The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. 1. Beyonce; $5,735,568; $114.78. 2. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $5,504,772; … Continue reading
ROME (AP) — Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone is back on his feet after canceling a string of concerts because of two collapsed vertebrae that raised questions about the continued prodigious output of the 87-year-old music legend. Morricone, whose memorable scores to “The Mission,” ”Cinema Paradiso” and other films have made him one of Hollywood’s most … Continue reading
Madonna paid homage to Prince by wearing his signature color and bringing another icon — Stevie Wonder — onstage to sing the classic “Purple Rain” at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. Sitting atop a purple throne, Madonna kicked off the tribute with a version of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which Prince wrote and Sinead O’Connor recorded. … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours before Puff Daddy hit the stage for an all-star concert featuring his Bad Boy family, Jay Z and Mary J. Blige, he could not contain his excitement. He kissed Lil Kim on the cheek and embraced her warmly. He jumped up and down as he described their upcoming tour, and … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — R&B singer Jason Derulo has a lot to learn from country star Luke Bryan if he hopes to blend into the music scene in Nashville. The two teamed up for an episode of “CMT Crossroads” that combined each singer’s musical swagger and rump-shaking hits like Derulo’s “Want to Want Me” and … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — RushCard, the prepaid debit card company owned by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, agreed to pay at least $19 million to compensate its users who were impacted by the company’s multi-day outage last year. The technical fiasco caused tens of thousands of RushCard customers, who are largely poor and minorities, to be … Continue reading
HIDDEN HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Melissa Etheridge and songwriter Priscilla Renea had never met before sitting down to discuss their craft, and within an hour, they were spontaneously harmonizing together. Etheridge plucked a guitar from the wall of electrics and acoustics hanging in the front room of her suburban home. As she strummed a bluesy … Continue reading
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has banned a performance by a popular Lebanese rock band on religious grounds, spurring criticism of the Western-allied kingdom, which portrays itself as an island of tolerance in a turbulent region. The band Mashrou’ Leila (“Leila’s Project”) is known internationally for violin-laced pop music with catchy Arabic lyrics. Songs … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before his death, fans searching online for Prince were likely to find just a handful of his performance videos and almost none of his recorded music. In the days since he died, YouTube and other uploading sites have been flooded with hundreds of hours of the superstar musician’s songs, concert footage, … Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 100,000 spectators, artists, and Native American dancers are converging on Albuquerque as part of North America’s largest powwow. The 33rd annual Gathering of Nations begins Thursday, April 27, 2016 with the start of the three-day Miss Indian World pageant, one of the best known competitions of its kind in … Continue reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Music created by inmates at one of South Carolina’s most dangerous prisons was making its way to the White House on Wednesday, thanks to a group of musicians affiliated with Carnegie Hall. Three musicians from Decoda, a nonprofit organization that promotes music as rehabilitation for inmates were scheduled to perform a … Continue reading
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, has died following a collapse on stage during a concert, officials said. He was 66. Culture Minister Baudouin Banza Mukalay confirmed the musician’s death Sunday Apr. 23, calling it a “great loss for the country and … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Kurt Deutsch didn’t intend to become the Clive Davis of Broadway when he converted a second bedroom into the headquarters of a new record company. He was just hoping to help friends make rock ‘n’ roll albums. That was back in 2000, and the first albums he made were on … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It wasn’t love but inertia that kept them together. That’s the essence of “Toni Tennille: A Memoir” (Taylor Trade Publishing), which details the relationship of Daryl “the Captain” Dragon and Toni Tennille, better known as ’70s pop-music duo the Captain & Tennille. They had a top-40 pop-chart run from 1975-1980 … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a sweet day to be The Weeknd. The R&B artist is leading the nominees at this year’s Billboard Music Awards with 16 nods in categories such as top artist, top hot 100 song and top Billboard 200 album. Justin Bieber is following behind the “Can’t Feel My Face” singer with … Continue reading
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