Nelly Furtado's Spanish-language "Mi Plan" is the highest-selling Latin pop album debut this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album, which includes...
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Nelly Furtado's last record, the multiplatinum, dance-flavored "Loose" was mostly recorded at night. The CD showcased the party girl in Furtado, showcasing her vocals over...
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Nelly Furtado admits that writing her new, all-Spanish album, "Mi Plan," wasn't in her plans at all after finishing a hectic tour to promote her last chart-topping record. ...
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Whoa, Nelly. Now that's some good secret-keeping. Canuck songbird Nelly Furtado has revealed in an interview set to air on Entertainment Tonight Canada Friday that...
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Nelly Furtado, Gym Class Heroes and Common have been added to the list of performers at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
Previously announced performers include...
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The world's most famous "Promiscuous" singer is about to be made an honest woman by a Loose sound engineer.
Nelly Furtado has gotten engaged to Demacio...
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Wearing a floor-length
cocktail dress, her hair up, Nelly Furtado looked like the
Audrey Hepburn of modern pop midway through her sold-out show
Wednesday night at the Greek...
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Tom Jones and P. Diddy are the latest
artists to be added to the bill for the July 1 concert to mark
the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, organizers
announced...
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Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain.
For the...
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Nelly Furtado stole the show at the
Junos on Sunday, playing the roles of both host and big winner
at the 2007 edition of the nation's top music awards.
Furtado, 28,...
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Timbaland is gearing up for an
all-nighter. It's late afternoon on the Friday kickoff to the
Presidents' Day weekend. While traffic buzzes past Los Angeles'
Chalice...
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British rock band the Arctic Monkeys and
their Las Vegas counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday
at the Brit Awards, the UK music industry's biggest night of
the...
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It's easy to stand on the outside
and carp about who should and shouldn't have been nominated in
Sunday's Grammy Awards derby.
The hard part is slogging it out on the...
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When 2006 "American Idol" runner-up
Katharine McPhee rushed off the road and into the studio last
fall to begin working on her debut album, she quickly realized
the art of...
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High School Musical officially graduated at the top of its class.
The surprise hit soundtrack accompaniment to the Disney Channel's tween song and dance fest finished as...
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Just a few years ago, when teens dominated the pop charts, to be a singer of a more senior age — say, about 30 — was something to be downplayed or outright omitted...
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Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles:
Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way,...
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Nelly Furtado and Kylie Minogue are planning to record a duet together, according to reports.
The pair of pop songbirds are understood to have been discussing the...
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Nickelback has all the right reasons to be among the top contenders for the 2006 Billboard Music Awards—namely, the Canadian rock outfit outsold virtually everyone...
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The people have spoken. Unfortunately, they seem to be repeating themselves.
Despite the potentially dramatic pairing of Isaiah Washington and recently outed Neil Patrick...
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Canadian rock act Nickelback will
hit the road one last time to promote its hit album "All the
Right Reasons," which has sold four million copies in the
United States since...
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Flamboyant New York band the Scissor
Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as
they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts.
Their...
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For more than a dozen artists, nominations for the American Music Awards came in twos and threes.
Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas and...
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As the MTV Video Music Awards approached Thursday, the fiercest competition for the top honor included Diddy, Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and...
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One listener's observations on the current Top 40 chart:
BEST SONG: Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous." No surprise, given how quickly it shot to No. 1. Timbaland provides a...
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Not even Pharrell can top a date with destiny.
In a
showdown with Destiny's stepchild LeToya, Pharrell Williams of the
Neptunes and N*E*R*D fame came up empty. The R&B...
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Hip-hop and dance music have long been part of Nelly Furtado's musical DNA. As a teen growing up in Canada's British Columbia, she was a full-fledged B-girl: She loved to...
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Apparently it pays to be promiscuous.
Just ask
Nelly Furtado. Powered by the Timbaland-produced hit "Promiscuous," the
Grammy-winning songbird's latest album, Loose,...
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Nelly Furtado, "Loose" (Geffen)
Nelly Furtado just can't settle down with one sound.
The Canadian songbird was breezy, eclectic pop on her multiplatinum debut, "Whoa,...
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Chris Martin's duet with Nelly Furtado has been vetoed from her new album, it has been revealed.
The Coldplay star recorded a track on Loose, which is due out this month....
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Chalk it up to a corporate merger,
limited promotion or maybe just a record that was too different
from her first -- whatever the reason, Nelly Furtado's last
record...
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Nelly Furtado enjoyed working with Justin Timberlake on her upcoming album, Loose. She told MTV.com that the former 'NSYNC singer was the best person to collaborate with...
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With all the former pop princesses spending more time in the tabloids than on the charts (Britney trying to tame Kevin, Christina celebrating a new marriage, Jessica ending...
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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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After more than 30 years in the music business, 36 albums and eight Grammy Awards, Carlos Santana can call himself a BMI icon.
The virtuoso guitarist known for his...
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Some bands just want their 15 minutes on top, 3 Doors Down got
Seventeen Days.
While the Mississippi rockers' first
two albums sold more than 12 million combined copies...
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With three wins
including artist of the year, Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta
Venegas dominated MTV's Video Music Awards Latin America on
Thursday.
Veteran Mexican...
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In the wake of current chart
success by such R&B stalwarts as the late Ray Charles and Anita
Baker, a slew of projects by other established acts is on tap.
Percy Sledge --...
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Three tall glass candles with religious
icons, each representing one of his three solo albums, sit on
Juanes ' recording console.
He keeps them as good luck charms. While...
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Prince Charles hosted a party Sunday in Hyde Park for thousands of revelers, entertained by stars including Lenny Kravitz and Avril Lavigne .
Other acts at the outdoor...
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A song celebrating the historic football
match between British and German troops in the "No Man's Land"
of World War One has been chosen as England's official anthem
for the...
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Usher's
new confession: He can't touch Eminem.
Becoming the first new chart topper since March, the
Eminem -led rap group D12 knocked off Usher's Confessions
and took...
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Although it fell short of its
12-month sales goal of 100 million songs, Apple Computer says
its iTunes Music Store is now moving tracks at the rate of 140
million per...
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It was a three-way split for
supremacy Thursday night at the Billboard Latin Music Awards
with Colombian heartthrob Juanes , late Salsa entertainer Celia
Cruz and...
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Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado
will begin a three-week tour of U.S. theaters in Chicago on
April 30, before heading to Europe for a string of dates.
Furtado is touring...
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Nelly Furtado is going back to her roots.
The Canadian singer has written the official song for the European soccer championship being held in Portugal this summer and...
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When the best players in the NBA are introduced at the start of their annual all-star game next month, there will be no generic synthesizer music blaring in the...
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OutKast, Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado will all be front and center for the NBA All-Star game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 15.
OutKast, the...
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DreamWorks Records, which was
purchased by Universal Music Group, is laying off about 100
staffers Friday, sources say.
DreamWorks' business affairs, finance and executive...
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For the global recorded music
business, 2003 was a year like no other -- and one the industry
hopes never to see again.
In the past 12 months, record companies went to war...
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No doubt about it, Jay-Z
rules.
The rap kingpin's supposedly final CD, The
Black Album, climbed back to number one on the album charts,
holding off a hard-charging No...
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Singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado says she's getting the hang of motherhood, and is especially happy because she can spend time with her new family on the road.
Furtado,...
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Universal Music Group said Tuesday it reached a deal to buy DreamWorks Records, the music unit of the entertainment company formed by film and music moguls Steven Spielberg...
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Canadian singer Nelly Furtado is preparing to release her new album Folklore on November 25. The first single from the 12-song set is "Powerless (Say What You Want)." The...
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Nelly Furtado has changed the title of her new album. The set, due out November 25, will now be called Folklore, instead of the previously reported Fresh Off The Boat....
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It's the fall of new releases for Nelly Furtado. Not only will the Grammy Award-winning singer release her second album, but she and her longtime boyfriend are expecting...
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Nelly Furtado will release her second studio album, which is still untitled, on November 25. The album will be the follow-up to her 2000 multi-platinum debut effort, Whoa,...
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Nelly Furtado, who is featured on the Swollen Members song "Breath," has also been tapped to appear in the video to be shot in coming weeks.
The video will be directed by...
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Nelly Furtado joined Juanes on stage Wednesday (October 16) during the Latin rocker's Los Angeles show at the Mayan Theatre.
The Canadian-Portuguese pop star and the...
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Carlos Santana, P.O.D., Nelly Furtado, Shakira, and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake are among the artists set to appear at the third annual Latin Grammy Awards, taking place...
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Nelly Furtado and Shakira will perform while *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake will present at the third annual Latin Grammy Awards, taking place September 18 at Hollywood's Kodak...
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After nearly two years, Nelly Furtado will close the door on promoting her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, with a concert Wednesday (August 14) in her parents' home country of...
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Nickelback, Nelly Furtado, and Shakira were among the multiple-award winners Sunday (June 16) in Toronto at the Much Music Video Awards 2002, Canada's version of the MTV...
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Nelly Furtado makes a cameo appearance on the RCA debut from fellow Canadian Jarvis Church, Shake It Off. Church is the recording name of Gerald Eaton, who with Brian West...
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Nelly Furtado will be joined by Vancouver rap duo Swollen Members for a performance next month at this year's Juno Awards, Canada's answer to the Grammy Awards. The...
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Nelly Furtado's "Turn Off The Light," Shakira's "Whenever Wherever," and U2's "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" are just some of the tracks featured on Now That's...
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Nelly Furtado's night at the Grammy Awards Wednesday (February 27) was full of highlights, including winning for best pop female vocal performance for "I'm Like A Bird" and...
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Nelly Furtado will be busy at the Grammy Awards tonight (February 27). The pop singer-songwriter will perform her hit single, "I'm Like A Bird," with an unlikely...
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Mary J. Blige, Nelly Furtado, and Kirk Franklin--who will join U2 on stage--are the latest artists who have been announced to perform during the 44th Annual Grammy Awards...
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Nelly Furtado will shoot for the trifecta with the release of her latest single, "...On The Radio (Remember The Days)," the follow-up to the highly successful "Turn Off The...
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Nelly Furtado has been added to the festivities surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The Canadian pop singer-songwriter will perform February 18 as part...
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While Nelly Furtado is about to embark on her biggest headlining tour to date on Monday (January 28), she is also fast at work on the follow-up album to her hit debut, Whoa,...
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Nelly Furtado 's upcoming headlining tour has been expanded to include 45 shows across North America through mid-April. The tour, her biggest in support of her debut album,...
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Portuguese-Canadian songstress Nelly Furtado says she not pleased that a photo of her on the cover of British men's magazine FHM was digitally altered to show a bare belly...
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Nelly Furtado pulled in four Grammy nominations today (January 4), including a pair in the general field--song of the year for "I'm Like A Bird" and best new artist--and...
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Nelly Furtado, Ja Rule, Train, India.Arie, OutKast, Usher, and several other artists to be announced shortly will join Michael Greene, the president and CEO of the Recording...
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Nelly Furtado will visit a Los Angeles-area high school next week to offer advice on the music industry to students. The event, at Santa Monica High School on December 3, is...
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Nelly Furtado has added a series of radio shows to her December calendar. Still touring in support of her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, the Canadian singer-songwriter has a...
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Sheryl Crow, Nelly Furtado, the Dixie Chicks, Pat Benatar, and Mary J. Blige appear tonight (October 26) at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the Lifetime network television special, Women...
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Nelly Furtado gave a fresh spin to her hit single, "I'm Like A Bird," during her performance at the Women Rock! Girls & Guitars television special by playing the tune on...
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The second night of Michael Jackson's two tribute concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden takes place tonight (September 10). Nelly Furtado is on the bill, and she...
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Nelly Furtado is currently on Area:One and she'll continue her festival appearances over in Europe after the tour ends in August. She also told LAUNCH that U2 invited her...
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Nelly Furtado has become the sparkplug for the Area:One tour by collaborating with several of the tour's other artists, including tour founder Moby. She told LAUNCH that her...
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Fans of singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado will notice that her reggae-flavored new single, "Turn Off The Light," is quite different than her top 40 hit "I'm Like A Bird."...
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Nelly Furtado has opened for U2 and David Gray, and was the big winner of the Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent of the Grammys), but Furtado said her biggest thrill came in...
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Nelly Furtado connected with her roots via a performance at Toronto's Massey Hall late last week for Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. The pop newcomer, who was born in...
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Nelly Furtado is getting a wealth of experience on the road. She's played various pop festivals and has also opened for rockers U2 and David Gray this year.
Furtado...
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Canadian singer Nelly Furtado's second single from her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, will be "Turn Off The Light," and she will shoot the music video for the track in the Los...
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Nelly Furtado will make a pair of high-profile television appearances in the coming weeks in support of both her current debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and the upcoming Tomb...
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A roadie for Nelly Furtado was arrested and charged with mischief for allegedly threatening to hijack an commercial airliner Thursday (April 26), according to the Winnipeg...
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Nelly Furtado has been tapped to open for U2 in PJ Harvey 's absence March 29 in Charlotte, North Carolina and March 30 in Atlanta.
The Corrs will warm up the crowd for...
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Still basking in the glow of winning four Canadian Juno Awards two nights before, Nelly Furtado opened her North American tour with an assured 85-minute show Tuesday night...
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Toronto resident Nelly Furtado dominated the 30th Annual Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy Awards) on Sunday (March 4) taking home awards for best new solo album for Whoa,...
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Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado will hit the road on March 6 in Pontiac, Michigan, for a brief outing in support of her debut album, Whoa, Nelly! The trek comes as...
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Canadian alt-pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado will hit the road in March for a brief swing of dates in support of her 2000 debut album, Whoa Nelly! The trek comes as her...
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Barenaked Ladies were one of the leading nominees for the Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent to the Grammys), which were announced Wednesday (January 24). The band picked up...
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