James Taylor still has a friend in Carole King.
Taylor and King were a match made in 1969 at Hollywood's famed Troubadour nightclub. They were rehearsing there Tuesday...
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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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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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Target Corp on Thursday said it
will release exclusive CDs by artists like Kenny Loggins and
David Cassidy in the latest example of stars "of a certain age"
bypassing music...
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Grammy-winning music producer Lou Adler, who launched the careers of Carole King and the Mamas and the Papas, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Adler,...
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Gene Pitney memorably sang "Only Love Can Break a Heart," but
word of his death is proving equally saddening.
The
melodramatic crooner, who earned a spot in the Rock...
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Singer and environmental activist Carole King, one of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry's campaign trail troubadours last year, is heading to Washington,...
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It was a slim victory for R. Kelly--or, more precisely, a victory
over Slim.
The R&B star extended his chart reign a second
week by holding off new debuts by rappers...
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Representing the world's
largest living room, the cavernous Radio City Music Hall was
perhaps not the most ideal venue for Carole King's "Living Room
Tour," which landed...
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Spanish crooner Alejandro Sanz is using
his influence to boost the career of pop newcomer Lena, a
gifted singer/songwriter/pianist who comes from one of Cuba's
most...
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Starbucks Hear Music,
the record arm of the coffee retailer, is launching two
projects with Concord Records, its partner in the wildly
successful 2004 Ray Charles album...
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It was during an encore
cover of the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" that
Tuesday's triple bill at the Wilshire Theatre made perfect
sense. Todd Rundgren's voice and...
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Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, whose A&M Records label recorded superstars such as Sting, the Carpenters and Quincy Jones, have donated company papers and mementos to the UCLA...
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Pop songwriter Jack Keller, who wrote the theme song for "Bewitched" and other TV sitcoms and was a producer on the Monkees' first album, died Friday. He was 68.
Keller...
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Through the years, some
larger-than-life figures have appeared on the Billboard charts.
In 1963 alone, Pope John XXIII, Cassius Clay, President John F.
Kennedy and Dr....
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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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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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Christmas albums are a
queasy and sometimes especially hellish musical sub-genre, but
those seeking an additional frisson for their Yuletide
listening might want to dip into...
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The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage.
The Boss is stumping for Democratic Sen. John Kerry , while actor...
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Linda Ronstadt and Carole King will sing the praises of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry at an event in south Tucson.
They also plan to register voters and...
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The Greek Theater is celebrating
its anniversary in style.
In anticipation of its 75th concert season, the 6,162-seat
outdoor amphitheater underwent an $8 million...
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When filmmaker Allison Anders put
together the second annual Don't Knock the Rock Music & Film
Festival, she wanted to keep one goal intact: "I want to make
sure this is a...
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Pop singer Mandy Moore has signed
with Sire Records, the Warner Bros. imprint whose roster
includes the Distillers, the Von Bondies and Hot Hot Heat, she
told Reuters on...
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Bob Dylan , Keith Richards , Jerry
Lee Lewis , Kid Rock and Merle Haggard were among the "outlaws
and angels" that Willie Nelson brought out on Wednesday for his
third...
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Singer Carole King headlined a fund-raiser for Democrat John Kerry 's presidential campaign Friday night that his spokesman said brought in $600,000.
"We can win...
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Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of...
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An 1888 recitation of the Lord's Prayer, the original cast recording of "Oklahoma!" and the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album will be enshrined together...
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Carole Bayer Sager and Carly
Simon are writing together, Bayer Sager tells Billboard.
The two had a big hit with "Nobody Does It Better," which
Simon sang for the 1977...
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The past year has been extraordinary
for 19-year-old Australian pop sensation Delta Goodrem . Now it
is time to see if the rest of the world is ready for the...
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Janet didn't show. Justin did. Beyonc won--a lot.
The
46th
Annual Grammy Awards, irrevocably shaped by last weekend's 38th
annual Super Bowl, played it safe with a...
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Sting, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill and
the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams have signed on for a Grammy
tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' first U.S.
television...
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Recording artists Van Cliburn, the Funk Brothers, Ella Jenkins, Sonny Rollins, Artie Shaw and Doc Watson will receive the 2004 Grammy lifetime achievement awards.
Trustee...
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Sting, Sarah McLachlan , Eric Clapton
and Barbra Streisand are among the artists who have donated
songs to a new compilation aimed at raising funds for Save...
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Although some might consider Mandy Moore just a baby at 19, the singer-actress says she felt like an old woman during a recent photo shoot with teen starlets such as Hilary...
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Reba McEntire will begin work on a new studio album this summer in Nashville. The superstar recently wrote a few songs with Carole King with the new album in mind, however...
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James Taylor and Carole King joined efforts on Wednesday (March 5) to reintroduce an environmental bill in Congress, saying the bill will save taxpayers $245 million in the...
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Singer-songwriter Carole King will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award during the 33rd annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in June. Hall Of Fame...
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Carole King was honored with a Heroes Award by the New York chapter of the Recording Academy at the sixth Annual New York Heroes Awards on...
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Carole King, Kiss, Russell Simmons, and Linda Moran have been announced as the recipients of the New York chapter of the Recording Academy's 2001 New York Heroes Award. The...
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Singer-songwriter Brian McKnight will be part of the all-star lineup at a concert tonight saluting singer Carole King at New York's Theater at Madison Square Garden. The...
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Fresh from a high of winning a third Golden Globe last March for "The Prayer" (an Andrea Bocelli/ Celine Dion collaboration heard in the animated film Quest For Camelot),...
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Singer-songwriter David Crosby is jumping into the movie business with Stand And Be Counted, a documentary about the role of popular music in social activism and political...
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Aretha Franklin engaged Mariah Carey in "a little girl talk" backstage at VH1’s "Divas Live" concert Tuesday night in New York.
Whether Yankee shortstop Derek...
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Capitalizing on the hype surrounding this Summer's second annual Lilith Fair tour, this June the Razor & Tie record label will join forces with Rolling Stone magazine to...
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