AP - LAS VEGAS (AP) — After wrapping up a successful concert tour, you'd think Reba McEntire would want to take some time off to relax. Instead, the tireless country star is preparing for her 10th turn as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend. Over the years, she says she's gained more ease hosting the event.
Sat, 17 May 2008 19:15:58 GMT
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:16:38 GMT
Reuters - When Clear Channel wanted to launch a format-free Internet radio station called erockster, executive VP/head of online music and radio Evan Harrison turned to his old friend Eric Szmanda for ideas. Best known for playing Greg Sanders on the hit series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," Szmanda at first seems like an unlikely choice for leading such a major initiative at the world's largest radio broadcaster.
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:29:41 GMT
Reuters - Outside the windows of a 36th-floor
conference-room suite at New York's Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
the morning is gray and befit for April showers. Always the
trendsetter, R&B star Usher has plucked from his wardrobe a
navy blue military-style button-up adorned with gold clasps to
complete his jeans-and-sneaker ensemble.
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:26:30 GMT
Reuters - On their 2006 country top 10 single "Some People Change," Montgomery Gentry sang, "Don't give up hope, some people change." That advice could apply to the way the veteran duo is approaching its career these days.
Fri, 16 May 2008 23:01:46 GMT
Reuters - For musicians just getting a start, Alanis Morissette has a time-management tip from the professional trenches. "I have to check my Web site to find out what I'm supposed to be doing," she says with a laugh.
Fri, 16 May 2008 23:00:40 GMT
Reuters - Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness is putting his primary band on hold for a spell while he spends the next few months on the road reviving the outlaw-country sounds of his two solo records.
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:59:52 GMT
Reuters - Nearly four years have passed since the release of Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)." But members of the masked metal act have little doubt that its as-yet-untitled fourth studio effort will appease its loyal fans, known as the Maggots.
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:57:26 GMT
Reuters - A few years ago, Tye Tribbett made a decision to forgo a lucrative career working with music stars like Faith Hill, Don Henley and Elton John to answer God's call in the gospel music arena.
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:56:55 GMT
Reuters - The Lost Trailers, a band whose moniker is more than a catchy name, are finally reaping the rewards of years on the road, hard work and an innate sense of what their music should sound like.
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:53:00 GMT
