Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Neuroscientists have unearthed powerful new evidence of a deep biological link between human music and speech.
IANS Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:30:03 -0500

London, Dec 3 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles is leading the Grammy nominations list with 10. Close behind is teen sensation Taylor Swift with eight nominations.
IANS Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:40:02 -0500

Washington, Dec 3 : Singer Robbie Williams is heartbroken after learning about his hairdresser friend's apparent suicide.
ANI Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:50:03 -0500

United Nations, Dec 3 (RIA Novosti) The American Grammy Award-winning singer Stevie Wonder will be named a UN Messenger of Peace Thursday, the UN said.
IANS Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:30:01 -0500

London, Dec 2 (IANS) Hollywood funnyman Will Ferrell says he would love to play music mogul Simon Cowell in a biopic, if one is ever made.
IANS Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:10:02 -0500

Los Angeles, Dec 2 (IANS) Reliance BIG Entertainment, the media and entertainment arm of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has signed a development-production financing deal with Hollywood filmmakers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment.
IANS Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:40:02 -0500

London, Dec 2 : Lady Gaga and Jamie Foxx's songs have been branded as musical equivalent of junk food by a Boston teen panel.
ANI Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:10:04 -0500

Nevada (US), Dec 2 : Oscar winner A. R. Rahman will write the score of "Street Dancing" with Golden Globe winner English musician David A. Stewart, according to reports.
ANI Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:50:02 -0500

Kathmandu, Dec 2 (IANS) He was thought to have been born a Muslim and yet his songs are part of the Guru Granth sahib, the sacred text of Sikhs. A weaver by profession, yet he became one of the driving forces of the Bhakti movement in India that advocated love and tolerance.
IANS Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:03 -0500

A pair of new studies by Duke University researchers found that the musical scales most commonly used over the centuries are those that come closest to mimicking the physics of the human voice. The Du...
New Kerala Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:23:05 -0500

A fter getting the nominations right this year, the Boston Music Awards followed through by nailing the winners. Passion Pit came into the evening leading the pack with five nominations. At last nigh...
Boston Herald Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:52:55 -0500

He might well be the next music genius to come out of rural Jamaica. His immediate objective, though, is to master those pesky fractions in math class.
Jamaica Gleaner Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:56:22 -0500

C.J. Miles has probably never been more excited to show up to the Jazz's practice facility as he was Wednesday morning. The small forward finally received medical clearance to fully participate in pr...
Deseret News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:27:27 -0500

Chicago-based indie film distributor Music Box is launching a home entertainment division. Music Box, run by co-toppers Ed Arentz and William Schopf, has used MPI Home Video to handle its disc di...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:41 -0500

Persistent Entertainment, Pantry Films and Zenescope Entertainment are teaming up to produce an adaptation of Zenescope's comic "The Piper." "Piper" aims to take a dark look at the Pied Piper of ...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:40 -0500

Abraham Benrubi, Celia Weston and DJ Qualls have joined the cast of TNT's pilot "Delta Blues," executive produced by George Clooney. From Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures and Warner...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:39 -0500

Charles Shyer will direct the comedy "BFF" for Wind Dancer Films. The female buddy comedy follows childhood best friends who reunite years later in Manhattan and discover that one has become suc...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:39 -0500

Jose Maria Yazpik has been cast in a pair of indie roles. The Mexican actor, who recently appeared in Guillermo Arriaga's "The Burning Plain," will star in Jorge Fons' "El Atentado" and Rodrigo C...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:38 -0500

Thanks to a strong lineup of Monday Night Football match-ups, ESPN nailed down its third straight monthly ratings race, beating all comers among total viewers and the three major TV demos. Per Ni...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:37 -0500

Arbitron and its portable people meter service took a beating Wednesday (Dec. 2) during a hearing called by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. From the opening gavel, Rep. Edolphu...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:36 -0500

-By Lucia Moses Nancy Berger Cardone, who was vp, publisher of Gourmet until Condé Nast shut it down, has resurfaced at rival publisher Hearst Magazines as vp, publisher of Marie Claire. ...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:35 -0500

-By Anthony Crupi The New Orleans Saints on Monday night put on a clinic against the visiting New England Patriots, routing Bill Belichick’s charges in a 38-17 offensive showcase that drew ...
Hollywood Reporter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:34 -0500

LOS ANGELES – Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester are set to star in the country music drama "Love Don't Let Me Down." In "Love," Hedlund plays a young rising singer-s...
SINA Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:15 -0500

The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night (December 2) in Los Angeles, with a star-studded telecast/concert headlined by Nick Jonas (and his brand-new band the Admi...
VH1 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:37:15 -0500

LL Cool J is paying tribute the best way he knows how.The 41-year-old rapper-actor will kick off "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! _ Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" on Wednesday night by rappi...
eTaiwan News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:28:19 -0500

TV show subscriptions got me thinking about what CEO Steve Jobs & Co. should do for making video content more accessible. I'm musing even harder today, given the pending announcement that Comcast ...
Beta News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:18:06 -0500

He's also the longest-tenured coach in NBA history and helped the Jazz reach consecutive NBA finals in 1997-98. Last season, he became the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with one franchise.
USA Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:14:08 -0500

He's also the longest-tenured coach in NBA history and helped the Jazz reach consecutive NBA finals in 1997-98. Last season, he became the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with one franchise.
USA Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:14:00 -0500

Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has signed a deal to return next year for his 23rd season as Utah's head coach.The team announced the deal Wednesday.The 67-year-old Sloan, inducted into the Hall of Fame in Sep...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:04:56 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, announces - "Only 99 Cents!" - an art exhib...
Earth Times Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:58:19 -0500

? A pair of studies by Duke University neuroscientists shows powerful new evidence of a deep biological link between human music and speech.
Science Daily Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:48:37 -0500

Mencap and, for me, it's exciting to play my hometown. We haven't played there since 2000. It's going to be really, really special." He added. Due to take place inside a marquee transformed into a ...
New Music Express Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:47:57 -0500

The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night (December 2) in Los Angeles, with a star-studded telecast/concert headlined by Nick Jonas (and his brand-new band the Admi...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:46:10 -0500

It was a fate that many "Idol" fans feared would also befall Allison Iraheta, last season's fourth-place finisher. After all, like DeGarmo, she was young, spunky and preternaturally gifted (in ways th...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:46:09 -0500

Stella McCartney has teamed up with cult singer Morrissey to create a leather-free range of footwear.The fashion designer and British cult singer/songwriter are both vegetarians and animal rights acti...
West Australian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:55:15 -0500

In this photo made on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, a resident in Pittsburgh's Polish Hill neighborhood whom did not want to be identified, shows the letter he received in Novemeber. Nearly every residence i...
Salt Lake Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:39:35 -0500

Her diva side: But the mom side of Celine Dion is always present, too, as is evident in Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, which will have a limited release in theaters next spring.
USA Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:34:15 -0500

Talk about holiday cheer. Susan Boyle placed No. 2 in the Britain's Got Talent show. But she's No. 1 in new album sales, both in Britain and the USA.
USA Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:34:15 -0500

Her diva side: But the mom side of Celine Dion is always present, too, as is evident in Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, which will have a limited release in theaters next spring.
USA Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:34:06 -0500

New Brunswick has 27 nominations in the 2010 East Coast Music Awards, officials announced on Wednesday. Fredericton singer-songwriter David Myles is in the running for the top prize, Entertainer of t...
CBC News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:31:39 -0500

The Jazz and longtime coach Jerry Sloan have agreed to a one-year contract extension, the team will announce later tonight. The extension will keep Sloan under contract with the club through the end ...
Deseret News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:16:35 -0500

Geraissati, a Brazilian musician of Arab origin, said he has recorded around 15 albums in his entire career. He started working with music since the 1960s.
The Peninsula Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:11:21 -0500

'Julie & The Mothman' 'Underdog' 'Where Did All The Love Go' 'Shoot The Runner' 'Cutt Off' 'Empire' 'Fire' 'Fast Fuse' 'The Doberman' 'Vlad The Impaler' The band were playing to mark t...
New Music Express Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:09:22 -0500

Tori Amos played an intimate solo show tonight (December 2), that saw fans camping out all night in the cold in order to get tickets. Fans, some who had travelled from Poland, slept on the street t...
New Music Express Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:09:19 -0500

Stations owners have reached a verdict: Nancy Grace is coming to daytime TV. CBS TV Distribution has cleared her talk show, "Swift Justice With Nancy Grace," to strip daily on stations representi...
Hollywood Reporter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:04:06 -0500

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher says he is enjoying life after his acrimonious split with brother Noel - and ruled out a reunion. Speaking at the launch of his clothing label at the Manchester ...
Ananova Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:55:09 -0500

If you want a sneak peek at the movies you'll care about tomorrow — from the blockbusters to the career-makers to the Oscar contenders — movie fanatics know that the first place to look is...
VH1 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:17:25 -0500

"Do You Remember." "I love the idea of the street vibe," Sean told MTV News on the video set last month. "Having folks together, out in the street at midnight. The video is all about having fun, havin...
VH1 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:17:05 -0500

<p>Directed by Michael Morreale, the CSI Jazz Ensemble will play a fall recital tonight, which will include classic jazz works, big band hits from three jazz orchestras and much more. For more i...
New York Post Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:10:42 -0500

Dannii Minogue was right in principle. Photograph: Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage Complaints about Dannii Minogue's homophobia have not been upheld, even though her X Factor remark about Danyl Johnson's s...
The Guardian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:01:29 -0500

MySpace Music , the site has returned to what it does best: bringing music to the masses. Pitching itself against music streaming websites such as Spotify and We7, MySpace Music offers unlimited free ...
The Guardian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:01:28 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A longtime bluegrass bass player and singer with Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys has died. Jack Cooke was 72. According to a press release Wednesday f...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:52:26 -0500

Smartphones loaded with Guitar Hero have emerged as critical tools for aspiring rock stars. Now comes the second wave. Call it Guitar Hero: the Real Deal.
International Herald Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:43:07 -0500

Alicia Keys at the Nokia Theater in Manhattan on Tuesday night, during a concert that offered a preview of her new album, “The Element of Freedom.”...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:43:05 -0500

Cliffhangers are rare in the chamber music world, but the Juilliard String Quartet came close to producing one last season. When Joel Smirnoff, the group’s first violinist, was appointed preside...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:42:57 -0500

Sky News . "I don't wish him any bad, I'm his brother. I love him to death." He added, but did warn by saying "Don't release it [ 's solo album] the same day, 'cos we'll ave ya." Asked whether he h...
New Music Express Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:23:30 -0500

If you want a sneak peek at the movies you'll care about tomorrow — from the blockbusters to the career-makers to the Oscar contenders — movie fanatics know that the first place to look is...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:21:20 -0500

"I love the idea of the street vibe," Sean told MTV News on the video set last month. "Having folks together, out in the street at midnight. The video is all about having fun, having a party, enjoying...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:21:18 -0500

Rakim . His highly anticipated album, "The Seventh Seal," charged out the gate and straight into the #3 position on Billboard's Rap Albums Chart, just behind 50 Cent and Jay-Z. Moreover, the moment...
Market Wire Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:23:56 -0500

"Before I came on, I thought, 'I'll have lots of banter, it'll be such fun,''' says new folktronic bright young thing Ellie Goulding. "Now I've got here, I don't know what to say." Faced with the expe...
The Guardian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:19:34 -0500

The pianist Adrian McNally had an announcement to make. In case anyone had missed the 50 Best Albums of the Decade list in a Sunday newspaper, he wanted to point out that The Bairns by Rachel Unthank ...
The Guardian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:19:30 -0500

We know nothing about most of the music-making that happens in this country. There are hundreds of thousands of people whose musical lives go almost completely unreported, but whose talents, energy an...
The Guardian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:19:29 -0500

Synth-pop pioneer, Oscar-winning soundtrack king, bossa nova obsessive, opera composer and pioneer of a futuristic take on world music dubbed "neo geo", Ryuichi Sakamoto has also found time in the las...
The Guardian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:19:27 -0500

, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of musical instruments, will release a limited-edition electric guitar at only 200 retail sites worldwide. One hundred stores in the United States and...
Business Journal Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:15:21 -0500

, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of musical instruments, will release a limited-edition electric guitar at only 200 retail sites worldwide. One hundred stores in the United States and...
San Antonio Business Journal Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:13:36 -0500

Songs by Lady Gaga and other chart-toppers that glamourize unhealthy behaviours like disrespect and manipulation are the music equivalent of junk food, according to a teen panel examining unhealthy re...
CBC News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:06:57 -0500

Songs by Lady Gaga and other chart-toppers that glamourize unhealthy behaviours like disrespect and manipulation are the music equivalent of junk food, according to a teen panel examining unhealthy re...
CBC News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:06:39 -0500

And while much of Graffiti is devoted to Brown's typical come-ons to the ladies, the old-school-style R&B track "Famous Girl" features a string of provocative lyrics that had blogs and fans chattering...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:42:13 -0500

NEW YORK — There were some tangled romances this season on "The Hills." Kristin Cavallari managed to court both Justin Bobby and her ex, Brody Jenner, while Brody was dating his current lady, Ja...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:42:07 -0500

Most of the world has never heard of 25-year-old Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter Audra Mae. But thanks to a little song called "Who I Was Born To Be," she's worked her way into at least 3 million home...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:42:07 -0500

"True Blood" is adding two more hunks to the fold for next season. Up-and-coming actor Theo Alexander and "Ugly Betty" heartthrob Grant Bowler have landed recurring roles on Alan Ball's vampire ...
Hollywood Reporter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:38:42 -0500

Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart The reality TV star sold the most albums of any artist in a single week this year In holiday sales, Boyle competing ag...
CNN Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:23:48 -0500

Most of the world has never heard of 25-year-old Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter Audra Mae. But thanks to a little song called "Who I Was Born To Be," she's worked her way into at least 3 million home...
VH1 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:54:20 -0500

NEW YORK - Itzhak Perlman was afflicted with polio when he was 4. Now, 60 years later he's helping to rid the world of the disease. The celebrated violinist is performing Wednesday night with the Ne...
Star Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:50:13 -0500

C.J. Miles showed up at the Utah Jazz's practice facility Wednesday morning with a huge smile on his face and a slight case of butterflies in his stomach. Why not? After missing the first 17 games...
Salt Lake Tribune Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:29:35 -0500

"It's going to [be a] more evolved version of the sound but bigger and with some more lush production and some sweet jams," she laughed. "I'm not at liberty to say [when the album will be released]. ....
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:01:53 -0500

, so when the time came to write songs for his debut LP, For Your Entertainment, he wanted to capture that confidence on record. The "Idol" runner-up sat down with judge Kara DioGuardi, and the pair d...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:01:52 -0500

Then on Monday night, Kendrick returned to answer questions about the awards-season buzz surrounding her role as a fast-talking junior executive opposite...
MTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:01:51 -0500

Entertainment, he wanted to capture that confidence on record. The "Idol" runner-up sat down with judge Kara DioGuardi, and the pair decided that the best way to describe Lambert's swagger was with a ...
VH1 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:37:59 -0500

December 2, 2009 - For the last 10 years, the record industry has struggled to control how we listen to music. But the shift from CD to MP3 is just the latest iteration in the evolution of formats. Th...
NPR Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:27 -0500

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Market Wire Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:29:22 -0500

C.J. Miles has probably never been more excited to show up to the Jazz's practice facility as he was this morning. The small forward finally received medical clearance to fully participate in practic...
Deseret News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:54:49 -0500

-By Katy Bachman TargetSpot, the largest online radio ad network, announced Tuesday (Dec. 1) that four new radio companies will contribute inventory to its network of more than 75 terrestrial and...
Hollywood Reporter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:41:44 -0500

Teen idol Nick Jonas is stepping away from his brothers to go on tour with his new band. The youngest member of the Jonas Brothers told fans in a Twitter message about his plans to play 14 dates in ...
Ananova Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:33:00 -0500