Music News for May 15, 2008
A Tribe Called Quest, Nas lead hip-hop fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos
Def and De La Soul will headline the Rock the Bells traveling
hip-hop festival, which kicks off in Chicago on July 19.
Films said to be getting work guarantees from actors guild
(AP)
AP - The Screen Actors Guild has reached separate deals that will allow the completion of 95 independent movie productions if actors go on strike, a person with the union said Tuesday.
Solange Knowles: What's in a Name?
(E! Online)
E! Online - To paraphrase the famous line about a rose by any other name still being a rose, Beyoncé's sisterby whatever nameis still Beyoncé's sister!
New social network targets older music fans
(Reuters)
Reuters - GetBack Media, a social
network targeted at people over age 35, is set to launch
Wednesday stocked with music and TV content.
Producer says Elvis Presley made secret visit to England
(AP)
AP - The King of Rock in England? Maybe so.
Soul singer Al Wilson dies of kidney failure at 68
(AP)
AP - Al Wilson, the soul singer and songwriter who had a number of 1970s hits including "Show and Tell," has died. He was 68.
Yoko Ono in legal feud over rare Lennon footage
(Reuters)
Reuters - Footage of John Lennon smoking pot,
writing songs and discussing putting the hallucinogenic drug
LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea is the focus of a court
case starting in Boston next week over whether the video should
be made public.
New Kids On The Block release first group photo in 15 years
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Following months of speculation surrounding a rumored Spice Girls-esque reunion tour, '80s boy band New Kids On The Block has released its first group photo in 15 years, exclusively on Yahoo!:
Drummer's lawsuit for royalties is dismissed
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit by a former Ramones drummer who says he was cheated out of royalties.
Dancing with Mario, Week 6
(E! Online)
E! Online - The chemistry between R&B hitmaker Mario and Karina Smirnoff seems to be getting stronger by the minute. Their rumba on last night's Dancing with the Stars was their hottest performance yet.
