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Yahoo! News: Music News Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:04:13 GMT
  • Dial-a-concert? Japan software turns mobiles musical (Reuters)   - Reuters - Making music just got easier. A Japanese game maker has teamed up with the nation's leading mobile phone network carrier to enable users to play an orchestra with their fingertips.
  • Presley names newborn twin girls Finley and Harper (AP)   - 

    In this Sept. 10, 2007 file photo, Lisa Marie Presley and her husband Michael Lockwood watch the Anna Sui 2008 spring/summer show at Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)AP - Lisa Marie Presley has named her newborn twin daughters Finley and Harper.


  • ABBA member gets money back from Swedish taxman (AP)   - 

    In this July 16, 2008 file photo, Abba member Bjorn Ulvaeus attends the American premiere of 'Mamma Mia' at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - A former member of ABBA can cash in 85 million kronor (US$12 million) after winning a court case against the national tax authority.


  • Alicia Keys leads American Music Award nominees (Reuters)   - 

    Singer Alicia Keys performs at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, July 17, 2008. (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters)Reuters - R&B singer Alicia Keys picked up five nominations for the American Music Awards, while rock bands Coldplay and the Eagles scored four each, organizers said on Tuesday.


  • Keys, Coldplay lead American Music Award nominees (AP)   - AP - Alicia Keys and Coldplay lead the nominees for the 2008 American Music Awards. Keys has five nominations and Coldplay has four.
  • Ringo Starr: No more fan mail (AP)   - 

    This is a July 7, 2008 file photo of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, right, flashes peace signs with his wife Barbara Bach, left, during his 68th birthday celebration outside the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago. Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you. If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash. That's the message from Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr. After 45 years of stardom, he doesn't want to spend any more time answering mail or sending signed photos back to fans. The fan fatigue led the former Beatles drummer to post a sometimes angry sounding short video clip on his Web site telling fans that any mail sent to him after Oct. 20 will not be read or answered. British television stations broadcast the video on Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you.


  • Reports: Beckham staff arrested over alleged theft (AP)   - 

    In this Sept. 26, 2008 file photo, David and Victoria Beckham attend a 'Beckham Signature' fragrance launch event at Macy's department store in New York. British newspapers are reporting Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 that two people who worked for David and Victoria Beckham have been arrested after some of the couple's possessions were spotted on Internet auction site eBay. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - British newspapers are reporting that two people who worked for David Beckham and his wife were arrested after some of the couple's possessions were spotted on an Internet auction site.


  • Surviving members of Grateful Dead rock for Obama (AP)   - 

    A worker cheers for Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, as he shakes hands with workers at the Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Tie-dyed T-shirts and political slogans made for a heady mixture as the four surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead put on a concert in support of Barack Obama.


  • Janet Jackson cancels more concerts (AP)   - 

    In this June 2, 2008 file photo, singer Janet Jackson appears onstage during a taping of MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her "Rock Witchu" tour.


  • Former Darkness frontman starts over with Hot Leg (Reuters)   - 

    Justin Hawkins of British band The Darkness performs at the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon May 27, 2006. (Marcos Borga/Reuters)Reuters - The collapse of his former band, the Darkness, and an unsuccessful attempt to represent the United Kingdom in 2007's Eurovision Song Contest have hardly dampened Justin Hawkins' drive.


  • New Bjork single: to Yorke, or not to Yorke? (Reuters)   - 

    Icelandic singer Bjork performs during the 32nd Paleo Music Festival in Nyon July 25, 2007. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)Reuters - Icelandic vocalist Bjork will release a new single featuring backing vocals from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke on October 20, according to her camp.


  • Britney Spears Ready to Hit the Road (E! Online)   - 

    Britney Spears Ready to Hit the Road(E! Online)E! Online - Britney Spears is one step closer to going on tour.


  • Ringo to Fans: Got to Get You Out of My Life (E! Online)   - 

    Ringo to Fans: Got to Get You Out of My Life(E! Online)E! Online - A day in the life of Ringo Starr no longer includes answering fan mail.


  • Katy Perry to host MTV Europe Music Awards (Reuters)   - 

    Singer Katy Perry performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York August 29, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Katy Perry, the singer/songwriter of the summer smash "I Kissed a Girl," will host the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool on November 6.


  • Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls (E! Online)   - 

    Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls(E! Online)E! Online - UPDATE: The girls have been named Finley and Harper, E! News has learned.


  • Neil Young preps "new" live set, delays "Archives" (Reuters)   - 

    Canadian singer and director Neil Young addresses a news conference to present the film 'CSNY: Deja Vu' running at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 8, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)Reuters - There's good news and bad news for long-suffering Neil Young fans.


  • Travis Barker From Hospital Bed: "Every Step's Huge" (E! Online)   - 

    Travis Barker From Hospital Bed: E! Online - Three weeks after narrowly surviving a Learjet plane crash, Travis Barker has taken to his MySpace blog to thank fans for their support and to update them on his condition.


  • Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hospital (E! Online)   - 

    Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hospital(E! Online)E! Online - Looks like Meat Loaf came down with a case of the Janet Jacksons.


  • Oscar loosens rules for music categories (Reuters)   - 

    Glen Hansard (L) and Marketa Irglova pose backstage after winning an Oscar for best achievement in music (original song) for 'Falling Slowly' at the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 24, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - Reversing a year-old regulation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the use of CDs of songs and scores in campaigns for the music Oscars.


  • Recuperating Janet Ready to Rock Witchu Again (E! Online)   - 

    Janet Jackson is ready for more onstage escapades.E! Online - Janet Jackson is ready for more onstage escapades.
 
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