Music News

Spears, Coldplay, Duffy vie for MTV Europe awards (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:10 AM CST Reuters - Liverpool hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, and U.S. stars Beyonce and Kanye West will perform alongside British stalwarts Take That and Duffy.

Ex-Motown CEO Jheryl Busby dies at 59 (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:15 PM CST AP - Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59.

Diddy votes: 'It was a joyous moment' (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:13 PM CST AP - New York remained a deep blue state on Election Day, going Barack Obama's way big-time. Still, as Diddy cast his ballot for the Democratic presidential candidate Tuesday, he couldn't help but feel that he had made a difference.

Deftones bassist injured in Santa Clara car crash (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 08:53 PM CST AP - The bass player for the Deftones is in a San Jose hospital following a serious car crash.

Doctors remove tumor from Merle Haggard's lung (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 08:16 PM CST AP - Merle Haggard is recovering after having a malignant tumor removed from his lung.

Will.i.am to debut new video postelection (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 07:32 PM CST AP - Will.i.am felt so confident about Barack Obama winning the presidency, he's created a new song and video — much like his viral hit "Yes We Can" — to celebrate.

Soul man Nathaniel Mayer dies after stroke (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 06:35 PM CST Reuters - Detroit soul singer Nathaniel Mayer, who embarked on an unlikely comeback four years ago with the help of some young punk musicians, has died from complications following a series of strokes, his representatives said on Tuesday. He was 64.

Selena Gomez Not in Tune With Carrie Underwood (E! Online) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 04:05 PM CST E! Online - Selena Gomez doesn't exactly agree with Carrie Underwood that celebrities should shut their traps when it comes to politics.

'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band' fight all-out music war (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 03:09 PM CST AP - As one historic duel — the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain — ends, another is heating up. The stakes are high: nothing less than the soul of rock 'n roll. The competition is fierce.

"High School Musical 3" gets singalong version (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 02:29 PM CST Reuters - Fans have barely had the time to learn the words, but Disney this Friday is launching a singalong version of its "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hit movie.

Why Do Celebs "Retire"â€"and Then Keep Working? (E! Online) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 12:18 PM CST E! Online - Is Joaquin Phoenix really retiring from movies? I don't believe it.

Indie band turns itself into company instead of signing record deal (Yahoo! Music) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 07:00 AM CST Yahoo! Music - An American band has registered itself as a company as an alternative to signing a record deal.

Britney Spears launches website attack on paparazzi (Yahoo! Music) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 06:00 AM CST Yahoo! Music - Britney Spears has launched a new section of her website, Britneyspears.com, dedicated to mocking the paparazzi photographers who follow her.