Category Archives: Singer

Aretha Franklin celebrates 70th, talks new music

By doris | Published: March 25, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She’s reuniting with one of her musical mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album. In an interview at her swanky birthday party on Saturday, Franklin said she and Davis, who helped engineer her comeback in [...]

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Is Alex Pettyfer really engaged to Elvis’ granddaughter Riley Keough?

By doris | Published: March 23, 2012

Full Story at TODAYEntertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com Could it have been love at first lapdance?! Alex Pettyfer — who will soon star in the stripper flick “Magic Mike” — is getting very serious with costar-turned-girlfriend Riley Keough. (Maybe you recognize her as the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis Presley?) So how serious are they? [...]

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Phillip Phillips moves up on ‘American Idol’

By doris | Published: March 22, 2012

Full Story at Yahoo! News LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillip Phillips didn’t follow any of the advice from his “American Idol” mentors — and the judges loved him for it. The 21-year-old pawn shop worker from Leesburg, Ga., defiantly wore gray after style adviser Tommy Hilfiger deemed it too drab. He shrugged off musical mentor [...]

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50 years ago today, Bob Dylan released debut album

By doris | Published: March 20, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment. msnbc.msn.com When Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut LP hit shelves on March 19, 1962, it didn’t sound anything like the popular music of the time. It was the height of “The Twist” dance craze, and 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart had the word “twist” in the title, including “Dear [...]

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‘American Idol’ reveals its top 10

By doris | Published: March 16, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com American Idol” elected to have its usual Thursday results show despite already having kicked a singer off the show Wednesday for jurisprudence reasons. That proved to be bad news for Shannon Magrane … and not so great news for the other two girls in the bottom three either. Magrane became the [...]

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Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary tour pushed back to 2013

By doris | Published: March 15, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com The Rolling Stones will not tour to mark their 50th anniversary this year, Rolling Stone has learned after separate interviews with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. “Basically, we’re just not ready,” says Richards. Instead, 2013 is the new goal. “I have a feeling that’s more realistic,” he adds. But Stones insiders [...]

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Amnesty celebrates 50th anniversary with Bob Dylan tribute album

By doris | Published: March 14, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A compilation album commemorating the 50th anniversary of the human rights organization Amnesty International features some musicians you might expect: activist artists like Sting, Elvis Costello and the Dave Matthews Band. But it’s the singers you wouldn’t expect who are causing the biggest stir: namely, Miley Cyrus and Ke$ha. [...]

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Whitney Houston’s family opens up to Oprah about her death, legacy

By doris | Published: March 12, 2012

Full Story at TODAYEntertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com Whitney Houston’s family has offered few words since the singer’s untimely passing in February, but opened up for the first time on Sunday in a sentimental interview with Oprah Winfrey for OWN Speaking on the revelation and impact of Houston’s death, her relationship with Bobby Brown, and even the leaked casket [...]

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‘Disco Inferno’ singer Jimmy Ellis dies at 74

By doris | Published: March 11, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment. msnbc.com Disco has lost one of its greats. On Thursday, Jimmy Ellis passed away at the age of 74 in South Carolina. PHOTOS: Us’ tribute to stars we lost in 2011 Ellis was one of the original longstanding members of The Trammps, one of the first disco groups that rose to [...]

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Guitarist Ronnie Montrose dies at 64

By doris | Published: March 9, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.msn.com Ronnie Montrose, who is best known for his fiery guitar work as a member of the band Montrose, died Saturday. It is believed that the cause of death was prostate cancer, which he had been battling for the past few years. “A few months ago, we held a surprise party for [...]

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