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New Rihanna Song Features ... Chris Brown

'Birthday Cake' remix to 'shock the world': producers

(Newser) - Looks like Rihanna and Chris Brown are more than making up. Almost three years after Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex , the two are collaborating on an upcoming single, MissInfo reports. The producers of "Birthday Cake (Remix)" had earlier said that the song's featured artist was "...

Whitney Album Price Nearly Doubles on iTunes

Sony blamed for UK price hike, now reversed

(Newser) - On Saturday, a Whitney Houston greatest-hits album cost about $8 in the UK iTunes store; but shortly after the singer was found dead, it had jumped to a little more than $12.50. The changed sparked a customer uproar. "It is just a case of iTunes cashing in on...

Redemption? Lana Del Rey Impresses Letterman

Singer's performance on live TV better received this time

(Newser) - Lana Del Rey didn't exactly get rave reviews for her Saturday Night Live performance, but she seems to have made a fan of David Letterman. After she sang a simpler version of her "Video Games" hit last night, Letterman jokingly asked if she could come back tonight, notes...

Lana Del Rey: Sorry, Haters, I Sang Fine on SNL

Her fans get it, even if critics don't, she says

(Newser) - Lana Del Rey is back in the news with the release of her debut LP, Born to Die, and the singer tells Rolling Stone she's not a bit bothered by all the negative press she got for her recent Saturday Night Live appearance. (A video clip from the show...

10 Notable Bands With Only 1 Album

Lauryn Hill, Jeff Buckley, and the Sex Pistols make the list

(Newser) - It's one way to avoid the sophomore slump: Paste counts down 10 singers or bands whose first album set the music world abuzz and whose official second album simply never materialized:

Warren Buffett Jams on Ukulele for Chinese New Year

 Warren Buffett 
 Jams on Ukulele 
chinese new year
Jan 23, 2012 8:54 AM CST

Warren Buffett Jams on Ukulele

Sings 'I've Been Working on the Railroad'

(Newser) - Festivities for China's biggest holiday are in full swing, and Warren Buffett is getting in on the fun. The 81-year-old billionaire played ukulele and sang "I've Been Working on the Railroad" for one of the most-watched TV programs in the world—China Central Television's New Year'...

How Spotify's Boss Can Save Music

Daniel Ek creating a revolutionary 'music ecosystem': Forbes

(Newser) - Ever since Napster, the music industry has been desperate for a fix—and Daniel Ek may have finally found it. The 28-year-old Swedish founder and CEO of Spotify is, according to Forbes , "the most important man in music." His service amounts to a profitable way to give people...

Top Songs of 2011

Top Songs of 2011 
OPINION
Dec 17, 2011 8:20 AM CST

Top Songs of 2011

Will 'Pitchfork' keep Adele from taking the crown?

(Newser) - It’s the end of the year, which means a glut of music sites releasing “Best Of” lists. Indie-loving Pitchfork picks the top 100 tracks of the year; here are the top 10, which include some mainstream surprises:
  1. M83, “Midnight City”
  2. Bon Iver, “Holocene”
  3. EMA, “California”
...

Why Loud Music Makes Us Drink More

New findings show music can make alcohol taste sweeter

(Newser) - Make sure you have a designated driver the next time you head to a rock concert: Booze tastes sweeter when it's drunk in an environment where loud music is playing, which means blaring tunes could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, finds a new study. "Since humans have an...

'Tommy' Director Ken Russell Dead at 84


 Tommy Director 
 Dead at 84 
obituary
Nov 28, 2011 8:06 AM CST

Tommy Director Dead at 84

Ken Russell's wild films stirred 1970s controversy

(Newser) - The Oscar-nominated director of Women in Love and the Who’s Tommy has died at 84. Ken Russell’s often outrageous films provoked controversy into the 1970s; the former film, for instance, featured two male actors wrestling nude. Russell “pushed the barriers completely and got away with it sometimes...

Long-Lost Elliott Smith Song Resurfaces

Obscure recording made during 1997 student radio session

(Newser) - Elliott Smith fans are in for a treat: The singer-songwriter, who died in 2003 and now has a strong cult following, has a new song available. It’s a rarely-heard tune from a 1997 session at the University of Maryland’s student radio station. Called “Misery Let Me Down,...

Length of World’s Longest Concert? 639 Years

John Cage piece will reach its conclusion in 2640

(Newser) - You can currently catch a performance of John Cage's "Organ²/ASLSP(As SLow aS Possible)" in Halberstadt, Germany—and your great-great-great-(OK, do that 15 more times)-grandchild will be able to catch the end of it. The Washington Post takes a look at the most unusual concert, currently in its...

Next for Berlusconi: Album of Love Songs

Well, he needed something to do after stepping down as PM

(Newser) - Grab your holiday wish list, because you are definitely going to want to add this to it: Coming out on Tuesday is a CD of love songs penned by none other than former Italian prime minister and famed bunga bunga party thrower Silvio Berlusconi. Apparently Berlusconi once worked as a...

Stipe: REM Breakup 3 Years in the Making
 Stipe: REM Breakup 
 3 Years in the Making 
interview
Nov 14, 2011 11:51 AM CST

Stipe: REM Breakup 3 Years in the Making

He explains to Salon why the band didn't do a farewell tour

(Newser) - REM’s break-up, announced in September , wasn’t a snap decision. The band had been talking about it during its 2008 tour, Michael Stipe tells Salon in a lengthy sit-down. “The decision came about quite organically, like most things in REM,” he says. By the end of that...

Music Changes Taste of Wine
 Music Changes 
 Taste of Wine 
study says
Nov 1, 2011 2:49 PM CDT

Music Changes Taste of Wine

Sippers say booze tastes like tune they're hearing

(Newser) - That glass of chardonnay may taste light and fruity now—but try sipping it while playing Rage Against the Machine. Wine drinkers tend to think their glass tastes like whatever music is on the stereo, a study suggests. Researchers in Scotland offered either a glass of red or white to...

Insane Clown Posse Fans Are 'Gang Threat': FBI

Listeners listed alongside Crips, Bloods

(Newser) - If rappers Insane Clown Posse have a show in your town, lock your windows and bolt your door: Their fans, who call themselves Juggalos, are officially a “gang threat,” according to the FBI. Their inclusion in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment apparently puts them in a league...

Bruce Springsteen Gets Museum Exhibit in Philly

Display will feature the Boss's guitars, lyrics, and 1960 Corvette

(Newser) - An exhibit devoted to all things Bruce Springsteen will launch at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this winter, reports the AP . The display will feature the Boss's guitars, handwritten lyrics, and a 1960 Corvette that Springsteen purchased after Born to Run became a smash hit. This same exhibit...

Can We Stop Butchering the National Anthem?

Let's ditch the 'insufferable freestyle flourishes': Raymond Cummings

(Newser) - Why must every sports game begin with vocalists wailing their way through the national anthem? It’s a powerful song, but “there’s no reason” it needs to “last five endless minutes and arrive full of insufferable freestyle flourishes,” writes Raymond Cummings at SpliceToday . Trouble is, no...

At Bon Jovi's Restaurant, Pay What You Can

'Soul Kitchen' lets customers work for their dinner in New Jersey

(Newser) - At Jon Bon Jovi’s new restaurant, you can get “cornmeal crusted catfish with red beans and rice” or “grilled salmon with soul seasonings” without paying a cent. The restaurant aims to feed the hungry—but that doesn’t mean the meal is totally free, the Christian Science...

Cassette Tapes Are Back
 Cassette Tapes Are Back 
Oct 20, 2011 12:03 PM CDT

Cassette Tapes Are Back

Amongst a certain set of people, at least

(Newser) - Proving once again that everything will someday become cool again, the Wall Street Journal today brings us the news that cassettes are making a comeback. A small comeback, sure, but a comeback nonetheless. “I want them fresh, sealed in the package,” says one collector. “I know one...

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