Peter Gabriel, founder of the rock group Genesis, and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu are sharing this year's Polar Music Prize. The musicians received their awards,...
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Peter Gabriel has rejected an offer to perform at the Academy Awards next week after the veteran British rocker learned he would have just a minute to sing his...
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Peter Gabriel's minute in the Oscars spotlight will lack one important element: Peter Gabriel. The Academy Award-nominated singer won't perform at the Feb. 22 ceremony to...
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Peter Gabriel won't be in your—or anyone else's—eyes come Oscar night. The singer has pulled out of performing his Best Song nomination on the awards...
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Grammy-winning musician Peter Gabriel believes the Internet has drowned users with too much choice, failed to democratize the pop industry as much as was hoped and eroded...
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While the Internet may be a great place for entertainment, not everyone has the tech savvy — or the patience — to search seemingly infinite Web sites to discover...
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The fifth in a series of international concerts that Nelson Mandela has used to raise awareness about AIDS will be held Dec. 1 in Johannesburg.
"I am very delighted that...
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As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.
This year, everyone...
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Peter Gabriel, founder of the rock group Genesis, received the annual "Man of Peace" award Friday from a foundation headed by former Soviet leader Mikhail...
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English rockers Genesis announced plans
on Tuesday for an international tour in 2007, joining a
lengthening list of aging acts seeking to revive their careers
on the...
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In the beginning, there was Genesis.
The most successful incarnation of the famed British prog-rock band is getting back together after a 15-year layoff and embarking on a...
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Peter Gabriel has rejected the opportunity to reunite with Genesis, he has revealed.
The band's former frontman is understood to have been approached to play with them...
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English musician Yusuf Islam,
formerly known as Cat Stevens, is eyeing a November U.S.
release date for his first album of pop music in 28 years.
"An Other Cup," recorded...
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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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Senegal's rappers pride
themselves on having helped change their world six years ago by
urging people to vote in elections that ended four decades of
rule by one party. It...
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Coca-Cola Co. said on Tuesday it will
close its British online music service mycokemusic.com on July
31, after losing market share to Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes
Music...
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World Wrestling Entertainment --
better-known as the WWE -- is ramping up its music initiatives
with the formation of the WWE Music Group.
The New York-based operation...
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At the annual South by Southwest music festival, hundreds of bands often seamlessly mix in with the young, hip crowd. One of those bands, the obsessively melodic British...
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It looks like there won't be another day in paradise for Phil Collins and his wife of six years, Orianne.
The
couple announced they were splitting in a joint statement...
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He might have lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize last year, but
Bono's already laying the groundwork for another run at the hardware.
The U2 frontman, Time co-Person of...
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Peter Gabriel, Jessye Norman and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the World Cup's opening gala next year.
The two-hour show on June 7 at Berlin's Olympiastadion will...
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Alicia Keys and Bono are hoping to save the lives of children through song.
The two superstars have collaborated on "Don't Give Up (Africa)," and will donate all proceeds...
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He was a progressive rock star in the
'70s, an MTV video icon in the '80s and a world music guru for
the new millennium.
He's also a record producer, songwriter, political...
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Noted producer Steve
Lillywhite, who has worked with such acts as U2, Peter Gabriel
and the Rolling Stones, has joined the executive ranks at
Columbia Records as a talent...
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Senegal's Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel
and other musicians are throwing the United Nations 60th
anniversary concert next weekend to raise funds to combat
malaria, which...
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Pianist/songwriter Kate Bush
will break a 12-year album drought this fall with the
double-disc set "Aerial."
The album will arrive November 7 in Europe via EMI and a
day...
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The Americana Music Assn. will pay
special tribute to songwriter John Hartford, who died in 2001,
and to singer/songwriter Judy Collins at its fourth annual
Honors & Awards...
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Former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio has signed with Columbia Records, having spent his
entire career on Elektra.
Anastasio's label debut, "Shine," will be released...
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Three days after the Live 8 concerts were heard around the world,
their impact continues to reverberate.
The musical
extravaganza which took place in nine venues...
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Top African musicians who have spent their lives fighting for change in Africa brought their music to the worldwide Live 8 audience on Saturday.
Senegalese superstar...
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Icelandic singer Bjork rocked Tokyo on
Saturday, kicking off the biggest live music show in history
which aims to pressure world leaders to do more to fight
poverty.
Live...
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Organizers promise it will be the
greatest music show on Earth, as final preparations for the
Live 8 gigs are made and pop stars prepare to leave their egos
backstage to...
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Organizer Bob Geldof promises it will be
the greatest concert ever, as final preparations for the Live 8
gigs are made and hundreds of pop stars prepare to leave their
egos...
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For someone so often called a saint, Bob Geldof has an uncanny ability to irritate and offend.
The Irish rocker has bullied and badgered his way into the
history books,...
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Those West End Boys are headed east end on a mission of hope.
The Pet Shop Boys have been tapped to headline the newly added
Moscow installment of Saturday's Live 8...
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Eight isn't nearly enough for Bob Geldof.
The charity
rocker behind the massive Live 8 shows aimed at raising awareness in
industrial countries of the problems in the...
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African musicians will stage a concert
to coincide with major Live 8 charity events across Europe next
month, organizers said on Wednesday, after the main lineups
were...
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Organizers of the Live 8 concerts to raise awareness of poverty in Africa announced on Wednesday plans for a separate concert featuring African artists.
The event, called...
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Nelson Mandela and international music stars pressed the world's richest nations to save lives with increased action against AIDS and poverty at a benefit concert under the...
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During more than two dozen years making music, singer-songwriter Ben Harper never got close to winning a Grammy. Critical acclaim, yes. Nominations? Not so much. Eight days...
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This column began as a
celebratory piece spotlighting the Blind Boys of Alabama's new
album, "Atom Bomb." But just after it was written, there came
news that founding member...
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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...
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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...
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Gospel music has always been fueled
by great choirs, and though names like Brooklyn Tabernacle
Choir and Mississippi Mass Choir are legendary, the United
States is not the...
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U2 has sold more than 120 million
albums worldwide and won 14 Grammy Awards during the course of
its 26-year career, so you would think that there would be a
level of ease...
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A string of top musicians, including
Paul McCartney , Sting and Eric Clapton will launch an album on
Tuesday dedicated to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San
Suu Kyi,...
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Peter Gabriel is re-mixing tracks for
an as-yet-untitled DVD compilation of his videos, due for
worldwide release Oct. 21 via Warner Vision.
Gabriel, working at his...
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You never know where the Foo
Fighters' Dave Grohl is going to show up.
Now he's playing drums on the new Nine Inch Nails album,
but he is already looking ahead to the next...
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When smooth jazz guitarist Russ
Freeman formed Peak Records in 1994, he sought to provide a
home for contemporary jazz musicians.
A decade later, Peak sports an impressive...
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McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD - news) and Sony Corp .
(6758.T) on Thursday teamed up to give away free music
downloads, as the fast-food company looks beyond its
long-standing...
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The third annual Tribeca Film
Festival, which took place May 1-9 in the Lower Manhattan
neighborhood, had plenty of attractions for music fans. A
rundown of some of the...
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Martin Scorsese and Howard Shore have both loved music since childhood.
Decades later, they've applied that love through film, though in very different ways —...
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New, from Victoria's Secret: the MiracleBob? Bob Dylan appears in a new series of commercials for Victoria's Secret, his grizzled face intercut with shots of model Adriana...
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Blues stalwart Charlie Musselwhite
has signed to Peter Gabriel 's Real World Records label.
The first fruits of the deal will ripen April 6 with the
release of...
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Rock veterans Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno are launching a provocative new musicians' alliance that would cut against the industry grain by letting artists sell their music...
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Organizers of the Nelson
Mandela-inspired "46664" AIDS -awareness and fundraising
campaign are claiming the biggest TV and radio audience for any
single music...
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Beyonce Knowles , Bono, Peter Gabriel and other musicians from around the world took to the stage for an AIDS benefit concert hosted by former South African President...
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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.
...
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Apple Computer's success with its digital
download store in the U.S. is irrefutably sweet, but the
European market could prove to be bitter fruit.
Apple's plans to take a...
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Behind the scenes at the Grammys, the hot topic of the night was the alleged directive that artists not talk about the controversial Iraq war during their acceptance...
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Peter Gabriel, Chuck D, and Alanis Morissette will be honored at the 10th Annual Rock The Vote Patrick Lippert Awards. The awards ceremony takes place February 22 at New...
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U2, Peter Gabriel, and Paul Simon are among the musical nominees preparing for the Golden Globe Awards, which will be presented Sunday (January 19) in Los Angeles. Gabriel's...
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If there ever is to be a Genesis reunion, former frontman Peter Gabriel might not be too keen to participate.
Gabriel, who left the group in 1975 to pursue a solo career,...
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Phil Collins has said that he'd welcome a reunion concert or recordings with all five original members of Genesis--Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Steve...
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(11/12/02, 4 p.m. ET) --Peter Gabriel kicks off his first U.S. concert tour in nine years Tuesday (November 12), with the first of two shows at the United Center in Chicago....
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Peter Gabriel's concerts have always been known for their inventive visual presentation, culminating with the two-stage extravaganza of 1993's Secret World tour.
Gabriel...
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Peter Gabriel is working on an all-new stage setup for his Growing Up > Live tour, but unfortunately things are going a little slower than planned. Because of that, there's...
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Peter Gabriel held a press conference in New York City Tuesday (September 24) to launch his new album, Up, and to officially announce his forthcoming Growing Up > Live...
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The new Peter Gabriel album, Up, comes out Tuesday (September 24), but Web surfers have been enjoying a legal advance look at it. Gabriel has partnered with Microsoft to...
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Peter Gabriel fans making travel plans for this month should try to book their flights on Delta. One of the in-flight entertainment choices now being offered by the airline...
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Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson and Peter Gabriel bassist Tony Levin are among the guests on Hundred Year Flood, the new album by progressive rockers Magellan. The trio's album...
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Peter Gabriel will embark on a long-awaited concert tour before the end of this year. Longtime bassist Tony Levin tells LAUNCH that Gabriel told him to expect to be on the...
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Peter Gabriel has made it official: He intends to hit the road before the year is out. The artist has been working on his upcoming album, tentatively titled Up, for the past...
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Rap outfit Naughty By Nature recently added a few bells and whistles to its upcoming release, Iicons, due out April 23. The group has now landed guest appearances from Peter...
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Peter Gabriel and Robert Plant are just two of the international musicians who will take part in this year's WOMAD Festival, set for July 27, 28, and 29 in Redmond,...
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Paula Cole, Sarah McLachlan, and Melissa Etheridge are the big guns for Friday night's (April 6) Rock For Choice benefit at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
Cole...
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The vocal stylings of Peter Gabriel and former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant are showcased on the upcoming album from world music pioneers Afro Celt Sound System. Set...
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Metallica and Peter Gabriel are among the artists celebrating the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which said Monday (February 12) that...
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It's been said that great minds think alike. Apparently that is the case with Peter Gabriel and R.E.M.. Gabriel recently announced that he has titled his forthcoming album...
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The WOMAD festival begins today in Seattle, kicking off a three-day celebration of world music. The festival is renowned in the U.K., but this is the first time it is...
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Some of pop music's biggest names are banding together for a Princesss Diana tribute album, the proceeds of which will go to the Princess Diana Memorial Fund. It promises...
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