http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/168-music.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/168-music.html http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2159270-romanian-pop-star-claims-manager-beat-up.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a popular singer's claim that she was beaten up by her manager-boyfriend after a dispute over money, prompting a rare debate about domestic violence in this conservative East European nation. Alexandra Stan, whose 2010 hit "Mr. Saxobeat" sold almost 1 million copies in les... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2159270-romanian-pop-star-claims-manager-beat-up.html 2013-06-18T17:10:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2156692-la-scala-presents-wagners-ring-cycle-this-week.html MILAN (AP) — Daniel Barenboim is conducting the first week-long presentation of Wagner's Ring cycle at La Scala since 1938. "Der Ring des Nibelungen," which begins with "Das Rheingold" on Monday, is part of the opera house's yearlong celebration of the bicentennial of the births of composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner. The opera... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2156692-la-scala-presents-wagners-ring-cycle-this-week.html 2013-06-17T10:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2153656-paul-mccartney-carries-weight-bonnaroo.html MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) — Even a former Beatle needs a moment standing on the main stage at Bonnaroo. A few songs into his transcendent first set at the massive Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Paul McCartney wrapped his arms around his signature Hofner bass and surveyed a crowd of 80,000 adoring fans. "Hey, listen, I'm going to take... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:37:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2153656-paul-mccartney-carries-weight-bonnaroo.html 2013-06-15T07:37:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2153220-adele-honored-queen-elizabeth-ii.html LONDON (AP) — Adele is getting a new medal to go alongside her Grammys and Academy Award — an honor from Queen Elizabeth II. The "Rumor Has It" and "Skyfall" singer was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, on Friday in the queen's annual Birthday Honors list. Her award, for services to music, caps 12 months in which the 25-year-old s... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:57:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2153220-adele-honored-queen-elizabeth-ii.html 2013-06-14T21:57:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2152190-stemme-shines-isolde-wagners-love-story.html VIENNA (AP) — Can watching two people suffer for four hours be enjoyable? The Vienna State Opera makes it happen with its new production of "Tristan and Isolde." Richard Wagner's ultimate love story of tragic passion, deceit and death often ends up as an evening of tedium, or worse, kitsch. But with thoughtful directing, some wonderful voices and staging ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:57:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2152190-stemme-shines-isolde-wagners-love-story.html 2013-06-14T14:57:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2151322-sting-billy-joel-elton-john-songwriters-hall.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sting performed in honor of Elton John, Billy Joel sang snippets of Foreigner's hits when introducing the band and Smokey Robinson debuted part of a new song he wrote about Berry Gordy. The 44th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony was full of star power that included Alison Krauss, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Nickelback, P... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:04:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2151322-sting-billy-joel-elton-john-songwriters-hall.html 2013-06-14T10:04:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2146830-reggae-star-stabbing-death-inquest-opens-uk.html LONDON (AP) — A British coroner on Wednesday opened an inquest into the 2011 death of reggae star Smiley Culture, who was stabbed in the heart during a police raid on his home. Police say the London-born musician stabbed himself with a kitchen knife as four officers searched his house in March 2011 in connection with a drugs investigation. Coroner Richard... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:35:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2146830-reggae-star-stabbing-death-inquest-opens-uk.html 2013-06-12T16:35:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2144332-mumford-sons-postpone-dates-to-illness.html NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane has a blood clot on his brain that will require surgery. The Grammy-winning folk-rock group postponed concerts Tuesday in Dallas, Wednesday in The Woodlands in Texas and Thursday in New Orleans. A statement on its website said there are no plans to postpone or cancel any other appearances on the... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:16:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2144332-mumford-sons-postpone-dates-to-illness.html 2013-06-11T16:16:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2143588-musicians-lobby-g-8-leaders-with-protest-songs.html LONDON (AP) — Sting, Green Day, Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons are among musicians raising their voices against poverty by re-recording classic protest songs. The agit8 project, which hopes to influence leaders at next week's G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, is backed by the One Campaign set up by U2 front man Bono. It wants G-8 leaders to help boost Africa... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:10:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2143588-musicians-lobby-g-8-leaders-with-protest-songs.html 2013-06-11T11:10:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2140794-ukraine-pianist-wins-cliburn-piano-competition.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vadym Kholodenko of the Ukraine has won the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, just four months after the death of the contest's namesake. The competition is held every four years and remains among the top showcases for the world's best pianists. Cliburn's win at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Mo... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2140794-ukraine-pianist-wins-cliburn-piano-competition.html 2013-06-10T02:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2140126-italian-maestro-bruno-bartoletti-dies-florence.html ROME (AP) — Bruno Bartoletti, an orchestra conductor who was associated with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for a half-century, and who championed modern opera as well as classic works, died on Sunday in his native Tuscany, a day before his 87th birthday. The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, where the maestro had served as artistic director from 1985 until 1991, s... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:49:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2140126-italian-maestro-bruno-bartoletti-dies-florence.html 2013-06-09T18:49:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2133054-paris-jackson-all-too-familiar-spotlight.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Until he died in 2009, Michael Jackson was fiercely protective of his children (save for that one balcony-dangling incident). He covered their faces when they went out with him so they might enjoy the kind of normal childhood he missed out on as a member of the Jackson 5. But Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson stepped onto a world stage ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:02:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2133054-paris-jackson-all-too-familiar-spotlight.html 2013-06-06T10:02:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2131858-wayne-newton-moving-las-vegas-estate.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — With a bitter legal fight nearly over, "Mr. Las Vegas" Wayne Newton is moving from his estate of 45 years, "Casa de Shenandoah," to another mansion about a mile away. The downsizing from a 40-plus acre spread to a $3 million mansion and several adjacent properties totaling 20 acres is taking place this week, the crooner's sister-in-law, T... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2131858-wayne-newton-moving-las-vegas-estate.html 2013-06-05T23:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2130542-director-salzburg-fest-heads-to-la-scala.html MILAN (AP) — Alexander Pereira will arrive at the Milanese opera house La Scala as general manager in 2015 with a unique set of work experience that may be just what's called for as European cultural institutions are squeezed financially: top Olivetti computer salesman, trained singer and veteran artistic director of the Zurich Opera and Salzburg Festival. ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:55:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2130542-director-salzburg-fest-heads-to-la-scala.html 2013-06-05T22:55:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2130652-czech-court-clears-us-musician-fans-death.html PRAGUE (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the acquittal of the frontman of a U.S. heavy metal band accused of causing a teenage fan's death at a concert in the Czech Republic. Lamb of God's Randy Blythe was charged in December in Prague with causing bodily harm to another person with lethal consequences. Blythe was accused of pushing a 19-year-old who had... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2130652-czech-court-clears-us-musician-fans-death.html 2013-06-05T11:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2129614-jack-white-pays-detroit-masonic-temples-tax-bill.html DETROIT (AP) — Musician Jack White has played springtime Santa, paying a $142,000 back tax bill for Detroit's historic Masonic Temple. The move prevents a threatened auction of the famed venue where The Who and the Rolling Stones once played. Last Thursday, a then-anonymous donor paid off the famed music venue's entire 2010-2012 tax delinquency. The 14-st... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:17:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2129614-jack-white-pays-detroit-masonic-temples-tax-bill.html 2013-06-05T01:17:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2128570-uk-reports-x-factor-tulisa-held-drug-claim.html LONDON (AP) — British media say singer and former U.K. "X Factor" judge Tulisa Contostavlos was arrested Tuesday on allegations of supplying hard drugs. The arrest came after the Sun tabloid ran a story claiming the 24-year-old had acted as a go-between in a deal to sell cocaine. The Metropolitan Police force said a 24-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:33:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2128570-uk-reports-x-factor-tulisa-held-drug-claim.html 2013-06-04T16:33:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2127740-charice-lesbian-apologizes-to-family.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Charice Pempengco, a Filipino singer who played an exchange student in "Glee," says she's a lesbian and has apologized to her family in an emotional TV interview. The 21-year-old said on Sunday's talk show on ABS-CBN TV that she wants to apologize to those who do not understand and cannot accept her. She mentioned her mother and... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:04:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2127740-charice-lesbian-apologizes-to-family.html 2013-06-04T16:04:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2127168-jennifer-lopez-off-camera-tv-drama.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez isn't on screen for the debut of her new TV series, but she will be on Twitter. Lopez is an executive producer of ABC Family's drama "The Fosters," which debuts at 9 p.m. EDT Monday. The channel says the actress and singer will be live-tweeting from her (at)JLo account during the episode. "The Fosters"... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:47:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2127168-jennifer-lopez-off-camera-tv-drama.html 2013-06-03T22:47:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2126888-pitt-muse-perfect-soundtrack-to-film.html LONDON (AP) — Brad Pitt wants the music for "World War Z" to be much more than a footnote. Pitt says that while making the zombie flick, out on June 21, he wanted the film's soundtrack to have songs reminiscent of those made for "The Exorcist." Enter Muse, which recorded the instrumental track "Isolated System" for the movie. ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:21:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2126888-pitt-muse-perfect-soundtrack-to-film.html 2013-06-03T20:21:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2126042-uk-judge-anti-fur-protest-irked-lady-gaga-fans.html LONDON (AP) — A British judge has limited protests outside a London department store after management complained that Lady Gaga fans were disturbed by anti-fur campaigners during an appearance last year. High Court Judge Henry Globe said the singer visited Harrods in October to "advertise some perfumery" — her scent branded Lady Gaga Fame. He said protest... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:01:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2126042-uk-judge-anti-fur-protest-irked-lady-gaga-fans.html 2013-06-03T15:01:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2125162-kim-kardashian-reveals-west-girl.html NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West can pass down that leather skirt to his future child: He and Kim Kardashian are expecting a daughter. The big reveal of the baby's sex came Sunday night on Kardashian's E! reality show, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." Kardashian said she was excited to be having a girl and added, "Who doesn't want a girl?" She added that that... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2125162-kim-kardashian-reveals-west-girl.html 2013-06-03T02:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2124174-ap-source-bruno-mars-mother-dies-age-55.html NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars has died in Hawaii. Bernadette Hernandez died Saturday of a brain aneurysm, according to a publicist for Mars' label, Atlantic Records, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on the record. Hernandez was ... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2124174-ap-source-bruno-mars-mother-dies-age-55.html 2013-06-02T05:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2123674-beyonce-headlines-london-charity-concert-women.html LONDON (AP) — Beyonce and a few famous friends — including John Legend, Jennifer Lopez and Madonna — turned the home of English rugby into a fortress for women's rights at a star-studded charity concert. Beyonce headlined a concert at Twickenham rugby stadium in London in support of Chime for Change, a campaign set up to help empower girls and women aroun... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:32:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2123674-beyonce-headlines-london-charity-concert-women.html 2013-06-01T21:32:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2123064-wife-lou-reed-recovering-liver-transplant.html LONDON (AP) — Rock icon Lou Reed is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant in the U.S., according to an interview with his wife published Saturday in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed "was dying" before the operation several weeks ago at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic. She said 71-year-old Reed isn't back to full st... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:45:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2123064-wife-lou-reed-recovering-liver-transplant.html 2013-06-01T12:45:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2121338-monkey-business-bieber-pet.html BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber's former pet, Mally the Monkey, is getting ready to meet new playmates at his new home in Germany. The 23-week-old animal was presented to photographers at the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen, in northern Germany, on Friday. He faces another 25 days in quarantine before he can join his new family: the zoo's six capuchin monkeys, t... Fri, 31 May 2013 14:52:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2121338-monkey-business-bieber-pet.html 2013-05-31T14:52:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2119500-billy-joel-surprises-york-high-school.html NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel was back in high school. The singer surprised an assembly full of students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in the borough of Queens on Thursday, appearing with Tony Bennett, who opened the school in 2001 through his Exploring the Arts program. Joel performed songs on two different pianos onstage — he ... Thu, 30 May 2013 22:16:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2119500-billy-joel-surprises-york-high-school.html 2013-05-30T22:16:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2118420-bon-jovi-drops-concert-fee-crisis-hit-spain.html MADRID (AP) — U.S. rock star Jon Bon Jovi and his band are waiving their performance fee for a concert in Madrid as a gesture to their Spanish fans hit hard by the country's severe economic crisis. El Mundo newspaper and other media outlets said Thursday that tickets for the band's concert cost between 18 euros ($23) and 39 euros, roughly half normal pric... Thu, 30 May 2013 15:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2118420-bon-jovi-drops-concert-fee-crisis-hit-spain.html 2013-05-30T15:28:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2117976-timberlake-to-headline-itunes-festival.html LONDON (AP) — Justin Timberlake will be the headliner when the iTunes festival kicks off in September in London. The superstar is among the acts slated for the annual music series, which will be held each night that month and streamed on Apple devices like the iPad, iPhone and Apple TV. Fans can see it in person by winning tickets. ... Thu, 30 May 2013 06:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2117976-timberlake-to-headline-itunes-festival.html 2013-05-30T06:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2115882-moscows-top-court-rejects-pussy-riot-appeal.html MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow's highest court has rejected an appeal by punk group Pussy Riot against their sentence for a protest against Vladimir Putin. Moscow City Court chair Olga Yegorova said Wednesday that she had upheld the group's conviction last year for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and denied the case was politically motivated, Russian ne... Wed, 29 May 2013 10:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2115882-moscows-top-court-rejects-pussy-riot-appeal.html 2013-05-29T10:29:17Z