Music News

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 10:11 PM CDT

AP - Plans to build the tallest building in Ireland — with new recording studios for Irish supergroup U2 on top — were suspended Friday because of Dublin's slumping property market and slide into recession.

Britney's Circus Cover, Track List Come to Town (E! Online)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 07:38 PM CDT

E! Online - From the looks of it, there's not much clowning around in Britney Spears' Circus...despite the "Come one, come all!" lettering and primary-color palette.

Country singer Shelton returns to Okie roots (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 07:15 PM CDT

Reuters - Not long ago, fans would come to Blake Shelton concerts to hear pure country music. But this year -- most recently on a mini-tour he completed with girlfriend Miranda Lambert -- that has changed. Now, he says, fans "also want to hear some jokes and wisecracks." And he's been happy to oblige.

Aguilera reinvents old hits on new collection (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 07:14 PM CDT

Reuters - Whether she's exposing her erotic side on the 2002 "Stripped" album or emulating pinup dolls in videos like "Candy Man" and "Ain't No Other Man" from "Back to Basics" in 2006, Christina Aguilera has continually reinvented herself.

R&B singer Scandrick sets out to "Fly" solo (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 07:13 PM CDT

Reuters - Marvin "Slim" Scandrick says "So Fly," his first single as a solo artist, is a far cry from his stint with R&B quartet 112. And that's exactly how he wants it.

Police: Gun found in lot used in Hudson slayings (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 07:08 PM CDT

AP - Police confirmed Friday they found the gun used in the killings of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, as the family's South Side community prepared a public memorial to say goodbye.

Nielsen finds strong TV-Internet usage overlap (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 06:34 PM CDT

Reuters - Nearly a third of all U.S. household Internet activity takes place while the user watches television, suggesting new and old media often share rather than compete for attention, the Nielsen Company said in a report on Friday.

Critics bellow over orchestra reviewer losing beat (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:55 PM CDT

AP - The reassignment of a newspaper reviewer critical of Cleveland Orchestra conductor Franz Welser-Moest left a dissonant trail of questions about censorship and the risk of panning a hometown arts icon.

Billboard singles reviews: Guns N' Roses, Coldplay (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:31 PM CDT

Reuters - Against all odds, Axl Rose is at last releasing "Chinese Democracy," the first album of new Guns N' Roses material since 1991 (it will be an exclusive at Best Buy). The opening track is a hard-rocking cyberpunk drama, complete with an action-movie intro, neurotic multitrack vocals and plenty of spaced-out guitar solos (Buckethead?) designed to make up for Slash's absence.

Q&A: Sammy Hagar aims to slap some sense into audience (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 04:23 PM CDT

Reuters - Sammy Hagar, former singer for Van Halen, spent his 61st birthday performing and relaxing at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The October event has become an annual rite for the Red Rocker and the fans who begin lining up days before the series of free concerts he throws there with friends.

Mindy McCready released from jail (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 04:12 PM CDT

AP - Mindy McCready has been released from jail after serving about 30 days for violating probation on a 2004 drug charge.

Joaquin Phoenix quitting movies to focus on music (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:59 PM CDT

AP - Joaquin Phoenix is quitting movies to focus on music.