AP - Now that Shea Stadium is closed for business, New York Mets fans are able to buy mementos from the venue that housed the 1969 "Miracle Mets" and an improbable 1986 World Series comeback.
AP - It's hardly unusual for a singer to drop off the musical map. Declining album sales, drug habits, legal woes and other dramas have landed a multitude of chart-toppers on the "Whatever Happened To ..." list.
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen concluded his three-day barnstorming tour in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday night with a 50-minute acoustic set for about 5,000 people in Ypsilanti.
AP - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month.
Reuters - Most artists would save their best-known song -- an Oscar-winning song, yet -- for the end of a show or an encore. But not the Swell Season's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:07:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter and is asking a Los Angeles judge to help him collect. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:11:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Now that Shea Stadium is closed for business, New York Mets fans are able to buy mementos from the venue that housed the 1969 "Miracle Mets" and an improbable 1986 World Series comeback.
E! Online - Mariah Carey's first single from E=MC² was a smash, but two follow-ups—released after her marriage to Nick Cannon—bombed. Is marriage costing her?
E! Online - So much for crafting a rock-star attitude. Chris Martin, he of the newly crowned Best Act in the World Today, has reverted back to his humble beginnings.
AP - Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday — even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the supersized soiree, which included a four-song performance by the teen queen and a fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle and 16 giant inflatable candles.
