Download Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora Offer Of 'America The Beautiful'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rocker turned Ally McBeal castmember Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora have recorded a touching version of "America The Beautiful" that is now available for download as an MP3 file at Bon Jovi's official band website, bonjovi.com. Check / download Bon Jovi - America The Beautiful ...
| Incubus's New Video Not Banned By Video Channel
NEW YORK (AP) - Contrary to reports that are surfacing, the video clip for Incubus's "I Wish You Were Here" has not been banned by MTV. The clip is currently at MTV and has been added for heavy rotation. A spokesperson for the band told that the video channel was presented with two versions of the clip. ...
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Nelson: U.S. Farms Key to America
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Willie Nelson, who brought a flag-waving crowd to its feet with "This Land Is Your Land'' at last Saturday's Farm Aid concert, says keeping family farms strong will keep America strong. "I think it's important to take care of the people who grow our food,'' said Nelson, who ...
| John Mellencamp, Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys Slated For VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards
NEW YORK (AP) - John Mellencamp, Lenny Kravitz, and Alicia Keys will perform at the 2001 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards on Oct. 23 at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Always the star-studded event, other celebrities making an appearance include musicians No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Lil' ...
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Eagle-Eye Cherry Is Back With 'Present/Future'
NEW YORK (AP) - Eagle-Eye Cherry's Present/Future, the MCA Records follow-up to his 1998 Sony Music debut Desireless, is scheduled for release on October 30. Cherry, the son of jazz trumpet legend Don Cherry and younger brother of singer Neneh Cherry, received a Grammy nomination for Desireless. Cherry ...
| Farm Aid Merges Two Causes, One Nation In Annual Benefit Concert
NOBLESVILLE (AP) - Although the organizers of Farm Aid donated to the relief effort following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, that doesn't mean they lost focus for their own cause -- helping family-owned farmers survive against those that are factory-run. Combining the two causes, Farm Aid sent 5,000 ...
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Classic Rockers Unite For Cause & More
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - In relief effort news, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Bad Company, Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kansas, Eddie Money, Survivor, John Waite, Edgar Winter, and Grand Funk Railroad's Mark Farner, among others, have united for two "Volunteers for America" concerts Oct. 20 at the HiFiBuys ...
| Godsmack Helps Organize $100,000 For NY Widows And Orphans
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Godsmack and several promoters and venues doing business with the group have donated $100,000 to "The Solidarity Foundation," a New York charity helping the widows and orphans of firefighters and police officers lost in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Others participating in the ...
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Mellencamp to Mark 50th Birthday
SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) - John Mellencamp will celebrate his 50th birthday on Oct. 7, and fans will mark the occasion at a three-day tribute in the singer's southern Indiana homeland. An outdoor concert at the Southern Indiana Center for the Arts in Seymour will be the climax of the celebration that will ...
| Heart's Ann Wilson Set For 'Vagina Monologues'
SEATTLE (AP) - Ann Wilson will be on stage in her hometown of Seattle this week, but she won't be singing with Heart. Rather, Wilson is appearing in a local production of The Vagina Monologues, the award-winning Eve Ensler play that features three women talking about everything from their lives to sexuality ...
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Face of Farm Aid Changes Over Time
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The face of Farm Aid has changed since its advent in 1985, moving to smaller venues in the last few years with lineups that no longer read like a who's who among musicians. Yet the show goes on, this year in Noblesville, still promoting the value of the family farm in America. A ...
| Tori Amos Hits No. 4; Phish Ties Pearl Jam Chart Record
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rapper Jay-Z easily held onto the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 for the second week in a row as Tori Amos' latest effort, Strange Little Girls, debuts at No. 4 to mark this week's highest debut. Elsewhere in the top 10, Martina McBride's Greatest Hits landed at No. 5, Gerald Levert's ...
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Lifehouse To Receive BDS Radio Airplay Award
NEW YORK (AP) - Lifehouse will receive the inaugural BDSCertified Spin Award for the Most Spun Song of the Year for its hit "Hanging By a Moment." The band is being presented with the plaque at VH1's studios in New York on Tuesday (Sept. 25). The song, from the L.A. band's double-platinum debut No Name ...
| U2 Joined By Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, Not Eric Clapton At Telethon
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U2's performance live from London on Friday's (September 21) telethon, America: A Tribute To Heroes, included a couple of special guests, although in one case it was not who some viewers thought it to be. Early reaction to the group's medley of their songs "Peace On Earth" and "Walk ...
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John Mellencamp Sets Release Date, Track List For 'Cuttin' Heads'
NEW YORK (AP) - John Mellencamp has set October 16 as the release date for his new album, Cuttin' Heads. The 10 songs, which were recorded both last year and this year, feature guests including neo-soul singer India. Arie on the first single, "Peaceful World"; country star Trisha Yearwood on "Deep Blue ...
| Jewel Not 'Standing Still' On New Album
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jewel will return to record stores in November with This Way, a new album she describes as eclectic, raw and packed with love songs. The Alaskan singer/songwriter's last full-fledged album of original songs, 1998's Spirit, packed synthesizers and other pop slickness onto the homespun ...
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Voices Of Classic Rock Plan Patriotic CD To Benefit Victims
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Fifteen classic rockers - including John Cafferty, Spencer Davis, and members of Toto, Deep Purple, and others - plan to show the world that they still have it, and will pitch in and help with the relief effort by releasing Voices For America. The CD will feature some of America's ...
| Less Than Jake, Radney Foster, Bellamy Brothers, & Others Pitch In
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From indie rockers to country stars, even more artists are doing what they can to help in the relief efforts of Sept. 11's tragic events. Here is the latest: Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie's record label, Fueled by Ramen, is doing what it can to pitch in as well. The label has just ...
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MCA Records recalls Cranberries video
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) - "Analyse," a video by the rock band the Cranberries, has been pulled from television and the band's Web site following last week's attacks because some of the scenes were deemed too similar to horrific real-life events, the band's label said Thursday. The video, which ...
| Blues Traveler Postpones Concert
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Blues Traveler has postponed a concert here because of transportation and emotional concerns after last week's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. "We had every intention of going ahead with the date but logistical, transportation and emotional concerns ...
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