AP - In a land dispute pitting Madonna against African villagers, Malawi's government has sided with the pop star who has pumped millions into this impoverished southern African country and adopted two of its children.
AP - In a story Feb. 10 about the roster for the Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival, The Associated Press erroneously reported a comedy lineup for the June 10-13 event. No comedy lineup has been announced yet. -- read full article
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:12:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Ke$ha claimed the longest-running No. 1 debut single by a female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1977 as "TiK ToK" held steady Thursday for an eighth week. -- read full article
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:16:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Apple's iTunes Music Store on Thursday launched "Countdown to 10 Billion Songs," and is planning to give away a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the customer who buys the song that turns the counter to eleven digits. -- read full article
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:55:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Dr. Dre sued the new iteration of Death Row Records on Thursday claiming the label failed to pay royalties and released a new version of his iconic album "The Chronic" without his permission.
Reuters - Richard Delvy, a pioneering surf-rock drummer, composer, arranger, publisher and producer, died February 6 at West Hills Hospital in California after a long illness. He was 67. -- read full article
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:38:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Malawi's government has told a group of villagers they will have to move to make way for a $15 million girls' school being built by pop star Madonna.
AP - Madonna spent an hour talking about helping Brazil's poor children with a man who could become the country's next president. He came away wowed by her youthful appearance.
AP - Ellen DeGeneres is glad that her "American Idol" debut drew big ratings and high praise from the show's creator, media mogul Simon Fuller. But the real test, she says, was judging herself.