Pop singer Jewel eloped with her rodeo-star boyfriend in the Bahamas on Thursday, People magazine reported. The 34-year-old singer married Ty Murray, 38, during a private...
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He was meant for her—but their wedding wasn't meant for anyone else. Folk-country songbird Jewel finally scored herself a last name this week, eloping to the...
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Jewel has been honored by the Recording Industry Association of America with a career milestone plaque commemorating sales of more than 18 million albums in the U.S. Jenny...
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Another jewel for Jewel's trophy case. The songbird picked up a pretty (and pretty huge) plaque yesterday from the Recording Institute Association of America honoring...
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Jewel, "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" (Atlantic)
Three years after the surprising dance-pop groove mastery of her last album, "0304," Jewel returns to the kind of organic,...
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By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer
Mon May 1, 3:40 PM ET
She got her first record deal while she was living in her blue Volkswagen bus. Now she's a multiplatinum,...
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Jewel begins her limited-engagement run of acoustic shows Saturday (September 20). The stunning blonde's originally scheduled extensive "rock" outing was put on ice just...
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Jewel has cancelled several dates on her upcoming tour following the death of her bassist, Terome "T-Bone" Hannon. Billboard.com reports that the shows where Jewel's full...
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Newcomer Josh Kelley has landed the opening spot on the first leg of Jewel's upcoming North American tour. The tour kicks off at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center...
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Singer-actress Jewel will make her television series debut when she guest stars in three episodes of NBC's new Rob Lowe-fronted legal drama the Lyons Den, which will air...
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Jewel has caught the acting bug for real. Since making her first film debut in 1999's Ride With The Devil, the singer has taken on more responsibility as an entertainer. She...
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After months of speculation, Jewel has finally announced the dates to the first leg of her upcoming North American tour. The singer begins the trek with a September 19 show...
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Jewel will perform two songs on the WB's Pepsi Smash on August 13. Other artists to appear on the program that night include Jack Johnson and Rooney. Michelle Branch and...
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First Jewel was a folksinger, then she was a poet, and most recently she's a pop star. And if she gets her way, she'll soon add "movie producer" to her resume. The...
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Jewel's new album, 0304, has become the singer's highest-debuting album of her eight year career. The singer-songwriter's latest collection premieres at Number Two this week...
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Jewel released her new album, 0304, on Tuesday (June 3) and according to her record company, Atlantic Records, in only its first two days at retail, the album instantly...
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Lisa Marie Presley, Jewel, and Phish are among the artists taking part in the musical portion of the NBA Finals 2003. Presley will launch the NBA Finals 2003 musical...
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Jewel releases her fourth studio album, 0304, on Tuesday (June 3). The first track off the effort, "Intuition," sits at Number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Jewel has presented two incentives to get fans to buy her new album 0304 when it's released on Tuesday (June 3). After purchase, fans can use the disc as a "key" to unlock...
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Jewel will release a vinyl edition of her new single "Intuition" on Tuesday (May 27). The album will contain several remixes of the single--which currently sits at Number 43...
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Jewel has announced the first date of her fall headlining tour. The singer will begin the outing with a performance at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta on September...
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Jewel's upcoming album, 0304, was done with war time in mind. The singer recently told VH1: "During the Second World War, big band music was at its zenith. I knew we were...
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Jewel's new album, 0304, is scheduled to come out June 3. The first single from the set, "Intuition," is the most-added track at both CHR/Pop and Adult Top 40/Modern AC...
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Jewel will release her new book, Revealing Jewel: An Intimate Portrait From Family And Friends, via Atria Books in June. The book includes contributions from the singer's...
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Jewel continues to work on the follow-up to her 2001 album, This Way. The singer took a break from the studio to leave an update about her work on her official website...
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Jewel is excited about returning to work on her next album. She recently wrote about her time off and how she's hoping that her new music will help people through a...
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Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas, Jewel, and hip-hop production duo the Neptunes (a.k.a. N.E.R.D.), are among the artists who will participate in a benefit for VH1's Save The...
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Singer-songwriter Jewel's next role on the big screen will likely be in the new film, Wave. Earlier this year the songwriter's production company, Magic Lantern...
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Jewel's is currently preparing for her third foray into publishing with a new book of love poems. The book follows her New York Times best-selling 1999 poetry book, A Night...
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Jewel is one of the many artists and songwriters asked to join Music United For A Strong Internet Copyright (MUSIC), but the singer is still undecided as to whether the...
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Jewel kicks off her latest round of dates in support of her current release, This Way, in Duluth, Minnesota on Friday (August 16), only this time she will be heading out...
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Norwegian teen pop group M2M--Marion Raven and Marit Larsen--were dumped from their supporting role on Jewel's North American This Way 2002 tour, according to postings on...
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Jewel is putting her videos where her mouth is--she's using her Soul City Cafe theme of finding up-and-coming talent to look for a video director for her new single, "This...
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Not only is Jewel dedicating time before several of her shows to showcase her Soul City Cafe artists, she's also giving new artists and bands across the country a chance at...
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Jewel is currently touring North America in support of This Way. The lovely Alaskan beauty talked to LAUNCH about the inspiration behind the album's title track.
"It's a...
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Jewel kicked off her tour last weekend, but she's still suffering the effects of injuries sustained when she was bucked off a horse. She suffered damage to her rib and...
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Jewel kicks off her This Way North America 2002 tour on Friday (June 14) at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa, Florida. The tour marks her first major...
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Jewel has created Soul City Cafe, a multifaceted program to encourage new talent and expose new artists across the country. It will coincide with the kick off of Jewel’s...
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Jewel's upcoming European dates in support of her latest album, This Way, will finally commence with a show May 13 in Stuttgart, Germany--however, with a slightly different...
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Jewel is recovering from injuries she sustained after being thrown from a horse at her boyfriend, rodeo star Ty Murray's, ranch in Texas Wednesday (April 24). The singer...
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Jewel inducted Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley) into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Monday evening (March 18).
The...
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Jewel will induct Brenda Lee into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on March 18 at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel. There's no word on whether or not the Alaskan songstress...
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Jewel has officially announced the first leg of her upcoming North American tour. The outing is slated to begin June 14 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa,...
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Jewel has released a special "Standing Still" single in Europe which contains the bonus tracks "Stephenville" and "A Long Slow Slide." The single will hit the U.K. March 11,...
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R.E.M. and Jewel will mark the 20th anniversary of AIDS and the Gay Men's Health Crisis with performances at New York's famed Carnegie Hall on January 31. The concert,...
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Jewel is all set to sing the national anthem at the National Hockey League All-Star game on February 2 in Los Angeles. Jewel will also perform another, still-undecided, song...
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Jewel is set to release the title track from her new album This Way as a follow-up single to "Standing Still." She plans on remixing the track in Nashville mid-January with...
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Jewel came to New York City Wednesday (November 4) to take part in the 50th anniversary celebration for the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she shared the stage with...
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Today (November 15) is a big day for singer-songwriter Jewel, who on Tuesday (November 13) released her latest album, This Way. This afternoon, she'll perform her new...
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Jewel returns today (November 13) with This Way, her first album since 1999's Joy: A Holiday Collection and her first set of new material since Spirit in 1998. Jewel tells...
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Jewel will be singing the national anthem at the first game of the 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees. The series kicks off Saturday...
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Jewel, Jon Bon Jovi, and Mary J. Blige are set to perform a benefit concert at New York City's Town Hall today (September 5) on behalf of mayoral candidate Mark Green. Green...
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Jewel will perform at a Democratic fundraiser for New York City mayoral candidate Mark Green at Manhattan's Town Hall on September 5. Others performing on the Green bill...
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Atlantic Records recording artist Willa Ford will appear as a spokesperson and also perform for the Pantene Pro-Voice Summer Showcase in New York's Central Park, which...
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The 1998 lawsuit filed by Jewel's former co-manager Inga Vainshtein against the singer-songwiter for breach of contract suffered a major setback on Wednesday (May 30) when...
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Jewel has penned several songs with Itaal Shur, who co-wrote the Santana mega-hit "Smooth" with Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas. Shur told LAUNCH about the...
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Jewel, Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath, and Hootie & the Blowfish's Darius Rucker are among the artists who will perform the songs of Rod Stewart at an event honoring the rock...
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Jewel's collection of stories, observations, and poems, titled Chasing Down The Dawn, hit stores in October, and its just one of several projects the singer-songwriter has...
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Jewel is an accomplished singer, author, and actress, and she may just have a career in political commentary in her future. Jewel was a featured guest on ABC's Politically...
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Jewel was in New York City yesterday (November 27) to meet with reporters about her new book of short stories titled Chasing Down The Dawn, which arrived in stores in early...
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Jewel packed the Union Square Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City on Saturday (October 7) to read passages from her latest literary work, Chasing Down The Dawn, which...
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Jewel will join the line-up for Rosie O'Donnell's second holiday album, Another Rosie Christmas, due October 24. She's contributed a new version of the song "Face Of Love."...
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Jewel will play a handful of dates inSeptember starting in the city where she got her big break, San Diego, onSeptember 8. She'll perform with her band at the Street Scene...
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Jewel took the mic on Tuesday (August 8) morning and warmed up the crowd for the real headliner: the formal unveiling of Democratic party presidential ticket Al Gore and...
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Jewel will perform several songs on Tuesday (August 8) in Nashville in honor of the Democratic party's announcement that Vice President Al Gore has chosen Joseph Lieberman...
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Jewel 's second book -- tentatively titled Chasing Down The Dawn: Life Stories By Jewel -- will be published by HarperCollins in July. Jewel told LAUNCH that writing the...
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Jewel and Patrick Leonard were among those honored Monday evening (May 22) at the 17th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills,...
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Jewel is prepping the release of her second book, Chasing Down The Dawn: Life Stories By Jewel, which will contain original short stories and prose. After receiving more...
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Jewel will be taking the month of January off. The singer, author, and actress will enjoy a well-deserved break after spending several months promoting her latest work,...
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Citing fear over potential Y2K problems, Jewel has canceled a planned New Year's Eve concert in her home state of Alaska. While that is the official line, several reports...
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Jewel, 98 Degrees, Christina Aguilera, and blues legend B.B. King will be among the musicians taking part in a planned Christmas in Washington concert benefit. Hosted by...
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Jewel will make her silver-screen debut on Nov. 24, when those in New York and Los Angeles will be able to see her new movie Ride With The Devil before its Dec. 17 national...
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The RIAA has given the debut albums by Jewel and Matchbox 20 Diamond certifications for sales of over 10 million copies. Sales of Matchbox 20's Yourself Or Someone Like You...
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Courtesy of RockOnTV (www.rockontv.com):
NBC:
Late Night With Conan O'Brien - Jimmie's Chicken Shack guests. (To read a Jimmie's Chicken Shack feature, click here.)
The...
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Jewel will have a whole hour to herself on the PBS series Sessions At West 54th Street when her hour-long holiday special airs at midnight on Nov. 26. The broadcast will...
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Folk-pop singer Jewel will add to the charitable vibes from her upcoming appearance at NetAid this Oct. 9 (LAUNCH, 9/13, 8/12) with the release of a live version of her...
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Jewel fans will have plenty of time to get into the Yuletide spirit this year, when the singer's first theme album is released on Nov. 2.
Helmed by legendary producer Arif...
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Jewel will be joining the Oct. 9 NetAid global concert, but she won't be appearing at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; Wembley Stadium in London; or the Palais des...
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Courtesy of RockOnTV (www.rockontv.com):
NBC:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Jewel is the musical guest. (To read a Jewel feature, click here.)
E!:
Howard Stern - Billy...
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The official initial list of performers participating in Net Aid includes Jewel, Bono, the Eurythmics, George Michael, Pete Townshend, Bush, Counting Crows, Wyclef Jean,...
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Jewel's planned performance live in Rockefeller Center as part of NBC's Today Show Outdoor Concert Series was cancelled out of respect for the John F. Kennedy Jr. memorial...
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It's not even officially summer yet, but folk popstress Jewel is getting into the holiday spirit as she readies a new Christmas album.
Legendary producer Arif Mardin told...
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Rock For Life, which launched a boycott against Joan Osborne after she recorded a radio spot to encourage listeners to vote (myLAUNCH, 10/30), is at it again. This time the...
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While the Lilith Fair tour focused primarily on the current crop of female singer-songwriters, Women In Music, a benefit concert scheduled for Jan. 25 at Madison Square...
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Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and Buddy & Julie Miller will be among the country-rock stars performing at a Washington, D.C. concert to...
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Diane Warren was named Songwriter Of The Year for an unprecedented fourth time, and her composition was named "Unbreak My Heart" Song Of The Year, at the 15th annual ASCAP...
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Jewel will mark the publication of her first book of poetry, A Night Without Armor, with an in-person reading May 19th at the Virgin Megastore in New York.
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The Wilhemina modeling agency has signed up with Atlantic Records in a unique new deal. Atlantic, the home of Jewel, Matchbox 20, Duncan Sheik and Hootie & the Blowfish,...
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The 1997 Consumer profile has been released by the Recording Industry Association Of America, the trade group that does all the muckety-mucking statistics for the major...
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The fourth annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, held in Hollywood on Tuesday night, saw Jewel honored for Favorite CD (Pieces Of You), while Matchbox 20 earned the...
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No more the hippie-dippie kid who lived in her car and busked her way to stardom, Jewel has fired her manager and decided to keep the business in the family.
Jewel's...
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Warming up for her appearance singing the national anthem at this Sunday's Super Bowl in her San Diego hometown, Jewel has set a record for longevity onthe Billboard Hot...
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Other nominations announced yesterday for the 40th annual Grammy Awards:
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
"Butterfly" - Mariah Carey, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" -...
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SoundScan, which tallies the weekly charts for Billboard magazine, has determined that WEA, home to Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Green Day and Prodigy, was 1997's top U.S....
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Linda Ronstadt, Sammy Hagar, Deana Carter, Jon Secada, G. Love and the Hooters are among artists set to participate in this year's Grammy In The Schools program, which...
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In terms of visibility, the Super Bowl of music gigs has to be, well, the Super Bowl.
Boyz II Men will take center stage on the 50 yardline when they headline the...
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Atlantic recording artist Jewel is wrapping up a European tour, and will be at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve with collaborator and ex- squeeze Steve...
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As Fleetwood Mac continue to sell out arenas and scale charts with their hot-ticket reunion tour and accompanying live album The Dance, Atlantic Records' imprint Lava--the...
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Jewel's manager, Inga Vainshtein, recently squashed the rumor--which was previously reported in myLAUNCH (oops!)--that her comely client had received a whopping $2 million...
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Even those she's only 23 years old, fetching folkie Jewel has just inked a very lucrative publishing deal with HarperCollins to write her life story. A bidding war for the...
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Not that you won't get plenty more chances to find this out for yourself when MTV re-runs the MTV Video Music Awards 50 times a day for the next six months, but in case you...
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Following in the footsteps of many other musicians-turned-actors, including Madonna, David Bowie, Courtney Love, Joan Jett, Tupac Shakur, Whitney Houston, Ice-T, Barbara...
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Late-night host David Letterman has compiled 14 live recordings of musical performances from his Late Show With David Letterman for a new album to be released on Reprise...
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