Tag: Music
Austrian finds Jagger's lost ring
Human rights activist Bianca Jagger's $351,000 ring which she lost last month in Salzburg in Austria has been recovered, local police say.[MORE]
Mozart, Metallica fans kindred spirits after all: research
Heavy metal fans and lovers of classical music have more in common than they like to think, according to research by a British university.[MORE]
Hendrix's burnt guitar fetches $600,000
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage has fetched 280,000 pounds ($604,000) at an auction in London.[MORE]
Kanye ends MTV awards boycott
Kanye West has ended a boycott and will close the MTV Video Music awards in Hollywood.[MORE]
New Kids hope new album is right stuff
New Kids On The Block are all grown up and hoping they still have the "right stuff".[MORE]
Man charged over sale of pirated DVDs
The Australian Federal Police have arrested a 63-year-old man from the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield in connection with the sale of more than $220,000 worth of pirated movie and music DVDs.[MORE]
2Pac tops 'overrated' music list
Dead rapper Tupac "2Pac" Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the most overrated person in music, according to music magazine Blender.[MORE]
Hendrix's burnt guitar leads London rock auction
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage, the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley and the first contract signed by The Beatles all go on sale today in a major auction of music memorabilia.[MORE]
Ticket sales slump for Western acts in Russia
The once seemingly insatiable Russian appetite for Western music is showing signs of subsiding, with several big-name acts, including Kylie Minogue, struggling to sell concert tickets in the region this summer.[MORE]
Rodgers & Hammerstein show tunes catalogue for sale
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organisation is in talks to sell its catalogue of Broadway musical show tunes and standards to major music companies for between $150 million and $200 million ($240.5 million).[MORE]
Egypt tycoon charged with ordering hit on pop star
Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa was charged overnight with paying $US2 million for the brutal killing of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim, reportedly his one-time lover.[MORE]
UK museum buys iconic Rolling Stones artwork
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London says it had bought the original artwork of the Rolling Stones' iconic red lips and tongue logo at auction in the United States.[MORE]
Old AC/DC albums return to charts
Five AC/DC albums have re-entered to the local album chart this week.[MORE]
Neil Young to headline Big Day Out
Neil Young will be headlining the Big Day Out music festival next January.[MORE]
Jason Donovan plans new album
Former star Jason Donovan is poised to return to the spotlight with the release of a new album.[MORE]
Bruni to jam with Metallica, McCartney
France's first lady to jam live with Metallica and Paul McCartney on the BBC.[MORE]
Casting underway for Lennon biopic
The story of John Lennon is headed for the big screen with Nowhere Boy, which will focus on the former Beatle's troubled adolescence.[MORE]
Singer Winehouse falls ill, misses Paris concert
British soul singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a Paris concert at short notice on Friday after falling ill at home in London, her spokesman has said.[MORE]
Future unclear for King of Pop as he marks 50th birthday
Michael Jackson turns 50 - a shadow of the singer once known as the "King of Pop".[MORE]
Bocelli arrives in Perth
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has arrived in Perth on his private jet for the the final leg of his Australian tour.[MORE]
DMX pleads guilty in Florida drugs case
Rap star DMX has pleaded guilty to trying to buy cocaine and marijuana in Miami and is awaiting extradition to Arizona on outstanding drug charges there, his lawyer says.[MORE]
Blogger arrested for Guns 'N' Roses leak
US federal police have arrested a blogger for posting songs from a yet-to-be released Guns 'N' Roses album titled Chinese Democracy online without the rock band's permission.[MORE]
Kylie confirms Sydney, Melbourne dates
Pop princess Kylie Minogue will perform in Sydney and Melbourne in December.[MORE]
Rap mogul 'Suge' Knight charged with assault
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested on charges of assault and domestic violence on Wednesday after punching his girlfriend and pulling a knife on her during an argument, Las Vegas police said.[MORE]
'Raspy' Diamond offers audience refund
Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond is offering audiences of a recent Ohio concert a refund and asking for their forgiveness after he performed with a raspy voice.[MORE]
