Massive demand for Michael Jackson memorial tickets
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:32:09 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.
R&B singer Maxwell ends seven-year break
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:55:10 -0400
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear.
Stone Temple Pilots accentuate old faves
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:38:27 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For a reunited band bent on having a future, Stone Temple Pilots spent most of its House of Blues show Wednesday visiting the past -- the distant past.
Michael Jackson's music had impact around the globe
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:11 -0400
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. While his worldwide album sales were astounding, that wasn't the sole reason for his fame. His ascendancy went far beyond the cash register -- he inspired dance moves, dictated fashion trends and raised awareness for social causes around the globe.
Potter is back: box office big bucks assured
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:34 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) - Boy wizard Harry Potter is back in cinemas later this month with the sixth installment of the movie franchise, and another box office bonanza looks assured for the Warner Bros. studio.
Prince booked to return to Montreux jazz festival
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:42:53 -0400
GENEVA (Reuters) - Prince will return to the Montreux stage, closing out the famed jazz festival on July 18, with high-priced tickets expected to be snapped up quickly, organizers said on Friday.
Alice in Chains reunion "Gives Way" to album, tour
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:39:21 -0400
CLEVELAND (Billboard) - Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney say the band's new album, their first in nearly 14 years, doesn't stray too far from the Seattle band's influential catalog.
Unscripted TV fare balances real with "reality"
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:10:49 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When the Oxygen network green-lighted the reality series "Addicted to Beauty," the idea was to chronicle the day-to-day workings of a trendy California medical spa via the lives of its married co-owners, a socialite and a doctor.
Aerosmith's Joe Perry turns to fans for album title
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:04:36 -0400
DETROIT (Billboard) - Aerosmith's next album might be "on the bench, in pieces," waiting for the group to resume recording after it finishes touring in mid-September, but guitarist Joe Perry's next solo album is just about ready to go.
Deal chatter heats up in Hollywood
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:13 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dealmaking in Hollywood could get hot and heavy in coming months as movie studios explore ways to fight tumbling DVD sales and distribute entertainment in new formats.
