Sugababes (U.S.)

Sugababes (U.S.) - Official American site for the pop group Sugababes. Features multimedia, tour dates, journal entries, bio, and more

Ace of Base

Ace of Base - Official site for the Swedish pop group Ace of Base, with news, lyrics, audio/video clips, tour calendar, photos, fan forum, and more

Sarah Bassingthwaighte: Flute Meets Machine

Modern classical experiments with the flute
Technorati Tag: Music

Stephen Sondheim: A 75th Birthday Salute

A live concert celebration of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway music
Technorati Tag: Music

Myleene Klass

Myleene Klass - Official site for pop singer Myleene Klass, with news, audio/video clips, photo gallery, diary, and more

Rykarda Parasol

Rykarda Parasol - San Francisco-based Rykarda Parasol plays rock noir that evokes moody atmospheres and gin-drenched romanticism

Gossified

Gossified - Official, collaborative blog from MuchMusic

Haystack.com

Haystack.com - community for musicians, music seekers, and recommenders to share, play, and review music. Play directly from a search result, get notifications of new uploads, and share reviews and experiences

Cat Stevens releases first album since embracing Islam in 1970s

Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens before he became a Muslim in the 1970s, has released his first commercial album for nearly three decades - but reviewers seemed unimpressed. "An Other Cup" went on sale in along with a single, "Heaven/Where True Love Goes", while the album was to be released in the United States on Tuesday

Sir Elton: Ban organised religion

Sir Elton John has said he would like to see all organised religion banned and accused it of trying to "turn hatred towards gay people". Organised religion lacked compassion and turned people into "hateful lemmings", he told the Observer

HotListMaker

HotListMaker - Create your own lists to display on your blog or social site

Bang Music Festival

Bang Music Festival - Full concert performances by popular music artists at Miami's Bicentennial Park in November

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley - Official site for KISS singer and guitarist Paul Stanley, with news, solo tour dates, photos, fan letters, and Paul's paintings

The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes - Sheffield, England, five-piece playing indie-pop merged with glamorous new wave tinge stylings

Kelly Price

Kelly Price - Official site for R&B singer Kelly Price, with news, audio clips, photos, merchandise, and more

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening - Official site for the Broadway production of Spring Awakening with book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, and choreography by Bill T. Jones. Site features music and video, cast and creative team bios, ticket information, and more

International Songwriting Competition

International Songwriting Competition - annual musical competition whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. Deadline: Friday, November 17 2006

Jimi Hendrix: Burning Desire

Jimi Hendrix: Burning Desire is the ninth release in the Dagger Records authorized 'bootleg' recording series. Burning Desire presents compelling new examples of Jimi's remarkable creative explorations through 1969 and early 1970
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The Birth of British Rock 'n' Roll

The Birth of British Rock 'n' Roll. This documentary series tells the story of how UK musicians tried to emulate the excitement of American rock 'n' roll in the era before the arrival of the Beatles in 1962

Chris Bell

Chris Bell - Official site for blues guitarist Chris Bell, with news, gig dates, photos, merchandise, and more

Rock Hall of Fame names nominees for 2007

Van Halen is trying to make their biggest "jump" yet - into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with potential 2007 classmates such as R.E.M., Chic, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Kill Rock Stars moving to New York

Olympia's Kill Rock Stars – a renowned independent record label whose roster has included Sleater-Kinney, the Gossip and Deerhoof – will soon move its headquarters to New York City, according to a report that ran this month in Billboard magazine. The move coincides with founder Slim Moon's acceptance of a job with New York-based Nonesuch records. His wife, Kill Rock Stars co-owner Portia Sabin, will take over day-to-day operations, the story said

JaW: BREAKER

"JaW" is what happens when two old time friends meet again after 25 years. Back in the sixties, they played music together with various groups, mostly covers from Cream, Jeff Beck Group or John Mayall
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Music Towers

Music Towers - Offers UK music news, communities, interviews, reviews, charts, tickets, concert listings, and more

iLike

iLike - Offers the iLike Sidebar for iTunes to helps users discover new music and share and compare music libraries

The Who Tour News

The Who Tour News - Provides official tour news for The Who's 2006 U.S. tour

Grease: You're The One That I Want

Grease: You're The One That I Want - Official site of Grease: You're The One That I Want, NBC's search for the next stars of the new Broadway production of Grease

Nashville Star Search

The original Nashville Star Search - Trowbridge Symposium enters its new season at Gaylord Entertainment Center. Scheduled for July 20-23 2007, the event is Nashville's oldest career workshop and artist showcase event for all styles of music. Songwriters, singers, and bands compete for prizes and are judged by industry representatives from record labels, publishing companies, and talent agencies. Prizes include recording sessions on Music Row, a publishing contract, and a music video with TV exposure. A live CD, released on JIP Records and distributed to FM/AM/Satellite radio and iTunes, is recorded during the Nashville Star Search event

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse - Official site for Amy Winehouse, the British soul and jazz singer

Universal Music sues two web video sites

Universal Music Group has filed lawsuits against online video sharing sites Grouper and Bolt.com for allowing users to swap pirated versions of its musicians' videos. According to a statement, Universal, with artists including U2, Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey, said it is seeking damages of as much as $150,000 for each incident of copyright infringement, plus costs. It estimated that thousands of music videos were being viewed on both sites. The lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Western Division

SpotDJ

SpotDJ - Integrates with iTunes to provide relevant audio commentary - background on the artist, meaning of a song, band news or gossip, an announcement from the band, or comments from your friends - between songs while you listen to music iTunes

Carole Glenn: We Cry For America

This is a song in protest of government corruption, corporate greed, and the betrayal of America. It was created out of frustration with the present state of American politics
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Music industry in 8,000 new file-share lawsuits

The music industry has launched a fresh wave of 8,000 lawsuits against alleged file-sharers around the world, escalating its drive to stamp out online piracy and encourage the use of legal download services. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the world's music companies, said on Tuesday the new cases were brought in 17 countries, including the first ones ever in Brazil, Mexico and Poland

Songrio

Songrio - A new community service to help people find new music that has yet to hit the mainstream as submitted by other users

Universal Music Canada: Diana Krall

Universal Music Canada: Diana Krall - The Official Universal Music Canada site for Diana Krall includes release and biographical information

Beck: The Information

On The Information, Beck Hansen is seriously bummed out. Not that he sounds it as much as he did on 2002's laconic, Fred Neil-worshipping Sea Change. Technology and stuff, and the way it gets in the way of human interaction, is the subtext if not the full-on concept at play here. Recorded with art-rock anal-retentive Nigel Goodrich at the helm, work began on this album not long after Sea Change but was shelved for a few years while Mr. Hansen made 2005's Guero with the Dust Brothers. Unsurprisingly, it sounds a bit like both of those. The trappings of minimalist pop, fuzzy folk, click-hop, hip-hop, baroque psychedelia, and funky pop are to be found on this endearing release. Like Jean Cocteau or David Bowie, Beck is an artistic chameleon whose greatest gift is knowing which artists to borrow from, and when. The cover artwork consists of stickers that you can arrange however you like, which perhaps appeals too much to your own nostalgic/retro, "Trapper Keeper" sensibilities. And yet, it's kind of awesome, something you can't believe has never been done before. Much like the album it adorns. -- Mike McGonigal

The Killers: Sam's Town

The Killers five-million-selling debut, 2004's Hot Fuss, saw the stylish Las Vegas quartet mining inspiration from its favorite '80s British acts Duran Duran, the Cure, and the Smiths. On its follow-up, the group turns its focus homeward. First there's the album title, Sam's Town, which pays tribute to the old-school local casino where the band got its start. Then there's the music inside, a collection of windswept rockers in the vein of Bruce Springsteen that leave the indie-disco vibe of "Mr. Brightside" in the desert dust. Working with producers Alan Moulder and Flood (best known for their work with U2, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails), everything here sounds bigger and shinier, with full-blown strings and choirs coloring epics like "When You Were Young" and "The River Is Wild." Coming soon to a stadium near you. --Aidin Vaziri

Evanescence: The Open Door

There's nothing like a breakup to focus your muse. This follow-up to the stunning, multi-platinum Fallen was penned as singer Amy Lee's troubled romance with band mate Ben Moody was spiraling out of control, impelling her to craft an anxious record full of recriminations, revelation, and self-flagellation, as she questioned everything that kept her whole. It's a fascinating journey for the listener as she ventures into her own personal heart of darkness, her stricken, perfect voice suspended on an unsteady precipice between breakdown and breakthrough. Despite the loss of two members, including guitarist Moody who left mid-tour in 2003, the album has a maturity, sophistication, and a singular vision that wasn't found in their earlier work. Stately and as exotic as Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, with its intricate instrumentation, disturbing imagery, and disembodied chorus, The Open Door shows exactly what this band is capable of. "You Belong to Me," is a goth-y alternative to "Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together," equally anthemic, but with much more grit and pain. --Jaan Uhelszki

Zestr

Zestr - An online cataloging service for books, movies, music and games with RSS feeds, social aspects, Amazon API, and more

No Music Day

No Music Day exists because music has run its course. No Music Day exists to give you time to decide what you now want from music. No Music Day is on the 21st November, this and every year

Elvis Presley, Sun Records Back in Business Together

More than five decades after he left the roster of Sun Records, Elvis Presley's name and likeness will again be featured on products issued by the record label Sam Phillips founded in Memphis

Welsh choir signed by world top record label

Fron Male Voice Choir from the Welsh village of Froncysyllte in the Vale of Llangollen have been given a recording contract with Universal Music, the company whose acts include Eminem and 50 Cent

While big labels falter, indie bands find stardom online

When the Dresden Dolls' record label declined to finance a music video, the Boston band made its own video on the cheap, posted it to YouTube -- and attracted more than 300,000 viewers

The Darkness dropped by record label

The Darkness have been dropped by their record label in the wake of frontman Justin Hawkins' departure

Tara Slone signs with The Orange Record Label

Former Joydrop frontwoman and Rock Star: INXS finalist Tara Slone has signed with The Orange Record Label, which will release her Just Look Pretty And Sing solo debut in January

Tower Records Shut Down

A federal bankruptcy judge in Wilmington, Del. approved the sale of Tower Records to Los Angeles-based liquidator Great American Group for $134.3 million on October 6. The company owes creditors about $200 million and filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in August. Tower has stated that it has been hurt by an decline in music sales, downloading of online music and competition from big-box stores such as Walmart. Russ Solomon, founded Tower Records in the back of his father's Sacramento drugstore in 1960 in Sacramento, Calif. Opening the company's landmark store on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard in 1969. As part of the bankruptcy auction, the Sunset property will be sold for $12 million - Music Video Wire

60's Music Festival: Concert For The Hurricane Heroes

Sixties music stars come together for the first time in concert benefiting the heroes of Hurricane Marty. Features Chris Montez, and members of 60s super groups Spanky and Our Gang, Mamas and Papas, Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers and HP Lovecraft
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Resonant Vibes

Resonant Vibes - Digital music store Resonant Vibes offers tracks, mixes, samples, DJ profiles, free music, and more

Divvycast

Divvycast - The first podcasting portal dedicated to connecting musicians and labels with local, national, and international advertisers. Musicians can create and upload podcasts and gain sponsorship from interested advertisers

John Lennon - 66 today

Had he not been murdered, John Lennon would have been 66 today

The University of Hertfordshire is to launch its own record label

The University of Hertfordshire is to launch its own record label, offering recordings composed or performed by top musicians

Natalie MacMaster: Yours Truly

Though the music of Canadian fiddler Natalie MacMaster remains rooted in her native Cape Breton, it continues to branch in some surprising directions. No purist, MacMaster employs an aggressive guitar and rhythm section, along with mini-Moog and electric pipes on "Matt & Nat's," while the jazzy intro to the "Flea as a Bird" medley seems to channel the style of Stephane Grappelli

Johnta Austin

Johnta Austin - Offiical site for R&B singer Johnta Austin, with news, audio clips, and links

The Pipelines

The Pipelines - The Pipelines are an Italiian band playing The Beach Boys and other California music

Mark Wilkinson

Mark Wilkinson - Official site for Australian singer/songwriter Mark Wilkinson. Contains biography, musicography, gig schedule, photographs of the artist, contact information, and the latest news about his musical career

Gabriela Kulka

Gabriela Kulka - Official site for Polish composer, musician, and singer Gabriela Kulka. Features biography, music downloads, discography, tour information, forum, and other resources for the artist frequently compared to Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, or Kate Bush

Eric Clapton rethinks playing 'Cocaine'

Eric Clapton is playing Cocaine in concert again. The recovering drug addict and alcoholic, who founded the Crossroads Centre addiction recovery center on the Caribbean island of Antigua, stopped performing the song written by J.J. Cale when he first got sober

Splice

Splice - Record sounds, compose songs, listen to music, make friends and remixes, all through your browser window

Wear Your Music

Wear Your Music - Relix magazine and Azu Studio have teamed up to offer bracelets handcrafted from guitar strings donated by acclaimed musicians, with profits going to selected charities

WikiMusicGuide

WikiMusicGuide - Features artists, bands, songs, albums and a compilation of newsworthy events in the music world. Any music fan and site visitor may be the featured user. Visitors and regulars may edit the artists' pages, give their own reviews and ratings on albums and tracks

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon - Official site for the documentary that examines John Lennon's transformation from popular musician to anti-war activist, and how the U.S. government allegedly tried to silence him

Imagine : Remembering the Fab Four!

Imagine : Remembering the Fab Four! - U.S. based Beatles tribute band. Site features the band member's biography, schedule details, booking information, and photographs

Michael Jackson parts with Bahrain label

Pop star Michael Jackson has parted company with a record label based in the Gulf state of Bahrain. Earlier this year, the Two Seas label announced it would release the singer's new album, his first since 2001

Clapton Kicks Off North American Tour

Eric Clapton kicked off his North American tour with a blistering set of old and new material. The 22-date tour of the U.S. and Canada stops in 20 cities, including two concerts September 28-29 at Madison Square Garden. Clapton then moves on to Japan, New Zealand and Australia

The Rock Star Lottery

The Rock Star Lottery - a worldwide competition for great talent ignored by the traditional music industry, and it's a much-needed rebirth of a failing and corrupt music industry. It's also a community and a contact-point for artists and fans to network. And it's a private charity for musicians

Microsoft's Zune Delivers Connected Music and Entertainment Experience

Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. today unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune brand. Designed around the principles of sharing, discovery and community, Zune will create new ways for consumers to connect and share entertainment experiences. The Zune experience centers around connection — connection to your library, connection to friends, connection to community and connection to other devices

The Oy!hoo Festival

The Oy!hoo Festival - Annual festival in New York of Jewish music and heritage

Tupac Shakur Reinterpreted

13 September 2006 is the tenth anniversary of the death of rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur. Today, he is still a rap phenomenon who to date has sold 35 million albums. After his murder, Tupac, and later rap rival The Notorious BIG, would become the Lennon and Cobain of hip-hop, tragically lost to a generation of fans they will never meet, but immortalised in death. The NFT host a series of screenings and educational events, welcoming Tupac's first manager, Leila Steinberg, to the NFT to explore his cultural and sub-cultural roles and the impact his posthumous influence has on a generation of fans. Presented in association with Contemporary Black Music Culture

Geri Karlstrom

Geri Karlstrom - Official site of recording artist Geri Karlstrom. Site features artist biography, Geri's eating disorder recovery story, eating disorder resources, and information on her CD with songs written for those dealing with addiction and recovery

Diddy can't be Diddy in Britain

Sean Combs is Diddy no more — at least in Britain. The musician and entertainment mogul has agreed to drop the Diddy name as part of an out-of court legal settlement with London-based music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, the law firm representing Dearlove said Monday

Magnatune

Magnatune - "The shareware model applied to music. Listen to 493 complete MP3 albums from musicians we work with (not 30 second snippets). If you like what you hear, download an album for as little as $5 (you pick the price), or buy a real CD, or license our music for commercial use. And no copy protection (DRM), ever."

Believe: A New Musical

Believe: A New Musical - Musical by Brad Howell Houghton inspired by Jean Anouilh's play Eurydice, includes synopsis and music samples

MySpace to sell music from nearly 3 million bands

MySpace, the wildly popular online teen hangout, said on Friday it will make its first move into the digital music business by selling songs from nearly 3 million unsigned bands. MySpace is the latest company to try to take on Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, but unlike many other start-up rivals, it already boasts 106 million users, as well as the backing of parent company News Corp

Universal backs free music rival to iTunes

Universal Music, the world's largest music company, is backing a start-up that will allow consumers to download songs for free. It will rely on advertising for its revenues, offering a different business model from that of Apple Computer's popular iTunes music store

Rosey Carter: The Wildwood Rose

All original Country music, the last recordings of Rosey Carter, daughter of June Carter Cash/stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, recorded before her untimely death in 2003
Technorati Tag: Music

UNCOMMON SOUND: The Left-Handed Guitar Players That Changed Music

UNCOMMON SOUND: The Left-Handed Guitar Players That Changed Music explores popular music through the lives and works of these "wrong-sided" musicians, providing a unique yet surprisingly coherent perspective. Seven years in the making, John Engel's 920-page opus is an exhaustively researched and richly illustrated collection of 150 in-depth portraits of left-handed mavericks and legendary artists from all over the world, covering such genres as folk, blues, jazz, rock music, reggae, pop, punk, metal, R&B, country, samba, ki ho’alu, rai, and gnawa

Nexus Radio 1.5 Released

Nexus Radio is an all-in-one solution for radio listeners who want to record their favorite radio content for playback on their PC, or any portable device that supports MP3s. With over 4000 preloaded radio stations and support for thousands more, Nexus Radio delivers the content radio listeners yearn for. Search through a rich variety of radio stations with a straightforward interactive guide that can be updated daily with more content than XM and Sirius radio combined

Lennon cast as anti-war hero in new documentary

U.S. conservatives were outraged when country music band the Dixie Chicks criticized President George W. Bush. But a new documentary about John Lennon and his run-in with the Nixon administration over the Vietnam war suggests Bush got off lightly. David Leaf's "The U.S. vs. John Lennon," screened at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week, uses footage not seen before and news clips aired for the first time in decades. Lennon's widow Yoko Ono allowed Leaf and co-director John Scheinfeld to use her library of images and the former Beatle's music in a 100-minute documentary that portrays a turbulent United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Still Rockin' Free in Bush's Fascist America

The Dixie Chicks are among the music industry's handful of headliners with the brass kahunas to speak truth to America's post-9/11 fascist leadership in Washington...

Muslims force cancellation of Freddie Mercury birthday bash on Zanzibar

Organizers of a 60th gala birthday party for the late Zanzibar-born rock star
Freddie Mercury, have cancelled the weekend event after outraged Muslims threatened to disrupt it. Faced with fierce opposition from Islamists, who complained the flamboyant Queen lead singer's lifestyle was offensive to many on the overwhelmingly Muslim archipelago, organizers said they had no choice but to call it off

RadioFire

RadioFire - Internet radio station broadcasting local musicians online. RadioFire features streaming music from underground or unsigned bands and artists

AOL unveils Digital Music Service

America OnLine has just launched a digital music subscription service which offers downloads from users, with a bank of more than 2.5 million audio tracks and thousands of music videos. Moreover, users may access music and videos, transferred from AOL Music Now from their PCs as well as compatible portable devices provided they maintain a portable tier subscription

Various Artists from Lebanon: We Live

World Music from Lebanon. Fusion from the Middle East. The proceeds of this CD will go towards the relief efforts in Lebanon
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Dylan's new album "Modern Times" wins rave reviews

Bob Dylan's new album "Modern Times" was released on Tuesday to rave reviews that showed the 65-year-old legend has plenty to say about the changing times since his last record came out on September 11, 2001. But in typical fashion, the gravel-voiced star of the 1960s known for mumbling his words says it in elusive fashion

Ode to New Orleans

Aaron Neville pays tribute to his hometown and its people in this soulful cover of "Stand by Me"

Color of My Sound

Color of My Sound - listen to music in a wide variety of genres and assign colors of your choice the sounds you hear. Add your own audio, browse by color, and other interface options

GoDigital Records Signs Singer-Songwriter/Actor Terron Brooks

GoDigital, the Santa Monica based digital content distributor and record label has signed singer-songwriter/actor Terron Brooks. Brooks has appeared in the NBC mini-series The Temptations, broadway plays The Lion King and Hairspray and the romantic comedy All About You

Paulina Gretzky

Paulina Gretzky - Official site for pop singer Paulina Gretzky, with news, audio clips, photo gallery, merchandise, and more

Google Music Trends

Google Music Trends - see what Google Talk users are listening to

Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp

Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp - New York, NY - Official site for Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, which brings music lovers of all levels together with professional rock 'n roll stars - and then gives those music lovers the opportunity to move from the spectator stands to the stage, sharing the limelight with living legends

Clevver: Music Videos

Clevver: Music Videos - Watch tons of streaming music videos. Clevver lets users search a large music video archive for favorite artists

Independent Music Awards

The Independent Music Awards deliver real career opportunities to independent Artists, Labels and Releases by focusing on the essentials - Performance, Promotion, Radio, Distribution and … Fans

LookSmart Music

LookSmart Music "offers a more useful web experience by customizing search results, therefore only providing information which is relevant to your needs. We provide you with the essential, not exhaustive, search results and relevant content -- which means we keep it simple and make it easy"

Kevin Federline to launch his own record label

Britney Spears' wannabe rapper husband Kevin Federline has reportedly announced that he will be launching his own record label, Federation Records, ahead of the release of his debut album, "Playing with Fire".

audabble

audabble - An mp3 audio player which plays tracks stored on the users computer and also plays audio news from RSS feeds streamed from the website every 15 or 30 minutes

National Geographic World Music

National Geographic World Music is offering consumers a chance to experience the soundtrack of the world — at zero cost. With a free download from a select artist each week, National Geographic World Music encourages consumers to sample music from different regions of the globe

Sub Pop Records goes green

Sub Pop Records, home to the Shins, Wolf Parade and more, becomes the first Green-e certified record label in the US

RollingStone.com: Arthur Lee (1945-2006)

RollingStone.com: Arthur Lee (1945-2006) - Arthur Lee's story from Rolling Stone magazine. Selection of essential audio tracks

MOG (Beta)

MOG (Beta) - Friends can see your musical collection, including the artists, albums, and songs you actually listen to based on the MOG-O-MATIC score. Explore what other moggers are into

AirPlay Direct launches its new Electronic Press Kit / EPK service

AirPlay Direct has announced the launch of its new Electronic Press Kit / EPK service. This exciting new tool will allow artists and labels to send their artist press kits out electronically to the professional music community and media outlets worldwide... FREE. No more mailing expensive hard copy press kits, or even paying for expensive EPK services any longer