Eminem, Bruce Springsteen up for Brit Awards
Eminem and Bruce Springsteen are among the nominees for Best International Male Solo Artist in the U.K.’s Brit Awards, Reuters reports.
Eminem and Bruce Springsteen are among the nominees for Best International Male Solo Artist in the U.K.’s Brit Awards, Reuters reports.
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Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera to co-headline tour?
Justin Timberlake and his former Mickey Mouse Club co-star Christina Aguilera plan to team for a summer tour, MTV News reports.
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Clay Walker at the Opry
Clay Walker will debut a new single titled “Everybody Needs Love” from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry stage on Saturday (1/18).
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Pogo with MTV
Kelefa Sanneh reports in the New York Times on MTV’s recent efforts hasten the development of punk rock bands.
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New Godsmack album on the way
A new Godsmack album titled “Faceless” is due in stores on April 8, Billboard.com reports.
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Ring-tone money a boon for publishers
Ring tones for cell phones are turning into a big business for publishers. London’s Informa Media Group found that copyright owners collected $71 million in royalties from ring-tone sales in 2002, an increase of nearly 58 percent over 2001.
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New Linkin Park album drops in March
“Meteora," Linkin Park’s follow-up to their wildly successful 2000 debut “Hybrid Theory,” will be released on March 25. The title of the first single will be “Somewhere I Belong.”
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Supreme Court upholds expanded copyright period
Bowing to Mickey Mouse, the Supreme Court, Inc. found that the legislature has wide authority to repeatedly delay the entry of certain copyrighted works into the public domain, CNET reports.
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Nominations out for Dove Awards
The Tennessean reports on the nominees for the 34th Annual Dove Awards.