Reuters - It didn't seem prescient when they wrote the song 40 years ago, but "Only the Strong Survive" summarizes the career of soul-music luminaries Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 18:12:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Long before he became famous for such tunes as "Blowin' in the Wind," Bob Dylan's social consciousness and artistry were evident in a poem he penned about a little dog who met a tragic end.
Yahoo! Music - An ex-manager at Justin Timberlake’s BBQ restaurant in New York has filed a suit against the company, saying she was sexually harassed while at work. -- read full article
Mon, 18 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Peru has called out riot police to control hundreds of young girls swarming the hotel where the Jonas Brothers are staying. Thousands of other fans have lined up for the group's world tour premiere.
AP - Singer Jenni Rivera was arrested Monday at Mexico City's international airport for failing to declare more than $50,000 in cash before boarding a flight to the United States, authorities said.
Reuters - After letting others guide his creative direction on two albums, Lionel Richie plans to take control again on his next recording project. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 04:35:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and Charlie McCoy were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in an at times emotional ceremony that saluted them for their music as well as their contributions to bringing the genre to a mass audience through television.
AP - Composer and conductor Gustav Mahler's symphonies and orchestral songs are a journey from darkness to light a tumultuous tale in sound for which Carnegie Hall reserved two whole weeks. -- read full article
Sun, 17 May 2009 22:45:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Thousands of screaming fans, being asked to sing the national anthem at a major league baseball game and a parade: It was all too much for "American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey, who recently returned to his hometown of Milwaukee.