November 19, 2010 - While "Jersey Boys," "Rock of Ages" and "Mamma Mia" continue to do business around the world, theater producers have largely put the brakes on jukebox musicals, effectively shunting them into theater limbo.
October 25, 2010 - Two tracks from Taylor Swift's new album, "Speak Now," have received attention for their subject matter. She's upset by things -- a broken heart and some criticism -- and she's going for the jugular in "Dear John" and "Mean." Speculation is that the "John" also responds to "Mr. Mayer" and a few Internet ranters are wondering if they are the person she obliquely refers to in "Mean."
February 11, 2009 - A 21-song anthology titled " Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection" is slated to hit stores April 7, according to a press release.
December 2, 2008 - The Ray Charles Foundation has entered into a deal with Concord Music Group to reissue the artist's post-1960 catalog, making much of the legend's music available digitally for the first time, according to a press release.
October 23, 2008 - His medical woes behind him for now, Gregg Allman will head out on the road in late December for his long-delayed first solo dates of the year.
October 25, 2006 - Kurt Cobain leaped past Elvis Presley and into the No. 1 spot of this year's Forbes.com list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, pushing Presley out of the top slot for the first time since the list's inception.
August 18, 2006 - Some recently unearthed vocals by the late Ray Charles, believed to be recorded during a mid-'70s concert, have been combined with new recordings by the Count Basie Orchestra to create a new album dubbed "Ray Sings, Basie Swings," set for release Oct. 3.
August 1, 2005 - 50 Cent's sophomore release, "The Massacre," will be reissued Sept. 6 with a previously unreleased remix of the track "Outta Control" (featuring Mobb Deep), as well as videos for each of the disc's 21 tracks.
February 28, 2005 - Jamie Foxx, who portrayed the late Ray Charles in the biopic "Ray," was named best actor at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, which took place Sunday night (2/27) in Los Angeles.
February 23, 2005 - Riding the wave of its eight Grammy wins earlier this month, the Ray Charles duets album "Genius Loves Company" shoots to the top of the U.S. album chart, up from No. 15 the previous week.
While "Jersey Boys," "Rock of Ages" and "Mamma Mia" continue to do business around the world, theater producers have largely put the brakes on jukebox musicals, effectively shunting them into theater limbo. 
Two tracks from Taylor Swift's new album, "Speak Now," have received attention for their subject matter. She's upset by things -- a broken heart and some criticism -- and she's going for the jugular in "Dear John" and "Mean." Speculation is that the "John" also responds to "Mr. Mayer" and a few Internet ranters are wondering if they are the person she obliquely refers to in "Mean."
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