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Days after Recording Industry Association of America president Hilary Rosen lashed out at the Recording Artists Coalition in a speech at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas, accusing the group of oversimplifying its dispute with record companies over recording contracts, Eagles and RAC leader Don Henley fired back. “Hilary Rosen is, and always has been, the one who engages in gross oversimplification of the issue designed to elicit a sympathetic response from the media, lawmakers and the public,” Henley says. “Ms. Rosen well knows that this is a very complex matter that will require lengthy discussions by… Read more »

Being in a rock band doesn’t always guarantee beautiful women at your disposal – just ask the guys in Train. Singer Pat Monahan says their new single “She’s on Fire” is mostly about guys like them not being able to get hot chicks, though guitarist Jimmy Stafford jokes that isn’t the case anymore. However, Monahan and guitarist Rob Hotchkiss no longer care either way since they’re both married. The rest of the band may find plenty of attention now that the band’s “Drops of Jupiter” has won a Grammy for best rock song. Hotchkiss told reporters that the band’s achievements… Read more »

As a pop star protest against “indentured servitude” by penny pinching record companies grew to near-deafening decibel levels on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s Grammy Awards, the music industry roared back. Led by Don Henley and Sheryl Crow, the Recording Artists Coalition has been demanding changes to a California law that ties musicians longer to contracts than in other industries. Their efforts reached a crescendo Tuesday night with four Los Angeles protest concerts featuring such stars as the Eagles, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, Crow, No Doubt, The Offspring, The Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood, Beck, and Eddie Vedder. But music labels, production… Read more »

The Eagles, Billy Joel, No Doubt, the Dixie Chicks, Eddie Vedder and others are playing a series of benefit concerts the night before Wednesday’s Grammy Awards for a unique cause: each other. The four Los Angeles concerts Tuesday, to benefit the Recording Artists Coalition, represent a shot across the bow of the recording industry from the people whose work it markets. The artists are demanding new relations with record labels, including fairer contracts and more oversight of accounting practices. “It’s time that the artistic community grows up,” said singer Don Henley, who urged artists not to ignore the business of… Read more »

Bob Dylan, OutKast and Joshua Bell are among the latest confirmed performances for the 44th annual Grammy Awards telecast Feb. 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink will perform their cover of “Lady Marmalade” from the “Moulin Rouge” soundtrack, with Missy Elliott joining them onstage. These performances join the lineup of previously announced artists including Alan Jackson, Alicia Keys, Alejandro Sanz with Destiny’s Child, the Dave Matthews Band, ‘N Sync with Nelly, Train and U2. Bonnie Raitt, Ja Rule and Michael W. Smith have been added to the list of presenters, which… Read more »

Destiny’s Child will perform with Alejandro Sanz at the 44th Grammy Awards, which will also feature newly confirmed performances by Train and Alan Jackson. As previously reported, other performances include U2, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, ‘N Sync with Nelly, and a multi-artist tribute to the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack. Comedian Jon Stewart will host the event, which will be broadcast live on CBS television. Destiny’s Child and Sanz originally planned to sing “Quisiera Ser” from Sanz’s WEA Latina album “El Alma al Aire” at the 2001 Latin Grammys, which were canceled in the wake of the Sept.… Read more »

Beck, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, and Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness have been added to an already impressive list of top-shelf acts that will perform in Los Angeles on February 26 to help raise funds for the Recording Artists Coalition (RAC). However, LAUNCH has learned that Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, and Rob Zombie are no longer participating in the potentially historic night of music. Beck, Vedder, and Ness will co-headline a show at the Wiltern Theater. Playing elsewhere on the same night, for the same cause, will be the Eagles, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Stevie Nicks at the… Read more »

After three months of heartfelt September 11 benefits, lots of musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne, No Doubt, Korn, Weezer and Elton John, are starting to focus once again on their own financial concerns. A bunch of successful musicians from a variety of genres have united to organize four simultaneous benefit concerts for the Recording Artists Coalition (RAC), a group that seeks to create more equitable standards for recording musicians. Billed the Concerts for Artists Rights, the four shows will take place in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County, California, areas on February 26, the night before the 44th annual Grammy… Read more »

Pop stars including Elton John, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow and the Eagles will perform a series of concerts the night before the Grammys to raise money for a fledgling group of performers seeking better treatment by major record labels, organizers said Wednesday. At least five shows sponsored by the Recording Artists Coalition, a group spearheaded by Crow and Eagles singer Don Henley, are planned at various Los Angeles-area venues for Feb. 26, the eve of the glittering awards ceremony honoring the industry’s best music and biggest stars, spokesmen said. Among other artists committed to performing at the shows are country… Read more »

Album sales of the music of George Harrison and the Beatles surged following his death last week at age 58 of cancer, album retail tracker SoundScan reported Wednesday. The Beatles’ “1” – a collection of the 27 Fab Four singles that reached No. 1 in the United States or Britain – sold nearly 31,000 copies in the week ended Dec. 2, almost double the previous week’s total. Those sales drove “1” to No. 73 on the latest U.S. pop album charts, up from No. 146 a week earlier. The album topped charts around the world when it was released last… Read more »