Bands line up for LA benefit for drummer Wally Ingram
A semi-acoustic benefit gig at LA's Alex Theatre on 31 January will raise money for drummer Wally Ingram's cancer treatment, featuring Bonnie Raitt and Garbage.…
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Ruth Brown dies
R&B pioneer Ruth Brown has died aged 78, remembered for her 1950s hits with Atlantic Records and her campaigning for musicians' royalties.…
Ray Charles dominates the Grammys
Ray Charles won multiple Grammys posthumously for his 'Genius Loves Company' duets album, while Alicia Keys and Usher each took several awards and British nominees were largely shut out.…
Final preparations made for Grammys show
The Grammys show will open with a multi-artist performance across three stages, with Bono, Stevie Wonder and Brian Wilson among those performing a Beatles tribute.…
Grammys to pay tribute to Ray Charles
Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston will take part in a Grammy tribute to Ray Charles, who is posthumously nominated for seven awards.…
Springsteen and others embark on anti-Bush Vote For Change tour
Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and others are touring 36 cities in swing states in the Vote For Change campaign against Bush, with proceeds going to America Coming Together.…
Vote For Change finale sells out in 30 minutes
All 20,000 tickets for the Vote For Change tour finale at the MCI Center in Washington DC on 11 October sold out within 30 minutes.…
Springsteen among the artists lined up for anti-Bush gigs
Bruce Springsteen, REM, the Dixie Chicks and others are expected to play anti-Bush gigs in battleground states ahead of the presidential election, organised by MoveOn.…