News on Pop Music

amy winehouse

2010-03-20T17:16:59Z

Singer Amy Winehouse taking a stroll with a friend and her dog. London, England Mandatory Credit: Alex Jackson / WENN.com

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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 ...

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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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 Miley Cyrus after visiting a recording studio in North Hollywood Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10

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geri halliwell theatre 2

2010-03-17T17:32:57Z

Geri Halliwell leaving the Adelphi theatre London, England - 16.03.10

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geri halliwell theatre

2010-03-17T17:32:50Z

Geri Halliwell leaving the Adelphi theatre with her mother Ana Maria. London, England - 16.03.10

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Black Eyed Peas, Shakira to front World Cup concert

2010-03-17T11:15:35Z

<div><p>JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer Nirvana with their vague but catchy anthem for the youth, ?Smells Like Teen Spirit.? At the end of the 90s, people saw the popularity of boy bands and girl bands, their songs with lyrics reeking of cheesy romantic sentiments (and the occasional lyrics containing sincere intentions for empowerment, like the songs of ...

ABBA, Hollies, Genesis, Iggy Pop enter Rock Hall

2010-03-16T00:45:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomes Genesis, Hollies, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Iggy Pop in Cypress Hill will perform on the second last day of the of the five-day Rock in Rio Madrid music festival in Spain, in June, organisers said Monday.</p><p>The California-based band, which will release its eighth album "Ride Up" in April, will take the stage on June 11 before the headline performance b...

"American Idol" sends home four competitors

2010-03-05T10:00:50Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" viewers sent four more contestants packing on Thursday, as Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers, Michelle Delamor and Faith Hill, Chris Isaak, Maroon 5 to perform at Rock Hall, suprise guests to appear</div><div><p>Faith Hill may be a country veteran, but the singer will show off her rock roots when she performs at the

Sade leads pop chart for third week

2010-03-03T12:30:50Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Sade led the U.S. pop album chart for a third week on Wednesday, while Johnny Cash's latest posthumous album was the top debut at No. 3.</p><p>"Soldier of Love," Sade's first album in almost 10 years, sold 127,000 copi...

Turkish police detain Turkey's top pop star

2010-02-26T07:00:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Turkish police detain Tarkan, Turkey's top pop star, in narcotics sweep</div><div><p>Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people.</p><p>Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narc...

Sade leads pop chart for second week

2010-02-24T12:46:22Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Sade led the U.S. pop album chart for a second week on Wednesday as overall sales slid in the post-Valentine's day lull.</p><p>The British band's first album in almost 10 years, "Soldier of Love," sold 190,000 copies during the week ended February 21, according to Reuters) - British pop singer Cheryl Cole and her England footballer husband Ashley Cole are to separate, her spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><p>The announcement follows weeks of speculation that their marriage was in trouble after a Sunday newspaper published a series of stories about t...

Obama, Shakira meet at White House

2010-02-22T12:16:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama, Shakira meet at White House to discuss early childhood development</div><div><p>President Barack Obama and pop superstar Shakira are talking about U.S. policy toward children.</p><p>Obama and the Colombian entertaine...

Iran bans certain foreign tours on mourning holidays

2010-02-20T13:16:09Z

<div><p>Iran has banned travel agencies from organising tours to countries where concerts are held during Shiite mourning holidays, newspapers quoted a tourism official as saying Saturday.</p><p>The move came after Iran's tourism organisation banned package holidays to neighbouring Dubai where concerts by expat Iranian singers were to be held this month during a long holiday including the de...

Fan gets jail for text-stalking Ashanti's mom

2010-02-22T08:37:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Fan gets 2 years in jail for barraging Ashanti's mom with lewd text messages and photos</div><div><p>A delusional fan who unleashed his crude fantasies about Ashanti in a battery of text messages to her mother was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail, though his judge rued not being able to send him to psychological treatment instead.</p><p>A downcast