News on Music

scorpions

2010-03-19T18:03:27Z

Rudolf Schenker German heavy metal/hard rock band Scorpions performing live in Moscow in support of their new studio album `Sting in the Tail.` Moscow, Russia - 18.03.10

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Vienna makes first woman concertmaster permanent

2010-03-20T13:15:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Vienna Philharmonic permanently appoints its first woman concertmaster</div><div><p>The Vienna Philharmonic has permanently appointed its first woman concertmaster.</p><p>Albena Danailova has been acting concertmaster since September 2008 — the first woman ever in that position with the orchestra. The world famous ensemble announced Saturday that she wa...

Rapper DMX ordered to 6 months in Phoenix jail

2010-03-19T19:30:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Judge orders rapper DMX to spend 6 months in Phoenix jail, undergo mental health evaluation</div><div><p>A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and to undergo a mental health evaluation.</p><p>DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, admitted in court Tuesday to a single ...

jay z

2010-03-19T17:46:56Z

Jay-Z performs at The United Center as part of his The BP3 Tour Chicago, Illinois - 18.03.10

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gabriella cillmi

2010-03-19T17:46:36Z

Gabriella Cilmi after promoting her new album 'Ten' at Fame Music Store. Amsterdam, Holland - 19.03.10

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all about me

2010-03-19T17:31:35Z

Elvis Costello and Diana Krall The opening night of 'Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein's All About Me' at Henry Miller's Theatre - Arrivals

2010-03-19T16:45:11Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - The name "Sam Adams" mainly has been associated with several American historical figures and a popular Boston beer -- until now.</p><p>The city of Boston is laying claim to yet another Sam Adams: an upstart Trinity College rapper w...

Neil Young documentary captures raw energy of live show

2010-03-19T12:30:09Z

<div><p>AUSTIN, Texas (Hollywood Reporter) - Following up on 2006's "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" with the second film in an anticipated concert trilogy, Jonathan Demme returns with "Neil Young Trunk Show: Scenes from a Concert," an appreciab...

A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

2010-03-19T02:18:16Z

<div id="subtitle">JANIS McKAY</div><div><p> Name: Janis McKay, bassoonist, professor</p><p>Age: 45</p><p>Education: BachelorÕs in music education, University of Georgia; masterÕs in performance, University of Louisville; doctorate in music per...

sir roger moore

2010-03-18T18:32:22Z

Sir Roger Moore attends a pre-concert symphony orchestra rehearsal in Moscow Conservatory. Moscow, Russia - 17.03.10

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backstreet boys

2010-03-18T17:32:21Z

Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, A. J. McLean, and Howie Dorough The Backstreet Boys perform at Wukesong stadium Beijing, China ...

amy winehouse

2010-03-18T17:31:41Z

Amy Winehouse hangs out of her window smoking cigarettes in her bra London, England - 18.03.10

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alicia keys concert

2010-03-18T17:31:35Z

Alicia Keys performs live in concert at Madison Square Garden New York City, USA - 17.03.10

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Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies

2010-03-18T15:47:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Alex Chilton, who sang 'The Letter' and influenced generation of musicians with Big Star, dies</div><div><p>Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through his work with Big Star, died Wednesday in Reuters Life!) - Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre.</p><p>The willowy singer with bleached blonde hair is at the vanguard of a new generation of young musicians taking fado into new terrain since the 1999 death of

Lacey Brown out, Urban survives on "American Idol"

2010-03-18T09:45:44Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lacey Brown was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday after struggling with nerves for weeks on America's most-watched TV show.</p><p>But Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday.<...

Country music impresario Johnnie High dead at 80

2010-03-18T03:30:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Johnnie High, who gave LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie early exposure, dies at 80</div><div><p>Johnnie High, a north Texas country music showman who gave such performers as LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie their early exposure, has died at the age of 80.</p><p>High's daughter, Buenos Aires' famed Teatro Colon opera house to reopen May 24 after 4-year restoration</div><div><p>South America's most famous opera house will reopen May 24, nearly four years after it shut down for a monumental restoration that has run two years over schedule.</p><p>Bueno...

Melancholy Hamlet returns to Met after 113 years

2010-03-17T12:16:30Z

<div id="subtitle">To see or not to see? Simon Keenlyside makes Met opera revival of Thomas' 'Hamlet' worthwhile</div><div><p>Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" was last performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1897, and it's easy to see why more than a century passed before its revival.</p><p>Even with two outstanding singing actors...