As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.
This year, everyone...
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When Al Gore throws a party, he doesn't mess around.
Organizers of the planet-spanning Live Earth concerts revealed on Tuesday the all-star lineups for the U.S....
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British rock band the Arctic Monkeys and
their Las Vegas counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday
at the Brit Awards, the UK music industry's biggest night of
the...
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The charts got Game...and vice versa.
The erstwhile Dr. Dre and 50 Cent protégé scored big as his latest solo outing, Doctor's Advocate, debuted at number...
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Damien Rice, "9" (Warner Bros.)
The first voice heard on Damien Rice's new CD, "9" isn't his, but that of Lisa Hannegan, his singing partner. It's not the only odd choice...
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The Shortlist Music Prize, which was put on hiatus last year after its co-founders disputed over its future, is being resurrected.
Greg Spotts, who co-founded the...
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Acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela
is an unlikely chart-topper in Ireland.
The Mexican act's self-titled third album, which combines
original flamenco/Mexican...
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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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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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A string of top musicians, including
Paul McCartney , Sting and Eric Clapton will launch an album on
Tuesday dedicated to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San
Suu Kyi,...
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Live tracks from Pearl Jam, R.E.M .,
Ben Harper , Paul McCartney , Bonnie Raitt and Indigo Girls
highlight the track list for "For the Lady," a benefit album
for imprisoned...
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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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When Southern California resident
Herbie Hancock takes the stage at the Playboy Jazz Festival, it
will, remarkably, be his first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl
two-day...
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Los Angeles public radio station KCRW 89.9 FM held its annual benefit concert, KCRW Presents A Sound Eclectic Evening, this past Saturday (November 22) at L.A.'s Universal...
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Last night (Sunday, October 5) at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, the third annual Shortlist Award was presented to Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, who beat out...
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