Reuters - No one ever envisioned Alanis
Morissette penning the comfort guide to a harsh breakup, yet
for electro-influenced "Flavors of Entanglement," her
clear-eyed look back, inward and forward is with a poise borne
of time's passing.
Reuters - Suffice to say there was healthy
skepticism in the music industry when word began circulating
last year that Jessica Simpson was recording a country album. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:53:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Jennifer Hudson may have taken
longer than fans wished before officially announcing the
September 30 release of her self-titled debut album. But early
signs indicate it might've been worth the wait. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:07:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - R&B singer Alicia Keys is enjoying
a successful worldwide tour, a chart-topping album and will act
in an upcoming movie, but it might not have happened, she said,
were it not for a near breakdown two years ago.
Reuters - Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke have
seen so little of each other since electro duo Yazoo went its
separate ways in 1983 that Moyet reckons they caught up
recently for the first time in 16 years.
Reuters - Mexican chanteuse Julieta Venegas, who
went from a quirky underground darling to a mainstream pop
queen with her breakthrough 2003 album "Si," is seeking to
solidify her international appeal with an "MTV Unplugged" set. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:42:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - "Podemos con Obama," an
all-Spanish-language video in support of Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, features more than 20
Latin music acts saying things like "Obama is different" and
"Obama is the future."
AP - SAN DIEGO (AP) Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and singer Justin Timberlake may not be qualified to play in the U.S. Open, but both proved they could break 100 Friday on Torrey Pines' South Course.
Reuters - Fashion brand Candie's didn't
have to look far to find its new pop-music "it girl": "Heroes"
star and Candie's spokeswoman Hayden Panettiere. -- read full article
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:18:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
E! Online - Pete Wentz turns 29 today, but you might want to skip the presents. As the rocker told E!'s Jason Kennedy, he's not a fan of marking the occasion.