs online that are free of copy-protection technology through Apple Inc.'s...
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EMI unlocks anti-piracy software on music
4/2/2007, Reuters
EMI is to make its music
available online without a key anti-piracy measure, becoming
the first major music group to take the risk in a bid to grow
digital sales.
Digital...
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Apple/EMI in deal, but Beatles not included: source
4/1/2007, Reuters
Apple Inc. and EMI Group Plc will
reveal a ground-breaking deal on Monday for Apple to sell the
music label's songs free from copy protection limits, the Wall
Street...
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Decade Later, Biggie Finds New Life on Charts
3/14/2007, E! Online
They don't call him B.I.G. for nothing.
Though hailed as one of the East Coast's greatest rappers, the Notorious B.I.G. lived to see just one of his albums...
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John Mayer added to N.O. Jazz Fest
3/9/2007, AP
Grammy-winning singer John Mayer has been added to the lineup of the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Mayer, who will perform May 5, joins headliners Rod...
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The Late Great Norah Still No. 1
2/28/2007, E! Online
It seems it's never too late to hop on the Norah Jones Express.
For the third time in four weeks, Jones' Not Too Late moved enough copies to rank atop the Billboard...
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Norah Jumps Grammy Bumps
2/21/2007, E! Online
Norah Jones didn't have any Grammy nominations or appear on the show this time around, but she still had enough jazz to take back the top of the charts.
After slipping to...
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Moore pins 'Wild Hope' on folk-flavored songs
2/9/2007, Reuters
On the evening of January 20, amid
the riot of networking that is the Sundance Film Festival, a
pretty young folk singer named Mandy Moore took to a makeshift
stage at a...
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EMI mulls unprotected Web song sales: sources
2/9/2007, Reuters
Music label EMI Group is in talks
to release a large portion of its music catalog for Web sales
without technological protections against piracy that are
included in most...
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EMI in talks to sell unprotected MP3s
2/8/2007, AP
Music company EMI Group PLC — home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay — has been talking with online retailers about possibly selling its entire digital music...
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McPhee Can't Keep Up with the Jones
2/7/2007, E! Online
Fans were clearly jonesing for Norah Jones.
The jazz-pop warbler gave retailers a shot in the arm as her new album, Not Too Late, arrived just in time to score a monster...
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Norah Jones' artistry comes of age
1/30/2007, AP
It's not as if Norah Jones had never written a song before.
On her blockbuster debut, "Come Away With Me," the alluring singer penned three tunes, two of which she wrote...
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Mellencamp, Jones albums among early '07 releases
1/1/2007, Reuters
Billboard presents a look at the
music you'll be hearing a lot about in the first quarter:
JOHN MELLENCAMP
"Freedom's Road" (Universal, January 23)
Mellencamp's first...
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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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Major labels to offer unrestricted MP3s
12/6/2006, AP
After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs...
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Mariah Carey snubbed at another awards show
11/21/2006, Reuters
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose
commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim,
was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite
scoring three...
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EMI label Parlophone seeks online demos
10/24/2006, AP
A major pop recording label is opening an online portal for aspiring singers and groups, EMI announced Tuesday.
The group's Parlophone label, whose artists include Paul...
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New Ray Charles record poses Grammy problem
10/19/2006, Reuters
Can a voice from the grave earn a
Grammy?
That question is swirling around music circles this week as
nomination ballots for the upcoming Grammy Awards -- the
industry's...
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Global music sales down despite digital growth
10/13/2006, Reuters
Piracy and competition for consumer
spending drove global music sales down 4 percent in the first
half of 2006 despite the continued popularity of digital music,
an industry...
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Beloved by musicians, Santa Barbara Bowl turns 70
10/10/2006, Reuters
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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Rock stars lend tunes to covers album
9/3/2006, Reuters
Tori Amos' radical reworking of
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the camp rendering of "Dancing in
the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger are among the tracks
collected for...
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40th annual Country Music Award nominees
8/30/2006, AP
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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Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters
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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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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EMI, Warner Music in takeover talks
6/28/2006, AP
EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group Corp., locked in a tug of war after each rejected a takeover bid from the other, are still discussing a merger, EMI said...
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'Sweaty hippies,' rock fans share Bonnaroo
6/18/2006, AP
As Beck took the stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, he had dancers in bear suits and a band that played on water glasses and dinner plates.
He also had a...
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European hitmaker Rae readies U.S. debut
6/16/2006, Reuters
As singer-songwriter Corinne
Bailey Rae's star ascends across Europe, her record label finds
itself in the strange position of trying to decelerate her
career.
"We always...
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EMI Pays Up in Payola Case
6/16/2006, E! Online
Pay for play doesn't play--or pay--in New York.
Such
is the lesson learned by EMI Music North America, the last of the big
four record companies forced to cough up big...
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Ex-Faith No More singer rediscovers melody
5/25/2006, Reuters
Former Faith No More frontman Mike Patton is taking a break from squealing, howling and imitating
cartoon characters to try some old-fashioned singing.
Eight years after...
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Pop Stars Going Up on Country Charts
5/22/2006, AP
If pop star Michelle Branch and her pal Jessica Harp had their way, their new country album "Stand Still, Look Pretty" would have registered even higher on the twang...
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Norah Jones Shows Off the Little Willies
4/12/2006, AP
It wasn't too long ago that Norah Jones was living a double life, and trying hard to shield it from public view.
In the late-night hours, the smoky-voiced jazz singer and...
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Juvenile, Matisyahu Make Noise on Charts
3/15/2006, E! Online
Figures. Now that he's out of Cash Money, Juvenile's Check
is bouncing right to the top.
The New Orleans' rapper, who
rose to prominence on the Cash Money label, has...
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All-Music Digital Network in Tribune Deal
3/9/2006, AP
Tribune Broadcasting Co. and the digital music television network The Tube announced Thursday a deal that will place the fledgling network on stations in the nation's...
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Norah Jones Returns in Country Cover Band
3/2/2006, AP
The Little Willies, "The Little Willies" (Milking Bull)
What do you get when the Traveling Wilbury's meet the Highwaymen?
The Little Willies.
Led by Norah Jones and...
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Mariah Carries the Momentum Into Grammys
2/7/2006, AP
In less than a year's time, Mariah Carey managed to escape pop's most dreaded fate — faded superstar — to become its reigning queen, ruling the record charts with...
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Lost Highway label finds route to Grammy glory
2/3/2006, Reuters
As Lost Highway Records marks its
fifth anniversary this year, it is also celebrating a
remarkable Grammy Awards achievement. Since its inception, the
label has released 50...
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Q&A With Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
1/30/2006, AP
Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters, once described by bassist Nate Mendel as an "accidental" band, now have ten years under their belt, are playing bigger shows than ever and are up...
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All ages turn out for a new look at Gram Parsons
1/26/2006, Reuters
"Take me down to your
dance floor . . ."
No one was dancing as Gram Parsons' voice wafted over the
sound system at Hollywood's Harmony Gallery on Friday evening,
but the...
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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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L.A. music promoter waves flag for outlaw country
12/7/2005, Reuters
There have been times
when Shilah Morrow of Sin City Marketing has been maddened by
her nickname "Mama Shi," for actual mothers have to change
diapers and do other messy...
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Womack's CMA Triple Play
11/16/2005, E! Online
Lee Ann Womack may not hate herself this morning.
The
country songbird picked up a trio of trophies at the CMA Awards Tuesday
night, including Album of the Year for...
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Vignettes From the Country Music Awards
11/16/2005, AP
For Big & Rich, the CMAs in New York was more than unusual — it was out of this world.
John Rich brought three dates with him — each with purple hair, raccoon...
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Spotlight on Womack, Paisley at CMAs
11/15/2005, AP
Although the CMA Awards' first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don't expect...
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Jazz Great Shirley Horn Dies
10/21/2005, E! Online
Shirley Horn, the great jazz vocalist and pianist and one of the
last links to the Miles Davis era, has died at age 71, her label
announced Friday.
The Grammy-winning...
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Jazz benefit concert headed for Blue Note CD
10/18/2005, Reuters
The November 22 Blue Note release
"Higher Ground" will feature highlights from Jazz at Lincoln
Center's Hurricane Katrina benefit concert.
The 15-track disc includes...
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Music Biz Sings for Hurricane Victims
10/18/2005, E! Online
How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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Fats Domino Back in New Orleans
10/17/2005, E! Online
Fats Domino proved you can go home again. You just might not like
what you see.
The rock 'n' roll pioneer returned to his New
Orleans home Saturday for the first time...
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Jones, Jean Record Katrina Benefit Song
10/13/2005, AP
Norah Jones and Wyclef Jean have recorded a ballad to raise funds for hurricane aid. "Any Other Day" will only be offered digitally through MSN Music.
It will be available...
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Norah and Wyclef Sing for Relief
10/13/2005, E! Online
Hurricane Katrina's news coverage may have come and gone, but the
Hollywood benefits live on.
Grammy winners Wyclef Jean and
Norah Jones are the latest celebs to be...
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Allaire Studios Lure Top-Notch Musicians
9/28/2005, AP
Allaire Studios sit at the end of a slithering mountain road. Airy rooms offer skytop views of the Catskill Mountains.
Norah Jones, Tim McGraw and David Bowie are among...
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Curtain goes up on AEG Live/Nokia NYC venue
9/23/2005, Reuters
When it comes to music in New York,
there is a new room in town.
The $21 million Nokia Theater Times Square, with a flexible
capacity that tops out at about 2,100...
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Dolly Parton Gets Retro With Cover Tunes
8/19/2005, AP
It's almost a given for veteran singers to dust off the American songbook and cut an album of standards. But Dolly Parton does them one better on "Those Were the...
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Music retailers set for annual shindig
8/9/2005, Reuters
The National Association
of Recording Merchandisers, the retail trade group grappling
with a depressed music business, kicks off its annual
convention Thursday at the San...
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Record Co. May Settle 'Payola' Charges
7/25/2005, AP
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is expected to announce today an international "payola" settlement with a major record company to limit the industry's ability to...
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Stones songs get jazz treatment on Ries album
7/16/2005, Reuters
The timing may be a bit off, but
saxophonist Tim Ries is still psyched about his new CD, "The
Rolling Stones Project" (Concord Jazz).
Originally scheduled for earlier this...
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Bob Dylan Brews Up Starbucks Deal
6/29/2005, E! Online
Bob Dylan must have a weak spot for coffeehouses.
The folk-rock icon, who got his start plying tunes in Greenwich Village
cafes, has become the latest artist to sign a...
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Coldplay Too Hot for Foos, Backstreet
6/22/2005, E! Online
The Foo Fighters set a band sales record and Backstreet is
back--alright!--but nothing was as hot as Coldplay on this week's album
chart.
In its first week out, the Foo...
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Bob Dylan, Norah Jones to Headline Concert
6/16/2005, AP
Amazon.com Inc. is planning a concert featuring Bob Dylan and Norah Jones to celebrate its 10th anniversary next month.
The concert will be streamed live on the Internet...
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Blasko Showcases Singing in 'Underscore'
6/8/2005, AP
The daughter of a Catholic missionary in remote Reunion Island, it wasn't long ago that Sarah Blasko's musical talent was woven into the context of a church choir, condemned...
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Coldplay casts chill as EMI profit falls
5/24/2005, Reuters
Britain's EMI Group, the world's
third-largest music company, said on Tuesday its full-year
profit fell after delays in two key albums from Coldplay and
Gorillaz.
The...
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Norah Jones Gearing Up For Her Next Project
5/13/2005, USRN
According to a message posted on Norah Jones's website, norahjones.com, the Grammy-winning singer is in the early stages of her next album. Jones and The Handsome Band have...
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Starbucks Bans the Boss
5/6/2005, E! Online
The Boss is paying the cost for some racy lyrics and anti-corporate
politics.
Starbucks says it will not stock Bruce Springsteen's
just-released Devils & Dust, in part...
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Composer Finds Good Match at Barnes & Noble
4/30/2005, Reuters
When J. Ralph decided to look beyond
the conventional record-label model to bring his album of
orchestral music to consumers, he found a willing and
formidable partner in...
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MTV Co-Founder Garland Turns on the Tube
4/23/2005, Reuters
Music TV pioneer Les Garland is at
it again.
Garland has partnered with Montgomery, Ala.-based Raycom
Media to launch the Tube Music Network, a 24-hour channel
devoted to...
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Blue Note Bucks the Trend with Glasper Signing
3/26/2005, Reuters
When Blue Note Records recently
signed pianist Robert Glasper, it marked the label's first
enlistment of a young, up-and-coming instrumentalist since
pianist Bill Charlap...
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Digital and DVDs Boost Global Music Sales
3/22/2005, Reuters
Growing sales of DVD music
videos and a sharp increase in digital downloads kept the
global music market afloat in 2004 in what the International
Federation of the...
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Group: Recorded Music Sales Flat in 2004
3/22/2005, AP
Global sales of recorded music were essentially flat in 2004, with a reduction in audio sales offset by increases in DVD and digital music sales, the International...
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McGraw's Hat in Ring at ACMs
3/3/2005, E! Online
Tim McGraw is living like he was flying.
Faith Hill's
hatted half, fresh off his Grammy win for the mortality play, "Live Like
You Were Dying," corralled six...
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Charity Track Hits Big in Download Universe
3/2/2005, Reuters
Veteran TV
producer-director Ken Ehrlich's got a hit -- and, despite his
long history in the music business, it's no run-of-the-mill
event.
"I've spent my life promoting...
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Bono Gets Nobel Peace Prize Nod
2/18/2005, E! Online
So this is what happens when you title an album How to
Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
U2's Bono, whose trophy case
is packed with Grammys and even a Golden Globe, is up for...
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Sharon Stone Stumps for Tsunami
2/14/2005, E! Online
Sharon Stone's new basic instinct: helping victims of the tsunami
disaster.
The actress is ready to her best "We Are the World"
rendition, joining forces with socialite...
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Grammys Reward "Genius"
2/13/2005, E! Online
Ray Charles' Genius racked up plenty of company in the form
of gramophone-shaped statuettes.
The late soul legend won a
total of eight awards at the 47th annual Grammy...
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Tsunami Tribute Doesn't Live Up to Buildup
2/13/2005, AP
They channeled the 1980s on Sunday night when a Grammy all-star group sang "Across the Universe" to benefit tsunami victims.
Remember Band Aid? And "We Are the World"?...
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Ray Charles Wins Album of the Year Grammy
2/13/2005, Reuters
Late "Genius of Soul" Ray Charles
won the album of the year prize at the 47th annual Grammy
Awards on Sunday, only the second time the coveted honor has
gone to a deceased...
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Genius of a Grammy Night
2/11/2005, E! Online
Genius will be served, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will be
outed as a couple, and Melissa Etheridge will hit the comeback stage.
Those are three of the storylines...
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Grammy.com Streams Footage from Previous Telecasts
2/10/2005, Reuters
The Recording Academy is
hosting flashbacks to previous years' Grammy Awards ceremonies,
letting music fans relive the event in three-minute montages.
The shorts are among...
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No Doubt, Linkin Lead Tsunami Show
2/10/2005, E! Online
Musicians want tsunami victims to know that the tragedy has not
been forgotten.
With news coverage fading fast six weeks
after the earthquake-generated waves killed...
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Charts: Turner, Crue Break Through
2/9/2005, E! Online
Apparently the Super Bowl wasn't the only big game last week.
Compton rapper the Game returned to number one with The
Documentary a week after being displaced by country...
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J.Lo and Marc Anthony Pair Up for Grammys
2/3/2005, AP
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, who have been mum on their reported marriage, will perform together for the first time at the Grammy Awards later this month.
The...
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J.Lo, Anthony's Grammy Hookup
2/2/2005, E! Online
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are taking their act public.
The superstars, who tied the knot in a hush-hush ceremony last
June but have yet to publicly acknowledge...
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AP Critics Make Their Picks Grammys
2/2/2005, AP
The Associated Press' crack Grammy team gives their insider analysis on who's going to win on Grammy night Feb. 13 — but hey, we wouldn't bet the house on these...
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Ray Charles to Be Honored at Grammys
1/29/2005, AP
Ray Charles, posthumously nominated for seven Grammys — including album of the year for "Genius Loves Company" — will be honored in a tribute at next month's...
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NBC's Tsunami Aid Raises More Than $18M
1/21/2005, AP
NBC raised more than $18 million for the American Red Cross to send to tsunami victims with its benefit broadcast last weekend, the network said Friday.
Individual...
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NBC Hastily Gathers Stars for Tsunami Aid
1/15/2005, AP
Madonna , Elton John , Nelly, Kenny Chesney and other musicians converged on an NBC Universal studio Saturday for a hastily arranged TV benefit concert for tsunami...
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Dupri's "Future" Postponed
1/11/2005, E! Online
The future is temporarily on hold for Jermaine Dupri.
The
star rapper-producer had been planning to record the charity single "We
Are the Future," a 20th-anniversary...
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Usher No. 1 in 2004? Yeah!
1/5/2005, E! Online
How's this for a stat: The combined sales of Norah Jones ' Feels
Like Home and Eminem 's Encore still doesn't best 2004's top
seller, Usher's Confessions.
Usher...
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Album Sales Up for First Time in 4 Years
1/5/2005, AP
The music industry reversed a four-year decline as album sales rose slightly in 2004 while overall music sales spiked thanks to a huge increase in digital track sales,...
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An Encore for Em's "Encore"
12/29/2004, E! Online
Eminem apparently learned to be nice this holiday season because
Santa gave the usually naughty rapper another number one.
Previously ruling the charts for the last...
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Connick Tops in Jazz with 'Only You'
12/19/2004, Reuters
Wynton Marsalis is arguably the most
recognized name in jazz, for his achievements as a performer
and ambassador for the genre. His roles as artistic director
for Jazz at...
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On the Go with Mario
12/18/2004, Reuters
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 Posts Third 'Hot' Week Atop Singles Chart
12/16/2004, Reuters
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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Ludacris 'Lights' Up U.S. Albums Chart
12/15/2004, Reuters
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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Top 20 Concert Tours
12/15/2004, AP
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
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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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Indie Music Retailers Slow Sales Declines
12/13/2004, Reuters
The holiday mood at independent
music retailers is one of cautious optimism, despite Nielsen
SoundScan numbers showing that overall sales at U.S. indie
merchants were down...
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Billboard Music Awards Strike Flat Note in Ratings
12/10/2004, Reuters
Ratings tumbled for the Billboard
Music Awards, which Fox aired Dec. 8 from Las Vegas.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the 15th annual
two-hour broadcast drew 6.9...
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Ray Charles Receives 7 Grammy Nominations
12/8/2004, AP
Six months after his death, Ray Charles is having a career year. He's the subject of the critically acclaimed biopic "Ray," his posthumous album, "Genius Loves Company," has...
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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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List of Grammy Award Nominations, Take 3
12/7/2004, AP
61. Salsa/Merengue Album: "Valio La Pena," Marc Anthony; "Travesia," Victor Manuelle; "Autentico," Gilberto Santa Rosa; "Creciendo," Son de Cali; "Across 110th Street,"...
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Grammy Nominations Go West
12/7/2004, E! Online
Kanye West was "robbed" at the American Music Awards. On
Tuesday, he found his reward, nominated for a field-best 10 Grammy
Awards.
The rapper's The College...
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U2 Bombs the Charts
12/1/2004, E! Online
It took an atomic bomb to dismantle Eminem 's encore.
U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb blew Em's
Encore out of the top slot the latter had occupied for two
straight...
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Usher, Alicia Battle for "Billboard"
11/30/2004, E! Online
The music industry's ultimate popularity contest just can't get
enough of Usher and Alicia Keys.
The R&B competitors
lead the pack of finalists for this year's...
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Infinity Exec Exits Amid Pay Controversy
11/27/2004, Reuters
Infinity Broadcasting is not
commenting on a New York Times story that claims the company
fired its top Rochester, N.Y., programer for accepting gifts
from record...
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Eminem Tops Charts Ahead of Holiday Season
11/24/2004, Reuters
Eminem topped music charts for a
second week, warming up a recent cold spell for record
companies who hope the rapper and big releases from acts like
U2 and Gwen Stefani ...
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DVD Review: 'Norah Jones: Live in 2004'
11/24/2004, AP
Norah Jones knows good songs when she hears them. Lucky for us she's not bad at singing them, either.
On "Norah Jones and the Handsome Band: Live in 2004," Jones and her...
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EMI Reports Net Loss for First Half
11/19/2004, AP
EMI Group PLC, one of the world's biggest music companies, reported a small loss for the first half of its fiscal year Friday but said it expected an improvement in the...
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EMI Surges on Improving Outlook in Music Sector
11/19/2004, Reuters
EMI, the world's third-largest music
group, reported a 7 percent drop in first-half profits on
Friday but said the beleaguered industry was rebounding as
digital music sales...
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EMI Reports Net Loss for First Half
11/19/2004, AP
EMI Group PLC, one of the world's 'big three' music companies, reported a fall in sales and a net loss for the first half of its fiscal year Friday but said it expected an...
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Music Biz Must Take Chances, Producer Says
11/17/2004, Reuters
The music industry needs
courage in order to get out of the artistic and financial
doldrums, according to Glen Ballard, a songwriter/producer who
has worked with Alanis...
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Rapper Eminem Tops U.S. Charts with 'Encore'
11/16/2004, Reuters
Eminem fans have turned out en
masse to snap up their rap idol's newest album, propelling it
to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts after just three days in
release.
"Encore,"...
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TV on the Radio Tops Shortlist
11/16/2004, E! Online
The Shortlist was shortened to just one Monday night, and TV on
the Radio emerged victorious.
The New York-based rock band
edged out competition from the likes of buzz...
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TV on the Radio Wins Shortlist Prize in L.A.
11/16/2004, Reuters
New York-based rock band TV On
The Radio won the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize for cutting-edge
acts during a sterile and sparsely attended ceremony in Los
Angeles...
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Multilabel CD Debuts at No. 1 on U.S. Charts
11/10/2004, Reuters
A CD featuring hits by Nelly, Keith
Urban and others became the sixth in the "NOW That's What I
Call Music" series of joint record-label collections to debut
at No. 1 in the...
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Kidman, Eminem Get People's Choice Bid
10/26/2004, AP
Rapper Eminem and baritone Josh Groban now have something in common: They are among the nominees for favorite male singer in the People's Choice Awards.
Nominees for the...
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Starbucks Spreading Its CD 'Bars'
10/16/2004, Reuters
Starbucks is pushing its new digital
music offering into Seattle and Austin in the next month.
The Hear Music media bar is an in-store kiosk that allows
consumers to buy...
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Concert Review: Norah Jones
10/10/2004, Reuters
Norah Jones is no diva.
For that we should be grateful. Today's so-called "divas" are
overbearing, self-involved singers valuing personal style over
serving a song,...
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Musicians Honor Ray Charles With Concert
9/30/2004, AP
An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres.
"Make...
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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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'Always' in the Studio: Willie Nelson Keeps Busy
9/22/2004, Reuters
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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Stars Sign on for Charles Tribute Special
9/21/2004, Reuters
Stevie Wonder, Usher and Norah Jones
are among the artists who will celebrate Ray Charles at an
October tribute concert that will be taped for later broadcast
on...
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Franz Ferdinand Among Shortlist Finalists
9/21/2004, AP
The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers...
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Usher, OutKast Win Big at World Music Awards
9/19/2004, Reuters
Usher and OutKast were the top
winners at this year's World Music Awards, which took place for
the first time in Las Vegas.
The show at the Thomas & Mack Center was...
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Usher, West, OutKast Top AMA Noms
9/18/2004, Reuters
Usher, Kanye West and OutKast are
the top nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards.
Usher received four nominations, including favorite
pop/rock male and...
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Two-Day Music Fest Planned in N.Y. Sate
9/18/2004, AP
Move over Woodstock. "Field Day" is on the way. The mid-Hudson Valley, home to the original Woodstock Music Festival and Woodstock '94, is drumming up another two-day music...
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Usher Leads American Music Award Nods
9/14/2004, AP
R&B casanova Usher, whose album "Confessions" steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups, received a leading four nominations Tuesday for the American...
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McCartney, Peppers to Rock Bridge School
9/8/2004, Reuters
Paul McCartney , the Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Tony Bennett , Sonic Youth, Ben Harper and the Innocent
Criminals, Los Lonely Boys and Tegan & Sara will join event
founder Neil...
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Music Retailers Optimistic About Q4 Releases
9/3/2004, Reuters
"We are going to kick some ass,"
Carl Mello, music buyer for Boston-based retail chain Newbury
Comics, says when assessing this year's holiday...
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McGraw Outdraws R. Kelly
9/1/2004, E! Online
When it comes to being quick on the draw, can't no one shoot up
the charts like Tim McGraw.
In a week that saw new discs
taking the top four slots on the Billboard...
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Newcomer Rita a Latin Grammy Favorite
9/1/2004, AP
Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, one of Wednesday's leading Latin Grammy nominees, treats her family's rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch — a treasure to be...
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"Redneck Woman" Bags CMA Nods
8/30/2004, E! Online
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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Musicians Honor Charles on Tribute Album
8/30/2004, AP
It was a quiet moment in a recording studio between two old friends — the genius of soul and the king of blues.
Ray Charles and B.B. King were readying to record a...
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R&B Artist Baker Returns with 'Everything'
8/29/2004, Reuters
It started with an itch. It ended
with Anita Baker's first studio album in 10 years.
"My Everything," due Sept. 7 from Blue Note Records,
shattered Baker's creative...
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Ashlee Erases Ex
8/25/2004, E! Online
Ashlee Simpson has shown no mercy on the charts. First, her
Autobiography destroyed the sales milestones of her more famous
sister, Jessica. Now, Ashlee's kicked her former...
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Queen Latifah Rediscovers Her Musical Self
8/24/2004, Reuters
It's been some time since Queen
Latifah found herself behind the mic.
Once a groundbreaking female rapper, the artist has in
recent years concentrated on an acclaimed film...
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Artists Considered for Shortlist Announced
8/23/2004, AP
Loretta Lynn, Macy Gray and the rock group The Killers are among the 73 artists being considered for the annual Shortlist Music Prize, which honors artists whose albums were...
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Music Mogul Davis Challenges Retailers
8/22/2004, AP
Legendary music mogul Clive Davis has some advice for music retailers looking to persuade music fans to return to traditional record shops: Make shopping more fun.
"You...
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Norah Jones' 'Home' Gets Additions
8/4/2004, Reuters
Jazz singer Norah Jones ' current
album "Feels Like Home" will be re-released Sept. 21 as a
double-disc package featuring three previously unreleased songs
and a DVD.
The...
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Warped Tour Shines Amid Summer Concert Slump
7/31/2004, Reuters
Young punk rock fans are coming to the
rescue of a sluggish summer concert season.
Blending low-price tickets with high-energy talent and side
attractions, the Warped...
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Ashlee: The No. 1 Simpson
7/28/2004, E! Online
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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Stadium Tours? Not This Year
7/23/2004, Reuters
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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Banks Still Hungers for No. 1
7/14/2004, E! Online
Looks like 50 Cent isn't the only G-Unit soldier who can fly solo
on the charts.
Facing no real contenders, G-Unit rapper
Lloyd Banks easily repeated at number one with...
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Norah Jones Starting to Enjoy Fame
7/14/2004, AP
Grammy winner Norah Jones says that her life hasn't taken the shape that she expected it to, but she is starting to enjoying it.
The wave of fame that hit after her 2002...
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Keith Richards Leads Tribute to Old Pal Parsons
7/11/2004, Reuters
For Keith Richards , it was "another
goodbye to another good friend" as the Rolling Stones guitarist
headlined a pair of Los Angeles-area tribute concerts over the
weekend...
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U.S. Music Sales Up in First Half
7/7/2004, Reuters
The U.S. music industry finished the
first half of 2004 with album sales of 305.7 million units, up
6.9% from the 285.9 million units scanned in the corresponding
period...
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Album Sales Up 7 Percent Mid-Way Through 2004
7/1/2004, Reuters
U.S. album sales for the first half
of 2004 are running 7 percent ahead of last year's midway
point, putting the recording industry well on track to end a
three-year slump,...
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Merle Haggard Communes with UFO Enthusiasts
6/29/2004, Reuters
For the second year in a row,
honky tonk singer Merle Haggard will entertain conspiracy
theorists and extraterrestrial fans at the UFO Music Fest, set
for Saturday (July 3)...
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Keith Richards to Play Parsons Shows in California
6/27/2004, Reuters
Keith Richards will pay tribute to
his late pal, country rock pioneer Gram Parsons , by performing
at two all-star charity concerts in California next month,
organizers...
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Merged Sony-BMG Would Be World's No. 1 - Report
6/19/2004, Reuters
Universal Music maintained its status
as the world's market leader in 2003, but a combined Sony/BMG
would have challenged its dominance.
The International Federation of...
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Soul Man Ricky Fante Moves Ahead with 'Rewind'
6/18/2004, Reuters
It is no wonder that the debut album
from Ricky Fante is titled "Rewind." The R&B singer's music
harks back to 1960s soul.
"Rewind," which Virgin Records releases July 13,...
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Jazz Guitarist Russ Freeman Celebrates New Peak
6/18/2004, Reuters
When smooth jazz guitarist Russ
Freeman formed Peak Records in 1994, he sought to provide a
home for contemporary jazz musicians.
A decade later, Peak sports an impressive...
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Ray Charles Remembered As an Innovator
6/11/2004, AP
Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73.
Ray...
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Cullum Is Different Kind of Jazz Star
6/3/2004, AP
MTV rarely covers jazz, but Jamie Cullum is a different story. A recent "You Hear It First" segment on MTV News included an enthusiastic thumbs-up from superproducer...
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Norah Jones to Begin Arena Tour in August
5/18/2004, Reuters
Norah Jones is preparing to
embark on her biggest tour yet, which will play amphitheaters
and arenas this fall. Capacities range between 12,000-15,000
seats, far larger...
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Norah Jones And Others Appear At 'We Are The Future' Concert In Rome
5/17/2004, USRN
Grammy-award winning singer Norah Jones was among the many other artists who performed Sunday (May 16) in Rome as part of producer Quincy Jones's latest endeavor, a...
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Warner Music Looks to Slash Artist Roster
5/17/2004, Reuters
The newly private Warner Music
Group, having significantly reduced its worldwide staff, is now
turning its cost-cutting efforts toward its artists.
As part of the...
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'We Are the Future' Concert Benefit Held
5/16/2004, AP
Nearly two decades after music greats gathered to record the hit song "We are the World" to benefit Africa's hungry, the next generation of celebrities came together Sunday...
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All-Star Rome Concert Looks to Help Children
5/16/2004, Reuters
A star-studded cast assembled by "We Are
the World" producer Quincy Jones rocked Rome's ancient chariot
track on Sunday in a concert to raise money for children...
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Usher Rocks Em's "World"
5/12/2004, E! Online
Usher
has turned Eminem's
world upside down.
Last
week, the Eminem -led D12
World ended Usher's five-week run at number one on the album
chart, but in this week's...
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D12 D-Thrones Usher
5/5/2004, E! Online
Usher's
new confession: He can't touch Eminem.
Becoming the first new chart topper since March, the
Eminem -led rap group D12 knocked off Usher's Confessions
and took...
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Q&A With Media Mogul Quincy Jones
5/5/2004, AP
Nearly 20 years ago, legendary producer and media mogul Quincy Jones gathered about 45 top musicians, including Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen , for the charity...
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Nellie McKay Not Afraid to Shake Things Up
5/5/2004, AP
Nellie McKay isn't afraid to admit that she was a "band geek" in high school.
The 19-year-old singer/songwriter was teased because she prefers slacks, flats and...
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Frail Ray Charles Vows to Get Stronger
4/30/2004, Reuters
American music icon Ray Charles ,
whose voice gave birth to soul music, has been reduced to a
whisper, and cannot stand without support.
The 73-year-old singer/songwriter...
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Quincy Jones, Stars to Raise Cash for Children
4/27/2004, Reuters
Nearly 20 years after recording the
ground-breaking charity album "We Are the World," producer
Quincy Jones is at it again -- assembling an all-star ensemble
concert to...
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Yeah! Usher Undefeated on Charts
4/21/2004, E! Online
People apparently can't get enough of Usher's
new tell-all.
Facing minimal competition yet again, the
R&B star's Confessions
continued its chokehold on the top album...
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Adult Music Fans Fuel Sales
4/19/2004, Reuters
Every day in the United States,
about 10,000 people become "grownups." The U.S. Census Bureau
estimates that's how many people mark their 30th birthday each
day.
For the...
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Europe Embraces Anastacia, America Still Wary
4/17/2004, Reuters
Anastacia has America to
thank for her upbringing. But the pop singer has Europe to
thank for her success. Born in Chicago and raised in New York,
Anastacia has seen her...
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New Yorker Nellie McKay Anxious for Superstardom
4/15/2004, Reuters
Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay dropped
out of music college with failing grades two years ago but now
the precocious 19-year-old has a double album climbing the
charts amid...
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Hung's Big Bang on the Charts
4/14/2004, E! Online
Even Usher
must confess, the man with the most sales can still be overshadowed by
the force that is William Hung.
Usher, who topped
the charts for a third straight...
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Cocky Nellie McKay Anxious for Superstardom
4/13/2004, Reuters
Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay dropped
out of music college with failing grades two years ago but now
the precocious 19-year-old has a double album climbing the
charts amid...
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U.S. Music Sales Turnaround Continued 1Q
4/9/2004, AP
Online file-sharing and other digital piracy persist, but a gradual turnaround in U.S. music sales that began last fall picked up in the first quarter of this year,...
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Janet Can't Strip Usher of Number One
4/7/2004, E! Online
Janet
Jackson might say there's been a "sales malfunction" on the charts.
Despite all of her publicity, good and bad, Janet Jackson 's
string of chart-topping studio...
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R&B Star Usher Tops Charts with 'Confessions'
3/31/2004, Reuters
R&B star Usher topped the U.S. pop
charts on Wednesday as his new CD, "Confessions," posted the
biggest album debut so far this year and became only the second
2004 release...
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