| 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... |
| Bollywood music, Indian classical dance liven up wintry Beijing Beijing came alive this weekend with blazing Bollywood music; film and classical Indian dances mostly by Chinese artists at an Indian consumer show... |
| 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... |
| 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,... |
| Corey Haim Found Dead 1980s alongside longtime pal Corey Feldman, was found unresponsive in his apartment near Burbank, California, police told the station.He reportedly died at 3:30 a.m. PT, and his mother was at his... |
| The White Stripes' 'Under Great White Northern Lights': Jack White Invades Canada, Because He Can! In any other lifetime, Jack White would have been a woodblock printer, a pirate, a missionary, a wheelwright, a buckskin-clad frontiersman, a statesman, a Union soldier, a sharecropping bluesman, a... |
| Mary J. Blige Dishes On Her 'Crazy' Led Zeppelin Covers You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin. In early February, reports began... |
| Jay Electronica Disguised His Voice To Avoid Hip-Hop Prejudice Hearing the commanding voice of Jay Electronica on the microphone, one probably couldn't detect his New Orleans roots. Years ago, like many MCs from the South, Electronica experienced... |
| 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. ... |
| Open Call for Artists of All Mediums to Submit Original Works to Red Bull Art of Can in Dallas DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Red Bull Art of Can is a national juried exhibition featuring artwork in a variety of media that have one thing in common -- they are all inspired by Red... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| Why Errors are the sound of the future Errors ' new album, Come Down With Me, it hasn't left my computer. It has occupied my iTunes non-stop, even more than their debut, It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever. Their recent effort is... |
| 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.... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| BMG Rights Management Signs Leona Lewis "Leona is a staggering musical talent, going from strength to strength as her songwriting develops. We're thrilled to be working with her and her management team," Tony Moss, managing director BMG... |
| IFPI: $1 Million To Break An Act The IFPI has published a new report outlining the record labels' investment in music talent, which it says now reaches around $5 billion a year. That $5 billion includes A&R development and... |
| Pink Floyd Goes To Court In Royalty Row With EMI Howe said the band's contract prohibits selling tracks "otherwise than in the original configuration of the Pink Floyd albums." EMI claims the rule applies only to physical albums, not the... |
| Tokio Hotel Pulls Russian Show A show by the German pop-rock act Tokio Hotel at St. Petersburg's 12,000-seat Ice Palace was canceled at the last minute, allegedly due to a dispute between the artist and the... |
| Gen X, Y Pave The Way To Economic Recovery Baby boomers led the U.S. out of a downturn in the last two recessions, but this time around, it will be Gen Xers and millennials paving the way to economic recovery, according to a new report issued... |
| Cliff Richard Turns To Jazz To Mark 70th "With the incredible creative input of seasoned American producer Michael Omartian, and the live sound of Nashville's best swing musicians, 'Bold as Brass' is an album I've planned and dreamt about... |
| Rhino Promotes Dorn To Senior VP of Global Sales, Digital Strategy David Dorn, of Warner Music Group’s Rhino division, has been promoted to senior VP of global sales and digital strategy for U.S. repertoire. Formerly senior VP of new media strategy—where... |
| Beatport Links With RightsFlow Music services that operate internationally are often required to report territorial uses to local performance, mechanical and neighboring rights societies. RightsFlow will facilitate this service... |
| Second Wave Of Job Cuts At Borders Inc Publishers Weekly is reporting that employees of the retailer have dubbed the day on which last week's wave of job losses took place "Black Thursday". One blog post cited by the trade magazine said... |
| Celeb Endorsements Bigger Than Ever, Despite Tiger's Fall Could it be true that the lure of celebrities, even tarnished ones, outweighs the risk of getting involved with them? At a time when former pitchman extraordinaire Tiger Woods tries to pick up the... |
| Oscars Saved: WABC Restored On Cablevision She said the two sides will continue to work on finalizing a deal that will play WABC a retransmission consent fee. The amount was not specified, but Campbell noted that it "recognizes the fair value... |
| Entertainers lined up for Alabama music hall Entertainers lined up for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of... |
| Music teacher charged of murdering British boyfriend Karen Khaw Phaik Ean, 35, was charged with murdering Andrew Michael Murchie, 46, at a house in SS2/2 Sea Park, Petaling Jaya, between 8am and 9am on March 5.No plea was recorded.Magistrate Ho Kwong... |