2008

Her new album “Breakout” (Hollywood), however,...

For 90 minutes, Yaz turned out everything from gorgeous,...

Let no one ever say Billy Joel isn’t a gracious host....

Donna Summer could have taken the easy way out. She could...

Of all the things that separate Nas from pretty much every ...

Billy Joel doesn’t pause after hearing how tickets to...

Wow. Somehow, I merited becoming a “Topic” in...

The trappings surrounding Coldplay’s fourth album,...

Guitar Hero is moving out of the basements and into the...

Duran Duran @ Rumsey Playfield 

Duran Duran @ Rumsey Playfield 

Cyndi Lauper doesn’t stop trying until she gets what...

Ryan Bingham was a bull-rider on the rodeo circuit, not ...

Jesse McCartney DEPARTURE Hollywood Risk and pop music...

“Idol” thoughts in USA Today today…

Scarlett Johansson ANYWHERE I LAY MY HEAD Atco Scarlett...

If Zootopia has always been hits radio powerhouse...

The most remarkable thing about the latest incarnation of...

Duffy ROCKFERRY Universal Duffy is much more than a nicer,...

Death Cab for Cutie NARROW STAIRS Atlantic Death Cab for...

Forget “pay what you want.” The new model for...

Clay Aiken ON MY WAY HERE RCA Clay Aiken has always seemed...

Lykke Li is taking a decidedly low-key approach to her ...

In The Week

“People always say, ‘David, if you’re so...

Fear not, Madonna fans. The Material Girl still controls ...

“I’m a black woman - Hillary or Obama, I’m...

As soon as Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin wrote the ...

Watch out, world. Flavor Flav is getting serious. Sure, he...

‘Uncle.” (Should it be “Aunt”?) With...

Remember a few months ago when there were rumors about Jay-Z...

Get ready for Mariah mania. [Also ran in Calgary Herald,...

Whether she’s writing about her own relationships, the...

For a 23-year-old, Leona Lewis is quite good at waiting for...

As “Shine a Light” opens, it looks as if it will...

The secret to success for R.E.M., like all great rock bands,...

Who says punctuation isn’t important? When last we saw...

Duffy is already a huge star in England, with both her album...

Unlike most of hip-hop’s recent hitmakers, Flo Rida...

Sean “Diddy” Combs and manager Jimmy...

In chaos, there is opportunity. And yes, cynics, that even ...

Ashley Alexandra Dupre (a.k.a. Kristen a.k.a. The...

For a couple of guys best known for dark, intensely ...

Given the lighthearted single “Sexual Eruption,”...

Madonna has been many things in her 26-year career. The...

Artist Raul Vincent Enriquez is one of the most interesting...

The view of “I in the Sky” from 44th and 9th in...

Paul Potts needs some time to cultivate some new dreams. ...

It’s a good thing that the North American Free Trade ...

When k.d. lang closes her eyes and points her head to the ...

On the title track of her new “Discipline”...

In this age of celebrities-they’re-just-like-us, the...

Billy Joel had set a record when 50,000 tickets for his...

Outside Comme Des Garcons in Chelsea

Outside Comme de Garcons in Chelsea

They seem easy, these all-cover albums of a singer’s...

“Flock” is filled with surprising twists and...

WRXP: It’s a good plan to try to introduce Led...

Skyline from Brooklyn Bridge Park

Joseph Arthur at Museum of Modern Arthur

Keith Urban may drape his songs in mandolin and six-string...

It should be a no-brainer. Celebrating the 25th anniversary...

Until now, British Sea Power has been better-known for its...

British soul singer Amy Winehouse stole the Grammy show last...

When neo-soul singer Ledisi landed her best new artist ...

Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse is the perfect poster...

This made me laugh out loud…

“This is the hat trick,” Joel said Thursday at a...

The Spice Girls’ 100-minute extravaganza at Nassau...

Sheryl Crow is lost no more. She has found her way with...

When the Spice Girls stormed America’s shores in 1996...

Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debut (XL Recordings) is ...

R.E.M.’s little videoclips on ninetynights.com really...

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