The Dead keep on truckin' with new tour
Surviving members of the Grateful Dead are uniting for a 19-city tour, the first since 2004. Now called the Dead, the group will start a tour that begins April 12 in Greensboro, N.C., and ends May 10 in Mountain View, Calif.
Prince sidesteps record labels for upcoming three albums
Musician Prince will bring out not one but three new albums this year - and he won't be working with a record label.
Madonna queen of the road: Pollstar
Madonna's Sticky and Sweet world tour, which wound up in Brazil last week, was the top concert attraction in the 2008 calendar year, Pollstar magazine said on its website Friday.
Bob Marley's songwriter dies
Vincent (Tarta) Ford, who composed Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry, has died in Jamaica at age 68.
Hail to the Leaf: CBC campaign pitches a Cancon playlist for Obama
Barack Obama has proclaimed himself a fan of music both old-school and new, but a new CBC Radio campaign specifically aims to get some Cancon onto the U.S. president-elect's radar for Inauguration Day.
Norway summons Winehouse to court over appeal
After lying low for a spell, troubled British singer Amy Winehouse will likely make the front page once again in the new year after being summoned to appear in a Norwegian court over a drugs possession case.
Rapper DMX pleads guilty to animal cruelty, drug charges
Bad boy rapper DMX faces at least 90 days in jail after entering guilty pleas in an Arizona court Tuesday on animal cruelty, theft and drug charges.
Céline Dion, Willie O'Ree among latest Order of Canada honourees
Quebec superstar Céline Dion, who re-emerged onto the music scene with a blockbuster world tour this year, is among the latest group of esteemed Canadians to be honoured by the Order of Canada.
Woody Allen, jazz band play packed concert hall in Warsaw
Filmmaker Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band delighted a Warsaw audience of about 3,000 people Sunday evening, as the ensemble played its first- ever concert in Poland.
Cobain's smashed guitar sells for $100,000 US
A guitar late rocker Kurt Cobain smashed on his first tour of the U.S., has sold for $100,000 US.
Health rumours dog former pop star Michael Jackson
Is he or isn't he? Reclusive former pop star Michael Jackson is being plagued by rumours, this time over his health.
Dean Martin, Four Tops to get Grammys for lifetime achievement
Dean Martin, The Four Tops and Gene Autry are among the seven artists who will be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards at next year's Grammy ceremony.
Ontario songwriter lights a candle for military families
Ontario songwriter Glenn Marais wanted to make a difference this Christmas for Canada's military families.
Hallelujah! Britons embrace Leonard Cohen song as Christmas hit
Leonard Cohen's 1986 song Hallelujah is No. 1, No. 2 and No. 36 on the U.K.'s Christmas Top 40 chart, which came out on Sunday.
Warner yanks music videos from YouTube
Warner Music Group Corp's videos began vanishing from You Tube this weekend after negotiations over licensing fees broke down.
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