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Ventura Music Fest hosts Singer of the World 8 May 08, 23:42 ET Now entering its 14th season, the Ventura Music Festival will host Ventura native Nicole Cabell, the 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, for one command ... more Gymboree Play & Music 8 May 08, 23:42 ET During the first five years of life, a child's brain develops more than 75 percent. A parent's brain possibly undergoes a similar magnitude of change during ... more Country music star Eddy Arnold dies at age 89 8 May 08, 23:22 ET By JOHN GEROME AP Arnold is pictured in his memorabilia-filled office in Brentwood, Tenn., in 2002. He died at a care facility on Thursday. NASHVILLE, Tenn. ... more SA music legend Jimmy Barnes' wild life is now a book 8 May 08, 23:22 ET ADELAIDE'S reformed wild man of rock Jimmy Barnes this week released a book on his extraordinary life - Icons of Australian Music: Jimmy Barnes. ... more Harping Sounds of AM 950 MUSIC/GOLF CONNECTION 8 May 08, 23:21 ET Enjoyed the ultimate experience at AM 950 KAHI co-hosting with host Loyce Smallwood on the MUSIC Connection with harpizing harmonica player Robbert Trice. ... more American country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 22:38 ET BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Eddy Arnold, one of the most famous American country music singers, died on Thursday morning at the age of 89 at a care ... more Editorial: Arnold’s class elevated Nashville’s music 8 May 08, 22:35 ET Perhaps more than any other artist, Eddy Arnold took the image of country music from low-rent to high-class. Many successful artists in country music owe a ... more Warner Music Loss 8 May 08, 22:27 ET By AP The Warner Music Group suspended dividends Thursday after reporting that higher costs and a shift to digital music resulted in a wider second-quarter ... more Island music this Saturday night 8 May 08, 22:27 ET If you'd like to see Magnetic Island's musicians of the future as well as some of the most original of the Island's present talent or just enjoy a great ... more Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 22:24 ET By JOHN GEROME AP Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful ... more Music Review | 'Camelot' That Congenial Spot Revisited, With a ... 8 May 08, 22:16 ET By ANTHONY TOMMASINI The New York Philharmonic calls its charming performance of Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot,” which opened on Wednesday night before an ... more FALLS SCHOOLS: New schedule mutes music enrollment 8 May 08, 22:06 ET By Caitlin Murray As far as the Niagara Falls School District’s music teachers are concerned, the new schedule at the preparatory schools is hitting a bad ... more Teen Art, Music, Poetry Festival 8 May 08, 22:03 ET A teen art, music, and poetry festival will be held on Saturday, May 31, at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. Talented teens from across Long ... more Warner Music Group 2Q loss widens on increased expenses 8 May 08, 21:43 ET By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES — Warner Music Group Corp., whose artists include REM, Madonna and Green Day, said Thursday that higher costs ... more ASCAP Publishes Groundbreaking Position Paper, "Music Copyright in ... 8 May 08, 21:41 ET To address the growing confusion and concern around music copyright, ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, published a position ... more Live music 5.9.08 8 May 08, 21:39 ET Max’s Garage, Harley Hamm and The Funky Muthas, 116 N. Main St., 9 pm, $5 cover, 682-0500, http://myspace.com/maxsgarage. RCB’s, Small Town, ... more RESURRECTION: New Music Posted Online - May 8, 2008 8 May 08, 21:25 ET Tampa death metallers and former Nuclear Blast recording artists RESURRECTION, who had moderate success with their debut album "Embalmed Existence" (1993), ... more Front & Center: Ashley Dupre Disses Music Industry 8 May 08, 21:21 ET By TheImproper.com Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the comely young call girl who was caught up in a scandal involving ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has posted new ... more The top ten music in the United States 8 May 08, 20:59 ET AP Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. ... more Businessman shares passion of drumming, music 8 May 08, 20:59 ET by Alicia Chapman Randy Hansen, owner of Kracker Jacks Drum Shop in Waite Park, has been drumming since he was 10 years old. “I originally wanted to play a ... more Scotland's Vaselines reunite for festival dates 8 May 08, 20:52 ET Reuters - Scottish indie rock act the Vaselines -- whose music was covered in the 1990s by Nirvana -- has reunited for two upcoming festival performances. more Joseph Arthur opens free "Bag" for fans 8 May 08, 20:51 ET Reuters - Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur is the latest musician to offer his music to fans for free. more "No End in Sight" for rock band Foreigner 8 May 08, 20:50 ET Reuters - Foreigner is taking a backward glance at its career this summer with "No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner," which contains hits from throughout the group's 41-year career, plus a new song and three other new recordings. more Frank Zappa concert headed for CD release 8 May 08, 20:50 ET Reuters - Frank Zappa fans can soon enjoy a previously unreleased 1972 concert recording, the latest material from the deceased rock star's archives to be unveiled. more HD, radio stations launch Music Makers contest 8 May 08, 20:45 ET By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch, The Dawg, 93.7-FM, and The Planet, 92.7-FM, are sponsoring Tri-State Music Makers, a contest that starts Monday, ... more Music Companies Jump on GTA IV Bandwagon 8 May 08, 20:44 ET Grand Theft Auto IV ("GTA IV") is a retail phenomenon. By all accounts, it has raked in more sales than any game in history, making GTA IV a retailer's ... more Another music video for Obama? But wait, this one's actually good! 8 May 08, 20:37 ET In the past few months, I've personally witnessed everyone from Jay-Z to the Roots to Joanna Newsom interrupting their concerts to show Sen. ... more Loud Music Ordinance To Go Before City Council 8 May 08, 20:20 ET MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's plan to crack down on those who crank their car stereos cleared the public safety committee. "This is an issue that comes up at ... more The healing power of music 8 May 08, 20:03 ET This inspiring story about the healing power of music comes through the Montana Arts Council. (Names are changed). Like any good mother, when Amy found out ... more Music and mayhem at a Memphis festival 8 May 08, 19:59 ET by Lesley Valadez It seems I am a lightning rod for chaos sometimes, especially when it has to do with cars and the weather. This past Friday, Gabe, ... more “Sound of Music” a “must-see” 8 May 08, 19:52 ET The Mission Theater and Patty Hornsveld have outdone themselves with their current production of “The Sound of Music.” It is a professionally done, ... more Lambert/ Berners: Film Music, Carewe/ BBCCO/ Gamba 8 May 08, 19:50 ET Constant Lambert (1905-51) and Lord Berners (1883-1950) are popularly associated with the emergence of British ballet in the 1930s, though both turned ... more Ministers of music 8 May 08, 19:50 ET One of the youth choirs from Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Sudbury featured on the CD, "Pray, Sing, Love." By Chris Bergeron/DAILY NEWS STAFF And on the ... more Eddy Arnold Country Music Star Dies 8 May 08, 19:42 ET The world will become a little sadder today at the death of country music great Eddy Arnold aged 89. The voice of Eddy Arnold has described by Dinah Shore ... more CMA Music Festival Strikes Up the Band to 'Keep the Music Playing ... 8 May 08, 19:41 ET NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 8 -- Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, BNA Records star Kellie Pickler and Country Music Association Chief Executive Officer Tammy Genovese ... more Children's program teaches the joy of music 8 May 08, 19:34 ET Music Together is a place where children can learn to love music in a fun, low-pressure environment. Parents are urged to act silly and have fun to show the ... more Mellow country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies Thursday at 89 8 May 08, 19:30 ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, ... more Can a Music Video Change the World? 8 May 08, 19:30 ET Indie rock band Kindred Souls is sponsoring a photo contest on http://www.Fotki.com. The winning photos selected from entries worldwide will be used in ... more The Music of Line Rider 2 8 May 08, 18:59 ET We chat with KROQ DJ Jason Bentley about the electronic soundscapes of this Flash enhancement. Audio clips included. by Daemon Hatfield May 8, ... more Waco music store seized by the state to reopen 8 May 08, 18:57 ET A Waco music store forced to close down for failure to pay sales taxes to the state will re-open sooner than expected after it paid those taxes in full ... more Eddy Arnold, 1918-2008: Country music legend paved the way for others 8 May 08, 18:51 ET By JOHN JEROME AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday ... more A festival of music, mayhem and mystery takes kids on a journey ... 8 May 08, 18:51 ET By DOREE ARMSTRONG The theme of this year's Seattle International Children's Festival at Seattle Center is "Live From Planet Earth." It's a broad theme, ... more Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 (2:32 pm) 8 May 08, 18:49 ET By AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in ... more Downtown festival will celebrate music, arts 8 May 08, 18:48 ET By Scott Aust, Journal staff Thursday, May 08, 2008 A new summer-long festival could help bring locals and tourists alike to Rapid City’s downtown. ... more Adkins records opening song for 'Black Gold' TV series 8 May 08, 18:02 ET AP - Trace Adkins, a former oil roughneck, has written and recorded a song called "Black Gold" that will open an upcoming truTV series of the same name. more Inon Zur handles Fallout 3's Music 8 May 08, 18:01 ET Bethesda Softworks announced today that Inon Zur, a composer whose music has been in Hollywood films and network TV productions across the globe, ... more Music venue may be silenced 8 May 08, 17:56 ET By Fiona Evans A MUSIC venue in Bradford could have its licence revoked following a police investigation into the death of a Huddersfield teenager. ... more Music of two flutes: classical, jazz, more 8 May 08, 17:56 ET By Bob Keefer Ten years ago, when flutists Laura Barron and Liesa Norman were musicians in the Vancouver (BC) Symphony, the two women decided to start a ... more Palo Alto Players make sweet music in "Piazza" 8 May 08, 17:54 ET by W. Fred Crow There is a sweet, touching, and surprisingly gentle love story masquerading as an unknown musical on stage in Palo Alto, "The Light in the ... more "True Norwegian Black Metal" chronicles Norway's notorious music ... 8 May 08, 17:51 ET Dark images and even darker behavior is the hallmark of the country's pop-music subculture, chronicled in a new book. By Casey Dolan, Los Angeles Times ... more Live music: Best DJ Tour 8 May 08, 17:45 ET By Chris DeVille Now in its third year, the America's Best DJ competition allows dance music fans to vote on a pool of 100 candidates to determine the top ... more Live music: The Sword 8 May 08, 17:45 ET By Chris DeVille What a disgustingly powerful tour! With next week's arrival of The Sword, Torche and Stinking Lizaveta, Ravari Room continues to hone its ... more WMG Mobile Music Revenues Down 17.6 Percent 8 May 08, 17:44 ET By Dianne See Morrison - Thu 08 May 2008 02:29 PM PST Mobile music remains a challenging business for Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), which reported today ... more Famed country music singer Eddy Arnold has died at the age of 89: 8 May 08, 16:41 ET Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday ... more Najwa Karam “Music career and marriage don’t agree with each other” 8 May 08, 16:39 ET Lebanese singer Najwa Karam recently appeared as a guest on the entertainment show “Mahatat” (Stations), aired on “Al Arabiya” satellite channel. ... more Crawfish Fest brings Louisiana music, food, crafts to region 8 May 08, 16:31 ET “Fans of The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival® and those who already know about and love the Crawfish Fest, should mark their calendars now and start ... more Warner Music Group Corp reports losses and stock drop 8 May 08, 16:27 ET Warner Music Group (WMG), the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, reported a larger second-quarter loss and suspended its quarterly ... more Warner's Earnings Report Reveals Mobile Music Slowdown 8 May 08, 16:27 ET Warner Music Group lost more money per share in the second quarter of this year than it did in the same period last year, despite its share of the general ... more Music Sharing Mega-Site Ucombo.com Launches Download Store 8 May 08, 16:16 ET Ucombo.com, the much-touted music sharing website for professional and budding artists has opened up another opportunity for musicians to market their ... more GM Takes Music Fans Backstage - Tenacious D's Kyle Gass Reports 8 May 08, 16:15 ET The host for Plug In is Kyle Gass from the band Tenacious D. Along with his partner Jack Black, Kyle has built Tenacious D into a rock superpower - in fact, ... more Music show in Turner will aid local food banks 8 May 08, 16:09 ET BY JODI KERR, SPECIAL TO THE STAYTON MAIL If there is anything to be said about JC Russell, it’s that he is not a quitter, and if God tells him to do ... more Which comes first, band or music? 8 May 08, 15:40 ET By JOHN WIRT Local band Harlan began without a band. The group’s founder, John Harlan Norris, recorded everything that’s heard on The Still Beat, ... more ‘Cool Wickenburg Nights’ includes dunk tank, music, more 8 May 08, 15:39 ET The second installment of the summer promotion “Cool Wickenburg Nights” gets under way this weekend with entertainment, a dunk tank, and merchant discounts. ... more It may be headbanging music but it's legal 8 May 08, 15:38 ET If you were at the mall this past weekend and you heard a really loud sound coming from halfway down the mall, I am proud to say that was my oldest son’s ... more Earnings roundup: Celgene, Warner Music Group 8 May 08, 15:37 ET SUMMIT, NJ (AP) — Biotechnology company Celgene Corp. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by in-process research and development ... more Country Music Star Eddy Arnold Dies at 8 May 08, 15:37 ET By JOHN GEROME AP Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful ... more Gavin DeGraw doesn't wanna be another singer-songwriter 8 May 08, 15:30 ET AP - The term "singer-songwriter" makes Gavin DeGraw cringe. more CD decline squeezes Warner Music 8 May 08, 15:19 ET Warner Music sees quarterly losses widen after consumers opt for digital music over CDs. more Highlights of PISD music programs for end of school 8 May 08, 15:12 ET Band, orchestra, choir and dance talents are showcased throughout the month, from elementary to high schools. Music lovers will have to make hard decisions, ... more Wade Mainer performs "beautiful, wonderful music" during 101st ... 8 May 08, 15:10 ET by Melissa Burden | The Flint Journal The "Grandfather of Bluegrass" turns 101 on Monday and on Saturday some 400 people came out to watch him, ... more Pine Life Boys play Friday at Music & Market 8 May 08, 15:06 ET Music & Market continues from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm Friday in Opelousas with the Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys. The southwest Louisiana band plays ... more Country Music Hall of Fame Member Eddy Arnold Dies at Age 89 8 May 08, 15:02 ET Country Music Hall of Fame member Eddy Arnold died early Thursday morning (May 8) at NHC Place, an assisted living facility near Nashville at age 89. ... more You know you're a music journalist when ... 8 May 08, 15:01 ET you're walking through the Roman art exhibit at SAM and keep reading about Osiris expecting there to be a Wu-tang symbol etched in marble somewhere. ... more Dhaka Music Conservatory 8 May 08, 15:00 ET Dhaka Music Conservatory (DMC) is a musical wing of the Centre for Asian Arts and Cultures (CAAC), established in the year 2001. In the beginning it offered ... more Underground Music With Risks Attached 8 May 08, 15:00 ET By TIM CUMMING By the time we've scrambled down a steep slope to the cave entrance to the Roman mines under Box Hill in Wiltshire, twilight has fallen. ... more Classical music defended 8 May 08, 14:59 ET The announcement CBC Radio 2 will be making changes to their regular musical programming has attracted council's ire. The new programming will mean less ... more Eddy Arnold, 89, country music star 8 May 08, 14:24 ET By Bill Friskics-Warren Eddy Arnold, the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades, ... more BHTC Music Set To Release DJ Mark King's Voice Mail On May 15, 2008 8 May 08, 14:19 ET Brooklyn, NY. (Top40 Charts/ BHTC Music) - BHTC Music, The Brooklyn House and Trance Company, will release the new House single 'Voice Mail' by DJ Mark King ... more Warner Music Drops on Suspended Dividend 8 May 08, 14:19 ET NEW YORK - Warner Music on Thursday posted a higher than expected net loss in its second quarter and suspended a quarterly dividend in order to raise cash ... more @ Needham Digital Media Con: Interview: David Pakman, CEO, eMusic: 'Adults Still Buy Music' 8 May 08, 14:19 ET For a while there, eMusic was notable as the online music retailer that didn't have DRM, but that differentiator is pretty much gone. During a panel on the 'long tail' at the Needham Internet and Digital Media Conference, eMusic CEO David Pakman argued that his site appealed to adults, and that adults still spend money on music, unlike kids. more A sublime fusion of Indian classical music and western cello 8 May 08, 14:14 ET Shubhendra Rao is one of the leading instrumentalists in India today. A disciple of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, he has been acknowledged by ... more Sample Some Indy IV Music 8 May 08, 14:11 ET By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Paramount, Amazon Get ready for some Indy nostalgia. Amazon, who released the track listings for the Indiana Jones and ... more Warner Music quarterly loss widens, drops dividend 8 May 08, 14:02 ET Warner Music Group Corp posted a wider-than-expected quarterly net loss on Thursday and said it would stop paying quarterly dividends to conserve cash for reducing debt and developing artists. more Eddy Arnold, Country Music Hall of Famer, Dies at 89 (Update1) 8 May 08, 13:43 ET May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Eddy Arnold , the baritone singer known for blending country and pop music in a style known as ``the Nashville Sound,'' died this morning, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said. He was 89. more Nick Cannon's Ring Around New York 8 May 08, 13:41 ET E! Online - Nick Cannon took his ring out for a walk today in New York City. From the looks of it, he might need a little help toting the twinkly thing around. more THE NEXT STAR PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA 8 May 08, 13:31 ET TORONTO (RUSHPRNEWS) May 8, 2008- Leading Toronto-based producer and distributor Tricon Films & Television and Corus Entertainment’s YTV announces that ... more Music : How To Improve Your Employment Prospects as a Musician 8 May 08, 13:30 ET (SkyNewswire.com)--How do you expand your opportunities to work in the music business? How do you improve your employment prospects? ... more Ne-Yo bringing awareness to foster care system 8 May 08, 13:26 ET AP - When he was younger, Ne-Yo watched from afar as his friends hugged their fathers - and he wondered where his dad might be. more Music Love Affair 8 May 08, 13:25 ET Omaha, NE - It's a love affair with music. Kaitlyn Filippini started playing the violin at age nine and never put down her bow. "Whenever I do something, ... more Casey Neill and the Norway Rats, KSLG's b-day and music for mothers 8 May 08, 13:24 ET by Bob Doran Casey Neill and the Norway Rats are on the road. I found Casey in Los Angeles getting ready to depart for San Francisco on a tour with a few ... more Hot Chip Unsure About Giving Away Free Music 8 May 08, 13:23 ET In the midst of a boom that finds big name acts giving away music for the hell of it (read: marketing strategy to make you remember them and spend money on ... more Carleton to Host Special Celebration of African American Sacred Music 8 May 08, 13:17 ET The Carleton College Department of Music will host an exciting four-day celebration of African American spirituals, hymns, and gospel music Thursday, ... more Is the "Next Miley" Already Going Hollywood? 8 May 08, 13:16 ET E! Online - It sounds like Selena Gomez is movin' in on Miley Cyrus' musical territory. more Carly Simon charts new course with Brazilian-inspired CD 8 May 08, 13:15 ET AP - Carly Simon was worried about preserving her voice as she rehearsed for her first public performance of tunes from her new CD, but she couldn't restrain herself as she got swept away singing the sexy title song, "This Kind of Love." more LA Ticket Giveaways: Efterklang, American Music Club, Cave Singers 8 May 08, 13:15 ET Prefix is teaming up with Spaceland Productions to our give away tickets to our registered users for these upcoming shows. To enter for you chance to see ... more Music World 8 May 08, 13:13 ET With cloudy skies, cooler temperatures and a chance of rain, this past Saturday was probably not the ideal day to spend 12 hours standing outside, ... more Norman Music Fest a blast 8 May 08, 12:55 ET Norman — Thousands flocked to downtown Norman on April 26 to attend the first-ever Norman Music Festival. The event was wildly successful, with over 13000 ... more Music Man's farewell at Compton 8 May 08, 12:52 ET TICKLING the ivories will never be the same again for pupils at a Compton school after a volunteer music teacher bid a sad farewell. ... more Country Music Star Eddy Arnold Dies at 89 8 May 08, 12:49 ET By JOHN GEROME AP Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful ... more Thank you for the music 8 May 08, 12:49 ET By Norma Prendiville Love of classical music, inherited from his grandfather, helped sustain Dominic Slowey through cerebal palsy and blindness. ... more Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 8 May 08, 12:46 ET Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday ... more Country music star Eddy Arnold dies 8 May 08, 12:44 ET AP • May 8, 2008 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like “Make the World Go Away” made him one of the most successful country ... more Warner Music Posts Wider Loss and Stock Tumbles 8 May 08, 12:36 ET The company reported a second-quarter loss of $27 million, citing higher costs and a shift to digital music, and it suspended dividends. more Pirate Music, Lose Your House 8 May 08, 12:14 ET Digital music pirates are the same as drug dealers, prostitutes and gangs in New York and Los Angeles -- at least as it relates to the government's ability to declare your place a public nuisance, shut it down for as long as a year (or worse) and fine you. So it's time to knock on your teenager's door and pray he's just downloading porn. more Mudhoney And Sub Pop Celebrate 20 Years With New And Old Music 8 May 08, 12:13 ET Mudhoney have made it through 20 years and outlived many of their grunge-era contemporaries, so it's probably with good reason that the Seattle band have ... more New: Country music star Eddy Arnold dies 8 May 08, 12:07 ET A biographer for country music superstar Eddy Arnold says the singer has died at the age of 89. Belmont University Professor Don Cusic says Arnold died at a ... more Eddy Arnold, Country Music Star and Hall of Famer, Dies at 89 8 May 08, 11:43 ET May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Eddy Arnold , the baritone singer known for mixing country and pop music in a style known as ``The Nashville Sound,'' died this morning, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said. He was 89. more Country music legend Eddy Arnold dead at 89 8 May 08, 11:35 ET Eddy Arnold, country music's "Tennessee Plowboy" whose rendition of "Make the World Go Away" was an international hit in the 1960s, died on Thursday at age 89 in Nashville after a lengthy illness. more Jammys bring Phish together again; awards show to end 8 May 08, 11:34 ET