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After writing an opera, recreating Judy Garland’s classic Carnegie Hall show and performing one concert tour dressed, in his words, as a crazed feathered ghost, Rufus Wainwright is edging toward pop’s mainstream. The experimental singer-songwriter has teamed with popular British DJ and music producer Mark Ronson, who helped create Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” for what is being touted [...]
Kevin Jonas - the oldest member of the Grammy-nominated pop music trio the Jonas Brothers - and his wife, Danielle, will star in the new E! reality series “Married to Jonas.” The show, which premieres in August, is part of E!’s packed upcoming schedule of new series, which will also include a weeklytalk show hosted by comedian/NBC sitcom star Whitney [...]
John Legend has signed on for ABC’s upcoming music series “Duets,” joining a cast that already includes Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke. The series, which premieres May 24, will follow the foursome as they journey across America searching for the ultimate singing partner, with the winner of the competition receiving a recording contract with Hollywood Records. “Total Request Live” alum Quddus [...]
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns to the California desert on Friday with a new, double dose of music that some fans have said might dilute its impact but others think could give an even bigger break to up-and-coming bands. For the first time since it began in 1999, organizers have scheduled the three-day festival for two consecutive [...]
In the sixth semi-final show on April 8, Tri Giao, who is called the “angle voice,” did not perform as good as her previous shows but the little girl still won a card to the finale. The Balloon Family group. The show presented the performances by seven contestants: Nguyen Hoang Anh, Ykroc, Balloon Family group, [...]
Tuyet Loan, 62, who is called “Vietnam’s Jazz Queen,” had an impromptus show with American band–Mary McBride, in HCM City on April 11. She was joined by the 5 Dong Ke band, MTV, singer Le Quyen and saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan. The show was organized by the US Consulate General as an exchange between the [...]
When money runs low, it sometimes pays to gamble, and that’s what the Budapest Spring Festival did this year lining up Hollywood star John Malkovich to portray a serial killer, and Russian virtuosoMaxim Vengerov to play his violin. Vengerov, who cancelled two Budapest performances after he was sidelined in 2008 by a shoulder injury, but began playing regularly again in public last [...]
Katy Perry, Sean Pauland Lana Del Ray dominated the stage of Germany’s annual ECHO Music Awards in Berlin, where Adele picked up two awards to add to her string of BRIT and Grammy wins. The British star scooped Album of the Year for “21″, as well as Best Female International Artist at Thursday evening’s event, fending off competition from Lady Gaga and [...]
Local diva My Linh has invited South Korean singer Im Tae Kyung to be the guest singer of her national tour, titled “Va em se hat…” (And I Will Sing) to mark her 20-year singing career, VnExpress Newswire reported. The tour, which will start next month in Hanoi, is planned 6 months after her successful [...]
Three new albums and fans of the late Whitney Houston were unable to oust Adele from her top spot on the Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday, as the British singer notched a 22nd week at No. 1 with her Grammy-winning record “21.” The multi-platinum “21″ has sold more than 7.6 million copies in the U.S. since its release in [...]