Search Results for: madonna

Alanis Morissette is not letting a contract dispute with her label prevent her from hitting the road to try out some new songs. The Canadian pop singer will begin a 12-country tour of European festivals, arenas and clubs in Nuremberg, Germany on June 1, which also happens to be her 27th birthday. She will warm up with two shows at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater on May 25 and 26, her publicist announced Thursday. Tickets for the El Rey shows will be available exclusively at http://www.alanismorissette.com on May 13 at 10 a.m. PDT. The El Rey holds about 700 people.… Read more »

New subscribers to AOL Time Warner Inc.’s flagship Internet service in the United States will have the first crack at scoring tickets to pop diva Madonna’s first world tour in 8 years. In yet another cross-promotion effort to market the company’s traditional media assets, which include music artists such as Eric Clapton and Faith Hill and movies like “The Perfect Storm,” AOL said it will offer new subscribers a chance to buy tickets to Madonna’s world tour on May 6 – before tickets go on sale to the general public about a week later. Web surfers will be able to… Read more »

As chatter abounds regarding the urgency of digital distribution, major music conglomerates are moving quickly to demonstrate their eagerness to make their content available online. Further evidence comes with this week’s pact between media giants AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann and EMI and digital behemoth RealNetworks to create MusicNet, a platform for downloadable and streaming services. MusicNet will provide a pool of licensed music from the participating rights holders, with a technology infrastructure by Real. The label groups collectively have a 60% stake in the venture, while Real has 40%. Once the platform is established, any digital music provider satisfying the… Read more »

Stevie Nicks with Sheryl Crow, Joe with Mystikal, LeAnn Rimes, and Ricky Martin are confirmed to perform at this year’s Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, to be taped Tuesday (April 10) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and airing on Fox the next evening. There are 24 music categories in this year’s awards, all of which were voted on by fans. Among the nominees in the top categories are: Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Faith Hill, Madonna, and Britney Spears for Favorite female artist Eminem, Dr. Dre, Ricky Martin, Kid Rock, and Sting for Favorite male artist Backstreet Boys, Creed, Destiny’s Child,… Read more »

RIAA lawyers say service should switch to a method in which permission would be sought in advance for every file. Napster has “flagrantly and intentionally” failed to filter out copyrighted songs, music industry lawyers said Tuesday (March 27), asking a judge to force the file-sharing service to switch to a “filter-in” method in which only specifically authorized songs would be available. In a “filter-in” system, Napster would have to start by banning everything, and then allow in songs that labels and artists tell them are approved for sharing – the opposite of the method Napster currently uses, where songs are… Read more »

Limp Bizkit will resort to self-inflicted torture this summer to write the “heaviest album you’ve ever heard,” frontman Fred Durst says. “We’re gonna go in, no air-conditioning, 130 degree room, just mad as f , and just go there,” he said. “We need to go there. “We have a lot to say now, and we’re really emotional,” he continued. “The success has allowed us to step back and look at the world.” Durst said Limp Bizkit have worked on some new material during sound checks, but they plan to start largely afresh when they return from their European tour in… Read more »

Russ Thyret is expected to resign as chairman of Warner Bros. Records next month, making it the first hit in the anticipated shakeup at the music group. The departure of the 30-year Warner Music veteran has been grist for the rumor mill since last summer. The writing on the wall got clearer when it was leaked that Interscope Records president Tom Whalley had been hired as chairman of Warner Bros. Records, even though he won’t arrive until January because Interscope won’t let him out of his contract. Warner Bros. Records president Phil Quartararo is in line to run the show… Read more »

Eminem, less than a week after picking up three Grammy Awards, grabbed best international male solo artist honors Monday night at the 21st Brit Awards. Local favorite Robbie Williams was the night’s big winner, taking home three Brits, including best male solo artist. Madonna, who was not at the ceremony, was named best international female solo artist, while U2, which closed the show with a performance, was named best international group. A small group of gay rights activists gathered in the rain outside Britain’s biggest pop music awards ceremony to protest against Eminem, who performed “The Real Slim Shady” during… Read more »

The Grammys have announced additional performers for the awards ceremony. Macy Gray, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, Moby, Jill Scott, the Blue Man Group and classical pianist Marc-AndrÈ Hamelin will also take the stage of Los Angeles’ Staples Center for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 21st. Following the example of Eminem and Elton, and Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley, Crow and Lynne will perform a duet. Crow received two Grammy nominations for duets from her Live From Central Park album. A duet with Sarah McLachlan on “The Difficult Kind” got her Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, and “Strong Enough”… Read more »

AOL Time Warner Inc., the world’s largest Internet and media company, couldn’t figure out a way for its Warner Music Group unit to buy British rival EMI Group Plc, Co-Chief Operating Officer Richard Parsons said Wednesday. EMI Group has been in talks about a merger with German entertainment giant Bertelsmann AG following the collapse in October of its deal with Warner Music. Warner Music and EMI had abandoned their plan to create the world’s largest music group, bringing together artists like the Beatles and Madonna, after tough negotiations with European authorities. Although the companies had said they might explore alternatives,… Read more »