Rhino bringing Manilow performances to DVD (Reuters)
February 14, 2006Reuters - Rhino Entertainment is getting the songs that make the whole world sing.
Saint Etienne spins shimmering hipster pop (Reuters)
February 14, 2006Reuters - They were fashionably late and delightfully retro. Taking the stage well after 10 p.m. Monday, Saint Etienne grooved before a sold-out crowd at Irving Plaza. The British pop ensemble, named for a French soccer team, was entirely festive and sweet on the first of a few short stops on its U.S. club tour, mixing '80s synth-pop and swinging '60s beats to create an evening of shimmering pop confections.
Rock the Vote Tries to Regroup (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Rock the Vote is turning 16 this year, but the birthday for the organization that has used Madonna, R.E.M. and other music stars to get millions of young people involved in politics is shaping up to be anything but sweet.
LL Cool J reveals "Todd Smith" on new album (Reuters)
February 14, 2006
Reuters - LL Cool J's next album, "Todd
Smith," is set for a March 21 release.
Nelson unveils 'gay cowboy' valentine (Reuters)
February 14, 2006
Reuters - Willie Nelson chose Valentine's Day
to release the gay-themed song "Cowboys Are Secretly,
Frequently (Fond of Each Other)." The country music icon
premiered the track Tuesday morning (February 14) on Howard
Stern's Sirius Satellite Radio show as it was being made
exclusively available via Apple's iTunes music store.
Nelson Releases Homage to Gay Cowboys (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Country music outlaw Willie Nelson sang "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" more than 25 years ago. He released a very different sort of cowboy anthem this Valentine's Day.
Shoshana Damari Dies at 83 (AP)
February 14, 2006
AP - Shoshana Damari, whose voice came to embody the emerging nation of Israel and comforted its people during their most trying times, died Tuesday after suffering from pneumonia. She was 83.
Bossa Nova King Mendes Turns to Hip-Hop (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Sergio Mendes, "Timeless," (Concord)
Fleck Carries Positive Vibe on New Record (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, "The Hidden Land" (Columbia)
Review: Ella Fitzgerald Featured on New DVD (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Ella Fitzgerald, "Ella Fitzgerald & The Tommy Flanagan Trio '77" (Eagle Rock)
Warner Music Profit Surges in 1Q (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Warner Music Group Corp.'s earnings surged in its first fiscal quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations despite a 4 percent drop in revenue, the recording company whose artists include Green Day and Madonna said Tuesday.
Placido Domingo Exits Paris Production (AP)
February 14, 2006AP - Tenor Placido Domingo has canceled his appearance in Wagner's "Die Walkuere" in Paris in April, citing a lack of time to prepare for the production by avant-garde director Robert Wilson.
Queen of Israeli song Shoshana Damari dies at 83 (Reuters)
February 14, 2006Reuters - Shoshana Damari, considered by many in the Jewish state to be the queen of Israeli song, died on Tuesday after a short illness, her family said. She was 83.