Music - Page 17

E! Online - Before going on the offensive, the team in charge of prosecuting Phil Spector is looking to shore up its defense.

Music News Reuters - The classical music world was handed a new star on Monday as charismatic 26-year-old Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel was introduced as the next music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic More Info...  

Reuters - Singer Sheryl Crow began a bus tour of U.S. colleges to raise awareness about global warming on Monday, one of several high-profile celebrities to take up the cause of climate change. More Info...  

Reuters - Veteran balladeer Tony Bennett, forced by illness to bow out of a live TV performance on "American Idol" five days ago, is feeling better and will resume his tour schedule this week, his publicist said on Monday. More Info...  

AP - It was a Sonny Bono weekend in the California desert.

AP - He's a singer-songwriter, bebop hipster, poet of spoken-word jazz and — for better or worse — the living, breathing embodiment of Rickie Lee Jones' most famous song, "Chuck E's in Love."

E! Online - He didn't have the onstage theatrics of Ace Frehley or the fret fireworks of Vinnie Vincent, but Mark St.

Reuters - Australian cricket star Brett Lee will release a music album in India by the end of this year, the fast bowler said on Monday.

Yahoo! Music - James Iha has revealed that he has no intention of being a part of the upcoming Smashing Pumpkins reunion.

Yahoo! Music - Fall Out Boy announced Friday (April 6) that they will postpone their forthcoming tour of North America.

Reuters - Monster rockers Lordi, who conquered their native Finland before storming Europe, now take on Asia and North America with a new tour.

E! Online - Hanson's ranks have expanded yet again.

Reuters - After a 30-year career on the fringe of Music Row, singer/songwriter John Anderson is gearing up for an improbable third run at mainstream success. More Info...  

Reuters - Since Franz Ferdinand burst onto the international scene three years ago, Scotland has become the United Kingdom's leading hotbed of new talent.

Reuters - While it is no shock that CD sales plummeted in the first quarter, what may be more surprising is who and what are leading that decline.

Music News

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Criticizing management has its rewards.

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Criticizing management has its rewards.

AP - The notion of cultural purity is a dead end, said famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in Paris to Chinese parents and came to the United States as a child prodigy.

AP - From the power chords of Aerosmith to the jazz beats of Roy Haynes and the funky dance rhythms of the Tavares, New England has been home to a diverse and vibrant music scene for decades.

AP - The Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen, announced Sunday he will step down at the end of the 2008-2009 season to concentrate on composing. More Info...