Reuters - Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will direct the big screen movie about the colorful life of entertainment legend Frank Sinatra, who legions of fans called Ol' Blue Eyes, Universal Pictures said on Wednesday. -- read full article
Thu, 14 May 2009 00:26:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - It's a prime time to be a Vanessa Williams fan. She's on the small screen weekly, as the shrewtastic fashion magazine editor on "Ugly Betty," and she plays a conniving label publicist in "Hannah Montana: The Movie." But on June 2, Williams returns to her first love -- music -- with the release of "The Real Thing."
Reuters - Colombian folk music legend Rafael Escalona, whose songs derived from life in his rural province have inspired modern-day singers, died on Wednesday of heart complications in a Bogota hospital. He was 81. -- read full article
Thu, 14 May 2009 00:58:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - As Bruce Springsteen calls out surprise after surprise on his current tour, the members of his E Street Band are having the time of their lives, according to guitarist Nils Lofgren. -- read full article
Thu, 14 May 2009 02:05:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Kings of Leon have joined Eminem on the performance lineup for the MTV Movie Awards, which will take place in Los Angeles on May 31, the network said Wednesday. -- read full article
Thu, 14 May 2009 02:07:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Danny Gokey is dancing off "American Idol," leaving showy Adam Lambert and twangy Kris Allen to duke it out in the finale of the popular Fox singing competition next week.