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Singer-songwriter Carole King will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award during the 33rd annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in June. Hall Of Fame inductees this year include Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Sting, Randy Newman, and Ashford & Simpson. Also, Garth Brooks will be presented the Hitmaker Award and Stevie Wonder will be given the Lifetime Achievement Award. Songwriter Hal David, the Hall’s chairman and CEO, said of King, “Carole King has been a tour de force in our industry ever since I can remember. She is a gifted songwriter and performer, who epitomized a wonderful era of music.… Read more »

A body was removed tonight (4/19) from the University District residence of Layne Staley, lead singer and guitarist for the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains. KOMO-TV, citing an unidentified source, said the body was that of Staley, 34. A King County medical-examiner’s investigator said his office removed a body from the Staley address and planned an autopsy today, but he refused to confirm the identity of the person. He said it appeared the person had been dead for some time and would have to be identified scientifically. Staley had a history of substance abuse, and in the early 1990s… Read more »

Many a band has had to battle its demons along the path of its career. Creed’s been there, but at this moment they’re also going to war with metal-plated beasts and giant, saber-toothed spiders. The creatures are characters in the computer-animated video for “Bullets,” the follow-up to Weathered’s “My Sacrifice.” Created by video game developers Vision Scape Interactive (“SeaBlade,” “Twisted Metal” 3 & 4), the clip depicts Creed as soldiers of the light battling forces of darkness. Many scenes are reminiscent of “Lord of the Rings,” but with imagery meant to reflect the way Creed have dealt with the biting… Read more »

A judge ruled that George Harrison’s former brother-in-law is not allowed to sell Harrison memorabilia. A preliminary injunction was granted against Carl Roles, who used to be married to the sister of Harrison’s wife, Olivia. Olivia Harrison claims Roles stole ten boxes of clothes, records and memorabilia from their home in the 70’s, then tried to sell it the day after Harrison died. Roles says he had permission to remove the things from the house and he denies he tried to sell them. Harrison died November 29, 2001. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are the last remaining Beatles.

The fate of a Dublin studio used by U2 that was set for demolition was to be reconsidered Tuesday (January 29), thanks in part to an online petition signed by more than 2,000 fans of the Irish rock group, Reuters reports. The Dublin Docklands Development Authority was to discuss the fate of the Hanover Quay studio, at which U2 recorded its latest album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Last year, the property had been earmarked for razing as part of a redevelopment project. But a document carrying 2,146 signatures helped shed light on the local landmark. Petition instigator Fintan… Read more »

Olivia Harrison, widow of the late George Harrison, has sued her former brother-in-law in regards to some Harrison memorabilia stolen from a home the family used to own in Los Angeles. Harrison filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (January 11) against her sister Linda Arias’s ex-husband Carl Roles and his current wife Carol Roles, accusing the couple of wrongfully possessing, selling, and profiting from the material, which is described as “household and personal items of sentimental value.” The suit asks for return of the property, unspecified damages (including interest), and attorney’s fees and other costs. A… Read more »

The letters and art of “Fifth Beatle” Stuart Sutcliffe are to be put up for bid, auctioneer Fleetwood Owen said Friday. Some 400 items, including correspondence between Sutcliffe and the Beatles, drawings, photographs and his first guitar will be auctioned as one lot in a sealed-bid sale, it said. “The collection is full of wonderful things, wonderful artwork, fabulously interesting letters, poetry, sketchbooks, all delightful and beautiful things to look at,” said Sutcliffe’s sister, Pauline, who is selling the material. Sutcliffe died of a brain hemorrhage six months before the Beatles reached the hit parade in 1962. Sutcliffe, whose short… Read more »

On the radio this week, songs by Live, Moby, Jewel, Aerosmith, Enya and others have been transformed into musical tributes integrating news coverage of Tuesday’s events, passages from President Bush’s speeches in response to them and first-person accounts from witnesses to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. KIIS in Los Angeles produced a tribute version of U2’s “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” and are also playing a tribute version of Enya’s “Only Time” and Faith Hill’s “Star-Spangled Banner.” “We were looking for something to help, songs that touch the heart, that help you… Read more »

Pop superstar Mariah Carey, hospitalized a week ago, has suffered an “emotional and physical breakdown,” a spokeswoman said Wednesday. “Mariah has suffered an emotional and physical breakdown,” Carey’s publicist Cindi Berger said. “She is just taking it day by day (and) is resting and improving,” Berger said. Carey, 31, was admitted to an undisclosed New York-area hospital on July 25. Her breakdown forced her to cancel her headline role in MTV’s 20th anniversary show scheduled for Wednesday night. Asked whether Carey’s problems were precipitated by any particular work-related or personal issues, Berger said “No, something like this is always a… Read more »

You might think that after parting ways with a major label, Jimmy Eat World would take the opportunity to further indulge in the thoughtful experimentation that marked 1999’s Clarity, their second and final release on Capitol. After all, no label means no more A&R guys frowning at songs like Clarity’s 16-minute-plus “Goodbye Sky Harbor,” with its drum-loop buildup and crescendo of overlapping, programmed vocals. But left to their own devices, Mesa, Arizona’s favorite sons made their most straight-up pop record to date – Bleed American, which hit stores Tuesday. “Things still got pretty gnarly in the studio as far as… Read more »