Steven, we love you. But you need to get sober, and we need to find a new singer. That appears to be the consensus among Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's bandmates,...
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Aerosmith's lead guitarist Joe Perry says the legendary rock band isn't breaking up — although they need a new singer. Perry said on the micro-blogging site Twitter...
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Courtesy of NME.com - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has said that singer Steven Tyler has quit the band "as far as I can tell." Perry's comments follow those of rhythm...
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Aerosmith has survived drugs, departures, divorces and discord since the rock 'n' roll bad boys formed 40 years ago. But guitarist Joe Perry does not know if the...
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Joe Perry says there's still life in Aerosmith, but after an unlikely turn of events, he focused his energy on his latest solo project, "Have Guitar, Will Travel." While...
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Joe Perry is angry that Aerosmith has been sidelined due to Steven Tyler's tour injury. The group had to cancel their summer tour after the frontman suffered injuries when...
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Aerosmith has canceled the remainder of its summer tour. In a statement issued late Thursday, the band's publicist MSO said "it is with great regret" that the band is...
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Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has broken his shoulder after falling off the stage during a concert on the veteran rock band's ill-starred summer tour, an insider said on...
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Aerosmith may be nearly 40 years old, but the group is staying connected with younger audiences. The band is teaming up with "Guitar Hero" for their new tour, and they say...
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Concert promoter Live Nation said on Monday it will waive service fees for general admission at hundreds of concerts on sale for a 24-hour stretch this week. Live...
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Free tickets to see Aerosmith in Hawaii? Dream on, unless you happen to be one of 8,300 people left in the cold when the band canceled a sold-out concert in 2007. Aerosmith...
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Aerosmith is finally getting back in the saddle, eight long years since the release of their last studio album. After being hobbled by various health problems, the Bad Boys...
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Aerosmith plan to return to the studio in 2009 after injuries forced them into hiatus. The band have not released an album of all-new material since 2001's Just Push Play....
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler on Wednesday sued unknown bloggers who the singer said impersonated him on the Web, writing about the death of his mother and other "intimate...
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At 60, Aerosmith frontman and wild man Steven Tyler is ready to spill. Tyler, known for heavy hits such as "Walk This Way" and "Dream On," is working on...
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Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery — the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on...
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Aerosmith fans can finally get their chance to step into the shoes of Steven Tyler and Joe Perry as video game developer Activision Inc released its Guitar Hero:...
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Steven Tyler checked into a rehab facility in search of a "safe environment" to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy, the Aerosmith frontman said in a...
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Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, a poster boy for rock 'n' roll decadence in the 1970s, has entered a Los Angeles rehab facility after two decades as a passionate...
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This is just not turning out to be the Tyler family's month. First the lovely Liv announces she's separated from her rocker hubby, and now comes word that her...
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Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is putting down his ax while he goes under the knife. Perry canceled a solo show scheduled for April 5 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., so he can...
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Joe Perry is a loyal band mate who's apparently been playing on a bum knee. The Aerosmith guitarist has been forced to cancel an upcoming solo show so that he can...
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Activision Inc on Friday unveiled
a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band
Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise in a new
direction.
Called "Guitar...
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Aerosmith returned to the U.K. for their first full live show in nine years last night (June 24), headlining the second day of Hard Rock Cafe's London Calling event in Hyde...
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From the power chords of Aerosmith to the jazz beats of Roy Haynes and the funky dance rhythms of the Tavares, New England has been home to a diverse and vibrant music scene...
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Steven Tyler has apparently been living on the edge more than he
previously let on.
In an interview with Access
Hollywood set to air Tuesday night, Aerosmith's sinewy...
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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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Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer and will skip the beginning of the band's upcoming tour, the band's publicist...
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The posters hanging on the walls of the broadcasting booth at Nine FM are as eclectic as the music the radio station plays — Pink Floyd and Aerosmith sharing space with...
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Joe Perry swears he is not after
Steven Tyler's job.
With Aerosmith on vacation, the band's guitarist has
released his first solo album in more than 20 years, singing...
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If someone had told Joe Perry 20
years ago that his band's classic song "Dream On" would be used
to sell Buicks, he probably would have kicked more than their
tires.
Now...
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Don't even think about calling Tom Waits a sellout.
The alt-rock demigod is suing mad at General Motors' European division
for allegedly using a sound-alike to mimic his...
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Tom Waits' next boozy, bluesy tune might be about European car manufacturers. The gravel-voiced Waits says Opel, a European division of General Motors, is running a TV...
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To paraphrase the old Chuck Berry tune, bye-bye, Johnnie.
Johnnie Johnson, the rhythm-and-blues piano wizard whose
pioneering partnership with Berry produced such...
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Shooter Jennings sets his own outlaw
country tone while paying respects to his old man from the
outset of "Put the 'O' Back in Country," his debut album, which
Universal...
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Rock supergroup Velvet Revolver will
graduate to arena-level shows on its spring tour, which begins
March 19 in Phoenix and will run through May 25 in West Palm
Beach,...
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and his wife Teresa are splitting up after 17 years. In a statement released Sunday (February 20), Tyler said, "Before the tabloid media...
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Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler and his wife of 17 years, Teresa, are separating, the singer announced Sunday.
Tyler, 56, asked the public to respect his family's...
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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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They channeled the 1980s on Sunday night when a Grammy all-star group sang "Across the Universe" to benefit tsunami victims.
Remember Band Aid? And "We Are the World"?...
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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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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are taking their act public.
The superstars, who tied the knot in a hush-hush ceremony last
June but have yet to publicly acknowledge...
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Breaking into film composing is
often more difficult than getting a record deal. The same dozen
or so top composers get the lion's share of the A-list films,
and any...
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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...
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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...
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Gwen Stefani, Pink, Steven Tyler, Elton John, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, and Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne are among the artists lending their voices to a rendition of Eric...
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Bret Michaels , the former leader of the hard-rock band Poison, is working with a different kind of music these days, reinventing himself as a country singer.
When...
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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...
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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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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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Steven Tyler is now, gasp, a grandfather.
Liv Tyler, daughter of the Aerosmith lead singer and model Bebe Buell, gave birth to a son in Manhattan Tuesday, Us Weekly...
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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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Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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Every year, recording artists and
their labels pull together holiday music releases in hopes of
striking perennial silver and gold, and 2004 can be considered
a banner year...
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For many entertainers, growing older is a liability, age is best kept a secret. Not for Alison Krauss. The 33-year-old says the years help deepen the well she draws from to...
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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...
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Pop singer Janet Jackson
has signed a management pact with the company that also handles
boy band Backstreet Boys and rapper Chingy.
Los Angeles-based firm Wright Crear...
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Two years after the death of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, few clues have emerged about his killer. The hip-hop legend was killed in his Queens recording studio on Oct. 30,...
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Aerosmith 's recent A&E concert
special "You Gotta Move" will be released Nov. 23 on DVD with
five songs that did not appear on the original broadcast.
The 162-minute...
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Gwen Stefani 's not only "Just a Girl" but an angry one at that.
The No Doubt star's husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, may have
aged Stefani a few years with the...
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Country music acts are one of the few highlights in an off year for concert tours. At least seven of the 25 top grossing tours this year are likely to be country artists...
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He may be known for his over-the-top antics but Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille has another claim to fame: his "Guitar Solo" has been named the worst of all time by Guitar...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After five years, the guys from Rascal Flatts have heard enough. Yes, they have strong pop and rock influences. No, they don't wear cowboy...
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The Beastie Boys are flashing liquor and cash while betting on a street-level parlor game — with a Jewish twist.
Instead of a 40-ounce brew, Adrock throttles a bottle...
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Actor and blues aficionado Dan Aykroyd has teamed with radio producer Ben Manilla to write
"Elwood's Blues: Interviews With the Blues Legends & Stars,"
due Nov. 1 from...
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A career-best week for Tim McGraw
should net the country king his third No. 1 on the Billboard
200 for the week ending Aug. 29.
McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" (Curb)...
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Two successful singers have made
the move into advertising.
Macy Gray's funky take on Aerosmith 's "Walk This Way,"
featured in radio and TV commercials for Sony...
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The NFL on Monday announced its entertainment lineup for the first football game of the season, promising no repeat of the breast-baring performance by Janet Jackson that...
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As the gates at the Tokyo Dome were just opening and thousands of fans beginning to stream in for the night's sold-out show, Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler offered a...
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Don't hate Hilary Duff because she
has done what few entertainers have been able to do: cross over
from TV to conquer the worlds of movies and music. She must be
doing...
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Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready
will preview tracks from the group's upcoming double-disc
concert set "Live at Benaroya Hall" via a live, one-hour radio
broadcast...
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The Sony-BMG merger leaves four music "majors" with about 80 percent of the $32 billion global music market. They are:
_Universal Music Group: Artists include Sting,...
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The term might not be familiar, but the image definitely is — that look guitarists get when trying to nail a high note or power chord.
Now a new contest will...
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The European Union has approved the merger of Sony Music and Bertelsmann AG 's BMG unit in a deal that gives the four "majors" control of about 80 percent of the world...
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Cheap Trick's career has been
inextricably linked to Japan since the release of the iconic
1979 concert album "Live in Budokan."
Nearly 25 years later, the group was...
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There is not much to write about
Gene Simmons that has not been written before. But the man
himself can find plenty to say about his extraordinary life.
As co-founder,...
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Energizer Holdings Inc. is appealing to the rock 'n' roll sensibilities of baby boomers by enlisting 1980s rocker Pat Benatar to boost sales of hearing-aid...
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Energizer Holdings Inc. is appealing to the rock 'n' roll sensibilities of baby boomers by enlisting 1980s rocker Pat Benatar to boost sales of hearing-aid...
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Blues legend B.B. King and
avant-garde Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti were honored in
Stockholm Wednesday with the 13th annual Polar Music Prize.
King and Ligeti were...
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Courtney Love , Wilco's Jeff Tweedy,
Whitney Houston , Kelly Osbourne , Jo Dee Messina , Scott Weiland .
The list goes on.
All are creative rock or pop stars and veterans...
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Despite a lingering perception that
outdoor concert venues play host mainly to acts past their
commercial peak, U.S. sheds are looking forward to a summer
rich with current...
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Janet
Jackson might say there's been a "sales malfunction" on the charts.
Despite all of her publicity, good and bad, Janet Jackson 's
string of chart-topping studio...
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Sarah Brightman 's Harem world
tour has turned into an unexpected ray of sunshine for
organizers.
The 46-date North American arena leg wrapped March 18 at HP
Pavilion in...
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Aerosmith guitarist Joe
Perry has got a hit on his hands -- not a song, but a free
online game that features a virtual Perry as a smart-aleck
genie.
The game, "Genie Joe...
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The NFL canceled plans for a third opening-game kickoff concert following Janet Jackson 's risque halftime show at the Super Bowl.
The league held free downtown concerts...
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When Kiss begins a five-date
Japanese tour May 27 in Tokyo, Peter Criss may not be sitting
atop his familiar stool behind the drums.
In a posting on his official Web...
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Unlike millions of people around the world, Jam Master Jay's mother was never a big fan of his music.
"It's just not my thing," Connie Mizell-Perry says in a brief respite...
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Flamboyant British metal band the
Darkness moved closer to realizing the holy grail of British
rock -- "cracking America" -- when their debut album went gold
in the United...
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Old rock stars don't die. They
perform golden oldies at corporate fashion shows.
Such was the case on Tuesday when Aerosmith singer Steven
Tyler, Sex Pistols guitarist...
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Ozzy
Osbourne may be famous for biting a head off a bat, but he'll never
bite the hand that feeds him--that is, his fans.
Chomping
at the bit to get back onstage again...
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Slayer, Judas Priest (reunited with
vocalist Rob Halford) and Slipknot will join Ozzy Osbourne as
the mainstage acts on this year's Ozzfest, set to begin in
early July,...
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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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Performances by rapper 50 Cent, the Foo Fighters and Chick Corea, and a tribute to Luther Vandross featuring Celine Dion , Alicia Keys and Richard Marx have been added to...
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Janet Jackson and a trio of
entertainers were putting the finishing touches Thursday to the
Super Bowl's halftime musical extravaganza.
Joining Jackson on stage for the...
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On January 23rd, 1958, Brunswick Records released "Maybe Baby" backed with "Tell Me How" by The Crickets.
In 1970, singer Judy Collins was denied permission to sing her...
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Country stars Willie Nelson and Toby Keith and chart-topping vocalist Josh Groban have joined the
performance lineup for the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show on
Feb....
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She's had her hands all over the naked bodies of the biggest names in music. But she's no groupie.
Meet masseuse Dorothy Stein, aka Dr. Dot. She's worked her magic on the...
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In March, Pink will start her
first full-blown headlining tour.
"I can't wait!" she tells Billboard. "The first album, I
had a DAT and dancers. The second album, I had a...
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Glory days are here again for the Boss.
Hitting that
Thunder Road in support of The
Rising, his first album of new material with the E Street Band
in 18 years,...
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Bruce Springsteen was the top
concert draw across North America in 2003 as more than 1.6
million fans paid to take in his marathon shows and musings on
the struggles of the...
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Corporate synergy is paying off for MTV.
The cable music network will produce the halftime show for the 2004 Super Bowl airing on CBS. Both MTV and CBS are owned by...
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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...
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Steven Tyler has just
finished an Aerosmith show at Madison Square Garden when his
cell phone rings. It's about 3 a.m.
"Steven, (a newcomer) is in trouble again; can you...
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Buddy Arnold's career in
jazz was bright. The Bronx-born saxophonist played with the
Tommy Dorsey band, the Buddy Rich band, the Glenn Miller band
and the Stan Kenton ...
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Plus-size model Mia Tyler wed Papa Roach drummer David Buckner in front of thousands of people during an Aerosmith concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Tyler, 24, and...
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The first two arena dates for Kiss and Aerosmith have been announced. The bands will bring their coheadlining tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on October 24...
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Aerosmith and Kiss launched their coheadlining tour on Saturday (August 2) at the Ctnow.com Meadows Music Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Befitting their status as...
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The fans aren't the only ones happy about the Kiss/Aerosmith coheadlining tour, which starts Saturday (August 2) in Hartford, Connecticut. The musicians are just as...
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Aerosmith leaders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have teamed with some of the biggest names in hip-hop on the theme song for the upcoming ESPY Awards. The song is called "Let's...
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Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has been named as one of the new inductees into the Bronx Walk Of Fame. Aerosmith is known as a Boston band, but Kramer was born and raised in...
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Papa Roach drummer Dave Buckner will marry Mia Tyler, the daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, reports Undercover.com. The drummer announced the news to the Aussie...
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On Saturday (May 10) the Berklee College of Music in Boston awarded Steven Tyler of Aerosmith an honorary doctorate degree. During the graduation ceremony, Tyler--a longtime...
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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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The official announcement for the Aerosmith/Kiss summer tour will be made Friday (April 18). The tour is expected to begin on August 2 in Hartford, Connecticut, and will run...
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Willie Nelson's upcoming album, The Essential Collection, will feature an unreleased duet between Nelson and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler called "One Time Too Many."
"To...
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The list of inductors for this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony has been announced.
The event, which takes place March 10 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York...
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A host of stars were scheduled to gather at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday (February 7) to pay tribute to the blues. The Salute To The Blues show, the...
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The long-rumored Aerosmith/Kiss tour is a go. Early word is that the bands will be on the road for about 40 dates between August and October, playing amphitheaters and...
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The joint Aerosmith and Kiss tour is apparently back on for this summer. Promoters are reporting that the two bands are currently putting together an itinerary that is...
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Aerosmith has just a few dates left on its current tour, which kicked off in the summer of 2001. The Boston group will be recording a new album in 2003--possibly a...
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Aerosmith leaders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have gotten themselves some unwanted attention thanks to an internal investigation at the New York City Police Department...
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Among those mourning the death Wednesday (October 30) of Run-D.M.C.'s DJ Jam Master Jay are the members of Aerosmith. The groups have been friendly since Aerosmith's Steven...
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Aerosmith has opted to take Wednesday (September 11) off from its touring schedule out of respect for the first anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
Bassist Tom...
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Steven Tyler has signed on to sing the national anthem at an upcoming charity hockey game run by actor-comedian Denis Leary.
The Aerosmith frontman will also act as a...
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler attended the funeral of his ex-wife Cyrinda Foxe-Tyler on Monday (September 9) in New York City. She was known as the inspiration for David Bowie's...
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Among those cheering Eminem's sweep at last week's Video Music Awards were the members of Aerosmith. The band, currently touring with Run-D.M.C. and Kid Rock, has a...
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Aerosmith's Behind The Music airs Sunday (see local TV guide for times). Guitarist Joe Perry told LAUNCH that the band's ups and downs make for "good TV."
"You've got to...
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Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was in New York to play a few shows at Jones Beach Amphitheater on Wednesday night (August 28) and Friday night (August 30). Perry got into...
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There's been no shortage of new music from Aerosmith recently. The Boston group released its latest studio effort, Just Push Play, in the spring of 2001, while this summer...
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Aerosmith's current concert tour, with openers Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C., marks the Boston quintet's third run through North America in the past year. Bassist Tom Hamilton...
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Aerosmith hits the road Tuesday (August 13) for another round of summer tour dates. Along for the ride this time are two special guests--rap-rocker Kid Rock and hip-hop...
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Aerosmith has another bona fide hit with its new single, "Girls Of Summer." Radio stations across the country have been playing the track, and a video involving more than...
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Aerosmith singer-guitarist Joe Perry will be a bit less animated when the band first hits the road this year. Perry is recuperating from recent surgery for a torn meniscus...
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Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has gone high-tech with his latest endeavor. Kramer has released through Audio Icons a loop set of his drumming called Aerosmith's Joey Kramer...
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Concert dates for this summer's tour featuring Run-D.M.C. , Aerosmith, and Kid Rock are gradually shaping up. Representatives for Run-D.M.C. confirm more than 40 dates,...
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Aerosmith has revealed the tracklisting for its still-untitled greatest-hits collection, which is due June 25. The 30-song set will survey the Boston group's two stints with...
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and record executive Clive Davis have both signed on to address this year's Radio & Records Convention 2002 on June 14. The music-industry gathering...
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Investigators in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, have ruled out arson as a cause of the weekend fire that destroyed Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton's summer home in Cape Cod....
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Investigators are looking at arson as a possible cause of the fire that destroyed the Cape Cod home of Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton on Saturday night (May 11). The blaze...
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The life and times of Aerosmith are celebrated at the MTV Icon Award ceremony, which airs Wednesday night (April17) at 9 p.m. ET/PT and 8 p.m. CT on the cable...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean was present at the taping of MTV Icon: Aerosmith on Sunday (April 14) in Los Angeles. The ceremony airs Wednesday night (April 17) on the cable...
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Is Steven Tyler looking to go where no rocker has gone before? The Aerosmith frontman is "in serious talks to travel into space," according to a spokesperson for the band....
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Aerosmith has updated the famed theme to Spider-Man, while Sum 41 and a one-off group fronted by Nickelback's Chad Kroeger offer new material for the soundtrack to the new...
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The X-Ecutioners, who are currently out on the Adrenaline Rush tour with the Coup and Kenny Muhammad, will open MTV's Aerosmith Icon special. The group will perform a medley...
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Steven Tyler will be at Fenway Park in Boston today (April 1) to sing the "The Star-Spangled Banner." The Aerosmith frontman's national anthem performance is part of the...
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Hayseed Dixie, the bluegrass band that broke into the mainstream covering AC/DC songs, has set its sights on love for its next album. A Hillbilly Tribute To Mountain Love,...
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Aerosmith will be the second recipient of the mtvICON Award, which will be presented to the group on April 14 in Los Angeles and broadcast on the cable music channel on...
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Aerosmith is working hard to get some new music out as soon as possible. After wrapping some Japanese dates on February 3, frontman Steven Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, and...
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Aerosmith received seven nods when this year's Boston Music Awards nominations were announced last week, and it's quite an honor for the hometown band. Long known as "the...
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Aerosmith, Staind, and American Hi-Fi each earned seven nominations to lead this year's field for the Boston Music Awards. The trio will go head to head in the act of the...
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The members of Aerosmith have beaten drug addiction and the odds, staging one of the most successful comebacks in rock history in the '90s after hitting bottom in the '80s....
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Aerosmith has booked dates for the new year starting in Denver on January 5. Shows in Salt Lake City on January 7 and San Jose on January 9 have also been announced.
In...
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Aerosmith was forced to postpone a hometown show in Boston on Sunday (November 4) and a show in Providence, Rhode Island on Tuesday (November 6), because vocalist Steven...
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Highlights of the United We Stand--What More Can I Give benefit concert featuring Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Rod Stewart, among others, will be...
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Aerosmith got a little sweet emotion from "Motor City" homeboys Kid Rock and Ted Nugent during the band's Thursday night (October 25) Detroit show. As Aerosmith began to...
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With sales of Aerosmith's latest album Just Push Play stalled at about 1.7 million, the band is hoping its sponsorship association with Dodge will help promote the album....
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Like most touring acts, Aerosmith has found that the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks has affected its working life. Besides canceling or postponing shows...
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Aerosmith's scheduled appearance at Sunday's (October 21) United We Stand What More Can I Give? concert at Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium has posed a number of problems for...
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Although Aerosmith has been advertised as a participant in Sunday's (October 21) United We Stand What More Can I Give? benefit concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.,...
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Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin, Kiss, James Brown, Aaron Carter, Al Green, Ricky Martin, and many more...
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Instead of Just Push Play, Aerosmith should rename its current tour "Just Keep Playing." The Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers have added another leg of North American dates to...
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Aerosmith, Widespread Panic, American Hi-Fi, Pete Townshend, and Ludacris were among the artists scheduled to perform at the fourth annual Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine...
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Aerosmith has canceled one of two shows set for later this month at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. The August 22 date was set aside to allow the...
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Aerosmith's rendition of "Sweet Emotion" on Friday night (July 13) at the DTE Energy Music Theatre outside Detroit in Clarkston, Michigan, was a little sweeter thanks to the...
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DaimlerChrysler employees didn't seem all that "jaded" as more than 1,500 turned out to greet Aerosmith Thursday (July 12) when the legendary rock band visited the company's...
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Aerosmith has a day off from its Just Push Play tour today (July 12), but the Boston quintet will still be working--paying the piper, as it were. The group will make an...
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Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer celebrated his 51st birthday on Thursday (June 21), while bandmate/guitarist Joe Perry is creeping up on that age as well.
"Fifty was the big...
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U2 wraps up its tour tonight (June 22) at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey after spending close to a week in the New York/New Jersey area. Aerosmith guitarist...
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Aerosmith plays the unofficial kickoff show on its Just Push Play would tour tonight (June 1) at a radio station festival at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The...
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Aerosmith is in the midst of final preparations for its upcoming world tour, which kicks off Wednesday (June 6) at the Ctnow.com Meadows Music Centre in Hartford,...
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Steven Tyler apparently got under the skin of some veterans with his performance of the national anthem at the Indianapolis 500 over the weekend. Dressed patriotically in a...
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Aerosmith fans have heard how the band recorded most of its latest album, Just Push Play, in the basement studio of guitarist Joe Perry's suburban Boston house, with Perry,...
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Aerosmith is currently hard at work in Boston preparing for its Just Push Play world tour, which kicks off June 6 at the Ctnow.com Meadows Music Centre in Hartford,...
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will make one of the earliest public appearances of his career this Sunday (May 27) when he sings the national anthem at this year's...
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Aerosmith is letting its wired fans get first crack at tickets for the upcoming Just Push Play tour. An Internet ticket pre-sale begins today (April 25) that allows people...
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Aerosmith has officially announced the dates for the first leg of its North American tour in support of Just Push Play, which includes all of the dates previously published...
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Aerosmith is gearing up for a long tour in support of its latest album, Just Push Play. The new Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees kick things off with a run through North...
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In the past, the members of Aerosmith have been less than complementary about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, especially as far as their chances for admission were...
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Aerosmith, the final honorees at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Monday (March 19) in New York, were brought on by Kid Rock. The Detroit-based rap-metal...
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Aerosmith, Queen, and Steely Dan officially joined the ranks of rock royalty Monday (March 19) when they were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of...
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If there's any doubt about what Aerosmith means to its fans some 30 years after it was founded, the crowds at the Virgin Megastore in New York City's Times Square Friday...
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Aerosmith gets its long-awaited induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame tonight (March 19) at the annual gala at New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The group is...
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(3/16/01, 10 a.m. ET) --The guys in Aerosmith are certainly gratified by the response to their new album, Just Push Play. In its first week of release, the album moved more...
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Dave Matthews Band holds on to the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart for the second consecutive week, with the band's RCA album Everyday moving another 280,000 copies...
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The Aerosmith train just keeps a-rollin'. Aside from the release of its new album Just Push Play today (March 6), the success of the single "Jaded," and its upcoming...
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Britney Spears will release "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know," the fourth single off her nine-times platinum album Oops!...I Did It Again, to radio on April 2. The song...
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Aerosmith will take over Times Square in New York City to unveil its new album next Tuesday (March 6). The band will be preceded by what's being described as "an army of...
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In his latest "News From The Road" report, Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has some rather flattering things to say about his fellow Super Bowl performers, 'N Sync. Rather...
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Just Push Play, the forthcoming album from Aerosmith, will be something of a bonanza for collectors. The collection, due out March 6, is being released in three different...
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The halftime show of the upcoming Super Bowl will bring together two five-man bands that couldn't be any farther apart if they tried. Recent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame...
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Aerosmith is covering all the bases as it readies its next album for a spring release. The new Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees have already recorded 20 songs for the...
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Aerosmith has finally acknowledged that it will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame along with Michael Jackson, Queen, and others.
The band said in a...
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Hot on the heels of Aerosmith's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame yesterday (December 12) comes word of another honor-- the band will receive the award of...
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Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Queen, Paul Simon, and Steely Dan top the list of inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2001. Other inductees include Solomon...
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The Columbia Records soundtrack Charlie's Angels-- Music From The Motion Picture features a diverse collection of musical styles beginning with "Independent Women Part I"...
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Some familiar names and faces are on this year's list of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame finalists, which was released this weekend as ballots arrived in voter mailboxes....
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The nominating committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has revealed 31 semi-finalists for the class of 2001, including luminaries such as AC/DC, Aerosmith,...
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Aerosmith is currently writing songs for its next album, and famed Alanis Morissette producer and co-writer Glen Ballard will be working with the band. Ballard told LAUNCH...
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The guys in Aerosmith are forging ahead with their new album -- in more ways than one. The group has contacted producers Rodney and Fred Jerkins, whose Darkchild...
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Steven Tyler's recent visit with producer Glen Ballard in a Boston studio turned into a recording session for the Aerosmith vocalist, who added background vocals to the...
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The soundtrack for the upcoming film Gone In 60 Seconds could be packed with a diverse array of music, including
Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen,
Rob Zombie, and more. The...
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While they may be taking their time, Aerosmith is hard at work on their next album. There's no name or release date for the project yet; in fact, the band hasn't even...
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Boston's favorite sons Aerosmith have begun working on a new album, according to the Hollywood Reporter. While not officially titled, the entertainment industry trade paper...
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Aerosmith accepted the artist achievement award last night (Dec. 8) at the Billboard Music Awards and gave a shout-out to guitarist Brad Whitford, who inexplicably wasn't...
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Aerosmith has been added to the lineup of this year's Billboard Music Awards, set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Dec. 8. Other acts scheduled for the show...
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The Donny & Marie Show - K-Ci & JoJo guest. (To read a K-Ci & JoJo feature, click here.)
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The 33rd Annual CMA Awards -...
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The official ballots are out in the mail for the Performer category of the next class of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees. This year's short list includes Aerosmith,...
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Alanis Morissette was forced to cancel a concert in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Friday (June 18) after one of her equipment trucks was stolen in Italy. The singer's management...
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The 20th Century Fox gross-out love story There's Something About Mary shot to the top of the heap with four 1999 MTV Movie Awards on Saturday (June 5), including the...
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Sugar Ray recently told LAUNCH that it had collaborated with old-school rap legends Run-DMC not long ago (LAUNCH, 6/7), but it's not the only rock act that is teaming up...
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Bruce Fairbairn, who manned the board for a diverse list of artists including Loverboy, the Scorpions, AC/DC, Aerosmith, the Cranberries, and Bon Jovi, was found dead at...
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Chalk up a good deed for Aerosmith in the wake of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colo. The bad boys from Boston blew into Denver a day before their...
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Staging a festival is tough going--just ask the organizers of Lollapalooza. For the second consecutive year, the festival founded by former Jane's Addiction/ Porno For...
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Woodstock, the mother of all rock festivals, is back, bigger and more eclectic than ever. The lineup for Woodstock '99, which will be held July 23-25 at Griffiss Park in...
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Although an official announcement won't be made until Thursday (April 8), there's already been plenty of speculation about the lineup for Woodstock '99, which is scheduled...
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For every successful music act, there's a manager behind the scenes, helping to plot the act's every move on its quest to top the charts. And when things don't go quite as...
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Last week, Aerosmith seemingly accepted an invitation from wrestler-turned-politician Jesse "The Body" Ventura to rock his inauguration when he is sworn in as governor of...
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For Aerosmith, apparently music and politics do mix. At least they did earlier this week, when Minnesota Governor-elect Jesse "The Body/ Brain" Ventura phoned syndicated...
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His latest album maybe titled Volume 2...Hard Knock Life. On Jay-Z's next effort, however, he may be rapping about the good life, as the Volume 2...Hard Knock Life logs its...
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It's a widely held belief that rock music is meant to be played loud, especially when performed in concert. This common knowledge is apparently news to Mark Nieto, who...
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Just as we were about to pronounce rock dead (again, at least in terms of record sales), Korn's Follow The Leader entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1. But that's not the...
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On Oct. 20, Geffen Records will release Aerosmith's A Little South Of Sanity, a two-CD, 23-track live collection recorded on the veteran Boston-based band's Get A Grip and...
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When Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer was burned in a freak gas station accident (myLAUNCH, 7/16/98), the band announced that Kramer was expected to be healed in time for the...
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With the Aerosmith-laden Armageddon soundtrack sitting on top of the album chart for the second consecutive week, you definitely could say the veteran Boston-based band is...
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With the Armageddon soundtrack, which features four songs by Aerosmith, topping the album chart, the timing couldn't be better for the veteran Boston-based rockers to...
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Soundtracks continue to rule the charts this week, according to SoundScan data, but hip-hop and R&B artists are also continuing to make impressive showings.
The Armageddon...
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All Eyez On Me, the 1996 double-album by late rapper 2Pac, has been certified for sales of 9 million copies by the Recording Industry Association Of America, making it the...
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Summer blockbuster films aren't only knocking 'em dead at the box office, they've spawned some of the biggest albums of the season.
On the new album chart the City Of...
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Steven Tyler is set to make his screen debut in the upcoming film Goodnight Joseph Parker.
Following in the footsteps of his daughter, Liv Tyler, the Aerosmith frontman...
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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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The first lawsuit ever brought against Internet music pirates has been settled.
Three web site operators that offered free digital downloads of hundreds of popular...
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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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Ice-T, Kurtis Blow and Coolio were among stars expected to be on hand to rap and wrap gifts at the L.A. nightclub Billboard Live the night of December 23rd.
An annual...
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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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Aerosmith and their disgruntled ex-manager Tim Collins have reached a multimillion-dollar settlement in the suit Collins filed after he was abruptly fired by the band last...
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Aerosmith reveal a few skeletons in the attic in their much-hyped autobiography Walk This Way, which hits bookstores this week. Co-authored with Stephen Davis, who penned...
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