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'Anna Nicole' opera to premiere next February
`Anna Nicole' opera to premiere next year in London Pink Floyd goes to court in royalty row with EMI Pink Floyd goes to court against EMI in dispute over royalties, online sales Lady Gaga promoter defends ticket price rise Utah funeral service held for Marie Osmond's son Marie Osmond's son remembered at funeral in Provo, Utah, Mormon chapel; family sang at service Slash teams up with Dora the Explorer Lil Wayne gets year in jail in NYC gun case Lil Wayne sentenced to year in NY jail after admitting to having loaded gun on tour bus Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for LA killing Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for running over pedestrian in Hollywood crosswalk Swift not done writing heartbreak songs about Jonas
Muse To Play South By Southwest
Arena prog rockers Muse will perform a club show at Stubb's in Austin, TX as part of the South by Southwest Music Festival, Billboard has learned. Taio Cruz Cruises To Record No. 1 Jump on Hot 100 British newcomer Taio Cruz sets the record for largest jump to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by an act with its first charting single as "Break Your Heart," featuring Ludacris, soars 53-1. T.I. Is 'Back' With New Track Just hours after Lil Wayne began his one-year prison term yesterday (March 8), another hip-hop king announced his return to the game. 'American Idol' Recap: Siobhan Magnus Performs Crazy Good Billboard's Ann Donahue breaks down every live performance of "American Idol" Season 9, from the top 24 contestants to the last one standing. 50 Musician Mugshots Check out the police photographic stylings of stars from Lil Wayne and Akon to Jim Morrison and John Mayer. The dapper, the demented looking, and the just damn angry.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan
With his intense stage presence and relentless drive to improve, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan single-handedly brought Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music, to the West and the non-Muslim world. In the process, he influenced an unlikely array of music around the world. Cumbia Moderna De Soledad: Fela Around The World With its sparse but powerful percussive push and chanting chorus, "Shacalao" strips Fela Kuti's more groove-laden song "Shakara" down to rhythmic studs, pushing it forward with the two-step beat that lies at the heart of cumbia. Yet, while Cumbia Moderna de Soledad remakes Fela, it also gestures to the deep tradition that bonds eastern Colombia with western Africa. Bomba Estereo: Cumbia That Hits Like A Wave At KEXP, there was no point in resisting Bomba Estereo's infectious groove. Colombian cumbia and champeta rhythms are at the root of the band's sound, while vocalist Liliana Saumet brings wild movement and color to the forefront in this session. Manno Charlemagne: The Bob Marley Of Haiti In Haiti, the musician's politically charged lyrics helped elect a president and nearly got him killed. But now, after a term as mayor of Port-au-Prince, Charlemagne lives in Miami. The earthquake last month has devastated the singer, who used to be described as the Bob Marley of Haiti. SXSW 2010 Preview On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen chats with NPR Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson about some of the bands they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's South by Southwest music festival. Hear music from some great discoveries, including the metal group Black Cobra and rapper Rye Rye. The Thistle And Shamrock: New Gaelic Voices Explore the branches of contemporary song sprouting from the roots of ancient vocal traditions with Alyth McCormack, Nuala Kennedy and Julie Fowlis. African Legends, New Music From Shearwater And More On this edition of All Songs Considered, we hear a cut from Fela Kuti's stunning 1972 album Shakara, plus Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure and kora player Toumani Diabate, Shearwater's dramatic new concept record, electronic musician Eluvium, Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose, the haunting sounds of Richard Skelton, and some incredible new guitar-rock from The Archie Bronson Outfit. 'Africa Boogaloo': An Intro To Afro-Latin Music The compilation provides an impressive and compelling introduction to Africa's embrace of Latin music. Its songs are simultaneously global and local, offering up a twist on "world fusion" without the associations with toothless tropical music. The Thistle And Shamrock: Alison Brown and Garry West Get the insider's perspective on the music business from the co-founders of an independent record label and hear how banjo player Alison Brown has pushed her instrument into new musical territory to secure an international following from fans of jazz, bluegrass, and new acoustic music. The Chieftains And Ry Cooder Tell 'San Patricio' History With St. Patrick's Day just ahead, an unusual musical mash-up has surfaced. Paddy Moloney and his legendary Irish group The Chieftains have joined forces with Ry Cooder and Latino artists on a new album called San Patricio. The record takes its name from a battalion of the Mexican-American War.
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