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Elton John Gets Iced (Cream)
7/15/2008, E! Online
The Rocket Man just hooked up with the ice cream guys. Elton John has joined the rarified and rather delicious ranks of Stephen Colbert, Jerry Garcia, Monty Python, Dave...
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Elton John introduces Broadway's Billy Elliots
4/22/2008, AP
Broadway has its Billy Elliot — all three of them. The three young men who will alternate as the stars of "Billy Elliot the Musical" were introduced Tuesday by the...
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John raises $2.5 million for Clinton
4/10/2008, AP
Experience is central to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, and Wednesday night she tapped one of pop music's most venerable rockers to help fill her...
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Elton John to raise money for Clinton
3/17/2008, AP
Elton John will help Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton raise cash for her presidential campaign with a solo concert next month at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "I'm not...
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Elton John given rare Maori award
12/7/2007, AP
Elton John has received a specially made bird-feather cloak for his many visits to Maori communities.
"It's the Maori equivalent to an Academy Award" and means the...
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Elton John's confiscated photo is 'not indecent'
10/26/2007, Yahoo! Music
The Crown Prosecution Service have ruled that a controversial piece of art owned by Elton John is not child pornography.
As previously reported, the picture was confiscated...
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Elton Photo Seized in Kiddie-Porn Probe
9/26/2007, E! Online
Elton John has become an unwitting participant in a British child-pornorgraphy investigation.
An art photograph owned by the Rocket Man that features two naked young girl...
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Star Yusuf hopes music helps Muslim image
8/18/2007, Reuters
British singer Sami Yusuf is not
exactly sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, instead writing songs
about topics as alien to rock music as the Beslan school
massacre in...
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Fla. divers tune in to music fest
7/14/2007, AP
More than 500 scuba divers and snorkelers listened to a local radio station's four-hour broadcast Saturday, piped in beneath the sea in the Florida Keys National Marine...
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Elton John wins damages over fake statues
7/6/2007, Reuters
Elton John has won 116,000 euros
($157,700) in damages and costs from a Paris art dealer who
sold him sculptures supposedly dating from the 18th century
that turned out...
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Diana's sons pay her homage at concert
7/2/2007, AP
Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what...
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Elton John crowned karaoke king at charity event
6/22/2007, Yahoo! Music
Sir Elton John was crowned karaoke king at a charity auction event held at Ronnie Scott's jazz club last night (June 21) in England.
Singing before guests including Kate...
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Elton John performs free AIDS awareness gig in Ukraine
6/18/2007, Yahoo! Music
Elton John has performed a free open-air concert in Ukraine to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.
The star played in front of an audience of 200,000 people in the main square of...
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Dolly Parton honored for songwriting hits
6/7/2007, Reuters
Country music icon Dolly Parton was
honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall
of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that
she quipped...
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Tom Jones and P. Diddy join Diana concert line-up
5/9/2007, Reuters
Tom Jones and P. Diddy are the latest
artists to be added to the bill for the July 1 concert to mark
the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, organizers
announced...
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Bette Midler setting up shop in Las Vegas
5/3/2007, Reuters
Veteran entertainer Bette Midler is
known for her larger-than-life persona as the "Divine Miss M,"
but she admits to being a bit intimidated by the huge space she
will...
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UK band's new marketing ploy is to give album away
4/30/2007, Reuters
A British indie band is giving away its
new album for free online in a bid to create a fanbase that
could make it easier to make money in the future.
The Crimea is...
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"Anatomy" link propels sales of Carlile's album
4/27/2007, Reuters
Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile's
self-titled 2005 Columbia debut had a relatively quiet rollout.
Released on the label's Red Ink imprint, the album, which has
sold...
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Mercury Records rises in U.S. again
4/11/2007, Reuters
Island Def Jam is reviving the
legendary Mercury Records imprint in the United States, eight
years after it was mothballed in the wake of a corporate
merger.
The label...
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"Now" Wows McGraw, McBride, Duff
4/11/2007, E! Online
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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SXSW fest erases indie/pop divide
4/6/2007, AP
As South By Southwest's annual gathering of the indie universe kicked into full swing, rock's biggest mainstream magazine ran an online piece painting it as "a festival...
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Tobago church leaders demand Elton John ban
3/27/2007, Yahoo! Music
Church leaders in Tobago have demanded Sir Elton John be banned from playing in their country because he is gay.
The pop legend, who celebrated his 60th birthday at the...
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Tobago Christian leaders want Elton John banned
3/26/2007, Reuters
Elton John should be banned from
performing at a jazz festival in Tobago because his
homosexuality could influence young people, some Christian
leaders on the Caribbean...
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Elton John celebrates 60th birthday in concert
3/26/2007, Reuters
British pop singer Elton John
celebrated his 60th birthday at Madison Square Garden on Sunday
by recalling late Beatle John Lennon and raising his own record
for most...
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Elton John to put entire music catalog online
3/21/2007, Reuters
More than 30 albums from Elton John will
be made available for digital download later this month, the
singer said on Wednesday, marking the first time his whole
catalog of...
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Elton John Tunes Up
3/21/2007, E! Online
Call him the pocket Rocket Man.
Elton John has signed a deal to make available his entire back catalogue of music, comprising more than 30 albums, for digital download...
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Venezuelan singer De Vita has a lot of Stories
3/16/2007, Reuters
Venezuelan singer/songwriter Franco De
Vita is often described as a "Latin Elton John" thanks to his
memorably piano-propelled story songs.
With an arsenal of compositions...
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Timbaland takes mic for "Shock Value"
2/23/2007, Reuters
Timbaland is gearing up for an
all-nighter. It's late afternoon on the Friday kickoff to the
Presidents' Day weekend. While traffic buzzes past Los Angeles'
Chalice...
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Guitar hero Cropper still mourning Otis Redding
2/21/2007, Reuters
Guitarist Steve Cropper loves to tell
how he auditioned Otis Redding, but there is nothing but pain
when he recalls the day the soul-music giant died in a plane
crash 40...
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Highs and lows of recent Grammy Award ceremonies
2/9/2007, Reuters
The Grammy Awards are the music
industry's biggest bash, but the event long ago lost the TV
popularity race to "American Idol."
Last year, the two shows went head-to-head...
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Blunt to play at Elton John Oscar party
2/7/2007, AP
Rocker James Blunt will perform at the 15th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards celebration Feb. 25 at the Pacific Design Center, the foundation announced...
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Toni Braxton parts ways with label
1/12/2007, Reuters
Toni Braxton is being released from
her current recording contract after just one album, sources
told Billboard.
The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's latest disc,...
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Eric Clapton to play Shanghai this month
1/5/2007, AP
Eric Clapton will perform in Shanghai later this month, the latest rock legend to take the stage in China's business and entertainment hub.
Clapton, 61, will appear Jan....
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End in Sight for Dion's New Day
1/5/2007, E! Online
The sun will finally set on A New Day... in December.
Producers have announced that Celine Dion's hit Las Vegas concert spectacle will close Dec. 15 after nearly...
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Rod Stewart, Hugh Laurie Get the Royal Touch
1/3/2007, E! Online
If you were to line them up according to their new royal assignations, Rod Stewart would outrank Hugh Laurie, but the good doctor has one up on the Beatles.
Stewart...
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Urban, Paisley, Waters set to hit road in 2007
12/31/2006, Reuters
We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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Stones, Streisand among top 2006 tours
12/28/2006, AP
Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive...
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Diana concert tickets sell out in minutes
12/13/2006, Reuters
Tickets for a pop concert to mark the
10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death sold out in minutes
on Wednesday, organizers said.
The concert, organized by Diana's sons...
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Princes, Elton Honor Diana
12/12/2006, E! Online
Pop goes the memorial service.
Princes William and Harry have confirmed earlier reports that they will honor Princess Diana this summer with a tribute concert designed to...
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Twins for Elvis Costello & Diana Krall
12/8/2006, AP
Elvis Costello and wife Diana Krall are the parents of twin boys.
The new arrivals — named Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James — were born on Wednesday,...
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Seminole Tribe of Florida buys Hard Rock
12/7/2006, AP
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its massive collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal with British casino and...
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Publicist and manager Ronnie Lippin dies
12/4/2006, AP
Ronnie Lippin, a veteran publicist and manager who worked with rock icons such as Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson and Prince, died Monday.
Lippin died of a rare form of breast...
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Bitch is back Down Under as Elton says "Up Yours!"
11/30/2006, Reuters
British pop superstar Elton John had a
blunt message on Thursday for Australian Prime Minister John
Howard over his conservative government's ban on gay marriages.
"Up...
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Arista Gets Its Dreamgirl
11/27/2006, E! Online
As the saying goes, every time an American Idol alum becomes a star, Simon Cowell's ego gets new wings.
"We have our history together, don't we, Jennifer?" the...
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Princes Plan Pop Party for Diana
11/27/2006, E! Online
The people's princess is being honored with a royal affair.
Princes William and Harry are organizing a star-studded concert to be held in London next summer to mark the...
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McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY
11/21/2006, Reuters
Original handwritten lyrics by former
Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock
musician Jimi Hendrix are among the featured items in a major
New York...
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NBC's Tony Bennett bash a masterpiece
11/20/2006, Reuters
This birthday gift to
the grand old man of pop is probably the best thing of its sort
that you will ever see.
Nine Tony Bennett classics are heard in nine...
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Elton: Religion Should Be Banned
11/13/2006, E! Online
Forget dissing Madonna and the media. Elton John is now turning his enmity on organized religion.
In an interview with The Observer's special gay edition of Music Monthly...
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Elton John wants "hateful" religion banned
11/12/2006, Reuters
Elton John has said organized religion
should be banned because it promotes homophobia and turns some
people into "hateful lemmings."
"I would ban religion completely,...
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Elton John: Religion encourages hatred
11/11/2006, AP
Organized religion fuels anti-gay discrimination and other forms of bias, pop star Elton John said in an interview published Saturday.
"I think religion has always tried...
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Elton John demands to be dropped from his label
11/3/2006, Yahoo! Music
Elton John has launched a furious attack on his record label, who he claims have made no attempt to promote his new album.
The pop legend used the words "f--k Universal"...
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Prince brings Purple Rain to desert in Las Vegas
11/2/2006, Reuters
Eccentric pop superstar Prince is
setting up shop in Las Vegas, performing twice a week at a
hotel nightclub on the Vegas Strip, organizers said on
Thursday.
Prince, 48,...
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Humperdinck says fans still throw panties at him
10/26/2006, Reuters
British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck says he was inspired by Elvis, lucky to have a wife
who did not mind women throwing panties at him, and once fired
a manager who made...
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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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Scissor Sisters still sharp at top of UK charts
10/1/2006, Reuters
Flamboyant New York band the Scissor
Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as
they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts.
Their...
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John Mayer one of music's premier talents
9/28/2006, Reuters
When John Mayer
accepted the Grammy for best male pop vocal performance in 2003
for "Your Body Is a Wonderland," he promised to someday "catch
up" to the award, which he won...
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Cher cleans out closets for Sotheby's, Julien's
9/27/2006, Reuters
We love you Cher. But do we love
you enough to spend $800 for your high school yearbook or $700
for a pair of Sonny's brown fur boots or up to $6,000 for one
of...
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Elton John gives advice to Whitney, Clay
9/27/2006, AP
How wonderful celeb news is when Elton John's in the world. The ever-opinionated popster weighs in on a variety of subjects in a two-part "Access Hollywood" interview,...
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Scissor Sisters seek slice of U.S. market
9/24/2006, Reuters
For the disco-influenced New York
band the Scissor Sisters, who have enjoyed major success in the
United Kingdom, the U.S. market remains a challenge.
"American music fans...
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British celebs urge action on Darfur
9/16/2006, AP
Leading British film and music stars urged the British government Saturday to help end fighting in the violence-wracked Sudanese region of Darfur.
Musicians Elton John and...
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Elton, George Make Nice
9/15/2006, E! Online
Elton John has ended his two-year feud with George Michael the
same way he started it--very, very publicly.
The Rocket
Man went on the British talk show Parkinson...
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Elton John previews new album at concert
9/7/2006, AP
Though he's one of the most successful pop stars in history, Elton John says he's given up on the idea of making hit records now that he's 59.
"Our day in the sun has...
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Musicians to gather for Katrina concert
8/28/2006, AP
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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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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Elton John vows to make hip hop record
8/25/2006, Reuters
After 40 years of performing rock
music, pop ballads and movie soundtracks, Elton John is looking
to cross over to yet another musical genre -- hip hop.
"I want to bring...
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Elton John's "Fantastic" Follow-up
8/15/2006, E! Online
Elton John has decided that Captain Fantastic needs a partner.
A Sept. 19 release date has been set for the Rocket Man's
next studio album, a follow-up to 1975's Captain...
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Audioslave singer to perform Bond title song
7/26/2006, Reuters
Audioslave vocalist Chris Cornell
will sing the main title song for the upcoming James Bond film
"Casino Royale."
Cornell, perhaps best known as the frontman for...
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Elton John Mocks World Cup Attempt
7/5/2006, Yahoo! Music
Elton John has become the latest pop star to mock England's failed attempts to win the World Cup.
Sir Elton, who is a renowned football fan and a good friend of player...
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Jun hits the right notes for Buckley biopic
6/27/2006, Reuters
Musician Jeff Buckley is
getting the biopic treatment.
Writer-director Brian Jun, whose "Steel City" was nominated
for the grand jury prize at January's Sundance Film...
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Elton's Overrated Pad?
6/20/2006, E! Online
The Rocket Man is going after the taxman.
Elton John has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County, Georgia, tax
assessor's office, alleging that the county thinks too...
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Elton John sues over penthouse value
6/20/2006, AP
Elton John has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County tax assessors office, saying the county overvalued his penthouse condominium.
The tax assessors office placed a...
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Tony Bennett recruits for b'day album
6/14/2006, AP
Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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World Cup getting a kick out of music
6/3/2006, Reuters
The most popular recording this year
may not be a song, but rather a five-note melody called
"Bamboo."
The simple chant of the word, composed by the relatively
unknown...
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AARP tunes in to music as promotional tool
6/3/2006, Reuters
This is not your father's AARP.
Today's AARP members are more apt to shake what their mama
gave them by rallying around the music of Elton John and Paul McCartney and...
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Sorry Not the Hardest Word for Elton-Slamming Paper
5/24/2006, E! Online
Elton John may recently have told a group of photographers that
they should all be shot, but make no mistake—he's no demanding diva.
The "Still Standing" singer...
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Elton John wins libel damages over "dictator" claim
5/24/2006, Reuters
Singer Elton John accepted libel damages
of 100,000 pounds ($188,000) from a newspaper on Wednesday
which claimed he behaved like "tinpot dictator" by ordering
guests at...
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It's McPheever versus Hicks' in 'Idol'
5/23/2006, AP
In Tuesday night's final showdown between ashen-haired soulster Taylor Hicks and sultry Katharine McPhee, the "American Idol" winner was clear to one person: Simon...
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Elton John says photographers "should all be shot"
5/22/2006, Reuters
British pop star Elton John
launched an expletive-laden tirade against the press in Cannes
late on Saturday while presenting an award to a young actor
during the annual film...
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Elton John Says Paparazzi Should Be Shot
5/21/2006, Yahoo! Music
While veteran rocker Elton John was presenting an award to Transamerica co-star Kevin Zegers at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 20, he used the opportunity to...
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Crouch marks four decades of gospel career
5/21/2006, Reuters
Andrae Crouch is celebrating his
40th anniversary in gospel music by releasing his first new
studio album in eight years.
"Mighty Wind," due May 30 on Verity, showcases a...
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Bono turns newspaper editor for the day
5/15/2006, Reuters
Irish rock star and Third World
campaigner Bono turned guest newspaper editor on Tuesday with
Britain's Independent daily agreeing to give half its revenues
for the day to...
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Elton Goes Back To Closet For Charity
4/11/2006, Yahoo! Music
The bitch is back--and he's brought his wardrobe with him, all for a worthy cause.
Elton John, a longtime AIDS activist, is selling off 10,000 outrageous clothing items...
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Actor Makes Strong Debut
4/4/2006, AP
John Corbett, "John Corbett" (Funbone Records)
It may be hard for some to see actor John Corbett — Carrie's sweet, suffering boyfriend Aidan on "Sex and The City"...
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End of the Road for Collins and Wife
3/15/2006, E! Online
It looks like there won't be another day in paradise for Phil Collins and his wife of six years, Orianne.
The
couple announced they were splitting in a joint statement...
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Rolling Stones to Hold Concert in China
2/27/2006, AP
The Rolling Stones will hold their first-ever concert in China in April, Chinese promoters said Tuesday, three years after canceling a pair of shows on the mainland because...
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Elton Collects over Rude Ball Claims
2/16/2006, E! Online
For London's Sunday Times, sorry seemed to be the hardest
word. Of course, the sizable cash payout probably smarted a bit, too.
The British newspaper on Thursday offered...
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Vampire musical "Lestat" to get fresh blood
2/3/2006, Reuters
Can a stage musical about
vampires -- with a score by Elton John -- rise from the dead
after reviewers called it lifeless, dreary and dull, doing
their best to drive wooden...
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Louise Scruggs dies in Nashville
2/3/2006, Reuters
Louise Scruggs, who bucked
the male-dominated country music industry by managing her
banjo-playing husband Earl Scruggs, has died, hospital
officials said on...
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Vampire musical 'Lestat' to get fresh blood
2/3/2006, Reuters
Can a musical about vampires --
with music by Elton John -- rise from the dead after reviewers
called it lifeless, dreary and dull and did their best to drive
wooden stakes...
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Bennett Adds Songwriting to His Credits
2/3/2006, AP
Tony Bennett breaks with tradition on his Grammy-nominated CD, "The Art of Romance," by doing something he had shied away from throughout a recording career dating back more...
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U.S. May Get Version of 'Top of the Pops'
1/23/2006, AP
"Top of the Pops," the long-running British music program famous for performances by artists from The Beatles to Nirvana, is making another attempt to cross the...
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Apple, Arcade Fire among finalists for new award
1/12/2006, Reuters
Singer/songwriter Fiona Apple and
Montreal rock band Arcade Fire are among the finalists for the
inaugural New Pantheon Awards, which continue the mission of
the defunct...
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Composer Lloyd Webber ponders mysteries of success
1/9/2006, Reuters
"Phantom of the Opera" on Monday
becomes the most successful show ever on Broadway with its
7,486th performance over nearly 18 years, but composer Andrew
Lloyd Webber...
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'Phantom of the Opera' to set Broadway record
1/8/2006, Reuters
"The Phantom of the Opera" strikes yet
again.
The romantic melodrama set to lush music by Sir Andrew
Lloyd Webber captures the title of longest-running show in
Broadway...
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Tom Jones Receives Knighthood From Britain
12/31/2005, AP
What's new, Pussycat? It's Sir Tom Jones now. The big-voiced singer from Wales was among the new knights of the realm in the New Year list of honors announced Saturday....
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Stones Roll over Concert Competition
12/30/2005, E! Online
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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Rolling Stones, U2 Drive Concert Revenues
12/29/2005, AP
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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Elton John Ties The Knot
12/22/2005, USRN
Elton John and partner David Furnish exchanged vows Wednesday (December 21) during a civil partnership ceremony in Windsor, England. According to the Associated Press, the...
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Elton John ties knot with long-term lover
12/21/2005, Reuters
British pop star Elton John tied the
knot with long-term partner David Furnish on Wednesday, joining
hundreds of gay couples across England taking advantage of a
new law to...
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Mariah leads on year-end charts
12/18/2005, Reuters
You do not need to read an
analysis of the 2005 charts to know that Mariah Carey made an
impressive comeback, but a closer look at Billboard's year-end
surveys suggests this...
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Elton John: Gays Need Global Equal Rights
12/18/2005, AP
Elton John said forming a civil partnership with his longtime lover David Furnish in England this week will be "the happiest day of my life."
But, the pop star added, he...
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Charts: Last "Call" for Eminem?
12/14/2005, E! Online
If he really is retiring, then Eminem is going out with a bang.
The rapper's greatest hits collection, the possibly
prophetically titled Curtain Call, bowed on top of...
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NBC Cuts Pamela Anderson Pole Dance Video
12/14/2005, AP
Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.
"Elton John:...
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An Unhappy 25th Anniversary
12/7/2005, E! Online
Music, activism, vigils.
Things that were so much
a part of John Lennon's life are being used to mark the 25th anniversary
of his death.
In New York City, fans of...
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George Michael Pulls an Elton
11/30/2005, E! Online
George Michael always said he wasn't planning on going solo, but
who knew Wham! lyrics could be so prophetic?
The
Grammy-winning singer and his longtime partner, Kenny...
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Eminem's Video Rehab Rerun
11/29/2005, E! Online
Throughout his incendiary career, Eminem has had no problem mining
his personal demons--from family issues to his money problems to his
tortured youth--for his music.
...
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Shortlist founders part ways
11/20/2005, Reuters
The Shortlist Music Prize appears
to have come to an end. Artist manager and Shortlist co-founder
Tom Sarig is planning a like-minded new award for next year.
Sarig and...
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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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CMA Hopes Show Raises Country Profile
11/14/2005, AP
Moving the Country Music Association awards show from Nashville to New York seemed to make as much sense as a Toby Keith-Barbra Streisand duet.
The awards, which air...
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Billy Joel returning to the road in January
11/9/2005, Reuters
Billy Joel will return to the road
as a solo headlining artist for the first time in nearly eight
years next January, sources told Billboard.com.
Dates on the tour, which...
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Parton, John to Sing at CMA Awards
11/1/2005, AP
Dolly Parton and Elton John will sing "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" at "The 39th Annual CMA Awards," which will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden on Nov....
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Songwriter's Feared Bucking Bull Retiring
10/30/2005, AP
Little Yellow Jacket is retiring, and for those who don't put on cowboy boots and a hat in the morning and want to know why that's significant, just ask Bernie Taupin. This...
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Cameron Crowe on music, marriage, film and "Elizabethtown"
10/23/2005, Reuters
Cameron Crowe was on tour with his
wife, musician Nancy Wilson. He gazed out the bus window at the
Kentucky landscape and thought of his father; he had not been
back to...
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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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Rod Stewart Looks for New Challenges
10/10/2005, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, when Rod Stewart decided to reinterpret pop standards with "It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook," it didn't seem like a...
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Music Management Sanctuary to Make Cuts
10/10/2005, AP
International entertainment company Sanctuary Group PLC said Monday it will cut its work force by a quarter after a series of profit warnings.
Sanctuary, which represents...
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Review: Jamie Cullum, 'Catching Tales'
10/7/2005, AP
Inspired by influences ranging from Harry Connick Jr. to Elton John to Herbie Hancock, crooning pianist Jamie Cullum finds his muse being tugged in many directions. On...
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Spacey Takes Shakespeare Part in London
10/4/2005, AP
Kevin Spacey launches his second season in charge of the Old Vic Tuesday, stepping onstage as a troubled British monarch in Shakespeare's "Richard II."
The Oscar-winning...
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Disturbed Rules the "Day"
9/28/2005, E! Online
Disturbed has given Bon Jovi the fist.
While the
latter scored a career-best sales week, it wasn't enough to keep
Disturbed from landing its second straight number one....
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New Orleans Musicians Hold Benefit in NYC
9/21/2005, AP
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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Billboard album reviews
9/19/2005, Reuters
ARTIST: BON JOVI
ALBUM: HAVE A NICE DAY (ISLAND)
People like Bon Jovi for its power-chord-laden songs and
Jon Bon Jovi's gravelly vocals. But the frontman has...
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L.I. Stations Launch New Radio Format
9/15/2005, AP
Think of it as satellite radio without the satellite. Or the disc jockeys. Or the monthly fees.
The owners of three Long Island radio stations unveiled a new format...
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B.B. King looks back at 80 years of blues
9/15/2005, Reuters
Now that he's a beloved
musical icon, turning 80 and embraced by both blacks and
whites, it's difficult to understand that B.B. King comes from
a time when there were two...
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Waits, Matthews, Anastasio play NY Katrina benefit
9/13/2005, Reuters
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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Waits, Matthews, Anastasio play NY Katrina benefit
9/13/2005, Reuters
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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Celebs Pledge Help to Katrina Victims
9/8/2005, AP
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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Elton, Fats among perfomers at Katrina benefit
9/8/2005, Reuters
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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Elton John Plays Outside Roman Colosseum
9/3/2005, AP
Elton John played the piano and delighted hundreds of thousands of fans with old hits such as "Daniel" at a concert outside the Colosseum on Saturday night.
People of all...
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Spears Sets Sights on Sin City?
8/31/2005, E! Online
Britney Spears apparently doesn't have a grudge with Sin City.
Despite having a 2004 trip to Las Vegas resulting in a quickie
marriage--and near instantaneous...
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Green Day, West added to NFL 'Kickoff'
8/12/2005, Reuters
Green Day, Santana, Kanye West and
Maroon5 are the latest additions to the lineup for "NFL Opening
Kickoff 2005," an hour-long September 8 ABC broadcast also
featuring taped...
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Country artist Sharp has new tack
8/1/2005, Reuters
Kevin Sharp came out of the gate
swinging. His debut album on 143/Asylum Records, released in
1996, went gold. The first three of his six charting singles
went top five,...
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Blues Legend Long John Baldry Dies
7/22/2005, AP
Long John Baldry, the British blues legend who helped launch the careers of such rock greats as Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, has died, his agent and friends said. He...
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Concert Sales Down in '05, Ticket Price Up
7/6/2005, AP
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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Stars see album sales soar after Live 8 gigs
7/4/2005, Reuters
They came out of charity. They left with
booming record sales.
The galaxy of rock stars who took part in Live 8 concerts
on Saturday to help beat the curse of poverty have...
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Acts see album sales soar after Live 8 gigs
7/4/2005, Reuters
They came out of charity. They left with
booming record sales.
The galaxy of rock stars who took part in Live 8 concerts
on Saturday to help beat the curse of poverty have...
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Live 8 rocks the world, but will it help the poor?
7/2/2005, Reuters
After a galaxy of stars
rocked the world in the largest live concert ever held,
organizers on Sunday looked to a summit of rich nations to see
if people power would change...
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Bjork rocks Tokyo as Live 8 marathon kicks off
7/2/2005, Reuters
Icelandic singer Bjork rocked Tokyo on
Saturday, kicking off the biggest live music show in history
which aims to pressure world leaders to do more to fight
poverty.
Live...
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Lineup for London Live 8 Concert
7/1/2005, AP
The full lineup for Live 8 in London:
Coldplay, Dido, Annie Lennox, Elton John, Keane, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Ms. Dynamite, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Razorlight, R.E.M,...
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Live 8 Shows Could Draw One Million Fans
7/1/2005, AP
Nearly everyone in the world can tune in Saturday to Live 8, the all-star concerts urging a political solution to African poverty. "We want to stand shoulder to shoulder, to...
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Stages set for Live 8, the 'greatest concert ever'
7/1/2005, Reuters
Organizers promise it will be the
greatest music show on Earth, as final preparations for the
Live 8 gigs are made and pop stars prepare to leave their egos
backstage to...
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Stages set for Live 8, the 'greatest concert ever'
7/1/2005, Reuters
Organizer Bob Geldof promises it will be
the greatest concert ever, as final preparations for the Live 8
gigs are made and hundreds of pop stars prepare to leave their
egos...
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Live 8's Geldof Known As 'Saint Bob'
6/29/2005, AP
Bob Geldof makes an unlikely saint. The rangy, foul-mouthed Irish rocker who fronted the Boomtown Rats in the 1970s is now far better known as a champion of Africa,...
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Golden oldies go global for Geldof at Live 8
6/28/2005, Reuters
Wrinkly rockers never die, they just do
charity gigs.
Teenage pop fans hoping to hail their heroes at Saturday's
Live 8 concerts are in for a rude awakening when headline...
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S.Africa plans concert link-up with Live 8 gigs
6/25/2005, Reuters
African musicians will perform in
South Africa next week at a gig scheduled to coincide with the
Live 8 rock concerts, which aim to draw world leaders'
attention to poverty...
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Arm-twisting got Geldof on board for Live 8
6/24/2005, Reuters
Irish rock star Bob Geldof had to be
pushed hard before agreeing to coordinate the Live 8 concerts
next month to draw world leaders' attention to poverty in
Africa, one of...
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B.B. King Keeps Busy As Blues Ambassador
6/24/2005, AP
Through his agile fingers, still soft despite decades of making love to the taut strings of his guitar, B.B. King becomes immersed in his music.
The high-pitched wail of...
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Live 8 Live in Your Living Room
6/23/2005, E! Online
All you who missed out the ticket lottery or can't swing that
last-minute fare to London to see the anticipated Pink Floyd reunion,
fear not--Live 8 is going to be live in...
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Geldof chides Italian stars for Live 8 apathy
6/21/2005, Reuters
Bob Geldof told Italy's rock stars Tuesday
there was no excuse to miss the Rome stage of the Live 8
concert next month, as some of the country's top acts hesitated
over...
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Elton John extends Vegas run through 2008
6/16/2005, Reuters
Elton John's "The Red Piano" will
play Las Vegas through 2008.
Originally scheduled for a 75-show, three-year run, the
show will now run on an accelerated pace that will...
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Live 8 Plans Show With African Musicians
6/15/2005, AP
Organizers of the Live 8 concerts to raise awareness of poverty in Africa announced on Wednesday plans for a separate concert featuring African artists.
The event, called...
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Hey, You! Pink Floyd Reunites for Live 8
6/13/2005, E! Online
The wall has come tumbling down.
After nearly a
quarter century of acrimony, the classic lineup of Pink Floyd, including
band cofounder and creative force Roger Waters,...
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Over 2 mln texts send Live 8 into record books
6/13/2005, Reuters
Music fans broke a world record when
they sent more than 2 million text messages to try to get
tickets for next month's Live 8 concert in London, the Guinness
Book of...
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Pink Floyd to Reunite for Live 8 Concert
6/12/2005, AP
Organizers of the London Live 8 concert said Sunday that British rock band Pink Floyd would re-form for a performance at the July event.
Guitarist David Gilmour, drummer...
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Live 8 concert criticized as 'too Anglo-Saxon'
6/10/2005, Reuters
The line-up of performers for Bob Geldof's upcoming "Live 8" concert in London for African
poverty relief was criticized by British artist Damon Albarn on
Friday as being...
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Live 8 Hype Recalls Triumph of Live Aid
6/10/2005, AP
Twenty years later, it is still considered one of the greatest rock 'n' roll concerts of all time. During Live Aid, top musicians played simultaneous shows in London and...
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Madonna Releases Final Children's Book
6/8/2005, AP
"Lotsa de Casha," the fifth and final installment in a series of children's books by Madonna, has been released. It tells the story of the richest man in the world, who...
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Scramble starts for London Live 8 concert tickets
6/6/2005, Reuters
A texting lottery for tickets to
London's star-studded Live 8 charity concert opened on Monday
with hundreds of thousands expected to spend up to 20 million
pounds competing...
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Coldplay Can't Plug Internet Leak
6/2/2005, E! Online
Will an Internet leak leave Coldplay frozen out of
record-setting first-week sales?
Just days before its
official U.S. release, the band's hotly anticipated new...
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Live Aid Organizers Announce New Shows
5/31/2005, AP
Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts, musical superstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to push a political solution for African poverty.
"We don't want...
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U2, McCartney, Coldplay Top Live 8 Lineup
5/31/2005, E! Online
Bob Geldof is at it again.
Two decades after he
masterminded Live Aid, the largest charity concert ever mounted, to
fight famine in Africa, the 58-year-old...
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With Live8, Geldof urges G8 to stamp out poverty
5/31/2005, Reuters
Charity rocker Bob Geldof on Tuesday
announced plans for five star-studded concerts aimed at
pressuring world leaders into eradicating African poverty.
Twenty years after...
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Five New Live Aid Shows Announced
5/31/2005, AP
London's Hyde Park, Circus Maximus in Rome and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia are among the venues for Live 8, a series of concerts being organized by Bob Geldof, the...
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Philadelphia to Host Another Live Aid
5/29/2005, AP
Two decades after the original Live Aid, when rock stars descended on Philadelphia and London to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief, singer-activist Bob Geldof is...
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FEATURE: Motown revs up limited-edition reissues
5/26/2005, Reuters
Motown Records won't
celebrate its 50th anniversary until 2009, but its Universal
Music Group parent is getting the party started early.
Hip-O Select, Universal's Web-only...
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INTERVIEW: Ellen's TV show in tune with music biz
5/23/2005, Reuters
As the host of her own syndicated
daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres is as warm and goofy as she
is intelligent and endearing. She asks her guests the questions
that are...
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Australia's Kylie Minogue has breast cancer
5/17/2005, Reuters
Pop diva Kylie Minogue, whose hit album
"Fever" went platinum in the United States, has been diagnosed
with breast cancer and has postponed her Australian and Asian
tour,...
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Ben Folds an iconoclastic musician in world of pop
5/16/2005, Reuters
If there's one thing pianist-singer
Ben Folds detests, it's poseurs in the music industry who care
more about how they look on television than about honing their
craft.
"I...
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Ben Folds an iconoclastic musician in world of pop
5/16/2005, Reuters
If there's one thing pianist-singer
Ben Folds detests, it's poseurs in the music industry who care
more about how they look on TV than about honing their craft.
"I hate a...
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John Attends 'Billy Elliot' Opening Night
5/12/2005, AP
An "ecstatic" Elton John joined a host of British celebrities Thursday for the opening night of fleet-footed musical "Billy Elliot."
The rock legend wrote the music for...
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U.K. rock trio Keane assembling new tunes on tour
5/9/2005, Reuters
Having toured the States numerous
times in support of their debut album, "Hopes and Fears," the
members of U.K. rock trio Keane are beginning to think ahead to
their...
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Cher's Farewell Ends at Hollywood Bowl
5/2/2005, AP
Belly dancers, a dancing elephant and a video montage of her lengthy career marked the end of Cher's three-year farewell tour.
Cher, 58, played to a sold-out crowd...
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Elton John Engaged
4/25/2005, E! Online
The Rocket Man is ready to become the marrying man.
Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish plan to wed in a civil
ceremony in England after gay civil partnerships...
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Aging Rockers Thrive in Turbulent Music Industry
4/14/2005, Reuters
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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Elton's Financial Troubles?
4/8/2005, E! Online
Elton John and the U.S. Government have something in common: They
are both operating under huge deficits.
While the "Still
Standing" singer may not be personally broke,...
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Elton John Says Eminem Is a 'Hendrix'
4/7/2005, AP
Elton John says that Eminem is on par with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger. In the new issue of Rolling Stone, the rapper is listed in the magazine's second "Immortals"...
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Elton John To Premiere Vampire Musical In San Francisco
4/4/2005, USRN
Elton John's next stage production will have its debut in San Francisco. John and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin have been working on Lestat, which is a musical version...
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Sanctuary for Elton
4/4/2005, E! Online
Elton John has found Sanctuary.
The British pop icon
has agree to sell Twenty-First Artists Ltd., the management company he
co-owns, to Sanctuary Group, a British based...
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Kings of Leon Hope to Shed Southern Rock Mantle
3/28/2005, Reuters
From New York to London, the Kings of
Leon and their bluesy, garage-band music have been hailed as
the vanguard of new Southern rock.
Just don't expect the quartet from...
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Justin Timberlake Promises 'Warts-And-All' Film Portrayal Of Elton John
3/16/2005, USRN
Justin Timberlake promises a "warts-and-all" treatment of Elton John in an upcoming film about the British music icon. Timberlake was hand-picked by John to star in the $40...
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Tsunami Fund-Raising Album in the Works
3/4/2005, AP
Sri Lankan musicians are trying to rally stars such as Elton John , Madonna and Ricky Martin to record an album to raise relief funds for countries hit by the Dec. 26...
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T. Rex 'Boogies' Again on DVD, CD
2/23/2005, Reuters
It's been a long time coming for T.
Rex fans, but the group's Ringo Starr -directed 1972 film, 'Born
To Boogie,' will make its DVD debut in May via Sanctuary.
Not only...
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Singer Chayanne Gets Romantic
2/19/2005, Reuters
Puerto Rican pop star/actor Chayanne
will soon release a greatest-hits album, but with a twist.
"Desde Siempre," due March 29 on Sony BMG, is a collection
of romantic...
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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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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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Stone, Rich Creating Tsunami Benefit Song
2/12/2005, AP
Sharon Stone and Denise Rich are producing a song to benefit victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster in Asia.
The "Basic Instinct" actress and the socialite-songwriter are...
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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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Elton John Performing for AIDs Benefit
2/10/2005, AP
Singer Elton John said Wednesday he will entertain at Fourth of July events in Philadelphia to raise money for and promote awareness of HIV and AIDS .
John will perform...
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AirTrain Using Elton John's Image
2/8/2005, AP
Elton John 's frequent flier miles are about to skyrocket.
An image of the globe-trotting rock star will begin appearing this week on 20 AirTran Airways jets to promote...
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U.S. Band Scissor Sisters a Cut Above in the UK
2/7/2005, Reuters
Perhaps too flamboyant or eccentric for
more strait-laced American audiences, U.S. bands like Scissor
Sisters have gone to Britain to make it big.
Shortlisted for best...
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Kings of Leon Set Out to Extend Reign to U.S.
2/4/2005, Reuters
For Kings of Leon, fame is a
relative thing.
The four-piece rock outfit from Tennessee has achieved
platinum sales in the United Kingdom, where the group is a bona
fide...
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No Kidding: Clapton a Dad at 59
2/3/2005, E! Online
Apparently hands are about the only slow thing on Eric Clapton .
The aging guitar god, whose rock peers are busy becoming
grandfathers, is a father again at the age of...
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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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Virgin Recruits Ozomotli, Others for Tsunami
1/21/2005, E! Online
Virgin Megastore pulled off a mega fundraiser Thursday.
The chain hosted concerts in every one of its U.S. stores in an effort
to raise money for the unprecedented...
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Elton, Ozzy Shed "Tears"
1/20/2005, E! Online
Elton John , Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins and Rod Stewart are piping
up for tsunami relief.
The quartet is among several music
stars who have begun recording a new...
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John Recording Single for Tsunami Aid
1/20/2005, AP
Elton John and Andrea Bocelli are joining several other major recording artists to produce a single to aid victims of the Asian tsunami.
John was to record his...
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Stars Record Clapton Track for Tsunami Victims
1/20/2005, Reuters
Rock stars are combining forces around
the world to record Eric Clapton 's "Tears in Heaven" and raise
money for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
First up to...
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NBC Hastily Gathers Stars for Tsunami Aid
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