AP - Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations.
Reuters - Rhythm and Blues pioneer Jerry
Wexler, who helped build Atlantic Records into a music
powerhouse in the 1950s and 1960s with artists like Aretha
Franklin and Ray Charles, died in Florida on Friday at age 91,
Atlantic Records said. -- read full article
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:38:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - At a time when scantily clad female socialites are powerful enough to influence everything from pop music to presidential elections, it can be difficult to tout the virtues of a lower hemline and a life of purity.
AP - There's nothing standard about the way Cassandra Wilson went about making her first album of standards in nearly a decade. On "Loverly," she goes back to the roots of jazz in West African rhythms so she can chart a new path to the future.
AP - Dailey & Vincent lead all nominees for this year's International Bluegrass Music awards with 10, including for entertainer of the year. -- read full article
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:07:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Chart-topping rap star DMX was arrested
at a store in Florida on Thursday for failing to appear in an
Arizona court on drug charges, authorities said.
Reuters - Chart-topping rap star DMX was arrested
at a store in Florida on Thursday for failing to appear in an
Arizona court on drug charges, authorities said.