Spears admits driving with baby in lap "a mistake" (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Pop star Britney Spears said on
Thursday she "made a mistake" by driving a car with her infant
son in her lap, but the agency that photographed the incident
denied her claim that paparazzi were hounding her.
Lennon Lyric Sheet to Be Auctioned (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - John Lennon sat down at his piano on Jan. 17, 1967 and used a black felt-tip marker to start writing the lyrics to a song called "A Day In the Life."
Barry Manilow's New Album Opens at No. 1 (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Barry Manilow has landed on the top of the charts with a just-released album for the first time in 29 years. Manilow's "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, followed by Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough" and Andrea Bocelli's "Amore."
Folk Musicians Celebrate Genre in Austin (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Folk music promoter Tom Neff can't go anywhere without meeting someone who used to love Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, or Peter, Paul and Mary.
'American Idol' Crushes Grammys in Ratings (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Some humbling news for professional musicians like Madonna and U2: By a wide margin, TV viewers prefer the amateurs.
'American Idol' clobbers Grammys in TV ratings (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - The pop star wannabes of "American Idol" outshone the likes of Madonna, U2 and Coldplay at the Grammys on Wednesday night as the hit TV talent contest clobbered music's highest honors in the Nielsen ratings.
Merle Haggard extends chart span to 42 years (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - Country outlaw Merle Haggard, who made his chart debut in December 1963 with "Sing a Sad Song," has the longest span of any artist on the Hot Country Songs survey.
Beyonce fends off resurgent Blunt on singles chart (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - Beyonce's "Check on It" featuring Slim Thug held tight at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a third week, while English balladeer James Blunt soared three places to a new high of No. 2 with "You're Beautiful."
U2 Dismantles Mariah, Kanye at Grammys (E! Online)
February 9, 2006
E! Online - Sometimes, the members of U2 can't make it on their own--they
need help hauling all those heavy Grammys around.
Winfrey Signs Deal With XM Satellite Radio (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Oprah Winfrey has signed a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to launch a new radio channel beginning in September, Winfrey and XM announced Thursday.
Study Probes the Mystery of Hit Songs (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Does a hit song have to give 'em the old razzle dazzle in Chicago or join Meat Loaf in search of paradise by the dashboard light? Does Beyonce need to check on it, or can it simply walk the line to success with Johnny and June?
Performers Turn Laptops Into Instruments (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Phillip Washington stepped on stage and began fiddling with the wires dangling from his laptop computer, his slight frame bent over the machine and adjacent keyboard as chatter among audience members filled the darkened Dallas nightclub.
Britney Spears: 'I Made a Mistake' (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Britney Spears has taken responsibility — well, some of it — for driving with her baby son, Sean Preston, sitting in her lap.
Wu-Tang Clan Kicks Off Reunion Tour (AP)
February 9, 2006AP - The Wu-Tang Clan is back. Fourteen months after founding member O.D.B. fatally overdosed on cocaine and painkillers, the surviving eight members of the pioneering hip-hop group are touring again.
Little rhyme or reason to picking hit songs: study (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters)- If you think there is no rhyme or
reason to what songs make the top music hits of the week, you
may be partly right, researchers said on Thursday.
Manilow Gives Divo the Heave-Ho (E! Online)
February 9, 2006
E! Online - Crank up the band, it's party time at the Copacabana.
'American Idol' Crushes Grammys in Ratings (AP)
February 9, 2006AP - Some humbling news for the pros: By a wide margin, TV viewers prefer the amateurs.
Neil Young film becomes American family affair (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Neil Young, iconoclastic troubadour
for decades of counter-culture in the United States, has made
the ultimate American family film.
Clarkson Surprises Crowd With Song Choice (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Early on during the Grammy Awards on Wednesday night, Kelly Clarkson bested music industry veterans Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt to win the best female pop vocal performance award for her mega-hit "Since U Been Gone."
Kanye West Leads Grammy After-Party Pack (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Even an appearance by the fire marshal didn't slow down rapper Kanye West's mega Grammy bash — an ode to music, booze, women and mayhem that surpassed other after-parties and raged into the wee hours Thursday.
Quotes From the 48th Annual Grammy Awards (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Quotes from the 48th Annual Grammy Awards:
Mudslide Hits Singer Wanda Vaughn's Home (AP)
February 9, 2006AP - Singer Wanda Vaughn of The Emotions was forced to dash out of her home after a torrent of mud crashed down a hill and poured into her kitchen and living room, authorities said.
LL Cool J digs deep with tireless energy (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - To the strains of
"Phenomenon," LL Cool J entered the packed-to-the-rafters House
of Blues on Tuesday night for what seemed like the umpteenth
time.
Yellowcard throws party with "Lights and Sounds" (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - The lads in Yellowcard want it both ways, which is to say they want it all.
Rock guitarists play heavy-handed Les Paul tribute (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - "Les Is More" screams a headline in guitar legend Les Paul's press kit. Paul is certainly more than a novice would have comprehended based on Tuesday night's tribute concert.
Willie Nelson Introduces Alternative Fuel (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Country singer Willie Nelson introduced California to "BioWillie," his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.
U2 Bags Grammys
February 9, 2006
Sometimes, the members of U2 can't make it on their own--who wouldn't need help hauling all those heavy Grammys around?
The veteran Irish rockers were the big winners Wednesday at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, where they took home five trophies in all, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Mariah Carey and Kanye West won three Grammys apiece.
NY Philharmonic Aiming for Bigger Audience (AP)
February 9, 2006AP - The New York Philharmonic will step beyond its classical foundation next season — with programs of music ranging from Broadway and jazz to Hollywood film soundtracks aimed at a bigger audience.
U2 Dismantles Mariah, Kanye at Grammys (E! Online)
February 9, 2006
E! Online - Sometimes, the members of U2 can't make it on their own--they need
help hauling all those heavy Grammys around.
Kelly Clarkson gets Grammy, omits "Idol" thanks (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Kelly Clarkson beat a few
superstars -- Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow and Paul McCartney --
to become the first contestant from "American Idol" to win
Grammy awards on Wednesday, but she forgot to thank the wildly
popular TV talent show that made her famous.
Funk recluse Sly Stone plays at Grammys tribute (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Reclusive funk music pioneer Sly
Stone stole the show in bizarre fashion at the Grammy Awards on
Wednesday, surprising everyone by making his first major public
appearance in almost 13 years.
Counting Down the Grammys (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - 108: Total number of Grammys awarded.
Reclusive Sly Stone Surprises Grammys (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Sly Stone, the J.D. Salinger of funk, was drawn out of seclusion by a Grammys tribute.
U2 Wins Grammy Award for Album of the Year (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members U2 captured the Grammy Award for album of the year for the disc "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."
Jay-Z, McCartney, Linkin Park Perform (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - When Jay-Z walked onto the stage wearing a John Lennon T-shirt underneath his gleaming white suit, it was a hint of the Grammy Awards' oddest mashup of the night.
Alison Krauss extends reign as Grammys queen (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - At only 34, bluegrass fiddler
Alison Krauss is the Queen of the Grammys.