Music Lyrics
Top Lyrics
Music News for July 23, 2008
Kanye West visits veterans on home turf (Reuters)
Reuters - Kanye West has joined forces with MTV for the documentary "Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming," the next installment of the "Choose or Lose" campaign, which tells the stories of war veterans and the difficulties they face once they return home.
Rappers, "Mamma Mia!" lead U.S. album chart (Reuters)
Reuters - One rapper replaced another atop the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, while the soundtrack to the new movie "Mamma Mia!" soared four places to No. 3.
50 Cent sues Taco Bell in NY over ad campaign (AP)
AP - 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.
What's in a Name? Nas No. 1 (E! Online)
E! Online - The ABBA-channeling Meryl Streep apparently doesn't have the same street cred as Nas and Lil Wayne.
Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album (AP)
AP - It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter."
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
Texas Has the Jonas Brothers Feeling Neighborly (E! Online)
E! Online - The Jonas Brothers apparently figured that they literally needed an area the size of Texas to accommodate their massive fan base.
Courtney Love sued by management firm (Reuters)
Reuters - Rock-star widow Courtney Love has been sued by a management firm for allegedly failing to pay commissions for the partial sale of her share of the Nirvana publishing catalogue.
Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona (AP)
AP - Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill.
Ashanti Hired to Pimp Her Own Fantasy Island (E! Online)
E! Online - Ashanti knows how to put on a tour. And she was born on Long Island.
