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Rod Stewart Still Mixed Up in Son's Club Case
7/18/2008, E! Online

A jury might still get to answer the question, Do ya think Rod Stewart's liable for his son's alleged misbehavior? The British rocker and his hefty checkbook were...  more >

Rod Wants Out of Son's Spat
3/21/2008, E! Online

Spare the Rod, do what you want with the child. So, more or less, say lawyers for Rod Stewart as they seek to get the sexagenarian rocker removed as a defendant on a...  more >

Stewart son pleads not guilty to assault
10/19/2007, AP

Rod Stewart's son has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an alleged assault on a couple outside a party in the Hollywood Hills. Sean Stewart, 27, entered his plea...  more >

Rod Stewart injured after concert slip up
6/29/2007, Yahoo! Music

Rod Stewart has been taken to hospital after slipping over at a gig in Manchester last night (June 28). The 62-year-old needed 10 stitches in his leg after he fell on a...  more >

Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart Marries
6/18/2007, E! Online

Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster married on Saturday. And it's about time. In a ceremony nearly eight years in the making, the whiskey-throated British rock star and...  more >

Reports: Rod Stewart marries model
6/16/2007, AP

British rocker Rod Stewart married model Penny Lancaster in a private ceremony Saturday on the Italian Riviera, gathering with a few friends and family in a 17th-century...  more >

Jazz Fest a return for many musicians
4/26/2007, AP

The blues stage will be back when the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens Friday, and so will such performers as blues singer Alton "Big Al" Carson and...  more >

Kanye West, Rod Stewart to perform at Diana concert
4/26/2007, Reuters

U.S. rapper Kanye West and British rocker Rod Stewart have been added to the lineup of artists performing at a July 1 concert to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess...  more >

"Idol" underdog Sanjaya voted off show
4/18/2007, Reuters

Wannabe pop star Sanjaya Malakar, the "American Idol" contestant best known for his wacky hairdos, was booted from the hit show on Wednesday, disappointing a hard core of...  more >

John Mayer added to N.O. Jazz Fest
3/9/2007, AP

Grammy-winning singer John Mayer has been added to the lineup of the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Mayer, who will perform May 5, joins headliners Rod...  more >

Stewart, ZZ Top to perform at Jazz Fest
1/25/2007, AP

Rod Stewart, Norah Jones and Brad Paisley will join New Orleans favorites such as Irma Thomas, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint as headliners for this year's New Orleans Jazz &...  more >

Veteran singers turn to theme albums
1/19/2007, AP

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...  more >

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...  more >

Rod, Rachel Over...Seven Years Later
12/4/2006, E! Online

Have I told you lately...that I'm single? Rod Stewart's lengthy divorce from Rachel Hunter finally became official on Nov. 2, seven years after the 61-year-old rocker and...  more >

Mariah Carey snubbed at another awards show
11/21/2006, Reuters

Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three...  more >

Kimberly Stewart: Dad's Got a Big Mouth
11/21/2006, E! Online

Ugh, dads can be so embarrassing sometimes. Even rock princess Kimberly Stewart, daughter of Rod Stewart and first wife Alana, had to put her famous father in his place...  more >

Lane documentary, album help to remember the Face
11/15/2006, Reuters

Keyboardist Ian McLagan says of Ronnie Lane, his late friend and bandmate in the Small Faces and the Faces, "It's time people woke up to him, absolutely, but it's way...  more >

"Long Black Veil" songwriter dies in Nashville
10/30/2006, Reuters

Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad "Long Black Veil" and other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86. Wilkin, who died on Saturday, had been...  more >

"Long Black Veil" songwriter dies in Nashville
10/29/2006, Reuters

Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad "Long Black Veil" and other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86. Wilkin, who died on Saturday, had been...  more >

With radio not helping, music vets try trickery
9/13/2006, Reuters

When his "Modern Times" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart. Dylan benefited from...  more >

Rock stars lend tunes to covers album
9/3/2006, Reuters

Tori Amos' radical reworking of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the camp rendering of "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger are among the tracks collected for...  more >

Smokey Robinson shares the love at L.A. gig
8/28/2006, Reuters

When Smokey Robinson segued into a traditional pop segment at Saturday's Greek Theater concert, it was natural to expect a letdown. So many performers -- including Linda...  more >

Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters

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...  more >

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...  more >

Rod Stewart's new album returns to rock
7/25/2006, AP

Rod Stewart returns to rock with his new album, "Still the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time," set for release this fall. Stewart's first rock album in over eight...  more >

Concert, rehearsal venues get wired
7/22/2006, Reuters

It's 9 p.m. at The Gig in Hollywood and a crowd of L.A. hipsters is trickling in to catch the evening's act. The bar itself is just one of several live music...  more >

Chris Botti finally makes Carnegie Hall
6/19/2006, AP

Pop-jazz trumpeter Chris Botti finally made it to Carnegie Hall as a headliner, keeping a promise he made to himself the first time he appeared on the famed concert stage...  more >

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...  more >

Rock in Rio music fest reaches out to global audience
5/21/2006, Reuters

Since its 1985 launch, Rock in Rio has been a massive event, drawing hundreds of thousands to each festival. Now it is working to become a massive global brand. This...  more >

Charts: Rascal Flatts Says Not "Now"
4/26/2006, E! Online

Rascal Flatts' Gang keeps banging away on the competition. For the third straight week, the county band's Me & My Gang ruled the Billboard 200, this time holding off...  more >

Stewart Loses in Vegas
3/6/2006, E! Online

Rod Stewart has learned that in Las Vegas the house always wins. A federal judge has ordered the British rocker to pay Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest...  more >

Rod Stewart Ordered to Pay $3 Million
3/6/2006, AP

A federal judge has ordered Rod Stewart to pay a Las Vegas casino more than $3 million for a canceled show in December 2000. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks ordered the...  more >

Brazil Prepares for Rolling Stones Show
2/13/2006, AP

The Rolling Stones promised a bigger bang, and they'll get one in Rio. City officials said Monday they expect nearly 2 million people to turn out for the Stones' "A Bigger...  more >

Manilow Gives Divo the Heave-Ho
2/8/2006, E! Online

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...  more >

Dolly Parton's Duet With Paisley a Hit
1/20/2006, AP

His aunt was dying of cancer when Brad Paisley first heard the demo for "When I Get Where I'm Going," an inspirational song about life after death. When she died a month...  more >

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...  more >

Artie Shaw, Luther Vandross among music's losses
12/16/2005, Reuters

Here is a look at some of the notable artists who died in the past year. Swing-era clarinetist/bandleader ARTIE SHAW, 94, died December 30, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif....  more >

The Rod Father
11/28/2005, E! Online

Rod Stewart may not be able to stay "Forever Young," but he's keeping his family that way. The aging yet still virile rocker and his fiancee, model Penny Lancaster,...  more >

Rod Stewart and Fiancee Have Baby Boy
11/28/2005, AP

At age 60, Rod Stewart is a father again. His fiancee, Penny Lancaster, gave birth to a baby boy early Sunday morning at a London hospital, the couple announced Monday....  more >

Santana, 3 Doors Down single reviews
11/26/2005, Reuters

SINGLE: JUST FEEL BETTER. Santana's previous "I'm Feeling You," the been-there-heard-that first single from his new "All That I Am," showed that any acclaimed musician...  more >

West to Get Artist Achievement Award
11/18/2005, AP

Kanye West will receive the Artist Achievement Award at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, which will be presented Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. Past recipients of the award, which...  more >

Santana No Match for "Now"
11/9/2005, E! Online

Without a shaman or some supernatural help, Carlos Santana's All That I Am didn't have enough to beat back the latest Now That's What I Call Music! for chart supremacy this...  more >

Biographer Guralnick tackles soul icon Cooke
11/6/2005, Reuters

Legendary singer/songwriter Sam Cooke had a dream. So did biographer Peter Guralnick. Their visions intertwine in Guralnick's new book, "Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam...  more >

CORRECTED - Diana Ross ends absence from singles chart
11/4/2005, Reuters

In LOS ANGELES story headlined "Diana Ross ends 9-year absence from singles chart" please read the headline as "Diana Ross ends 6-year absence from singles chart" and the...  more >

Child Play on Charts
11/2/2005, E! Online

Destiny's Child knows how to make a grand exit; 'N Sync, not so much. The now defunct Beyoncé Knowles-powered "Bootylicious" bunch is going out on top--the trio's...  more >

Rod, Martina, Stevie Get Ash-Kicking
10/26/2005, E! Online

Sometimes art does imitate life: Take this week's album chart, which finds Rod Stewart chasing after a younger blonde woman--Ashlee Simpson. Jessica's lip-synching...  more >

Simpson set to lead next week's album list
10/21/2005, Reuters

Youth should be served next week, when it is practically certain that Ashlee Simpson's sophomore set will bow atop the Billboard 200. Early sales cited by chains have...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

Katrina Benefit Telethon Won't Be Censored
9/9/2005, AP

The producer of Friday's one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though...  more >

Telethon Producer: No Kanye Rerun
9/8/2005, E! Online

Hurricane Katrina may be long gone, but the storm surrounding Kanye West's controversial off-script rap lingers. The hip-hop star's impromptu anti-President Bush,...  more >

Katrina telethon stars expected to skirt politics
9/8/2005, Reuters

The last time rapper Kanye West appeared on a TV show to raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims, he accused U.S. President George W. Bush of racism. This time, producers...  more >

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,...  more >

Rod Stewart Unlucky in Vegas
9/7/2005, E! Online

Don't place any bets on Rod Stewart winning in court. A federal jury in Las Vegas ruled against Stewart Wednesday in a big-bucks dispute between the singer and Harrah's...  more >

Crow, Dixie Chicks among Katrina benefit acts
9/6/2005, Reuters

Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Paul Simon will perform during Friday's Hurricane Katrina benefit organized by the...  more >

Rod Stewart's Deposit Dispute
8/23/2005, E! Online

Rod Stewart has reason to believe he could be on the hook for a hefty sum of money. The raspy-voiced rocker was bound for federal court in Las Vegas Tuesday to face off...  more >

Rolling Stones off to sizzling start in Boston
8/21/2005, Reuters

The Rolling Stones kicked off their latest tour on Sunday with a flashy, high-energy concert at Boston's Fenway Park that made no concession to the band's more than four...  more >

Return of "Idol" Exile Mario
8/18/2005, E! Online

By withdrawing from American Idol before the finals even began, Mario Vazquez couldn't lose. And, as it turned out, he won. The smooth singer who departed the...  more >

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...  more >

Man Who Stole Rod Stewart's Car Sentenced
7/1/2005, AP

Rod Stewart was not amused. In a statement to police after the theft of his powerful Viper performance car in 2004, the singer wrote: "(Someone) stole my Viper. I'm not...  more >

Rod Stewart Still Virile
6/1/2005, E! Online

Rod Stewart's taking his whole "Forever Young" thing a little too seriously. Proving that he's not quite ready to enjoy the AARP life, the geriatric rocker announced...  more >

Timberlake's Bum Pipes
5/13/2005, E! Online

Has all that beat-boxing shredded Justin Timberlake's pipes? The "Rock Your Body" singer has undergone surgery in Los Angeles to remove throat nodules from his vocal...  more >

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...  more >

Poor Song Choice Dooms Turner on 'Idol'
4/13/2005, AP

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...  more >

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...  more >

U2, O'Jays, the Pretenders Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
3/15/2005, USRN

On Monday (March 14) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame held its twentieth annual induction ceremony. The Class Of 2005 featured...  more >

U2 Elevated into Rock Hall
3/15/2005, E! Online

U2 may have found what they're looking for...immortality. After a quarter-century of pushing musical boundaries in an everlasting bid to lay claim to the title of...  more >

Rod Stewart Engaged
3/14/2005, E! Online

Apparently, Rod Stewart has still got it. The "Maggie May" singer, 60, got engaged to longtime girlfriend Penny Lancaster, 33, over the weekend in Paris, after...  more >

After 'Ray,' Foxx Eyes Singing Career
2/28/2005, AP

Jamie Foxx 's Oscar win has solidified him as one of Hollywood's A-list actors. But what he really wants to be is a chart-topping singer. Foxx, who nabbed an Academy Award...  more >

Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart & Neil Young Set As Rock Hall Inductors
2/25/2005, USRN

Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, and Neil Young have signed on as inductors for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony on March 14 in New York City. According...  more >

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...  more >

Rod Stewart Wins First Grammy Award
2/14/2005, AP

Veteran British singer Rod Stewart said Monday he will take his first Grammy "everywhere" he travels after finally snaring one of the music industry's top awards. The...  more >

Grammys Reward "Genius"
2/13/2005, E! Online

Ray Charles' Genius racked up plenty of company in the form of gramophone-shaped statuettes. The late soul legend won a total of eight awards at the 47th annual Grammy...  more >

Rod Stewart Finally Wins a Grammy
2/13/2005, Reuters

Veteran British rocker Rod Stewart finally won the first Grammy of his career on Sunday, after being passed over 13 times. Stewart, who turned 60 last month, won the...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

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...  more >

Cowell, Clapton Join Tsunami Aid
1/8/2005, E! Online

Who knew Simon Cowell had a cuddly side? Okay, "cuddly" might be pushing it, but the notoriously nasty American Idol judge showed off his softer side Friday, revealing...  more >

Cowell Hopes for Single for Tsunami Relief
1/8/2005, AP

"American Idol" judge Simon Cowell said Friday he is working with Sharon Osbourne on producing a single to raise money for tsunami relief. Cowell said he and Osbourne...  more >

Prince: King of the Road
12/27/2004, E! Online

First Old Navy brings back leg warmers and now this. Proving the '80s are gone but definitely not forgotten, several of that decade's top musical acts were among the top...  more >

On the Go with Mario
12/18/2004, Reuters

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,...  more >

Snoop Posts Third 'Hot' Week Atop Singles Chart
12/16/2004, Reuters

Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged a third week at...  more >

Ludacris 'Lights' Up U.S. Albums Chart
12/15/2004, Reuters

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...  more >

Top 20 Concert Tours
12/15/2004, AP

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...  more >

AP Reviews Xzibit's New Disc
12/15/2004, AP

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...  more >

Rapper Kanye West Leads Grammy Nominees
12/7/2004, Reuters

Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially...  more >

Alicia Keys Calls for African AIDS Action
11/26/2004, Reuters

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is calling on her peers in the music industry to raise their voices to help millions suffering from AIDS in Africa. "Just for...  more >

Christmas Coming Early for Seasonal Tours
11/19/2004, Reuters

Deck the halls with concert tickets. With more than a dozen Christmas tours launching this season, organizers say concertgoers are seeking out live holiday entertainment...  more >

Seen and Heard on the Red Carpet at AMA
11/14/2004, AP

The red carpet was rolled out for pop music's hottest performers Sunday night at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, and many of the stars also turned out to be...  more >

Rod Stewart Must Repay $780G Tour Deposit
11/13/2004, AP

Singer Rod Stewart must repay the $780,000 he accepted as a deposit for a Latin American concert tour that was canceled, a jury ruled. The jury on Friday also...  more >

Jury Rams Rod
11/13/2004, E! Online

Do ya think Rod Stewart 's sexy? The jury's still out on that one. But when it comes to being greedy, the verdict is in. A Los Angeles jury ruled Friday that the aging...  more >

Indie Music Hero John Peel Feted at Funeral
11/12/2004, Reuters

Hundreds of fans joined friends and family on Friday for the funeral service of John Peel, the legendary disc jockey credited with transforming Britain's popular music...  more >

Multilabel CD Debuts at No. 1 on U.S. Charts
11/10/2004, Reuters

A CD featuring hits by Nelly, Keith Urban and others became the sixth in the "NOW That's What I Call Music" series of joint record-label collections to debut at No. 1 in the...  more >

Lost Beatles Tape May Steal AMA Show
11/6/2004, AP

This year's American Music Awards will feature stars such as Usher, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and Rod Stewart , but the most talked-about moment might come from the...  more >

Kelly, Jay-Z Take "Business" to Chart
11/3/2004, E! Online

For Jay-Z and R. Kelly, their Unfinished Business is playing out on the album charts...and, unfortunately in court. The feuding superstars should be celebrating as...  more >

Clapton 'Sessions' Pay Tribute to Johnson
10/28/2004, Reuters

Broadening the scope of Eric Clapton 's recent album of Robert Johnson interpretations, "Me and Mr. Johnson," the guitarist will unveil the CD/DVD package "Sessions for...  more >

Hot Rod Races Up Charts
10/27/2004, E! Online

For the first time since Jimmy Carter sat in the White House and Star Wars had no sequels, Rod Stewart has the nation's number one album. The croaky-voiced crooner's...  more >

Rod Stewart Back at No. 1 in U.S. After 25 Years
10/26/2004, Reuters

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart 's lucrative outing into the world of romantic golden oldies paid off on Tuesday when he topped the U.S. album charts for the first time in 25...  more >

Rod Stewart's South American Suit
10/26/2004, E! Online

Rod Stewart is facing the music in a Los Angeles courtroom this week. A trio of concert promoters have dragged the popster into court over a scuttled 2002 concert tour...  more >

Rod Stewart on Track to Top U.S. Pop Charts
10/24/2004, Reuters

When Rod Stewart and Clive Davis decided to inaugurate the singer's J Records deal with a collection of gems from the Great American Songbook, did you ever imagine that...  more >

Rod Stewart Sings Classic American Songs
10/18/2004, AP

LONDON (AP) — He's been a rocker, a soul boy, a spandex-clad disco belter. Now Rod Stewart is settling comfortably into a late career as a classy crooner of...  more >

Rod Stewart Turns Crooner With New Album
10/12/2004, AP

He's been a rocker, a soul boy, a spandex-clad disco belter. Now Rod Stewart is settling comfortably into a late career as a classy crooner of 20th-century classics. Next...  more >

More Acts Join Ramone's Cancer Benefit
9/30/2004, Reuters

Sonic Youth, David Johansen, Andrew W.K., Sean Lennon and Suicide's Alan Vega have joined the lineup for an Oct. 8 New York show to benefit Cedars Sinai Cancer Research...  more >

Cat Stevens' Peace Plane Grounded
9/22/2004, E! Online

Next time, better just take the Peace Train. A Washington, D.C.-bound United Airlines flight carrying Yusuf Islam, the London-based artist formerly known as Cat Stevens...  more >

Fashion Rocks at Radio City Hall
9/9/2004, AP

Fashion rocks — and Beyonce put on shimmery hot-pants and Rod Stewart wore a three-piece suit with a pocket square to prove it. Beyonce and Stewart, along with Avril...  more >

Rod Stewart, Ron Wood Revive Faces in Hollywood
8/31/2004, Reuters

It was just like old days -- except for the absence of booze and cigarettes -- as former Faces members Rod Stewart , Ron Wood and Ian McLagan reunited in a rare on-stage...  more >

Leeza Gibbons CD Fights to Save Memories
8/20/2004, Reuters

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...  more >

Bette Milder to Continue 'Kiss'
8/11/2004, AP

Bette Midler isn't ready to kiss off just yet. The four-time Grammy winner announced a second leg of her Kiss My Brass! tour Tuesday. The additional dates will kick off...  more >

Sony, BMG Combination Gets U.S. Antitrust Approval
7/28/2004, Reuters

U.S. antitrust authorities on Wednesday approved a deal for record companies Sony Music and BMG to merge, creating a rival to market leader Universal Music. The U.S....  more >

Stadium Tours? Not This Year
7/23/2004, Reuters

Are stadium tours extinct? Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm-weather concert business, the stadium tour is completely absent from this summer's...  more >

Merle Haggard Communes with UFO Enthusiasts
6/29/2004, Reuters

For the second year in a row, honky tonk singer Merle Haggard will entertain conspiracy theorists and extraterrestrial fans at the UFO Music Fest, set for Saturday (July 3)...  more >

Ozzy, James Brown Mark Olympic Torch Run
6/26/2004, AP

The Olympic torch traveled through London on a rainy Saturday, with Roger Banister hoisting the flame at Wimbledon to mark the start of a relay that ended with a concert...  more >

BMG, Hot in '04, Rebuilding Arista
6/25/2004, Reuters

Reports of the demise of Arista Records have been premature. The label -- which has lost many of its superstar acts to other BMG labels in recent months as part of its...  more >

Banderas, Foxx to Get Walk of Fame Stars
6/17/2004, AP

Antonio Banderas , Rod Stewart and Donald Duck are among an eclectic bunch of honorees who will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. The 32 honorees...  more >

Ray Charles Remembered As an Innovator
6/11/2004, AP

Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73. Ray...  more >

New 'American Idol' to Be Crowned Tonight
5/26/2004, Reuters

Two Southern teenagers who are contestants on the popular television program "American Idol" will learn on Wednesday which one will become the country's next instant pop...  more >

Metallica, Jackson Browne Honored at L.A. Ceremony
5/19/2004, Reuters

In an unlikely double-bill, hard rock band Metallica and folk singer/songwriter Jackson Browne were honored at performing rights groups ASCAP's annual Pop Music Awards on...  more >

Tom Petty Gets Busy on New Album, Live Set
5/14/2004, Reuters

Although they are not planning to tour this year, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will instead be working on various projects, including a studio release, a live album and...  more >

Warner Music Cuts Prices to Spur CD Sales
5/7/2004, AP

Warner Music Group, the company behind Madonna , Missy Elliott and Rod Stewart , is reducing the suggested retail price on more than 1,700 albums beginning next week in a...  more >

Adult Music Fans Fuel Sales
4/19/2004, Reuters

Every day in the United States, about 10,000 people become "grownups." The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that's how many people mark their 30th birthday each day. For the...  more >

Matchbox Twenty Singer Recalls Early Days
3/20/2004, AP

Rob Thomas remembers the lean days before matchbox twenty blew up into a household name. Now the band is giving a struggling musician the chance to take center stage...  more >

Faces to Release Boxed Set in May
3/9/2004, Reuters

The Faces, a band known as much for its excess as for its music, will return for one more round with the four-disc box set "Faces: Five Guys Walk Into a Bar..." Due May 25...  more >

Clive Davis Re-Throned
2/3/2004, E! Online

Clive Davis is back on top again. Just four years after he was unceremoniously ousted as president and CEO of Arista Records in favor of Antonio "L.A." Reid, Arista...  more >

Clooney Fan Midler Has No Use for Grammy Nomination
1/21/2004, Reuters

Bette Midler considered withdrawing herself from this year's Grammy competition because her tribute album "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook" is nominated...  more >

Alicia Keys Locks Up Xmas Chart
12/24/2003, E! Online

For those who put the Diary of Alicia Keys on their gift wish list, expect to see the disc coming down the chimney this Christmas--the soul diva's sophomore album currently...  more >

Elvis Rules List of British Hit Singles
12/22/2003, AP

Elvis Presley is the all-time singles king in Britain, nearly a half-century after he first crashed into the pop chart here, according to a new list published...  more >

Gimme Shelter: Artists Find Refuge on Road
12/19/2003, Reuters

While the rest of the music business is hurting, the concert industry continues to break records. Still, some unsettling trends are casting a cloud over the touring...  more >

Beyonce, R. Kelly Win 4 Billboard Awards
12/11/2003, AP

Sultry singer Beyonce and crooner R. Kelly each took home four awards from the 2003 Billboard Music Awards. Beyonce, who appeared at the ceremony Wednesday in a sequined...  more >

Rod Stewart Thrilled To Be Nominated For A Grammy
12/9/2003, USRN

Rod Stewart was thrilled to hear he's been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Traditional Pop Album for his album As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook...  more >

Complete List of Grammy Awards Nominations
12/4/2003, AP

Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles: 1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...  more >

Fiddy Reels in "Billboard" Nods
12/1/2003, E! Online

Fiddy's sitting pretty at the top of the list of Billboard Music Award finalists. The G-Unit Crew team leader pulled down nods in six categories for the 2003...  more >

Grammy-Winning Composer Kamen Dies
11/19/2003, AP

Michael Kamen, the Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer who fused hard-rock riffs with classical styling in albums for Pink Floyd and provided music for the "Lethal...  more >

New Music Magazine Is Aimed at Older Fans
11/17/2003, AP

Publishing executive John Rollins, who witnessed the infancy of Vibe and Spin magazines, had a revelation one day when he dropped a Buena Vista Social Club album into his CD...  more >

Vandross Scores at AMAs
11/16/2003, E! Online

Performers like Rod Stewart and Alan Jackson , presenters like Glen Campbell , Hall and Oates and the Smothers Brothers... gee, it's hard to imagine why the broadcast...  more >

Tony Thompson Brought Orchestral Power to Drums
11/14/2003, Reuters

Drummer Tony Thompson, who died in an Encino, Calif., hospital Wednesday, proved his freewheeling musical approach at his first audition for Chic, according to...  more >

Toby Keith "Shocks" the Charts
11/12/2003, E! Online

Toby Keith knows how to shock 'em. Despite being the biggest loser at last week's Country Music Association Awards, Keith wound up the biggest winner on the album chart. ...  more >

BMG Distribution Takes Top Four on Album Chart
11/8/2003, Reuters

BMG Distribution has swept the first four rungs of the Billboard 200, the first time in almost a year that distributor has held such a monopoly. Arista rap duo OutKast...  more >

Britney, Bruce Make Beautiful Music
11/7/2003, E! Online

Music pirates beware. Two music giants have just announced plans to form a powerful alliance in the fight to save the recording industry. New York-based Sony Corp...  more >

OutKast Slays Clay
11/5/2003, E! Online

Talk about a photo finish. OutKast, Rod Stewart and Clay Aiken ended the weekly album chart derby in a virtual dead heat, with fewer than 750 copies separating the three. ...  more >

Clay Rams Rod on Chart
10/29/2003, E! Online

Call it Revenge of the Nerd, Part II. Geeky American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken proved to be second to none, holding the top spot for a second straight week. For the...  more >

Rod Stewart Takes Swipe at McCartney, Sting, Elton
10/28/2003, Reuters

Rocker Rod Stewart feels he has been unfairly criticized for dating a younger woman, especially when ex-Beatle Paul McCartney escaped censure despite taking a wife half...  more >

Rod Stewart Plots Second Set Of Standards
3/19/2003, USRN

Rod Stewart plans to revisit the pop-standards route on his next album. Stewart's success with last year's It Had To Be You...The Great American Songbook has encouraged him...  more >

Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart To Present At Grammys
2/20/2003, Yahoo! Music

Aretha Franklin and Rod Stewart have been added to the list of presenters for the upcoming Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 23. In addition to presenting an award, Stewart...  more >

Rogers, McEntire, Stewart In The Ring For Muhammad Ali
2/17/2003, Yahoo! Music

Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire, Rod Stewart, and Eric Benet will perform at Muhammad Ali's annual fundraising event, Celebrity Fight Night IX at the Arizona Biltmore Resort &...  more >

Rod Stewart Celebrates New Album's Unexpectedly High Chart Debut
10/30/2002, USRN

Rod Stewart is celebrating the unexpectedly strong debut of his new album, It Had To Be You...The Great American Songbook. The collection--on which Stewart performs pop...  more >

Rod Stewart Says That He And Jeff Beck Still 'Hate Each Other's Guts'
10/25/2002, USRN

Rod Stewart was notably absent when Jeff Beck performed three career retrospective shows last month in London. Stewart--who was the first singer in the Jeff Beck Group,...  more >

Rod Stewart's New Album A Three-Year Labor Of Love
10/22/2002, USRN

Out Tuesday (October 22) is Rod Stewart's latest album, a collection of pop standards titled It Had To Be You...The Great American Songbook. Veering away from Stewart's...  more >

Rod Stewart Says Keith Richards Should Have Covered Up For 'Rolling Stone'
10/9/2002, USRN

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards's recent appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine has surprised fans and observers throughout the music industry. It's not...  more >

Rod Stewart's Son Sentenced On Assault & Drug Convictions
9/13/2002, USRN

Some guys may have all the luck, but Rod Stewart's oldest son isn't one of them. Sean Stewart, 22, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and drug rehabilitation in two...  more >

Rod Stewart Sued For Backing Out Of Latin American Tour
7/12/2002, USRN

Rod Stewart, his management company, booking agents, and lawyers are being sued by a compendium of concert promoters for allegedly balking on a Latin American tour earlier...  more >

Rod May Be Mod, But His Glad Rags Are Unacceptable At Horse Race
6/20/2002, USRN

Rod Stewart was turned away from Britain's selected-seating enclosure at the Ascot Racecourse in London on Wednesday (June 20) for not being properly outfitted. Stewart, 57,...  more >

Rod Stewart Hit With $750,000 Copyright Lawsuit
5/23/2002, USRN

A photographer who claims Rod Stewart and his management company, Stewart Annoyances, LTD (SAL), used two of her pictures illegally has fired off a $750,000...  more >

Rod Stewart Sues To Stop Photographer In Blackmail Case
5/17/2002, USRN

Rod Stewart's management company Stewart Annoyances, LTD (SAL), has filed legal actions to stop a female photographer and her daughter from further perusing what its lawyers...  more >

Jimi Hendrix, Rod Stewart & ZZ Top Among Acts On 'Dogtown And Z-Boys' Soundtrack
4/21/2002, USRN

Jimi Hendrix, Rod Stewart, and ZZ Top are all on the soundtrack for the new skateboarding film Dogtown And Z-Boys, which opens April 26 in limited release. Echoing the...  more >

Rod Stewart, P. Diddy, Goo Goo Dolls & Train Added to United We Stand Benefit
10/11/2001, USRN

Rod Stewart, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, the Goo Goo Dolls, and Train have been added to the line-up of the "United We Stand" benefit concert taking place on Sunday, October 21...  more >

Rod Stewart Survived Cancer Scare Last Year
2/6/2001, USRN

Rod Stewart's new album, Human, comes out today (February 6), and according to the veteran British singer, we're lucky to have it. Stewart delivered a bombshell to the...  more >

Rod Stewart's New Album Features Guests, Covers
1/25/2001, USRN

Rod Stewart is set to release Human, his first outing on Atlantic Records after more than two decades with Warner Bros., on February 6. The follow-up to 1998's rocking,...  more >

New Rod Stewart Album Pushed Back To Next Year
10/10/2000, USRN

The wait for the next Rod Stewart album just got a bit longer. Although originally scheduled for a November 14 release, Human has now been pushed back until February 14,...  more >

Rod Stewart Taps Hot Producer For New Album
8/3/2000, USRN

Rod Stewart is taking a pop path for his next album, which is due out in November. Stewart has tapped K-Gee--the British songwriter-producer best known for his work with...  more >

Remasters From Van Halen, Clapton, Others On The Way
7/14/2000, USRN

Remastered albums from Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, and Rod Stewart will be featured in the first batch of what Warner Bros. Records is calling Warner Remasters....  more >

Voice Fine, Rod Stewart Gets Back To It -- On The Soccer Pitch
5/30/2000, USRN

After getting a clean bill of health from doctors following throat surgery in Los Angeles, Rod Stewart got back into the arena he loves best -- next to music, that is....  more >

Rod Stewart And Rachel Hunter Deny Reconciliation
10/28/1999, USRN

Rod Stewart and his wife, model Rachel Hunter, have issued a statement denying reports that they have gotten back together. In a joint statement Stewart and Hunter said,...  more >

Rod Stewart To Rock Rio For The Millennium
4/21/1999, USRN

Those high-ticket Millennium concert gigs just keep coming. Rod Stewart has been officially inked to rock the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino's Pavilion in Las Vegas on New Year's...  more >

Rod Stewart: Shame On Them
4/10/1998, USRN

Rod Stewart has branded fellow celebs Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg as "bastards" for blowing off a big Princess Diana benefit. "They went to...  more >

Rod Tribute Creates Jobs
2/15/1998, USRN

In what may signal the death knell for tribute records, Los Angeles-based Derock Records has set April 7th as the release date for Forever Mod: Portrait Of A Storyteller, a...  more >

Own A Piece Of The Rod
2/3/1998, USRN

Rod Stewart is ready to peddle his songs on Wall Street. Emulating a similar tactic by David Bowie last year, Stewart will offer bonds based on his music publishing...  more >

Music Manager Digs Film
12/29/1997, USRN

Arnold Stiefel, whose music management career includes Rod Stewart and the R&B group Shai, has just bought the film rights to Dominick Dunne's O.J.-inspired novel, Another...  more >

Hard Rock Cafe Takes Another Bite Out Of Rock 'N' Roll With Own Record Label
9/17/1997, USRN

Always one-upping Hooters and Planet Hollywood, homogenized theme-restaurant chain the Hard Rock Cafe has gone into business with Rhino Records to create the label Hard...  more >

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