The Bangor waterfront concert series has announced the "all day" Country Throwdown tour. It features several artists. The concert is set for Sunday May 27th, starting at 3 p.m. Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday, Feb. 10th at noon and can be purchased through waterfrontconcerts.co . . .
Pianists Shuai Wang (pictured) and Heather Cooper will perform music by Brahms, Debussy and Bolcolm in a pair of Canton Symphony casual concerts at 1 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Friday in Cable Recital Hall at the Cultural Center for the Arts. A reception with refreshments will follow each performance. Tickets, $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students, are available at www.cantonsymphony ...
Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill.
Princeton University Concerts continues its 2011/2012 season with Ensemble ACJW, Carnegie Hall’s acclaimed fellowship program, on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 8pm in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a glittery, spectacular Super Bowl halftime show.
AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
AP - Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius.
AP - A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer.
Apps have made tracking and buying tickets to concerts and shows easier. You can search for your favorite artists' concert tours or follow the upcoming movie awards season. Here are some highly rated apps to check out:
Reuters - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb said on Friday he had made a "spectacular" recovery from a serious illness, which was widely reported to be cancer.
Reuters - The Decca music label is looking for a singer who can go where no other singer is believed to have gone before -- a low "E," which is nearly three octaves below a middle "C" on the piano.
Reuters - Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has said he will not participate in the British heavy metal band's reunion recordings and tour unless he is offered a "signable" contract.
In the calm, resonant space at Christ Episcopal Church in Tacoma, a low voice rises out of nothing. Dusky purple, it weaves haunting lines at the very edge of hearing, joined swiftly by two others in wistful, ornamented harmony. It’s a flute, but a very unusual one: a copy of one played by Jacques Hotteterre, court musician to Louis XIV of France, and its carved ebony and ivory joints produce ...
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna said it was a dream come true to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday and conceded she was feeling pressure at the idea of singing in front of the huge live television audience.
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2012 Grammy Awards, joining Adele, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj on the music show lineup.
Reuters - Reg Presley, lead singer of British band The Troggs, famed for their 1966 anthem "Wild Thing," said on Thursday that he was retiring after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Reuters - British singer Adele stood her ground atop the Billboard album chart with "21" on Wednesday despite seven new entries vying for No. 1 this week, including stiff competition from country music singer Tim McGraw.
Reuters - The family of late soul singer Amy Winehouse said on Wednesday it was "taking advice" after learning that the coroner at the inquest into her death had resigned because she was not qualified to practise in Britain.
STOW, Ohio -- Audio-Technica announced the debut of its "Audio 911" video for its Solid Bass headphones. The brash, irreverent video, which can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Kz12Ijanw, ...
AP - Vevo, the online music video service launched by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment in late 2009, pulled in $150 million in revenue last year, chief executive Rio Caraeff revealed on Tuesday.
Digital Trends - In the wake of the takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload (and the ripple effect to sites like FileSonic and Uploaded.to), another popular file-sharing site has gone dark. Ukrainian police today shut down the countryâs most popular file sharing site, Ex.ua, on grounds that it was illegally distributing copyrighted material, including music, videos, and movies.
AP - Outgoing Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. says the proposed purchase of British recording company EMI by recording rivals Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV is "dangerous" and must be stopped by regulators.
Reuters - Neil Young said Tuesday that he is picking up where Steve Jobs left off, working on a device that can offer digital music without sacrificing quality as iTunes, Amazon and others have done.
ISE -- Phoenix Audio Technologies, a global leader in high definition audio communications, announces the release of its latest generation of Quattros, the Quattro3 family. “Continuing the tradition of the highly successful Quattro series of conference phones, we at Phoenix Audio Technologies are very excited to introduce the new Quattro3 for your desktop or conference room.
Mashable - Vevo generated $150 million in revenue last year, President and CEO Rio D. Caraeff revealed at AllThingsD's media conference on Tuesday.
The two-year-old music video platform, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media, has paid out $100 million to content owners over the past two years, he added.
Reuters - Ukrainian police on Tuesday shut down the former Soviet republic's most popular file sharing website, Ex.ua, accusing its owners of illegally distributing copyright-protected software, music and videos.
Digital Trends - Sir Paul McCartney is bringing his music to yet another video game, and from what we can tell, itâs not a sequel to Beatles Rock Band.
Digital Trends - Piracy has been in the news a lot recently, thanks to extensive coverage of both the SOPA and PIPA bills, and the ongoing saga of Megaupload.com.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Tabletop Audio Conferencing Endpoints Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0765802/Global-Tabletop-Audio-Conferencing-Endpoints-Market.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Telecommunication_ServicesThis ...