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Madonna prefers making movies to music
Madonna - who made her directing debut with this year's 'Filth and Wisdom' - admits she gets more pleasure from films because she has more time to express herself. She said: "I prefer movies because you have more time to tell a story. You have an hour-and-a-half or two to save the world." The mother-of-three - who is married to director Guy Ritchie - also revealed she wants to make more movies ...
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Sara Evans reportedly marries in Tennessee
Country music star Sara Evans was married Saturday at an outdoor ceremony in Franklin, Tenn., an exclusive media report said.People magazine reported the 37-year-old singer married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker in an intimate ceremony near her farm.The only attendees were the Born to Fly singer's three children and four children Barker had in a previous marriage.While ...
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Coldplay sold 125,000 copies of its new album
Coldplay sold 125,000 copies of its new album on the first day of release in Britain, a solid tally industry experts say should be music to the band's ears and those of its ailing record label EMI, relates Reuters. "Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends" now looks "certain" to top Sunday's album chart, according to The Official Charts Company which tracks record sales, even though it was ...
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Stone Temple Pilots duo sued by Record Label
Rocker Scott Weiland has been dealt another blow in what has turned out to be an already turbulent year - he is being sued by his record company alongside Stone Temple Pilots bandmate Eric Kretz. The band's frontman and drummer had a lawsuit filed against them by their label Atlantic Records on Thursday (12Jun08), accusing the duo of trying to prematurely end their recording contract with Warner ...
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Zoë Mode confirms development of Rock Revolution for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
Zoë Mode is pleased to announce that it is the developer of Rock Revolution for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 as recently announced by publisher Konami, scheduled for release in fall 2008.
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Pandora and Flixster Join IndieClick Publisher Network Due to Firm's Music and Film Expertise
LOS ANGELES----IndieClick, a leading publisher network that targets the youth 'tastemaker' market, today announced that Pandora and Flixster joined its network. Pandora, a personalized radio service that is available anytime and anywhere on the PC, in the home and on mobile devices, selected IndieClick as its advertising representative for music labels throughout the US.
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Nigeria: Sound Festival Kicks Off Friday
The much awaited modern Abuja International sound festival will kick off on Friday at the Women Development Centre.
AllAfrica.com |
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80% want legal P2P - survey
Physical music surprisingly perky, BMR finds A fascinating survey of music consumption conducted for British Music Rights has good and bad news for the beleaguered music business.…
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West's 2-Hour Delay At Bonnaroo Angers Crowd
MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Kanye West's late night performance at Bonnaroo was delayed nearly two hours, angering the festival crowd who responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks.
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'Bapu' song for 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' was toughest job: Kirkire
Anurag Sharma, New Delhi: Having proved himself by writing lyrics for diverse films ranging from 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' to 'Parineeta' and 'Jai Santoshi Maa', National Award winner lyricist Swanand Kirkire, however, feels that penning a song on Bapu was the toughest job of his career.
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Shibani Kashyap - Bridging borders with her tunes
Sabi Hussain, New Delhi: The singing sensation, Shibani Kashyap, whose journey from All India radio (AIR) jingle to "Zinda Hoon Main..." has won many accolades for her, is now going international as she has just completed a solo song for Pakistani music director Farukkh Abid.
New Kerala |
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E. Russell Hicks band receives superior rating
The E. Russell Hicks Middle School Eighth Grade Band, under the direction of Michele Hull and assisted by Betty Sue Kitchen, participated in the Washington County Large Ensemble festival on April 23 at North High.
The Herald-Mail |
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From ACT Records: Esbjorn Svensson Dies in Diving Accident on June 14, 2008
Swedish pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson died in a diving accident on Saturday June 14, 2008 aged 44. Our thoughts are with his mourning wife and children and his long time musical associates Dan Berglund and Magnus Ostrom.
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Tunes and politics mix at Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) -- Destination festivals are a universe unto their own where the real world is left in the parking lot.
The Oakland Press |
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Tony Awards make a nod to the past and future
NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway looked to the future -- and to its past -- at the 2008 Tony Awards with "In the Heights," the best musical winner, and "August: Osage County," the best play, sharing the spotlight with a nearly 60-year-old "South Pacific."
The Oakland Press |
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Download Festival 2008
Rick brings you an hour of the Xlist plus the best new music and some random stuff too. Text Rick on 83xfm (std network).
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Kinks in plans for music festival
WAMPUM — The Wu-Tang Clan in Wampum?
The Beaver County Times |
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Fans boo Kanye
Kanye West was booed by the crowd at the Bonnaroo Festival in America this weekend.
Dotmusic via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Entertainment
Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns picked up a trifecta of trophies at the 2008 APRA Music Awards in Sydney tonight. Silverchair's hit single Straight Lines, which was written by Johns and The Presets' Julian Hamilton, was named song of the year at the awards, which honour songwriters.
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Hedley big winner at Sunday night's MMVAs
Toronto - B.C. rock band Hedley was the big winner at Sunday night's MuchMusic Video Awards, winning four trophies.
680 News |
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Big Boi's Sir Luscious Left Foot Preview
If you're a die-hard OutKast fan like me, you're probably been fiending for some new music from Big Boi and Andre 3000 right about now. That won't happen anytime soon,...
About.com |
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Musicians try to get out the vote at Bonnaroo
Are they here to party or to change the world? That's the question many clipboard-wielding volunteers ask themselves as they solicit festival-goers at Bonnaroo, the massive annual music festival better known for dancing and campsite carousing than political activism. But going back to Woodstock, music festivals have long had a political connection, and some organizations are seeing a shift in ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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No. 1 Incredible Hulk' makes everyone green with envy
UPDATED: 07 :34 a.m. EDT, June 16, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a Fortney & Weygandt field superintendent. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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Delayed Kanye West gig angers Bonnaroo crowd
Associated Press - June 16, 2008 7:13 AM ET MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - It was a wild weekend at the Tennessee music festival known as Bonnaroo.
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‘In the Heights’ takes best-musical Tony
NEW YORK (AP) — “In the Heights,” a joyous celebration of Latino life in the upper reaches of Manhattan, was named best musical at Sunday night’s Tony Awards, while “August: Osage County,” Tracy Letts’ scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, took best play.
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