Pop singer Barry Manilow, a major
Democratic fundraiser, said on Monday he has scrapped plans to
appear on the television talk show "The View," because he did
not want to be...
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On his last two albums, Barry Manilow tackled songs made famous by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and other greats. But his new album presented a real challenge:...
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The legendary Copacabana, the inspiration for Barry Manilow's smash single and a staple of Manhattan nightlife since World War II, is ready for its last dance.
With...
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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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Barry Manilow is serving up a little wine with his cheese.
A new line of Manilow-branded wines is just one of the many signature products the "Mandy" crooner now...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Billy Crystal has been friends with Muhammad Ali for 33 years. That's why he showed up Saturday night for Celebrity Fight Night, the glitzy gala that...
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The Copacabana, the famed nightclub that entertained the smart set with a young Frank Sinatra in the '40s and was the inspiration for Barry Manilow's signature song in the...
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Barry Manilow became one of the world's best-selling artists by making timeless classics out of unknown songs. But these days, he's more likely to rely on other people's...
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Just a few years ago, when teens dominated the pop charts, to be a singer of a more senior age — say, about 30 — was something to be downplayed or outright omitted...
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EU regulators on Friday opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the...
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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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The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department gave antitrust approval Tuesday to Universal Music Group's planned acquisition of BMG Music Publishing for $2.09...
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Purple was the color and Prince was
the star on Wednesday as the eccentric musician launched a
nightclub venture that will see him performing twice a week in
Las...
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It's not just Montana state that squeaks out photo finishes.
With all the discs counted, the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana soundtrack held its spot atop the charts by a...
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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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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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Barry Manilow was at his Palm Springs home in a wheelchair following hip surgery, but should be walking by the end of the week, his publicist said.
"Being in a wheelchair...
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Maybe Barry Manilow should have used his Emmy acceptance speech
to thank his fellow nominees for contributing to his hip factor.
In a surprise victory for his PBS...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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At 76 years old, "America's oldest teenager" made a jovial yet touching appearance during a special Emmys tribute Sunday.
Dick Clark, still recuperating from a 2004...
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Barry Manilow's pre-surgery routine included picking up an Emmy Sunday night. Monday he's having hip surgery.
"This goes into the operating room with me tomorrow morning...
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Barry Manilow has canceled his three remaining performances at the Las Vegas Hilton to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips, his publicist said.
The...
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Barry Manilow's never been accused of being hip. Now, surgery
might just correct that.
The syrupy '70s sensation will
temporarily step away from his gig performing at...
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Barry Manilow had so much success with the music from the 1950s, he's taking on another decade. In an interview with The Associated Press, Manilow said he plans to release...
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It could be magic for some, but the use of loud Barry Manilow music to drive away late-night revelers from a suburban Sydney park is getting on the nerves of nearby...
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Sick and tired of souped-up cars with
loud engines and pulsing music? Barry Manilow may be the
answer.
Officials in one Sydney district have decided to pipe the
American...
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Thom Bell, Mac Davis, Will Jennings, Sylvia Moy and Henry Cosby have been tapped as inductees by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The prolific songwriters will accept their...
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When "American Idol" contestant Taylor Hicks belted out Stevie Wonder's golden oldie "Living for the City" there was scant age difference between the singer and the...
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Mickey is one happy mouse right about now.
Building
momentum with Radio Disney airplay, the soundtrack to the
Disney
Channel movie High School Musical officially...
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Last week it was a jungle out there. This week it's a ghetto.
Ending the single-week dominance of the Curious
George
soundtrack, R&B crooner Jaheim spanked the monkey...
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There's some serious monkey business going down on the album
charts.
While Grammy winners got their traditional
post-ceremony sales spikes, the top branch of the...
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Crank up the band, it's party time at the Copacabana.
In a battle of retro pop and opera for chart supremacy (now there's a
phrase we don't write often enough), Barry...
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The DualDisc marks its one-year
anniversary of mass distribution this month, but the new hybrid
CD/DVD once expected to become the physical successor to the CD
may already...
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Barry Manilow, "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties" (Arista)
You have to admire Barry Manilow's courage.
Making an album of 14 covers of pop classics that have endured...
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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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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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Wayne Newton is taking his act — again — to the Las Vegas Hilton.
Hotel officials say Newton, known as "Mr. Las Vegas," will perform a limited six-week...
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Nadia Turner picked the wrong song on Tuesday's "American Idol," and on Wednesday, she paid the price. Turner was voted off the Fox show after singing Crystal Gayle's "When...
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Clive Davis can't help but dance.
Put on a record of one of his artists and his feet
automatically start to tap, then he'll get up from behind his
desk and groove.
With...
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After more than two decades working his way up — behind the scenes — in the music industry, Simon Cowell sits center stage.
Cowell's withering putdowns of the...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
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Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow ,
saying it was time to end decades of touring, said on Tuesday
that he had signed a long-term contract to perform exclusively
at the Las...
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Clay Aiken has fond memories of holidays at home — driving with a fake Christmas tree sticking through the back windows of his packed Honda Accord because his family...
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The "Copacabana" has a new showgirl. Songwriters Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman agreed to rewrite the 1978 Grammy award-winning song to reflect the winner of an auction...
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"People can take everything away from you, but they can never take away your truth," Britney Spears insists breathily at the beginning of her greatest-hits collection,...
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Landing a hit on the
charts can sometimes be a surprise. Just ask Randy Edelman.
The composer is finishing work on his score for "Son of the
Mask." Edelman penned music...
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Barry Manilow has a busy fall.
On Sept. 28, Concord Records releases "Scores: Songs from
'Copacabana' and 'Harmony,"' Manilow's 43rd album. The CD is a
collection of...
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To beat country music's two biggest albums it apparently takes a
double dose of the country grammarian.
St. Louis rapper
Nelly banked more bling last week as his two...
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Painful life experiences often
force people to become experts in areas they wish they knew
nothing about.
Such is the case with entertainment reporter/personality
Leeza...
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Name the sitcoms that have been able
to attract the biggest music stars in recent years, and NBC's
"Will & Grace" will probably top that list.
Madonna , Cher, Elton John ...
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The soundtrack to the forthcoming
Ray Charles biopic "Ray!" features a combination of studio
tracks and live recordings from the late "Genius of Soul."
The 16-track set,...
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At 65, Kenny Rogers ' familiar voice is raspier than it was 25 years ago on such hits as "She Believes in Me" and "Coward of the County."
But with his snowy white hair and...
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Diane Schuur , a Grammy-winning jazz singer and pianist, has delayed her 25th anniversary tour for 10 days while she recovers from gall bladder surgery, her publicist...
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The rest of the country was stunned, but Jennifer Hudson says her ejection this week from "American Idol" didn't surprise her.
"I wasn't shocked at all," Hudson said on...
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Even Usher
must confess, the man with the most sales can still be overshadowed by
the force that is William Hung.
Usher, who topped
the charts for a third straight...
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Bette Midler considered
withdrawing herself from this year's Grammy competition because
her tribute album "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney
Songbook" is nominated...
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Beyonce Knowles will sing the national anthem before the Super Bowl in her native Houston, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Super Bowl XXXVIII is scheduled for Feb. 1 at...
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Watch out, Clay Aiken and Spike Jonze . The Washington Post says you're out and Barry Manilow and Sofia Coppola are in.
The Post's Style section's traditional New Year's...
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The Irish boy-band Westlife has rocketed
straight to the top slot in Britain's pop charts with its have
their new single "Mandy," The Official UK Charts Company said
on...
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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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The New York Post is reporting that Barry Manilow is donating $25,000 to a relief fund which was set up for the victims of a fire this past weekend Saturday (October 4) in...
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Barry Manilow, Donna Summer, and Elton John's band will provide the entertainment for John and his partner David Furnish at their 5th annual White Tie & Tiara Ball on...
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Barry Manilow accidentally broke his own nose. The singer recently returned to his Palm Springs home from Malibu, where he spent two weeks producing the up-coming Rosemary...
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Barry Manilow will release a new holiday album, A Christmas Gift Of Love, on November 12 via Columbia Records. The album--the 32nd of his career--was recorded with more than...
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Arista Records 25th anniversary celebration Monday night (April 10) in Los Angeles brought out the stars, and Barry Manilow was one of the guests that performed. Manilow...
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Barry Manilow has issued a strong statement regarding talk that Arista Records president Clive Davis is being forced to retire by Arista's parent company, BMG...
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After spending two days in the hospital with an infected mouth, Barry Manilow is "resting comfortably at home," according to the singer's spokesperson Susan DuBow. Manilow...
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