Category | Music

Izibor channels American soul by way of Ireland (Reuters)

Posted on 30 November 2008

Reuters - Irish singer-songwriter Laura Izibor didn’t know she could sing until she was 13, but once she did, she knew she was on to something.

Britney Spears: Looking for a Husband? (E! Online)

Posted on 30 November 2008

Looking for a Husband?(E! Online)E! Online - Britney Spears hasn’t given up on love. The former Mrs. Kevin Federline says she’d like another walk down the aisle.

Take That top British singles chart for 11th time (Reuters)

Posted on 30 November 2008

British band Take That perform during the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony in Liverpool, November 6, 2008. (Phil Noble/Reuters)Reuters - Veteran boy band Take That’s single “Greatest Day” has stormed into the pop charts at No. 1, displacing Beyonce’s “If I were a boy,” the Official Charts Company said this week.

Sydney Opera House mourns architect’s death (AP)

Posted on 30 November 2008

The Sydney Opera House lights are dimmed on it's sails as a mark of respect to mark the death of Joern Utzon, the creative mind behind the globally known landmark, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd led praise for the Danish architect, whose most distinctive creation had a troublesome birth in Australia but is now held dear as perhaps the country's most recognized icon.   (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House darkened Sunday night to mourn the death of Joern Utzon, the creative mind behind the globally known landmark.

Sydney Opera House to darken in mourning

Posted on 30 November 2008

The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House will darken Sunday to mourn the death of Joern Utzon, the creative mind behind the globally known landmark.

Sydney Opera House mourns architect’s death

Posted on 30 November 2008

The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House darkened Sunday night to mourn the death of Joern Utzon, the creative mind behind the globally known landmark.

Sydney Opera House darkens in mourning

Posted on 30 November 2008

The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House darkened Sunday night to mourn the death of Joern Utzon, the creative mind behind the globally known landmark.

T.I. fends off Beyonce (Reuters)

Posted on 29 November 2008

Hip Hop star T.I. talks during the nominations news conference for the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this July 31, 2006 file photograph. (Brendan McDermid/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Rapper T.I. started a fifth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna. But Beyonce was nipping at his heels with two songs.

Barenboim leads passionate “Tristan” in Met debut (AP)

Posted on 29 November 2008

In this photo released by the Metropolitan Opera, Peter Seiffert portrays Tristan and Katarina Dalayman appears as Isolde in the final dress rehearsal of Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde,' Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Marty Sohl)AP - Each time the Metropolitan Opera performed Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” last season the big question was who would show up in the title roles. This season, both lead singers are new to their parts at the Met — and both went on as scheduled for the opening. The real news was in the pit.

Axl Rose Accuses Dr Pepper of Malpractice (E! Online)

Posted on 29 November 2008

Axl Rose Accuses Dr Pepper of Malpractice(E! Online)E! Online - All is fair in Chinese Democracy, except when the citizens are denied the opportunity to drink what the Dr ordered.