LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson won yet another posthumous honor on Saturday, joining six other musicians including Leonard Cohen and Loretta Lynn who received Grammy awards for lifetime achievement.
But Jackson’s family, whose members rarely turn down an opportunity to share his spotlight, did not attend the ceremony at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, despite speculation [...]
NASHVILLE (Billboard) – One of the key elements in launching any music festival, particularly a destination event, is procuring a unique location that acts as a draw on its own. Think of the rolling hills of Manchester, Tenn., for Bonnaroo; the desert beauty of Indio, Calif., for Coachella; or the urban oasis of Chicago’s Grant [...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Gay rights groups angry about a Grammy nomination for jailed Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton took out a full page advert on Friday, protesting the honoring of an artist they said had “promoted the murder of gay people throughout his career.”
Banton, 36, is up for a best reggae album award for [...]
LOS ANGELES – Quincy Jones is re-recording the charity song “We Are the World” and sending the proceeds to Haiti.
The 76-year-old music legend says musicians are gathering Monday at a Los Angeles recording studio to redo the 25-year-old hit song.
Jones would not say who will perform on the track “because we’ve got to make sure [...]