| How the brain hears music and lyrics Does the brain process words and music separately or as one? Well scientists in Germany seem to have found an answer to the hotly debated... | |
| Lily Allen signs on to star in TV show on her life Singer Lily Allen has signed up for a TV show that will chart her journey from a pop singer to a shopkeeper as she prepares to open a designer clothes-hire store, called Lucy in Disguise, with her... |
| Lady Gaga plans 3D concert release Lady Gaga is releasing her Monster Ball tour in 3D for... |
| Amy Winehouse 'to remarry ex hubby in Vegas' Amy Winehouse is reportedly set to tie the knot with former husband Blake Fielder-Civil one more time in a Las Vegas ceremony.he Brit singer was said to be waiting for her US visa application to be cleared before she purportedly remarries her jailbird... |
| Simple relaxation with soothing music the best way to ease anxiety Massage eases anxiety, but it is no more effective than simple relaxation in a room alone with soft, soothing music, concludes a new... |
| Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival The Dubai Mall, world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted a record five million visitors in the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival Jan 28 to Feb 28, WAM news agency... |
| Vanessa Paradis new face of Chanel handbags Hollywood star Johnny Depp's girlfriend Vanessa Paradis has been signed on as the new face of Chanel Coco Cocoon... |
| Ronnie Woods' friends help him stay sober Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood's celebrity friends are leaving no stone unturned to help their pal overcome his alcohol... |
| The Beat: Music and Children Watch The Video At the Community Music School in Buffalo, it's little children who are learning to keep the beat. Kids as young as 6 months up to 3 years old can participate in the children's class,... |
| SAfrican top party: Song not about killing whites JOHANNESBURG South Africa's governing party says a leading member didn't mean it literally when he sang about killing whites. African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema... |
| Percy Sledge among new names in Alabama music hall THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Entertainers lined up for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama. ... |
| Twitter Makes Its Red Carpet Debut for Celebrities and Criminals CAMPBELL, CA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Barracuda Networks Inc., a leading provider of security, storage and networking solutions, today released... |
| KingsIsle Entertainment Drives Online Gaming Revenues With Aria Billing and Subscription Management Platform http://www.kingsisle.com ) is using Aria Platform Enterprise Edition to support tremendous growth in its online gaming community. KingsIsle specializes in massively multiplayer online (MMO) games... |
| Loopt Adds Music and Entertainment Events to Its Expanding Local Content Listings www.loopt.com ), the groundbreaking location-based mobile social networking service, today announced a new version of its popular iPhone application. The new version of Loopt expands the product's... |
| Istanbul Film Festival to feature more than 200 films The countdown has begun for Turkey’s largest film event, the 29th International Istanbul Film Festival. Under the sponsorship of Akbank yet again, the festival will take place between April 3... |
| 6 Music drops Bruce Dickinson Radio 2 since 2007, will be cut from four to three nights a week.Their Thursday night outing will be replaced with a new live music strand, In Concert, which previously aired on Radio 1.The Radcliffe... |
| Taoiseach resists calls for Harney resignation The Taoiseach has defended his Health Minister, and denied a cover-up over the latest cancer scandal - this time at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin.Brian Cowen was responding to revelations that nearly... |
| Devices found near headshops declared hoaxes The Defence Forces say two suspicious devices found at headshops in Athlone town today were hoaxes.They were found at two separate headshops in the Irishtown and Mardyke Street areas this morning.The... |
| Taoiseach calls for 'realistic' talks with unions The Taoiseach said today that the Government is willing to hold talks with the social partners on a "realistic basis". Brian Cowen's comments come as public sector-unions step up their campaign... |
| Tallaght Hospital staff 'raised x-ray concerns more than 40 times' It is being claimed today that staff at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin had raised red flags about a delay in reporting x-rays over the past number of years.The head of the Irish Hospital Consultants... |
| Benayoun a doubt for Reds Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun is doubtful for the Europa League match against Lille tomorrow after sustaining an ankle injury.Benayoun suffered discomfort in the defeat by Wigan and his fitness... |
| Monaghan duo opt out of football squad Damien Freeman and Gary McQuaid have opted out of the Monaghan Senior Football squad for this year.McQuaid had revealed he wanted to end his current involvement with Seamus McEnaney's side at the... |
| High Court adjourns Adams extradition case for a month Liam Adams, brother of Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, has had his extradition case adjourned for more than a month by the High Court.The Northern Irish authorities are seeking the 54-year-old’s... |
| Exports drop prompts fresh concerns for German economy German exports unexpectedly fell in January - the first monthly fall since August last year as economists blamed freezing winter weather conditions.Exports from Europe's largest economy fell by 6.3%... |
| County Board willing to bring in mediators in Limerick Hurling row The Limerick County Board have said last night they are willing to fund the services of a professional mediator in the Limerick hurling dispute in a meeting club delegates at Claughaun last... |
| Judge gives Hayes life for murder of Cork widow Oliver Hayes has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Cork widow Ann Corcoran.Mr Justice Paul Carney also sentenced the 46-year-old, part-time painter to ten years in jail on... |
| Jennifer Hudson shines up NCAA theme 'One Shining Moment' Jennifer Hudson, who contributed a memorable version of Will You Be There? at the Michael Jackson memorial in June, has been tasked with updating the NCAA March Madness theme One Shining Moment.... |
| Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38 Actor Corey Haim, 38, was pronounced dead at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., Thursday morning after an apparent overdose, police... |
| 'Tuscan Sun' author on Italy's pleasures Mayes chronicled her decision to buy and restore a villa near the town of Cortona in "Under the Tuscan Sun," which became a best-selling book and the basis for the 2003 movie of the same... |
| EMI Music Says CEO Leoni-Sceti to Step Down March 10 (Bloomberg) -- EMI Music, the U.K. recording company controlled by Guy Hands’s Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd., said Chief Executive Officer Elio Leoni-Sceti will leave the company... |
| Prepare for a deluge of Jimi Hendrix merchandise as the music industry marks the 40th anniversary of his death THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix and, predictably, the event is being commemorated with the release of a new CD, the freshening up of his classic titles, a tribute... |
| Malema under fire for 'kill the boer' song ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is facing a barrage of complaints to the police and chapter nine institutions over his latest racial outburst, after he led students in singing "kill the boer". ... |
| South Africa's ruling party says ANC leader's song about killing whites not meant literally South Africa's governing party says a leading member didn't mean it literally when he sang about killing whites. African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema is often in the news for... |
| Phantom sequel a "shadow of the original" LONDON (Reuters) - Comparisons with the original were inevitable when Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to write a sequel to his record-breaking musical "Phantom of the... |
| Elio Leoni-Sceti Out At EMI Allen has been non-executive chairman of EMI Music since January 2009, chairing its board during the transformation of the business under Terra... |
| Billboard.biz Q&A: Comcast-Spectator President , Comcast-Spectator president Peter Luukko spoke with Billboard.biz about the steps that led to the merger, how the company intends to compete with Live Nation Entertainment on the ticketing front,... |
| Business Matters: BPI Advice To ISPs, House of Blues By Glenn Peoples, L.A. Business Matters is a daily column that offers insight, analysis and opinion on the day's news. Follow Billboard senior analyst Glenn Peoples on Twitter... |
| Oscar Winners On The Hot 100 Crazy Heart" emerged victorious at Sunday's (March 7) 82nd Annual Academy Awards. While lead character Jeff Bridges was anointed Best Actor, the film's theme likewise produced a coveted Oscar statue,... |
| Commentary: What the Music Biz, Patrick Ewing Have In Common The main problem: costs of developing new talent are not dropping along with recorded music revenue. "It's becoming more and more difficult to sustain that level of investment given the problems we... |
| Aventura 'Open Mic' Karaoke Game Hits iTunes App Store Aventura, which was the Top Latin Albums artist of the year in Billboard's 2009 year-end chart, has released a karaoke app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. “Aventura Open Mic” costs $1.99... |
| Done Deal: Comcast-Spectacor Buys Live Nation's Paciolan Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, has completed its acquisition of ticketing software provider Paciolan from Live Nation Entertainment. Terms were not... |
| Guns N' Roses Plan 'Secret' Shows In South America The shows are set for undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday (March 11) and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans are also in the works for a show in Rio De... |
| Spanish Musician, Industry Veteran Tato Luzardo Dies Tato Luzardo, the director of Spain's Academy of Music Arts and Sciences, died the day after the 14th Premios de la Musica gala award organized each year by the... |
