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How low can you go? Record label launches bass hunt
LONDON (Reuters) - The Decca music label is looking for a singer who can go where no other singer is believed to have gone before -- a low "E," which is nearly three octaves below a middle "C" on the piano. Paul Mealor, the composer behind the surprise British Christmas chart hit "Wherever You Are" sung by The Military Wives choir, has written a composition called "De Profundis (Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord." It features a low E which is six semitones lower than the "B Flat" from Rachmaninov''s "Vespers. ...
Adele''s live comeback at February 12 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British chart-topper Adele will make her live comeback at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in just under two weeks, after being on vocal rest since throat surgery sidelined the singer late last year. The 23-year-old singer tweeted the news to her fans, saying "Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys. It''s been so long I started to forget I was a singer! I can''t wait, speak soon xx." In a statement, Adele said she was "immensely proud to have been asked to perform" at music''s biggest night on February 12 after a three-month hiatus on vocal rest. ...
Arctic Monkeys dominate NME music nominations
LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic Monkeys lead the field with seven nominations at the NME music awards, including best British band, best album and best track. The shortlists were decided by around eight million public votes, and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on February 29 at London''s O2 Academy Brixton. "We''re up for all the big ones -- we''re very happy," said Matt Helders, drummer for the Arctic Monkeys. ...
Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show heads to Europe
(Reuters) - Michael Jackson''s Cirque du Soleil tribute show is headed to Europe, travelling to 16 cities after a year-long tour of North America, promoters said on Monday. "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour", the only major tribute show approved by the Jackson estate, will open in London on October 12 then visit cities in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Spain. The show combines Jackson''s biggest hits with dance and Cirque du Soleil''s signature acrobats and high wire stunts in a celebration of the "Thriller" singer''s impact on international pop culture. ...
First single from new Madonna album released February 3
LONDON (Reuters) - The first single from Madonna''s upcoming album "MDNA" is called "Give Me All Your Luvin''" and is set for a February 3 release, two days before the singer performs at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The track features Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. and was composed by Martin Solveig and Michael Tordjman, and marks Madonna''s return to music after focusing on directing her new movie "W.E. ...
Manchester''s Happy Mondays reunite for tour in May
LONDON (Reuters) - Happy Mondays will re-form for a month-long tour in May, singer Rowetta Satchell has confirmed, following in the footsteps of fellow Manchester rockers The Stone Roses who reunited in October. Happy Mondays, closely associated with the rave culture of the time, rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s when they produced hits like "Step On" and "Kinky Afro". The group broke up nearly 20 years ago and has been back in variations incarnations since then. But the 2012 reunion has been billed as the first time the main lineup will share the stage since 1992. ...
Cheryl Cole to debut new single on The Voice, take that Simon Cowell!
Cheryl Cole has been very quiet on the music front for a long time. However, it seems that we won''t have to wait too long to hear her latest offerings, after rumours emerged that she''s set to debut her new ?
Blues singer Etta James remembered in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Los Angeles-area church on Saturday to remember rhythm-and-blues singer Etta James, saying she overcame great personal and professional hurdles to sing "the times that she lived." During a two-hour service that featured performances by pop stars Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera, the Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized James as a woman who rose from a tough childhood and poured her pain into her music. Aguilera performed a version of "At Last," James'' show-stopping hit and best-known song. ...
Jesse Jackson adds voice to Grammy protest
(Reuters) - Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse James on Friday urged Grammy organizers to reinstate 31 ethnic and minority musical categories that have been cut from the music industry''s top awards. In a letter to Recording Academy president Neil Portnow, sent three weeks before the February 12 Grammy Awards show, Jackson said the elimination of awards for Native American and Hawaiian musicians, and cuts in Latin Jazz, R&B and other categories were ill-considered and unfair. ...
Loved and loathed, Lana Del Rey set to face the music
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album "Born to Die" hits shelves next week. First came the "breakthrough" when her video for the song "Video Games" was viewed millions of times on YouTube leading to the sultry chanteuse becoming the talk of the music business. ...
Father slams Winehouse catwalk show
The grieving father of Amy Winehouse has accused a top fashion designer of cashing in on the late singer''s death by using her as the inspiration for his latest catwalk show.
Leonard Cohen''s new take on "Old Ideas"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career. He smiles and recalls something his close friend, the late Canadian poet Irving Layton, once said. "''Leonard''s mind has not been contaminated by a single idea,''" the 77-year-old Cohen quipped dryly, eliciting laughter from an audience gathered for a preview of his first studio album of new material in eight years, ''Old Ideas. ...
Ne-Yo want to integrate music as new Motown A&R VP
Ne-Yo has a dream: He believes the record industry is segregated, and has hopes of changing that as the new senior vice president of artists and repertoire for Motown Records.
Factbox - Nominations for Academy of Country Music awards
(Reuters) - Nominations were announced on Thursday for the Academy of Country Music awards, to be handed out in Las Vegas on April 1. ...
Kenny Chesney leads Academy of Country Music nominees
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Kenny Chesney grabbed the lead with nine award nominations on Thursday from the Academy of Country Music, which hands out its prizes on April 1 in Las Vegas. Jason Aldean was the runner-up with six nods and trio Lady Antebellum had five. Chesney will have plenty of competition for the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year trophy from nominees Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and last year''s winner Taylor Swift. Fans can vote for entertainer of the year and new artist of the year beginning on March 19. ...
