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Dec 19, 2008 11:27 AM CST

U2 Gets a Line on New Release

Band's 12th studio effort is due March 3

(Newser) - U2’s hotly anticipated new album is finally on the horizon: No Line on the Horizon is set for release March 3, E! Online reports. The band delayed the release to polish the songs and add two tracks. Although U2 worked with its “usual suspects,” guitarist the Edge...

Brit's Circus Tops the Charts

Dec 10, 2008 11:06 AM CST

Brit's Circus Tops the Charts

Will be singer's fifth No. 1

(Newser) - Britney Spears' latest CD, Circus, has landed her back at a familiar position—No. 1. The singer's comeback CD—make that her second comeback CD—will top the album charts next week, according to her label, Jive. Though Nielsen SoundScan does not release its official figures until today, estimates have...

Winehouse
(Sort of)
Recording
New Album

Dec 9, 2008 11:21 AM CST

Winehouse (Sort of) Recording New Album

Singer's new album will be 'emotional'

(Newser) - No matter where Amy Winehouse finds herself after a night of partying, she’ll be able to record songs for her new album. Her label has shelled out more than $220,000 to book three studios in various parts of London for the troubled pop star. And thanks to her...

Grammy Noms
a 'Blessing':
Hudson

Dec 5, 2008 7:00 AM CST

Grammy Noms a 'Blessing': Hudson

Debut album receives four nods

(Newser) - Amid family tragedy, Jennifer Hudson found herself “blessed” with four Grammy nominations, People reports. “It’s been a childhood dream of mine to release an album,” Hudson said in a statement. “I'm extremely honored and humbled.” The nods came on the same day Hudson's estranged...

Iconic Drum Machine Has Kanye's Number

Dec 4, 2008 1:45 PM CST

Iconic Drum Machine Has Kanye's Number

(Newser) - Kanye West was just a toddler when Roland launched the TR-808 in 1980, but the drum machine has proven so influential that it figures in the title of the music titan's latest album, 808s and Heartbreak. "Today the 808 stands as hip-hop's answer to rock's Stratocaster—an iconic instrument...

Winehouse Inspires
Tom Jones Comeback

Sep 17, 2008 1:31 PM CDT

Winehouse Inspires Tom Jones Comeback

Crooner to release first US album in 15 years

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse's retro stylings have inspired an old pussycat to make a new album. Tom Jones, 68, is releasing his first new album in the US in November. It was listening to his fellow Brit's Back to Black that gave him ideas for the right sound for his famous voice,...

New Kids Score Block Party

NEW RELEASE

Sep 2, 2008 10:46 AM CDT

New Kids Score Block Party

New album could be best yet from reunited '90s boy band

(Newser) - Critics applaud the comeback album from reunited boy band New Kids on the Block, which, while it “may not break any ground musically,” is in fact “the best album of their multi-platinum career,” writes Glenn Gamboa in Newsday. “The best cuts” on The Block “...

Best Brouhahas Over Albums

Jul 28, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

Best Brouhahas Over Albums

Recent controversy over Nas's new release is far from the first

(Newser) - Nas’s new album gained its fair share of buzz before release because he originally planned to call it the 'n-word.' He settled on no title at all. Other album controversies, from the Los Angeles Times:

The Beatles, Yesterday and Today: The so-called butcher cover featured mutilated baby dolls

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Brit Cuts New Album;
Madge Touts K-Fed Reunion

Jul 17, 2008 11:51 AM CDT

Brit Cuts New Album; Madge Touts K-Fed Reunion

Manager sez Spears spending summer in studio

(Newser) - Britney Spears is busy rebounding from her yearlong downward spiral by working on a new album, her label says, while Madonna is said to be lobbying Britney and Kevin Federline to put in a live "reunion" appearance on her upcoming tour, the Sun reports. And if that's not enough,...

Bruni Sings
of Drugs, '30 Lovers'

New release

Jun 11, 2008 1:54 PM CDT

Bruni Sings of Drugs, '30 Lovers'

"I am a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers," she sings

(Newser) - French first lady Carla Bruni would like you to know she's "a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers"—at least according to one of the more standout lines on her third album, due for release in July. As If Nothing had Happened is her first collection...

Vinyl Back for Another Spin

Jun 2, 2008 12:25 PM CDT

Vinyl Back for Another Spin

Seemingly obsolete, format is seeing increasing—even 'unbelievable'—sales

(Newser) - It might seem unlikely in an age where the CD’s obituary has already been written, but vinyl records are making a comeback as younger fans fall for the big artwork and warm analog sounds, the Boston Globe reports. Music stores report big yearly sales increases, and big-box stores like...

Jacko Jacked to Cut
Jackpot Album

Apr 25, 2008 11:10 AM CDT

Jacko Jacked to Cut Jackpot Album

King of Pop knows his financial future relies on a chart-topper

(Newser) - Michael Jackson is depending on his next album to stave off encroaching financial ruin. That’s why, 2 days ago, he banned his kids from his Las Vegas studio, swore off women (did he ever like them?) and recruited music masterminds RedOne and Akon to produce a money machine, the...