Parker, DeMatteo say it in "Broken English" (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - Parker Posey, Drea DeMatteo, Gena Rowlands and Jeanne Moreau are set to star in writer-director Zoe Cassavetes feature debut, "Broken English."
Rockers Godsmack, Springsteen suffer lower sales (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - Boston metal band Godsmack ruled the U.S. pop charts with its latest release Wednesday, while Bruce Springsteen suffered sharply lower first-week sales for his new disc.
Red Hot Chili Peppers angered by Internet leak (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - The Red Hot Chili Peppers have lashed out at a music pirate who leaked the funk-rock band's upcoming album onto the Internet, and urged fans not to download it illegally.
Tejano music pioneer Rosita dies at 88 (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - Tejano music pioneer Rosita Fernandez, who was better known simply as "Rosita" and was one of the first Mexican-American entertainers to appear on U.S. national television, has died at the age of 88, her family said on Wednesday.
Rolling Stone marks 1,000th issue with 3-D cover (Reuters)
May 3, 2006
Reuters - Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner
has assembled 154 of his best friends on the bold cover of the
1,000th issue of his pop-culture magazine, which hits
newsstands this week.
Dallas Opera, SMU Teach Children Opera (AP)
May 3, 2006
AP - Antsy children froze mid-squirm when William Whitmire opened his mouth and filled the parish hall with an echoing baritone vibrato.
Member of Rapper T.I.'s Entourage Killed (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - A member of the entourage of best-selling rapper T.I. was killed and three others were injured in a gun battle early Wednesday that began as a fight in a suburban after-hours club, police said.
Charts: In Godsmack We Trust (E! Online)
May 3, 2006
E! Online - After three
weeks atop the album charts, the country band's Me & My Gang
dropped all the way to sixth as Godsmack's IV led a charge of
newcomers into the Top 5.
Album Chart
May 3, 2006
Last week's top-selling albums, per Nielsen SoundScan:
1. "IV," Godsmack
2. "Louder Now," Taking Back Sunday
3. "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen
4. "Director," Avant
5. "A Girl Like Me," Rihanna
Dion Returns to Performing After Illness (AP)
May 3, 2006
AP - Celine Dion has returned to performing at Caesars Palace after a viral infection that made her dizzy caused her to cancel six shows last month.
Warner Music Group Rejects Offer From EMI (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - Warner Music Group Corp. has rejected a $4.2 billion cash-and-stock offer from its larger rival EMI Group PLC — the latest development in a long-running bid to unite the companies.
98 Degrees Singer Jeff Timmons Arrested (AP)
May 3, 2006
AP - Jeff Timmons of '90s boy band 98 Degrees has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and driving without a valid license, Brevard County sheriff's officials said.
DUI Do: 98 Degrees Dude Busted (E! Online)
May 3, 2006
E! Online - The one guy in 98 Degrees whose career has completely cooled off
is now making the wrong kind of news.
Jayhawks duo's friendship outlasts band, marriage (Reuters)
May 3, 2006
Reuters - "Where have all my friends gone?
They've all disappeared," Jayhawks principals Gary Louris and
Mark Olson crooned in one of their band's biggest hits.
Music Pirates in 12 Cities Targeted (AP)
May 3, 2006
AP - The music industry, which has famously sued Internet users for downloading songs illegally, is turning its sights on pirates in 12 cities who copy CDs and DVDs for sale at street corners, flea markets, family run shops and even mainstream record stores.
Celine's Titanic Ear Pain (E! Online)
May 3, 2006E! Online - Celine Dion's heart may go on, but her ears are another story.
Tool Still at the Top of Its Game (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - Tool, "10,000 Days" (Volcano)
Rockie Lynne CD Glimpses Into His Life (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - Rockie Lynne, "Rockie Lynne" (Universal South)
Jewel Gets Back to Organic Tunes (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - Jewel, "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" (Atlantic)
Glitter set for appeal in Vietnam (Reuters)
May 3, 2006
Reuters - Disgraced British "glam rocker" Gary
Glitter, sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese jail for
molesting children, will appeal to the country's Supreme Court
on May 19, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Lachey Band Mate Busted
May 3, 2006
The one guy in 98 Degrees whose career has completely cooled off is now making the wrong kind of news.
Jeff Timmons, aka the one without a famous ex-wife, TV dance championship or long-shot mayoral campaign, was arrested on charges of drunken driving and driving without a valid license in Florida on Apr. 23, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday.
Celine's Titanic Ear Ache
May 3, 2006
Celine Dion's heart may go on but her ears are another story.
The Las Vegas headliner was forced to cancel nearly a week's worth of gigs last month due to a rare ear disease called labyrinthitis. The Titanic-voiced singer returned to the Caesar's Palace stage Friday, though not necessarily with a clean bill of health.
Latest 'Nashville Star' Sets Concert Tour (AP)
May 3, 2006
AP - Chris Young of Murfreesboro, Tenn., beat out two other finalists to win the fourth edition of the "Nashville Star" talent search series.
Holly Family Not Happy With Chicks' Song (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - A reference to Buddy Holly on an upcoming Dixie Chicks album isn't setting right with brothers of the 1950s music legend.
EMI Says Warner Music Rebuffed $4.2B Offer (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - Warner Music Group Corp. has rejected a $4.2 billion cash-and-stock offer from larger rival EMI Group PLC — the latest development in a long-running bid to unite the two record companies.
Music Industry to Target CD, DVD Pirates (AP)
May 3, 2006AP - After years of suing Internet users for downloading songs illegally, the music industry is targeting pirates in 12 cities who copy CDs and DVDs for sale at street corners, flea markets, family-run shops and even mainstream record stores.
Warner Music rejects EMI takeover approach (Reuters)
May 3, 2006
Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp., home to
Madonna and James Blunt, has rejected a $28.50-a-share takeover
approach from rival EMI Group that valued the world's fourth
largest music company at $4.2 billion.
Rocker Glitter set for May 19 appeal in Vietnam (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - Disgraced British "glam rocker" Gary
Glitter, sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese jail for
molesting children, will appeal to the country's Supreme Court
on May 19, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Springsteen delivers emotional set at Jazz Fest (Reuters)
May 3, 2006
Reuters - The first weekend of the
37th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ended with a
slow, elegiac version of the Crescent City standard "When the
Saints Go Marching In," just the kind of thing you'd expect at
the first Jazz Fest since Hurricane Katrina.
Chili Peppers begin North American tour August 11 in Oregon (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - The Red Hot Chili Peppers will begin their North American tour on August 11 in Portland, Ore.
Rock duo Black Keys sign on for Radiohead tour (Reuters)
May 3, 2006Reuters - As the Black Keys ready their fourth album for a fall release, the Akron, Ohio-based rock duo will open six shows on Radiohead's summer tour, beginning June 10 and 11 in Montreal.
Johnny Cash's Last "American" Song (E! Online)
May 3, 2006
E! Online - The Man in Black's music is hitting the American road again
this summer.
Last "American" Cash Song
May 3, 2006
The Man in Black's music is hitting the "American" road again this summer.
The last song Johnny Cash ever wrote will be released on a new album, "American V: A Hundred Highways," set for a July 4 release, along with a number of other tunes he recorded in the months leading up to his death in September 2003.
In addition to music written by Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams and Gordon Lightfoot, spiritual ballads, and love songs, "American V" will feature two original works by Cash, "Like the 309" and "I Came to Believe."