Singer performs, slugger hosts clinic
Associated Press Dec 1, 08 7:00 AM CST
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After their much-discussed Thanksgiving was over, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez both ended up in Mexico City yesterday, the AP reports. While Madonna performed in two sold-out concerts, A-Rod ran a baseball clinic for impoverished children. It was not clear if they met, but when asked about being there at the same time as the singer, the slugger simply said it was “very good.”
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Madonna rips Ritchie during Boston concert
New York Daily News Oct 17, 08 11:34 AM CDT
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It won’t be a pretty breakup for the $521 million couple. The latest indication was Madonna bellowing out a dedication— Miles Away , inspired by her time with Guy Ritchie—for the “emotionally retarded” during a Boston concert Wednesday. The pop star, who has solicited London's top divorce lawyer, began the night with I'm Not Sorry , the New York Daily News writes.
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Man storms the stage at Toronto gig, shoves Gallagher brother into speakers
Sydney Morning Herald Sep 9, 08 4:00 AM CDT
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A rogue fan attacked Oasis star Noel Gallagher during a concert in Toronto, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The man raced onto the stage and violently pushed the guitarist down into speakers as the band played What's the Story, Morning Glory? Gallagher's brother Liam and the band's bodyguards rushed the crazed fan and dragged him offstage.
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Upset teens entered contest, never judged
Chicago Tribune Aug 27, 08 5:59 PM CDT
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Legions of young Jonas Brothers fans showed up for a concert as instructed with "thinking green" posters—only to see most of them summarily dumped in the trash, the Chicago Tribune reports. The teens had created the posters for a Chevy-sponsored contest in hopes of winning the top prize: meeting the trio in person. Chevy reps trolled the parking lot beforehand to view entries, but most were never judged because there were too many.
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Singer apologizes when raspy voice ruins
Ohio performance
Columbus Dispatch Aug 27, 08 2:55 AM CDT
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Singer Neil Diamond is offering fans a full refund for a raspy-voiced Ohio concert, reports the Columbus Dispatch s. Several fans were angry when the crooner croaked his way through the Ohio State University gig Monday night. Diamond, 67, posted a message on his website asking for fans’ forgiveness. He has been diagnosed with acute laryngitis and has canceled his next two concerts.
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BBC Aug 23, 08 6:18 PM CDT
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Madonna kicked off her 51-stop stage show in Cardiff today, a sprawling extravaganza featuring 20 songs, 250 crew members, and $2 million worth of jewelry, the BBC reports. A giant “M” loomed over the stage as Madonna worked through the show’s four sections, titled Pimp, Old School, Gypsy, and Rave. But all that glitz couldn’t buy a sold-out crowd—tickets were still available before the show.
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Jul 27, 08 12:00 PM CDT
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A former American Idol contestant held a sold-out concert in his Indiana hometown last night to help him raise money for his battle against cancer, AP reports. Luke Menard, 29, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma shortly after he was eliminated from the show in March, after reaching the top 16. “I don’t think I would want to be in any other town in America right now,” said Menard.
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Piano Man will play the last shows at iconic venue that first hosted the Beatles
New York Sun Jul 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT
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His idols set a pop-cultural milestone by playing a concert there in 1965, and now Billy Joel will be the last musician to rock Shea Stadium, reports the New York Sun . Since the Beatles turned to sports venues to fit their legions of screaming fans, the home of the Mets has hosted everyone from The Police to The Boss to the Pope.
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Concert honoring 90th birthday draws huge crowd to London's Hyde Park
BBC Jun 27, 08 4:45 PM CDT
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A benefit concert for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday drew a constellation of music stars to London today, the BBC reports. Will Smith kicked off the festivities, and Leona Lewis was a hit with the crowd, but the star of the show, as expected, was Mandela. "Even as we celebrate, let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete," he said.
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Country singer grabs rowdy fan himself and boots him
TMZ Jun 25, 08 8:48 PM CDT
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Tim McGraw took matters into his own hands when a rowdy fan got violent in the front row, TMZ reports. When McGraw saw the beefy man strike a woman during a concert in Washington state Tuesday night, he called for security while in mid-song, then reached down from the stage, and grabbed the guy.
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Model citizen no longer, Campbell can't attend 90th-birthday concert
Daily Mail (UK) Jun 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
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Nelson Mandela personally barred Naomi Campbell from a London concert to celebrate his 90th birthday Friday, the Daily Mail reports, days after the supermodel was sentenced for assaulting airport police officers. The anti-apartheid hero—whom Campbell calls her "honorary grandfather"—is said to be particularly disappointed that she was wearing a cap bearing his charity's logo at the time of her April arrest.
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MUSIC REVIEW
At Radio City Southern rockers strut spiritual side, showcase 'arena-rock ascendance'
New York Times Jun 23, 08 4:33 PM CDT
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My Morning Jacket is officially an arena-rock force, Nate Chinen raves in the New York Times . The Southern-rock darlings walked the line between spiritual and sanguine before a sold-out Radio City Music Hall on Friday, playing the majority of new album Evil Urges , which "features some of its strongest songs alongside some of its strangest."
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Singer plans gig to thank community service co-workers
New York Daily News Jun 12, 08 9:32 AM CDT
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Boy George is planning a private gig as a thank-you to the people who helped him keep New York's streets clean during his week of court-ordered community service, the New York Daily News reports. The singer, who says city workers treated him very kindly during his 2006 punishment for wasting police time, will play the sanitation department's family picnic this summer.
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Chamber rock series invites young fans to hear old masters
Gramophone Jun 7, 08 4:16 PM CDT
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Ronen Givony is no musician, he can’t read music, and had never organized a concert—until recently. Now the 28-year-old is considered one of New York’s top impresarios, thanks to his “Wordless Music” series, which puts top indie rock and electronica bands on the same bill as classical performers. The series is a blockbuster, drawing the young, curious 20-something crowd that Lincoln Center so desires.
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