Next month, several performers are going to travel to Kuwait to give a concert to U.S. troops.
Jessica Simpson has just joined the performers who are scheduled to perform in the concert. Other performers include Disturbed, DJZ-Trip, Filter, and the comedian Carlos Mencia.
The concert is scheduled to take place on March 10 and will be broadcast live on MySpace.com. A shortened version of the concert will also air on the cable channel FX on April 12th.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus to Host CMT Music Awards
Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter, Miley Cyrus, will be hosting this year's CMT Music Awards on April 14.
Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus will also be performing on the Awards show. Additionally, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, and Alan Jackson will also perform during the Awards ceremony.
Miley Cyrus is known for her role in Hannah Montana, where she plays Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana, a girl who lives a double life. Billy Ray Cyrus also holds the role of Miley's/Hannah's father on the Disney show.
The CMT Music Awards will air on CMT.
For more information about the Awards show, please visit: www.cmt.com.
Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus will also be performing on the Awards show. Additionally, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, and Alan Jackson will also perform during the Awards ceremony.
Miley Cyrus is known for her role in Hannah Montana, where she plays Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana, a girl who lives a double life. Billy Ray Cyrus also holds the role of Miley's/Hannah's father on the Disney show.
The CMT Music Awards will air on CMT.
For more information about the Awards show, please visit: www.cmt.com.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Rhianna Looks for Bone Marrow Donor for Patient
I saw this report on Yahoo Music News and I just had to share it! I think it's wonderful when music artists do good things for others.
Rhianna is currently helping a 41-year old cancer patient find a bone marrow donor.
Rhianna, who recently won a Grammy and was named as an honorary cultural ambassador, is working with DKMS, a donor database, located in Germany, find a bone marrow donor for Lisa Gershowitz Flynn. Flynn is extremely ill with acute mylogenous leukemia. She is also a mother.
Rhianna is reported as telling People magazine, "When I heard about Lisa's plight, my heart broke." Rhianna hopes to find a bone marrow donor in time to help Lisa.
For more information about this story or how you can help, please visit:
DKMS: www.dkmsamericas.org.
Rhianna is currently helping a 41-year old cancer patient find a bone marrow donor.
Rhianna, who recently won a Grammy and was named as an honorary cultural ambassador, is working with DKMS, a donor database, located in Germany, find a bone marrow donor for Lisa Gershowitz Flynn. Flynn is extremely ill with acute mylogenous leukemia. She is also a mother.
Rhianna is reported as telling People magazine, "When I heard about Lisa's plight, my heart broke." Rhianna hopes to find a bone marrow donor in time to help Lisa.
For more information about this story or how you can help, please visit:
DKMS: www.dkmsamericas.org.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Billy Joel in Denver!
I just wanted to remind everyone that Billy Joel will be giving a performance in Denver, Colorado on February 28th at 8pm.
I don't know if tickets are still available, but you can check at the Pepsi Center.
I don't know if tickets are still available, but you can check at the Pepsi Center.
Lopez Gives Birth
Jennifer Lopez had her twins early Friday morning People magazine reports.
The magazine reports the babies were born at 12:45am on Friday February 22, 2008.
Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony bore a boy and a girl.
Yahoo Music News reports Lopez' representative Simon Fields as telling the press that: "Jennifer and Marc are delighted, thrilled, and over the moon."
The magazine reports the babies were born at 12:45am on Friday February 22, 2008.
Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony bore a boy and a girl.
Yahoo Music News reports Lopez' representative Simon Fields as telling the press that: "Jennifer and Marc are delighted, thrilled, and over the moon."
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Music Helps Recovering Stroke Patients
A new study shows that listening to music while recovering from a stroke can help patients recover their cognitive abilities and maintain better mood.
The study participants were 60 individuals who had recently suffered from a middle cerebral artery stroke in either the right or left side of the brain. Thirty patients listened to audio books or to their favorite music every day during recovery while the remaining 30 patients did not listen to music or audio books. All stroke patients also took part in a standard rehabilitation program.
The researchers discovered after three months 18% of stroke patients who listened to audio books showed a better verbal memory, 29% of patients who listened to neither audio books nor music showed improved verbal memory, and 60% of patients who listened to music showed improved verbal memory.
The researchers also discovered stroke patients who listened to their favorite music every day showed an increased ability to focus and maintained better moods than those who did not listen to music.
The researchers are not sure why music improved verbal memory and attention. Further studies should be focused on discovering the effect music has on the brain in recovering stroke patients.
This study was published in the journal Brain.
The study participants were 60 individuals who had recently suffered from a middle cerebral artery stroke in either the right or left side of the brain. Thirty patients listened to audio books or to their favorite music every day during recovery while the remaining 30 patients did not listen to music or audio books. All stroke patients also took part in a standard rehabilitation program.
The researchers discovered after three months 18% of stroke patients who listened to audio books showed a better verbal memory, 29% of patients who listened to neither audio books nor music showed improved verbal memory, and 60% of patients who listened to music showed improved verbal memory.
The researchers also discovered stroke patients who listened to their favorite music every day showed an increased ability to focus and maintained better moods than those who did not listen to music.
The researchers are not sure why music improved verbal memory and attention. Further studies should be focused on discovering the effect music has on the brain in recovering stroke patients.
This study was published in the journal Brain.
U2 Works on New Album
U2 in conjunction with Brian Emo and Daniel Lanois made their way to the studio in Dublin to work on material for their upcoming album.
Yahoo Music News reports Lanois as telling Billboard.com there is so much material the sessions spent in the studios may in fact yield two new albums.
So far there is no set release date for U2's upcoming album.
Yahoo Music News reports Lanois as telling Billboard.com there is so much material the sessions spent in the studios may in fact yield two new albums.
So far there is no set release date for U2's upcoming album.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Jordin Sparks to Open for Alicia Keys on As I Am tour
Jordin Sparks will be opening for Alicia Keys on her upcoming North American tour. Sparks is the latest winner of American Idol. Sparks and Keys will tour together, starting on April 19, 2008 in Hampton, Virginia. The As I Am tour will finish on June 18th at New York Madison Square.
Keys' As I Am tour is in support of her latest album As I Am, and will be making its way to 25 major United States cities as well as to Montreal and Toronto, Canada.
Keys' As I Am tour is in support of her latest album As I Am, and will be making its way to 25 major United States cities as well as to Montreal and Toronto, Canada.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Celine Dion Television Special to Kick off World Tour
Celine Dion is kicking off her world tour with a television special set to air on Friday on CBS. The hour-long special will be broadcast at 9pm ET/PT, 8pm Mountain time.
Celine Dion performs some of her greatest hits on the special as well as performing hip-hop with Will.i.am. from Black Eyed Peas. Additionally, Dion will perform with Josh Groben.
For more information about "Celine Dion: That's Just the Woman in Me" please visit this article on CBS' website.
Celine Dion performs some of her greatest hits on the special as well as performing hip-hop with Will.i.am. from Black Eyed Peas. Additionally, Dion will perform with Josh Groben.
For more information about "Celine Dion: That's Just the Woman in Me" please visit this article on CBS' website.
Monday, February 11, 2008
2008 Grammy Award Winners
Congratulations to this year's Grammy Award Winners!
Amy Winehouse: Record of the Year for Rehab
Song of the Year for "Rehab"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Rehab"
Best Pop Vocal Album for Back to Black
Best New Artist
Justin Timberlake - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for, "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Vince Gill - Best Country Album for These Days
Carrie Underwood - Best Country Song for, "Before He Cheats"
Best Female Country Vocal Performance for, "Before He Cheats"
Eagle - Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group for, "How Long"
Keith Urban - Best Male Country Vocal Performance for, "Stupid Boy"
Kanye West - Best Rap Album for Graduation
Best Rap Song for, "Good Life" (featuring T-Pain)
Best Rap Solo Performance for, "Stronger"
Common - Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for, "Southside" (featuring Kanye West)
Ne-Yo - Best Contemporary R&B Album for Because of You
Chaka Khan - Best R&B Album for Funk This
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for, "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Prine - Best Male R&B Solo Performance for, "Future Baby Mama"
Alicia Keys - Best R&B Song for, "No One"
Best Female R&B Solor Performance for, "No One"
Foo Fighters - Best Rock Album for Echos, Silence, Patience & Grace
Bruce Springsteen - Best Rock Song for, "Radio Nowhere"
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for, "Radio Nowhere"
Michael Buble - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Call Me Irresponsible
Johnny Cash - Best Short Form Music Video for "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Best Song Written for Motion Picture - "Love You I Do" from Dreamgirls
Stephen Marley - Best Reggae Album for Mind Control
JJ Cale and Eric Clapton - Best Contemporary Blues Album for The Road to Escondido
Fred Hammond - Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album for Free to Worship
The Clark Sisters - Best Traditional Gospel Album for Live - One Last Time
Israel and New Breed - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for A Deeper Level
Patti Austin - Best Jazz Vocal Album for Avand Gershwin
Paul Winter Consort - Best New Age Album for Crestone
For a complete list of 2008 Grammy Award winners, please visit the official Grammy Awards Winners list.
Amy Winehouse: Record of the Year for Rehab
Song of the Year for "Rehab"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Rehab"
Best Pop Vocal Album for Back to Black
Best New Artist
Justin Timberlake - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for, "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Vince Gill - Best Country Album for These Days
Carrie Underwood - Best Country Song for, "Before He Cheats"
Best Female Country Vocal Performance for, "Before He Cheats"
Eagle - Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group for, "How Long"
Keith Urban - Best Male Country Vocal Performance for, "Stupid Boy"
Kanye West - Best Rap Album for Graduation
Best Rap Song for, "Good Life" (featuring T-Pain)
Best Rap Solo Performance for, "Stronger"
Common - Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for, "Southside" (featuring Kanye West)
Ne-Yo - Best Contemporary R&B Album for Because of You
Chaka Khan - Best R&B Album for Funk This
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for, "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Prine - Best Male R&B Solo Performance for, "Future Baby Mama"
Alicia Keys - Best R&B Song for, "No One"
Best Female R&B Solor Performance for, "No One"
Foo Fighters - Best Rock Album for Echos, Silence, Patience & Grace
Bruce Springsteen - Best Rock Song for, "Radio Nowhere"
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for, "Radio Nowhere"
Michael Buble - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Call Me Irresponsible
Johnny Cash - Best Short Form Music Video for "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Best Song Written for Motion Picture - "Love You I Do" from Dreamgirls
Stephen Marley - Best Reggae Album for Mind Control
JJ Cale and Eric Clapton - Best Contemporary Blues Album for The Road to Escondido
Fred Hammond - Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album for Free to Worship
The Clark Sisters - Best Traditional Gospel Album for Live - One Last Time
Israel and New Breed - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for A Deeper Level
Patti Austin - Best Jazz Vocal Album for Avand Gershwin
Paul Winter Consort - Best New Age Album for Crestone
For a complete list of 2008 Grammy Award winners, please visit the official Grammy Awards Winners list.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Spice Girls Cancel Concerts
The Spice Girls cut their tour short and apologized to their fans on Tuesday. They put a short video on their site explaining why they had to cut the tour short, saying they have personal and family obligations to tend to.
The Spice Girls had to cancel concerts in Argentina, South Africa, China, and Australia. Their reunion tour will now end on February 26 in Toronto, Canada.
To view their apology video, please visit their website at: www.thespicegirls.com.
The Spice Girls had to cancel concerts in Argentina, South Africa, China, and Australia. Their reunion tour will now end on February 26 in Toronto, Canada.
To view their apology video, please visit their website at: www.thespicegirls.com.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Name Missy Elliott's New Album!
Missy Eliott is currently holding a contest for her fans to name her new album, which is due out in Spring later this year. Not only will the winner of the contest receive credit for their title on Missy Eliott's new album, he or she will also receive a $500 "Respect Me" gift card for Adidas.
Missy Eliott has already released two songs off of her upcoming album: "Shake Your Pom Pom," and, "Ching-A-Ling." Both of these songs also appear on the Step Up 2 The Streets soundtrack, which was released today (February 5th).
The contest will remain open until February 20, 2008.
In order to enter the contest, please visit: www.missy-elliott.com.
Missy Eliott has already released two songs off of her upcoming album: "Shake Your Pom Pom," and, "Ching-A-Ling." Both of these songs also appear on the Step Up 2 The Streets soundtrack, which was released today (February 5th).
The contest will remain open until February 20, 2008.
In order to enter the contest, please visit: www.missy-elliott.com.
Diddy Encourages Young People to Vote
Sean Combs, otherwise known as, "Diddy" wants young people to vote in this year's election, and he is once again encouraging them to do just that.
In 2004 Diddy created Citizen Change, a nonpartisan organization to encourage young individual to vote in our country. Statistics have shown that the number of votes in youth increased in 2004 and 2006, and Diddy would like to believe his organization helped make that happen.
Yahoo Music News reports him as saying, "If we want to stop the war, if we want to get the economy better, I think that young people need to understand they have to take matters into their own hands."
In the same article, Diddy is quoted as saying this election is very exciting and that it will make history, with one African-American and one woman in the presidential race.
To read the full article on Yahoo Music News, please go here.
In 2004 Diddy created Citizen Change, a nonpartisan organization to encourage young individual to vote in our country. Statistics have shown that the number of votes in youth increased in 2004 and 2006, and Diddy would like to believe his organization helped make that happen.
Yahoo Music News reports him as saying, "If we want to stop the war, if we want to get the economy better, I think that young people need to understand they have to take matters into their own hands."
In the same article, Diddy is quoted as saying this election is very exciting and that it will make history, with one African-American and one woman in the presidential race.
To read the full article on Yahoo Music News, please go here.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Spears Detained in Hospital
Britney Spears was taken to the hospital - again - after police were called to her home due to a custody dispute, according to CNN. CNN reports that after three hours, Spears returned the children to Federline and was wheeled out of her home on a gourney and taken to the hospital for psychological evaluation.
Spears was committed to the psychiatric hospital for a 72-hour hold for being a danger to herself or others.
On Sunday it was decided that Spears would be retained in the psychiatric hospital for further treatment, according to Yahoo Music News.
The same report from Yahoo asserted that Court Commisioner Reva Goetz ruled on Friday that Spears' father, James Spears, should take over her financial and personal affairs because Spears does not currently hold the ability to attend to these aspects of her life.
Spears was committed to the psychiatric hospital for a 72-hour hold for being a danger to herself or others.
On Sunday it was decided that Spears would be retained in the psychiatric hospital for further treatment, according to Yahoo Music News.
The same report from Yahoo asserted that Court Commisioner Reva Goetz ruled on Friday that Spears' father, James Spears, should take over her financial and personal affairs because Spears does not currently hold the ability to attend to these aspects of her life.
Katherine McPhee Marries
Though Season 5 American Idol contestant Katherine McPhee lost the title of American Idol to Taylor Hicks, she finds happiness in her new marriage to producer Nick Cokas.
According to a report by Yahoo Music News, McPhee and Cokas met in 2005 and their relationship grew closer as McPhee auditioned for American Idol. She and Cokas were engaged in 2007.
The couple was wed on Saturday February 2, 2008.
According to a report by Yahoo Music News, McPhee and Cokas met in 2005 and their relationship grew closer as McPhee auditioned for American Idol. She and Cokas were engaged in 2007.
The couple was wed on Saturday February 2, 2008.
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