Music in the Vines: Syrius Jones
Syrius Jones was the music act at Music in the Vines on Thursday night at Melrose Vineyards. Here is a look at the event, the guests and the band. PHOTO GALLERY | "A MILLION LITTLE THINGS"
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SAM Music News 9/2/10
KATY PERRY DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE
Katy Perry has scored her first number one album. "Teenage Dream" debuts in the top slot on the Billboard 200 this week, selling 192,000-copies for the week that ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That ended Eminem's reign of seven non-consecutive weeks at number one, but "Relapse" falls down to number three this week. Debuting
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SAM Music News 9/1/10
LADY GAGA PLAYS ANOTHER NEW SONG
Lady Gaga premiered another new song, live on stage. She was performing in St. Paul, Minnesota, Monday night on her "Monster Ball" tour and introduced a slow piano ballad called "Living On The Radio." That's the second new song Gaga has road tested on this tour. She did "You And I" at Elton John's
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SAM Music News 8/31/10
CEE-LO's ART OF THE F-BOMB
Cee Lo's f-bomb song is art. That's what the singer says anyway. The track is a kiss-off to an ex-girlfriend that has Cee Lo dropping the f-bomb 16 times in 3-and-a-half minutes. A radio-friendly version called "Forget You" will be out soon, and the unedited track will be on Cee-Lo's new album, "The Lady Killer,"
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SAM Music News 8/25/10
JUSTIN BIEBER & JADEN SMITH WILL SING DUET IN NYC
When Justin Bieber does his sold-out concert on August 31st at New York's Madison Square Garden, he will have a special guest join him on stage. The New York Post says Jaden Smith, son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, is set to perform "Never Say Never" with Justin. That's from Jaden's movie, the remake
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SAM Music News 8/12/10
NO J-LO ON "AMERICAN IDOL"
J-LO is a no-go for "American Idol." People magazine says negotiations fell apart for Jennifer Lopez to be a judge for the upcoming season of the show. An inside source says Jennifer's demands got way out of hand and Fox had to just say no.
FANTASIA's REALITY SHOW MAY BE RE-TOOLED
Because of her overdose, VH1 is
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SAM Music News 8/9/10
LADY GAGA AT LOLLAPALOOZA
Three years after about 20 people watched her debut Lollapalooza set, Lady Gaga was the queen of this year's festival. The Chicago Tribune says Grant Park was filled with her "little monsters" Friday night. Gaga reportedly put on an amazing performance, complete with multiple costume changes.
PRAS SAYS
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SAM Music News 8/5/10
MTV PREMIERES KANYE's NEW VIDEO TODAY
MTV is premiering music videos again. Today, you'll be able to see a new 90-second clip by Kanye West. He calls the video for his new single, "Power," a "painting" rather than a traditional video. Also getting its first airing anywhere is Eminem's video for "Love The Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna. Next
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SAM Music News 8/4/10
LADY GAGA SCORES 13 MTV NOMINATIONS
Lady Gaga is up for 13 MTV Video Music Awards. That's a new record. Eminem got 8 nods from his latest album, "Recovery," while Justin Bieber picked up his first ever MTV nomination as best new artist. Other major nominees include Ke$ha, Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Usher and others. The MTV Video Music Awards will be
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SAM Music News 7/30/10
ELLEN LEAVES JUDGES TABLE ON "IDOL"
Ellen DeGeneres will not return to the judge's table when the new season of "American Idol" begins. The question is, did she leave on her own, or was she fired? Ellen says she is way too busy with her talk show, and didn't enjoy (quote), "hurting people's feelings." But, she also told Fox and the "Idol" producers two
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SAM Music News
EMINEM STOPS RICK ROSS ON ALBUM CHART
Make that five weeks for Eminem at the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart. "Recovery" sold another 187,000-copies for the week that ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Total sales so far are at nearly 1.7-million-units. Rapper Rick Ross debuts at number 2 with his fourth album, "Teflon Don." It sold 176,000-copies
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SAM Music News 7/28/10
EMINEM BEAT IN BRITAIN BY 70-YEAR-OLD SINGER
Tom Jones is on track to have the number one album in the U-K. NME.com says his new album, "Praise And Blame," has outsold Eminem's "Recovery" so far this week, and that probably means Tom will take over the top slot on Sunday. If that happens, it will make the 70-year-old singer the
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SAM Music News 7/26/10
MADONNA's MALAWI CONCERT
Madonna is working on a Live Aid-style worldwide fundraiser to help out the people of Malawi. That's the African nation where her two adopted children were born, and where she is building a school for girls. The UK's Sunday Mirror tabloid says Madonna has already booked Bono to perform at the "Walk Out Of Poverty" concert which will happen in
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SAM Music News for 7/23/10
EMINEM BLASTS KATY PERRY OUT OF NUMBER ONE SLOT
It's back-to-back chart-toppers for Eminem. That's a career first for the rapper. His latest single, "Love The Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna replaces Katy Perry's "California Gurls" at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Not Afraid," the first single from Eminem's "Recovery" album also went
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SAM Music News for 7/22/10
BRITNEY IS BUDDIES WITH MEL GIBSON
Mel Gibson has a friend in Britney Spears. In Touch magazine says that since Mel gave the singer a shoulder to cry on during her 2008 crazy bald-headed period, Britney has been calling the actor-director on a regular basis since his abusive tirades against his ex-girlfriend leaked on the Internet. Britney says Mel is a cool guy, y'all, and that
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SAM Music News for 7/21/10
NEW TAYLOR SWIFT ALBUM IN OCTOBER
Taylor Swift's third album will be released on October 25th. She made that announcement yesterday during a live Web chat with her fans. The follow-up to the singer's mega-platinum 2008 release, "Fearless," is called "Speak Now." Taylor wrote all 14 tracks herself, and she says each song is a (quote), "different
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SAM Music News 7/20/10
LADY GAGA GETS PHELPED
Lady Gaga had to deal with Fred Phelps and members of his anti-homosexual Westboro Baptist Church before her Saturday night concert in St. Louis. The protestors stood outside the Scottrade Center and ranted against Gaga and her support of gay rights. The singer Tweeted to fans headed out to the concert to just ignore the (quote), "hate
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SAM Music News for 7/19/10
JUSTIN BIEBER HAS MOST WATCHED YOU TUBE VIDEO
Justin Bieber has the most-watched music video on YouTube, beating out Lady Gaga. Justin's "Baby" had 245,746,720 views Friday, which put him past Gaga's "Bad Romance" clip, which had 245,596,709.
Here are the top 10 most-watched YouTube music videos:
10. Timbaland and OneRepublic, "Apologize" (87.4
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SAM Music News 7/16/10
"AMERICAN IDOL" AUDITIONS BEGIN TOMORROW
Auditions for Season 10 of "American Idol" begin tomorrow in Nashville. The show's official Web site says more than 10,000 hopefuls lined up yesterday morning in 90-degree heat, hoping to get a wristband and an audition. More wristbands will be handed out today. But, even if the singers get inside, they won't be facing
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SAM Music News 7/13/10
JON BON JOVI INJURED ON STAGE
Jon Bon Jovi injured his leg Friday night near the end of his band's sold-out hometown concert at the new Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. The singer blew out his calf muscle during a cover of the Dave Clark Five tune, "Glad All Over," but was able to limp around for the encore of "Livin' On A Prayer."
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SAM Music News 7/12/10
WHO IS LADY GAGA's FLAME?
So who is the heartbreaker that Lady Gaga makes goo goo eyes over? The New York Post says it's a Spandex-wearing Manhattan bartender from Nebraska named Luc Carl. That's the guy, the singer told Rolling Stone magazine, that has made her so successful. Gaga broke up with the 32-year-old shaggy-haired wanna-be musician three years ago, but it
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SAM Music News 7/6/10
JUSTIN BIEBER IS NOT DEAD
Justin Bieber is not dead. His YouTube page was hacked on Sunday, leading fans to clips that claimed the singer had been killed in a car crash. The hackers also embedded code that redirected uses to pornographic Web sites. Officials at Google, which owns YouTube, were able to fix the problem in a few hours.
JANET JACKSON IS BACK
Janet Jackson
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SAM Music News 7/2/10
LADY GAGA BEATS PRESIDENT OBAMA
Lady Gaga is more popular than President Barack Obama...on Facebook. The singer is close to being the first living person to have 10-million friends. As of last night, Gaga had 9.76-million, while the leader of the free world trails behind with 9.41-million. But, Michael Jackson is the King of Facebook. A remembrance page has logged 14-million
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SAM Music News 6/30/10
RIHANNA CANCELS TOUR OPENER
Rihanna has canceled the opening date on her "Last Girl On Earth" tour. Pollstar.com says Friday's show at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Washington, has been scrapped due to (quote), "production changes." The tour will now open on July 4th in Vancouver at General Motors Place. Ke$ha is the opening act.
WILL.I.AM WUZ
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SAM Music News 6/29/10
LADY GAGA MAKES FORBES' LIST
Half of Forbes magazine's new Top 10 list of the World's Most Powerful Celebrities are musicians. Beyonce is in at number 2; Lady Gaga debuts at number 4; Britney Spears is number 6; U2 is 7th, and Madonna rounds out the list at number 10. The rankings are based on money earned in the last 12 months and other factors. Oprah Winfrey came it at
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SAM Music News 6/28/10
MICHAEL JACKSON's ESTATE WILL KEEP BEATLES SONGS
Michael Jackson's estate will not be giving up its control of The Beatles song catalogue. Bloomberg News says the executors are holding on to the late entertainer's 50-percent stake on the rights to more than 250 Lennon/McCartney tunes. Not a big surprise there since those songs are the estate's valuable asset. That's why experts figured
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SAM Music News 6/25/10
MICHAEL JACKSON DIED ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Michael Jackson died one year ago today of an apparent heart attack. He was 50 years old and about to launch what could have been the greatest comeback tour in history with 50 concerts at the O2 Arena in London. Michael was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his rental home in Bel Air, California where he'd been rehearsing. They
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SAM Music News 6/24/10
MARIAH CAREY IS IN THE DOGHOUSE
Mariah Carey is in the doghouse. The New York Post says she owes a veterinarian nearly 30,000-dollars in unpaid bills for treatment of her three Jack Russell terriers: Cha-Cha, Dolemite and J.J. Dr. Cindy Bressler sued Mariah yesterday, claiming she only paid 8,200-dollars of the 37,800-dollars in outstanding charges. Dr. Bressler's Web site says she
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SAM Music News 6/23/10
LADY GAGA's NEW ALBUM IS FINISHED
Lady Gaga has finished her new album. She told Rolling Stone magazine that the follow-up to her mega-platinum debut, "The Fame," will be out in early 2011. She won't reveal the title, but says the album cover may be a photo of her with the title tattooed somewhere on her body. Gaga says the tunes are a lot more serious this
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SAM Music News 6/22/10
AUDITIONS FOR "AMERICAN IDOL" SEASON 10
Auditions for Season 10 of "American Idol" will be held in Milwaukee; New Orleans; Nashville; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Austin; and San Francisco. The show's producers also announced yesterday that the minimum age to audition has been lowered to 15 from 16. Still no word on who will replace Simon Cowell.
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SAM Music News 6/18/10
WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR MICHAEL JACKSON SONG?
What is the most popular Michael Jackson song of all time? Nope. It's "Say Say Say," his 1983 duet with Paul McCartney. Billboard magazine says the obvious choice, "Billie Jean," was number one for seven weeks, while "Say Say Say" held the top spot for six weeks...but, the duet stayed in the top
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SAM Music News 6/15/10
RANDY JACKSON IS IN THE HOSPITAL
Randy Jackson, one of The Jacksons and brother of the late Michael Jackson, is in the hospital. The Los Angeles Times says the 48-year-old singer had chest pains yesterday afternoon and was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Sources say Randy had a mild heart attack, but as of last night, that had not been confirmed.
When Jermaine Jackson
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SAM Music News 6/15/10
LADY GAGA CAUSES METS TO APOLOGIZE
After Lady Gaga strutted her stuff in just a bra and panties at last Thursday's New York Mets game, the team issued an apology...to Jerry Seinfeld. The singer was sitting in the stand but was moved to an empty V.I.P. box which happened to belong to the comedian. That's where Gaga did her striptease act and flipped off the paparazzi. Since Jerry never gave
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SAM Music News 6/14/10
TAKE ME OUT TO THE GAGA
Lady Gaga got more attention than the New York Mets Thursday when she went to a home game at Citi Field. The New York Post says the singer took a seat in the stands for the first game of a twi-night double headed with the San Diego Padres, but decided to move up to Jerry Seinfeld's private box when folks in the crowd started to hassle her. But,
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SAM Music News 6/11/10
THE GO-GO's CANCEL FAREWELL TOUR
The Go-Go's have canceled what would have been the group's farewell tour. EntertainmentWeekly.com says guitarist Jane Wiedlin fell 20-feet off a mountain near her home in Northern California, and will have to undergo knee replacement surgery. That will put her out of commission for at least a year. So, the band's entire summer tour is
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SAM Music News 6/9/10
U2 PRODUCER IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Daniel Lanois (lan-WAH), who has produced albums for U2 and Bob Dylan, crashed his motorcycle on Saturday and is in intensive care. He suffered multiple injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. Doctors say Daniel will need at least two months to recuperate, so his upcoming European solo tour has been canceled.
BON JOVI's BRITISH INVASION
It's a
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SAM Music News 6/8/10
KATY PERRY DOES KNOW HOW TO SPELL
Katy Perry mispelled the title of her new single on purpose. She was just going to call it "California Girls," spelled the usual way, but the singer told Entertainment Weekly that her manager is a huge fan of the band Big Star which featured the late Alex Chilton. They had a tune called "September Gurls" spelled
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SAM Music News 6/7/10
MILEY SAYS THERE WAS NO LESBIAN KISS
Miley Cyrus says anyone who thinks she actually kissed a girl on British TV needs to get a life. The 17-year-old "Hannah Montana" star posted on her Web site that nothing happened. Miley did her new single, "I Can't Be Tamed" Thursday night on "Britain's Got Talent" and it looked like she planted a wet one on one of her female
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SAM Music News 6/3/10
TAYLOR SWIFT's MARATHON MEET-AND-GREET
Many artists do meet-and-greets with their fans, either before or after concerts, but Taylor Swift is taking that to a whole new level. During this year's CMA Music Festival on June 13th at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Taylor will do a 13 hour meet-and-greet! She'll be doing other things at the festival, including an
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SAM Music News 6/2/10
LADY GAGA TESTS "BORDERLINE POSITIVE" FOR LUPUS
Lady Gaga was on CNN's "Larry King Live" last night, wearing suspenders and a tie just like the host. The singer admitted that Lupus runs in her family, and that the disease is genetic. While she doesn't show any signs or have any symptoms, Gaga said she tested (quote), "borderline
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SAM Music News 6/1/10
CELINE DION IS HAVING TWINS
Celine Dion is having twins. People magazine says less than a year after a tragic miscarriage, the 42-year-old singer is pregnant. Celine is 14-weeks along and will learn the gender of her babies in July. She and her husband-manager Rene Angelil already have a nine year old son.
MICHAEL JACKSON's MOTHER AND KIDS GET MILLIONS FROM HIS WILL
Michael
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SAM Music News 5/28/10
ALICIA KEYS IS PREGNANT & ENGAGED
Alicia Keys is pregnant with her first child. She confirmed yesterday that she and producer Swizz Beats are expecting. The couple are engaged and will get married later this year. Swizz has been married before and has two sons. Alicia is set to perform at the June 10th concert in South Africa that will open the 2010 World
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SAM Music News 5/27/10
LEE DEWYZE IS THE NEW "AMERICAN IDOL"
Lee Dewyze was crowned the new "American Idol" last night, beating out Crystal Bowersox. Simon predicted that Lee would win, and as usual, he was right. It was also Simon's final night as chief justice and the show was full of tributes, including an appearance from former judge, Paula Abdul.
As usual, the "Idol" season finale
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SAM Music News 5/25/10
CHRISTINA AGUILERA CANCELS TOUR
Christina Aguilera has canceled her summer tour. The singer's spokesperson announced yesterday that because Christina had to work on a movie and her new album, there wasn't enough time to rehearse for live performances. The tour was supposed to kick off in July, but the dates will be rescheduled for later this year. Christina's new album,
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MUSIC ON THE HALF SHELL ANNOUNCED
Tuesday nights will have an eclectic ring this summer at Stewart Park. The artists for the 2010 Music on the Half Shell concert series were announced on Tuesday night. LINEUP
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SAM Music News 5/14/10
VIDEOS OF MICHAEL JACKSON's KIDS ON THE INTERNET
Michael Jackson did his best to keep his three children out of the spotlight. But now, almost a year after his death at age 50, nine video clips of his daughter Paris and son Prince Michael II (also known as Blanket), have surfaced on the Internet. PopEater.com says a French Web site called KingOfPop-Kids.com posted the
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SAM Music News for 5/12/10
JUSTIN BIEBER GETS GROUNDED
Justin Bieber gets grounded just like any other teenager. The 16-year-old Canadian singer told Oprah Winfrey yesterday that when he misbehaves, his mother Patti takes away his computer and his phone. Oprah asked why he just doesn't say, "Hey ma, you can't do that, I'm Justin Bieber!" Justin said that if he ever said that to his
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SAM Music News 5/10/10
LADY GAGA NICKS SOME KNICKERS
Lady Gaga has nicked some knickers. Britain's Daily Express says London-based lingerie designer Rigby and Peller let Gaga borrow seven undergarments to wear in her new video, but she only returned three. Executives at the company say the entire set of panties are prototypes for its 2010 autumn/winter collection which will be unveiled at a
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SAM Music News 5/7/10
TAYLOR SWIFT MAKES BIG DONATION FOR NASHVILLE FLOOD RELIEF
Taylor Swift has donated 500,000-dollars to help out with the relief efforts in Nashville. The money will do directly to the organizations dealing with the floods that have killed 20 people in Tennessee and caused a lot of damage in Music City. Officials say the cleanup and repair could cost more than
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SAM Music News 5/6/10
AARON KELLY IS LATEST "IDOL" CASTOFF
Well, there were five finalists left as the "American Idol" results show began last night. But, America voted and Aaron Kelly is out of the competition. He was the youngest contestant at 17, and yes, he can sing. We will hear more from Aaron in the future.
So, that leaves Lee, Crystal, Casey and Big Mike. Just
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SAM Music News 5/5/10
GREEN DAY's MUSICAL UP FOR THREE TONY AWARDS
Green Day's musical "American Idiot" was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The show also picked up nods for scenic design and lighting. In fact, all four Best Musical nominees are pop music based. "Fela!" is about the late African pop star Fela Kuti; "Memphis"
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SAM Music News for 5/4/10
THE BLACK EYED PEAS HAVE THE BIGGEST SELLING DOWNLOAD OF ALL TIME
The Black Eyed Peas have the biggest selling digital single of all time. Nielsen SoundScan says "I Gotta Feeling," which spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot100 last year has sold 5.56-million digital downloads. That beats the previous champ, Flo Rida. His single "Low"
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SAM Music News 4/30/10
SUGAR RAY SINGER IS A DAD
Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath and his finaceé Carin Kingsland welcomed twins yesterday morning. People.com says the couple now has a boy named Lydon Edward and a girl named Hartley Grace. Mother and babies are doing well.
LADY GAGA IS ON "MOST INFLUENTIAL" LIST
Lady Gaga and Prince made Time magazine's list of the most
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SAM Music News 4/29/10
SIOBHAN IS THIS WEEK's GOODBYE GIRL
Siobhan Magnus was sent home on last night's "American Idol." She was picked as a favorite to go all the way, but viewers clearly disagreed. So that leaves just five finalists: Casey, Michael, Crystal, Aaron and Lee.
Next week, Harry Connick Jr. is the mentor for songs of Frank Sinatra.
"AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE!" TOUR
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SAM Music News 4/27/10
"GOOD MORNING AMERICA's" SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
"Good Morning America" has revealed its summer concert series lineup. It kicks off on Friday, May 21st with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. They'll return on August 13th. And, for a bit of rock 'n' roll history, The Go-Go's will do their final TV performance on July 16th. All of the concerts will be
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SAM Music News 4/27/10
NEW MILEY CYRUS ALBUM
Miley Cyrus will release a new album on June 22nd. It's called "Can't Be Tamed," and she will host the global premiere of the title track on MySpace Music, Friday at 12PM EDT. The single will be available from iTunes on May 3rd. The full album will be on sale as a single CD, or as part of a CD/DVD set that includes a special presentation
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SAM Music News 4/26/10
BIEBERMANIA DOWN UNDER
Biebermania has hit Australia. A free concert in the Sydney Harbor by teen sensation Justin Bieber was canceled today after thousands of fans who camped out overnight started pushing towards the stage. He was supposed to do three songs but police cleared everyone out of the area because of safety concerns. Justin later did one song live on a local
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SAM Music News 4/23/10
KELLY CLARKSON IS NOT SMOKIN' ANYMORE
That cigarette company in Indonesia is no longer sponsoring Kelly Clarkson's upcoming concert in the capital city of Jakarta. The promoter and L.A. Lights came to an agreement yesterday to pull all of the cigarette manufacturer's billboards and TV ads connected with the singer's April 29th show. This comes after protests against the
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SAM Music News 4/22/10
TIM URBAN IS FINISHED...FINALLY!
Tim Urban was finally sent home. After weeks of somehow scraping by thanks to viewer support, the "American Idol" finalist is out of the contest. That leaves Crystal, Aaron, Casey, Lee, Michael and Siobhan. Last night was also "Idol Gives Back," the show's annual fundraiser. Queen Latifah hosted the talent portion of the
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SAM Music News for 4/16/10
JUSTIN BIEBER ON "IDOL GIVES BACK"
Justin Bieber and Elton John will join next week's "Idol Gives Back" edition of "American Idol." The charity fundraiser on Wednesday night will be low impact because of the difficult economic times, so viewers will be asked to pledge any amount they can afford. Also performing on the telecast will be Alicia
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SAM Music News for 4/15/10
"AMERICAN IDOL" CANS TWO
Two bye-bye's on last night's "American Idol." Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens were sent packing after their less than impressive takes on Elvis Presley tunes. The judges hated Andrew's rendition of "Hound Dog," while Katie's "Baby What You Want Me To Do" was yawned at. That means there are just seven
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SAM Music News for 4/14/10
"AMERICAN IDOL" MUSIC DIRECTOR TAKES OVER "TONIGHT SHOW" BAND
Rickey Minor, the music director for "American Idol," will replace Kevin Eubanks as leader of the "Tonight Show" band. Kevin's will say goodbye on May 28th, and Rickey comes aboard on June 7th. Rickey has also handed musical duties for the Super Bowl, the Grammy Awards
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SAM Music News for 4/13/10
LITTLE FATTY GETS SQUASHED
Little Fatty has been squashed. Lin Yu-Chun who became an Internet superstar with his note-perfect rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was voted off Taiwan's "Million Star" TV talent competition on Friday. He didn't impress the judges with his performance of a song in Mandarin. One said (quote),
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SAM Music News for 4/12/10
SHAKIRA IS IN HAITI
Shakira is in Haiti. The New York Times says the Colombian singer arrived in the earthquake torn region hoping to find land to build a school for children in need. Shakira spent some time with infants living on a golf course that has been turned into a tent city for 50,000-surviviors of the January 12th earthquake.
MILEY CYRUS BUYS A HOUSE
Miley Cyrus is now a homeowner.
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SAM Music News for 4/9/10
LITTLE FATTY IS BIG IN TAIWAN
The biggest hit on the Internet right now is Little Fatty. That's Lin Yu-Chun, the 24-year-old singer who amazed TV audiences in Taiwan when he did a note-perfect rendition of Whitney Houstins "I Will Always Love You" on the talent show, "Million Star." That clip has already chalked up half-a-million hits on YouTube and has made the
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SAM Music News for 4/8/10
WHITNEY IS IN A PARIS HOSPITAL
Whitney Houston pushed back the opening of her European tour again. She is in a Paris hospital and her doctors say she still needs rest to get over a respiratory illness. So, now the tour won't begin until next Tuesday in Birmingham, England. It was supposed to kick off this past Tuesday in Paris, but now shows in Manchester tomorrow and Friday are off along
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SAM Music News for 4/7/10
ADAM LAMBERT IS A MENTOR, HONEY
Who better to act as a mentor on "American Idol" than someone who lost on the show? Adam Lambert will guide the hopeful cherubs next Tuesday, and perform current single, "Whataya Want From Me" on the results show Wednesday night. Last night, the nine remaining "Idol" contestants took on the
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SAM Music News 4/6/10
WILL SMITH TURNS DOWN BIO-PIC
Will Smith will not be playing Marvin Gaye. Daily Variety says the actor-rapper turned down the lead in director Cameron Crowe's bio-pic about the late Motown legend. There were months of negotiations, but in the end, Will and Cameron just could not come to terms. But, Cameron is determined to get the project off the ground and will keep
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SAM Music News for 4/5/10
LADY GAGA & ELTON JOHN MAY DO NEW BOND THEME
Lady Gaga and Elton John may team up to record the next James Bond theme song. The UK tabloids say Gaga is the first choice for the producers of the new Bond movie which will be directed by Sam Mendes and released in 2011. Elton says he wants to get in on the single and make it a duet. The last Bond theme was the
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SAM's Lunch Lovers
MILEY CYRUS PANNED BY MOVIE CRITICS
Miley Cyrus may have to stick to Disney Channel movies and her music career. The critics savaged her new film, "The Last Song," which opened yesterday. Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks was reportedly hired to write a screenplay specifically for the teen starlet, but the in-the-know Web site RottenTomatoes.com only gave the
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SAM Music News for 03/31/10
EMINEM TWEETS SOME BIG NEWS
Eminem's new album may be coming out soon. The rapper Tweeted yesterday (quote), "some big news is coming." That's leading industry types to say that means "Relapse 2" is on the way. The album was supposed to come out at the end of 2009 but was been postponed after some problems in the studio. So, Eminem may be ready to put the new
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SAM Music News for 03-30-10
RICKY MARTIN IS GAY...NO, REALLY?
From our "Duh!" department: Ricky Martin is gay. Yesterday, the singer and former Menudo member Tweeted in both English and Spanish (quote), "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am." Ricky had never talked about his sexuality publically, and was almost always seen at events with beautiful
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SAM Music News for 03-26-10
CHRISTINA AGUILERA REVEALS TITLE OF HER NEW ALBUM
Christina Aguilera's new album is called "Bionic," and it will be out on June 8th. She made that announcement yesterday on her official Web site, which is also where you can check out her new single, Not Myself Tonight," right now. Christina recorded the album in her home studio, and it includes a new ballad
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SAM Music News for 03-25-10
MARIAH AND JANET IN NEW TYLER PERRY MOVIE
Tyler Perry is bringing the 1975 play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" to the big screen. The Web site Young Black & Fabulous says the cast will include Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Macy Gray, Whoopi Goldberg and other big stars. The cameras will roll in June and the film is set to open on
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SAM Music News for 03-24-10
LADY GAGA PLAYS FOR THE RAINFOREST
The lineup is set for this year's Rainforest Fund benefit concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on May 13th. Sting and his wife Trudie Styler founded the charitable organization 21 years ago, so naturally he is on the bill. Elton John, Lady Gaga and Dame Shirley Bassey are also scheduled to perform. The Fund has raised more than
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SAM Music News for 03-23-10
MILEY MENTORS ON "AMERICAN IDOL" TONIGHT
Miley Cyrus will be this season's first mentor on "American Idol." Fox announced yesterday that the Disney Channel star will also perform on Wednesday night's results show. Miley is set to coach the 11 remaining finalists as they get ready for tonight's spotlight on Billboard Number One hits. Joe Jonas and Demi
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SAM Music News for 03-22-10
LADY GAGA COUNTER-SUES HER EX-PRODUCER & BOYFRIEND
Lady Gaga has hit back at her ex-producer and former boyfriend. The New York Daily News says that after Rob Fusari sued her for 30-million dollars last Thursday, claiming he came up with the singer's stage name and co-wrote her biggest hits, Gaga turned around and counter-sued Rob for making her sign an illegal
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SAM Music News for 03-19-10
LADY GAGA GETS SUED
Proving you should never mix business with pleasure, songwriter and producer Rob Fusari is suing his former partner and girlfriend, Lady Gaga. The New York Post says Rob claims he helped launch the career of Bronx born Stefani Germanotta by co-writing some of her songs, coming up with her stage name and getting her a record deal. They were also
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SAM Music News for 03-18-10
LACEY BROWN GETS THE "IDOL" AXE
Say goodbye to Lacey Brown. She was the first of the 12 "American Idol" finalists to get booted from the show. Last night, the judges decided not to use their save to keep the 24-year-old event coordinator on show. Lacey's rendition of "Ruby Tuesday" on Rolling Stones night, which happened to be Tuesday, did not impress the
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SAM Music News for 03-17-10
"AMERICAN IDOL" SINGS THE STONES
It was Rolling Stones night on "American Idol" last night. The 12 finalists did renditions of the band's tunes, including a reggae version of "Under My Thumb" by Tim Urban. It did not go over well with the judges. Simon said it was a (quote) "crazy decision," and Randy just thought it was (quote),
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SAM Music News for 03-16-10
MICHAEL JACKSON's ESTATE SIGNS HUGE DEAL WITH SONY MUSIC
Michael Jackson's estate just signed a huge deal with Sony Music Entertainment. The Los Angeles Times says the seven-year distribution agreement is worth 250-million dollars and includes previously unreleased recordings, DVDs and maybe even video games. 10 new Michael Jackson-related projects are said to be in the works.
This is
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SAM Music News for 03-15-10
ROBERT PATTINSON WANTS TO MAKE AN ALBUM
Robert Pattinson wants to make an album. The star of the "Twlight" vampire movies told the U-K's Sun tabloid that he's annoyed because all of his buddies are doing well in the music biz and he isn't. Well...not yet anyway. Robert can sing and write songs. He did the track "Never Think" on the
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SAM Music News for 03-12-10
TAIO CRUZ SPLITS THE BLACK EYED PEAS OUT OF NUMBER ONE
British singer Taio Cruz jumps 52 places to land at the top of this week's Billboard Hot 100. "Break Your Heart," featuring Ludacris, breaks the previous record for fastest chart jump set by Kelly Clarkson in 2002 with "A Moment Like This" which flew up 51 slots to number one. Taio prevented The Black Eyed Peas from
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SAM Music News for 03-11-10
MADONNA AT MACY'S
Madonna is headed to Macy's. Women's Wear Daily says the Material Mom will unravel a lot of material for a new clothing line. First up is a juniors collection she designed with her teenage daughter Lourdes. The items will be available at 200 Macy's locations at the end of the summer in time for back-to-school shopping. Madonna
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SAM Music News for 03-10-10
MADONNA IS NOT GOING DOWN UNDER
Madonna is not going Down Under this summer....well, she's not going to be playing any concerts in Australia anyway. Her manager, Guy Oseary denied rumors that Madonna was booked to do 10 arena shows there in July. He was responding to an unauthrorized email that went out last week claiming that tickets would run from 249-dollars up to
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SAM Music News for 03-09-10
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WILL DO A MICHAEL JACKSON SHOW
Cirque Du Soleil's next Las Vegas show will be based on the life and music of Michael Jackson. A major source in Sin City revealed that following the major success of The Beatles "Love" and the hopeful success of "Viva Elvis," the Cirque gang is in talks now with the Jackson family to bring all of that great music into a
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SAM Music News for 03-08-10
MTV SAYS GO AWAY TO GENERATION X
If you're a member of Generation X, MTV doesn't want you anymore. The president of the cable network, Van Toffler, spoke at a music industry convention last week and said MTV's main focus now are viewers in the 12-29 age group, born between 1980 and 2000. Music videos are not as important to that demographic, and that's why there
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SAM Music News for 02-26-10
"AMERICAN IDOL" BOUNCES FOUR CONTESTANTS
Say goodbye and good luck to Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz and Tyler Grady. They were the first four contestants eliminated from the group of semifinalists on last night's "American Idol." That leaves 20 singers in the competition as the ninth season rolls on
GENERAL LARRY PLATT GOES VEGAS
General Larry Platt
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SAM Music News for 02-25-10
iTUNES REACHES MILESTONE
Apple's iTunes store has reached a milestone. Yesterday, its 10-billionth song was downloaded. Apple would not disclose the name of the lucky music lover, but he or she received a 10,000-dollar iTunes gift card. That's about enough tunes to fill an iPod Touch to the gills.
PATTI LaBELLE HATES "AMERICAN IDOL"
Patti LaBelle doesn't like "American
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SAM Music News for 02-24-10
MILEY WILL BE AT THE OSCARS
Miley Cyrus will be a presenter at the Academy Awards, along with "High School Musical" star Zac Efron and Kristen Stewart who plays Joan Jett in the upcoming movie about the 1970's all-female rock band, "The Runaways." The Oscars will be handed out on March 7th.
BLACK EYED PEAS' MAGIC BUS
The Black Eyed Peas have a special
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SAM Music News for 02-22-10
FOO FIGHTERS DRUMMER's ALL STAR SIDE PROJECT
With the Foo Fighters on hiatus, drummer Taylor Hawkins is working on the second album from his side project, Coattail Riders. NME.com says Taylor has rounded up Queen's guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, as well as The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton and head Foo Dave Grohl to all put in guest appearances.
IGGY & THE
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SAM Music News for 02-19-10
NEXT "AMERICAN IDOL" WILL BE A WOMAN
A woman will be the next "American Idol." That's what Simon Cowell told the press yesterday. He said for his final season as a judge, he's pretty sure that one of the 12 female finalists will win. Simon says it's been all men for the last few years, so it's time for a woman to shine. He's also hoping that Lady Gaga will be a
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SAM Music News for 02-17-10
JOEL & NICOLE ARE ENGAGED
Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden is finally making an honest woman out of Nicole Richie...if that's even possible. After having two children together, the couple announced their engagement this week. Joel Tweeted about it on Monday, but that post has since been removed, and Nicole comfirmed it on a taping of "Late Night
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SAM Music News for 02-15-10
MADONNA WILL BE ON JERRY SEINFELD's NEW SHOW
Madonna will put in a guest appearance on Jerry Seinfeld's new show. Her publicist says the singer is set to tape an episode of "The Marriage Ref," which Jerry will executive produce and occasionally appear on as well. The series premieres on NBC after the Olympics. Madonna has been married twice, once to actor Sean
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SAM Music News for 02-12-10
NEW "WE ARE THE WORLD" VIDEO PREMIERES TONIGHT
The world premiere of the new "We Are The World" video happens tonight during NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies. With all of the many stars appearing on the remake, you'll also see a very familiar face: Michael Jackson. Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the tune with Michael and co-produced the new
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SAM Music News for 02-11-10
CELINE DION RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS
She's back! Celine Dion will return to the theater built for her at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas. The singer announced yesterday that she'll start a new three-year residency at The Colosseum on March 15th, 2011. Tickets for the first 54 shows go on sale tomorrow. Celine played that 4,300-seat theater for five years, grossing more than
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SAM Music News for 02-10-10
JACKSON FAMILY SAYS MANSLAUGHTER IS NOT ENOUGH
The Jackson family says involuntary manslaughter is not enough. Joe Jackson told CNN's Larry King that his son Michael was murdered and Dr. Conrad Murray must be brought to justice. The judge set Dr. Murray's bail at 75,000-dollars and restricted his medical license. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz told
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SAM Music News for 02-03-10
MADONNA DUMPS HER BRAZILIAN BOY TOY
Madonna has dumped her Brazilian boy toy. The Chicago Sun-Times says the Material Mom has ended her relationship with 23-year-old underwear model Jesus Luz because of their age difference and conflicting schedules. Actually, the newspapr says it was Jesus who broke things off because at 51, Madonna is kinda old for him and they don't share
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SAM Music News for 02-02-10
"WE ARE THE WORLD" REMAKE RECORDED YESTERDAY
A new version of "We Are The World" was recorded yesterday in Los Angeles. More than 75 artists gathered at Henson Recording, which is the same studio where the original 1985 all-star charity single was captured on tape, except back then it was called A&M Studios. The lineup for this edition includes Pink, Celine Dion,
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SAM Music News 02-01-10
BEYONCE MAKES GRAMMY HISTORY
Beyoncé made Grammy history last night. She won six awards, which is more in one night than any other female artist in the 52-year history of the Grammys. Taylor Swift took home four, including Album of the Year. She also makes history by being the youngest artist to win in that category. Taylor just turned 20 in December. And, Kings Of Leon won three,
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SAM Music News for 01-29-10
GRAMMYS ON SUNDAY
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are Sunday night. Beyoncé leads the pack with 10 nominations. Lady Gaga will open the show. She's up for six awards.
There will be a few interesting group performances on the show:
Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne and Blink-182's Travis Barker, likely doing "Forever,"
Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, Slash and Doug E. Fresh
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SAM Music News for 01-27-10
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS BRINGING PUDDING BACK
Justin Timberlake is this year's recipient of the pretigious Hasty Pudding Man Of The Year award from Harvard. He'll be honored at a roast on February 5th. The university's Hasty Pudding Theatricals is the oldest undergraduate acting troupe in the nation. The organization said yesterday that Justin is (quote), "one of pop
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Sam Music News for 01-26-10
BIG AUDIENCE FOR "HOPE FOR HAITI" TELETHON
The "Hope For Haiti Now" telethon was watched by more than 80-million people Friday night. The Nielsen Company, which compiles ratings for the TV industry says roughly 83-million viewers saw at least part of the live two-hour telecast that was carried on 33 networks. Organizers say 57-million dollars
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Sam Music News for 01-25-10
"HOPE FOR HAITI" RAISES 57-MILLION DOLLARS
The "Hope For Haiti" telethon Friday night took in 57-million dollars. Although you can still donate for six months by phone, text message or the internet, the telethon also set a one-day record at iTunes, where you can purchase all of the performances as an album, or as individual tracks.
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Sam Music News for 01-22-10
HAITIAN RELIEF SINGLE WILL PREMIERE TONIGHT
The new Haitian relief song written by U2's Bono and The Edge along with Jay-Z is called "Stranded." They'll perform it tonight during the London portion of the "Help For Haiti" telethon. Joining them will be Rihanna. She told a Norwegian talk show yesterday that she needs to do whatever she can to help those people because Haiti is
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Sam Music News for 01-20-10
"HOPE FOR HAITI" LINEUP COMES TOGETHER
The lineup for Friday night's "Hope For Haiti" telethon is getting stronger. Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban, Alicia Keys and others are all set to perform on the live telecast. In addition to making pledges, you'll also be encouraged to buy downloads of all the performances that night for 99-cents
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Sam Music News for 01-18-10
»BLACK EYED PEAS GO BOOM BOOM SAND
The Black Eyed Peas had to stop production on their new music video last Wednesday when a sandstorm whipped up. The group's official Web site says the setup for the video was just outside Los Angeles in the desert. The winds started to kick in and sand was blowing everywhere, potentially harming the Peas
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Sam Music News for 01-13-10
MADONNA's EX GETS INTO THE MUSIC BIZ
Madonna's ex-husband is getting into the music biz. Contactmusic.com says film director Guy Ritchie will start up his own record label. Punchbowl Recordings is named after the pub he owns in London. Guy's first signing is the house band at the pub.
YOU PICK WHAT BON JOVI PLAYS
Bon Jovi will perform at the Grammy Awards, but you'll get to decide what they
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Sam Music News for Jan. 12, 2010
TAYLOR SWIFT SHUFFLES OFF TO TOKYO
Taylor Swift is headed to Tokyo. She'll do a concert at the Zepp on February 17th as part of her "Fearless 2010" tour. Taylor's performance at last year's V-Fest in the UK will be aired on VH1's "Friday Night Alright" series which spotlights concerts from all over the world filmed in HD. Look for it on March
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Sam Music News for Jan. 11, 2010
MICHAEL JACKSON's DOCTOR WILL BE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
Michael Jackson's doctor will be charged with involuntary manslaughter. The Los Angeles Times says prosecutors are set to nab Conrad Murray for gross negligence in the overdose death of the King Of Pop. Michael died in Juen of 2009 after Dr. Murray injected him with propofol and two other sedatives in order to help the insomniac
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SAM-FM MUSIC NEWS FOR 01-08-10
JIMMY PAGE LICKS NEW ROCK STAMPS
A new line of rock 'n' roll album cover stamps from England's Royal Mail went into circulation yesterday. NME.com says Jimmy Page helped out with the launch, which includes the sleeve for "Led Zeppelin IV." Jimmy said that nearly 40 years after that album was released, no one knows who the old man is in the photo, or
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Sam Music News for Jan. 7, 2010
BEATLES "BUTCHER COVER" COULD GET HIGHEST BID OF ALL TIME
One of the rarest album of all time has passed the 10,000-dollar mark in an eBay auction. It's a still-sealed mono copy of The Beatles' 1966 "Yesterday & Today" album with the original "Butcher" cover. Most of those copies were recalled by Capitol Records, but some still
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