The annual four-day Roskilde Festival kicked off Thursday, with thousands of people pouring through the gates of one of Europe's largest outdoor rock music events.
This...
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Diana Krall made sure she didn't overthink her "Christmas Songs" album. She just wanted to have fun.
So she lit candles, decorated a tree at a Los Angeles studio and...
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Taking a lyric detour
during his hit "Brighter Than Sunshine" toward the end of his
Wednesday show at the Henry Fonda Theater, Aqualung sang, "Los
Angeles is a very strange...
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Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Maroon 5 and other music acts have donated concert tickets and special experiences in an online auction for Music Clearing Minefields, an...
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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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Two Miami-based songwriters and
producers, Emilio Estefan Jr. and Estefano, tied for the
songwriter of the year award at the 12th annual BMI Latin
Awards.
This is the...
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Coldplay, Kylie Minogue) and the White
Stripes are among the headline acts slated for this year's
sold-out edition of the Glastonbury Festival, to be held...
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Veteran TV
producer-director Ken Ehrlich's got a hit -- and, despite his
long history in the music business, it's no run-of-the-mill
event.
"I've spent my life promoting...
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All the Backstreet Boys ask is
that you give them a fair chance. The quintet is set to return
with a new Jive album in June preceded by a single in March.
"That's the...
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The 47th Annual Grammys on Sunday
were long on tributes and short on controversy thanks to a
self-censored performance by punk trio Green Day and Sheryl
Crow 's peek-a-boo...
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A star-studded group of entertainers, including country music star Clint Black and Beach Boys great Brian Wilson , will highlight the "Nextel Tribute to America," the...
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Friday night's MusiCares
charity dinner in Hollywood honoring Brian Wilson is the big
liftoff for the Recording Academy's Grammy Awards weekend,
which climaxes with the...
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The Recording Academy is
hosting flashbacks to previous years' Grammy Awards ceremonies,
letting music fans relive the event in three-minute montages.
The shorts are among...
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Stephin Merritt usually has a song cycling through his head. Makes sense, given that he's one of the more captivating and eclectic singer-songwriters around, heading such...
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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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Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will
be the honoree at music charity group MusiCares' annual
pre-Grammys bash in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, organizers said
Wednesday.
The...
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Rolling Stone magazine has named the top 500 songs of all-time, and, well, the No. 1 song isn't exactly a complete unknown.
Bob Dylan 's "Like a Rolling Stone" tops the...
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Rolling Stone magazine has named the top 500 songs of all time in its new issue, and, well, the No. 1 song isn't exactly a complete unknown.
Bob Dylan 's "Like A Rolling...
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When Nirvana performed "Lithium" at the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards, Kurt Cobain wore a curious T-shirt with a frog logo and the question, "Hi, how are you?"
The shirt was...
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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...
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Glen Campbell has signed a one-off
deal with Universal South Records for a two-CD set due June 8.
"Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love" contains
one disc...
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Elton John , who threatened a few
years ago never to record again, is eyeing a November release
for his next studio album, "Peachtree Road," a reference to the
famed...
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Warner Bros. is eyeing a June 29
release date for a nine-disc Paul Simon boxed set, "Studio
Recordings 1972-2000," Billboard.com has learned.
Simon inked with Warner...
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A number of veteran artists have
inked new label deals and have their first releases in many
years forthcoming.
Brian Wilson 's album "Gettin' in Over My Head" will be...
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The music industry veteran who has
run performing rights group BMI for 18 years will step down
from her post in August as part of what she billed on Wednesday
as a...
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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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Jan Berry, a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Deadman's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena," has died. He was 62. Berry had a...
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Pioneering California rock musician
Jan Berry, who rode the wave of the surf music trend in the
1960s as one half of the popular duo Jan & Dean, has died, his
wife said on...
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Performers at the nation's
biggest gathering of bands here always face Vegas-style odds.
Yet acts ranging from major-label properties to unsigned
regional groups -- more...
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Rodney Bingenheimer has been a radio
DJ, musician, record-company employee, nightclub entrepreneur,
music journalist and one of the most influential...
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In 1967, Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson shelved "Smile," an ambitious concept album intended as the group's masterpiece.
Thirty-seven years later, "Smile" received...
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A bittersweet reunion by iconic '60s pop group the Zombies—playing together in the USA for the first time since 1965—and a performance by Brian Wilson highlighted a...
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The Rhinestone Cowboy wants to ride
off into the sunset.
Not long before his recent arrest on charges of drunk
driving and leaving the scene of a car accident,...
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Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine has
won an appeal against ex-bandmate Mike Love , clearing the way
for a breach-of-fiduciary-duty lawsuit against Love.
"This is the first...
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Elton John will make a guest appearance on an upcoming album by Beach Boys legend, Brian Wilson. John sings and plays piano on a song called "How Can We Still Be Dancing."...
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You'll have to address Aerosmith's lead singer as "Doctor" Steven Tyler soon. Tyler will be given an honorary Doctor Of Music degree from Boston's Berklee College of Music...
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Eric Clapton joined Brian Wilson and his band onstage during a benefit for the Carl Wilson Foundation on Sunday (October 6) at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los...
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Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson guest stars on the second solo album from ex-Verve singer Richard Ashcroft, Human Conditions, due October 22 on Virgin Records.
The new...
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Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson will perform at Adopt-A-Minefield's second annual Open Hearts, Clear Mines benefit concert on September 18. The event, organized by...
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Beach Boys founder and chief songwriter Brian Wilson turns 60 on Thursday (June 20). LAUNCH has learned that a surprise birthday party by the artist's family and closest...
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A live version of Pet Sounds, often cited as one of the most influential pop albums ever recorded, is set for U.S. release on June 11 by Sanctuary Records. The album will be...
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Brian Wilson has tacked on several U.K. concert dates following his appearance at the June 3 Jubilee concert commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's 50th year on the British...
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The fourth annual Carl Wilson Walk Against Cancer on October 14 at the Santa Monica (California) Pier will be followed by an all-star concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los...
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Brian Wilson and his band will perform five dates in Japan next month. A spokesperson for Wilson said the singer-songwriter is anxious to perform for audiences in Japan,...
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Beach Boys founder and former leader Brian Wilson turns 59 today (June 20). Wilson, who is on tour this summer with Paul Simon, will celebrate his birthday in Phoenix, where...
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Brian Wilson's collection of songs Live At The Roxy will be released June 19 on Oglio Records with additional bonus tracks. The live album has previously only been available...
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Brian Wilson was honored Thursday night (March 29) during TNT's All Star Tribute To Brian Wilson at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The list of performers included Billy...
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The All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson at Radio City Music Hall in New York later this month has added several more special guests to its lineup, including Billy Joel, Ricky...
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As expected, Elton John, Heart, and Beatles producer George Martin are among those who have been officially announced for the upcoming An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson....
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson has been added to the star-studded lineup of artists who will pay tribute to Paul Simon when he is honored as the MusiCares 2001 Person of the Year on...
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson has apparently overcome his writer's block and has penned his first new song in years, which is titled "On Christmas Day." In a personal note posted...
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson has settled a 1999 legal action against his former producer and partner Joe Thomas out of court, Billboard Bulletin reports. Although no details have...
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Brian Wilson's 1988 self-titled debut solo album will be reissued on September 5. Eleven bonus tracks have been added to the album's 11 original tracks, and the additions...
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Brian Wilson was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York City on Thursday (June 15). The question on everyone's mind that evening was who was...
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The live recording of the Beach Boy Brian Wilson's new album -- which took place a few weeks ago at L.A.'s Roxy Theatre -- has resulted in a bigger collection than was...
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The Beach Boys's
Brian Wilson will hit Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, Calif. tonight and Saturday (April 7 and 8) to record a live album. Wilson will be joined by his...
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The Songwriters' Hall Of Fame has named six inductees to join its ranks -- former
Beach Boys leader
Brian Wilson,
Eagles members and principal songwriters
Glenn Frey...
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In the closing track on Imagination, Brian Wilson sings, "Happy days are here again." After a series of Midwest shows in March, that line seems to be holding true for the...
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"If I had the Wondermints back in 1967, I would have taken Smile out on the road." So said Brian Wilson a few years ago in the liner notes of the Wondermints' self-titled...
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Legendary pop composer Brian Wilson is set to release a live performance and interview home video on Jan. 15, featuring material from both his classic catalog and his solo...
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Christmas came early for Los Angeles pop fans last night at the Wondermints' annual holiday bash at Silver Lake's Spaceland, as the band was joined onstage during its...
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The Milarepa Fund, the organization founded by the Beastie Boys to stage the Tibetan Freedom Concerts, is kicking off a series of online auctions of music memorabilia. The...
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Halloween may be more than two weeks away, but lucky rock fans in London, Seattle, and Irvine, Calif. received early treats over the weekend.
On the final stop of Miller...
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The City Of Angels soundtrack returns to the top of the Billboard 200 this week with sales of 169,000, according to SoundScan data, while the other soundtrack...
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Beach Boys songwriting giant Brian Wilson has signed with Irving Azoff's Revolution Records, and plans to release his first solo album in 10 years this Spring.
The album,...
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The Beach Boys will finally have their day in court regarding after filing a lawsuit against bandmate Brian Wilson and book publisher HarperCollins three years ago. The...
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson and his daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson have put their past behind them with a new collaborative album, The Wilsons. Carnie and Wendy, formerly...
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