Review: Chris Brown wows fans at Oracle Arena with music, spectacle (San Francisco Chronicle)

Review: Chris Brown wows fans at Oracle Arena with music, spectacle (San Francisco Chronicle)
Teen heartthrob Chris Brown, R&B’s fastest rising star, has been seen in recent months on television and motion picture screens channeling pop music’s past. The 18-year-old Virginian performed Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” in a Charlie Chaplin suit on the…

Cruz Sisters Kiss In Music Video (ContactMusic)

Cruz Sisters Kiss In Music Video (ContactMusic)
Spanish star PENELOPE CRUZ is set to shock fans by passionately kissing her own sister MONICA, in a new music video. The sisters play translators ask

Kenya: 2007 - the Year in Which Local Music Boomed (AllAfrica.com)

Kenya: 2007 - the Year in Which Local Music Boomed (AllAfrica.com)
The ending year will be remembered as one in which the music industry made great strides in a number of aspects, with a number of artistes breaking into the international scene.

Top 10 classical music events of 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

Top 10 classical music events of 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)
HIGH: Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (Nov. 4). Music making doesn’t get any more exciting or alive than this knock-down, note-perfect romp through music of Shostakovich and Bernstein. No one who witnessed it will ever…

SOUNDS OF MUSIC ?07 (New York Post)

SOUNDS OF MUSIC ?07 (New York Post)
If there was one trend that threaded its way through the music industry’s best releases this year, it was the resurgence of the singer-songwriter. Some troubadours strummed ‘n’ hummed, some rapped and others rocked, but each had stories to tell and…

The Sun’s top music stories of ‘07 (Jam! Showbiz)

The Sun’s top music stories of ‘07 (Jam! Showbiz)
It was the best of times — Feist, I’m talking to you talented lady! It was the worst of times - hey there, Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears. 2007 will go down as one schizophrenic year on the music scene.

Social networking widgets could reshape music biz (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment)

Social networking widgets could reshape music biz (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment)
DENVER (Billboard) - This year saw the emergence of a new buzzword in the digital music space — widgets.

Do you hear what I hear? Sounds like less Christmas music (The Citizens’ Voice)

Do you hear what I hear? Sounds like less Christmas music (The Citizens’ Voice)
Christmas has come and gone. Presents have been opened, wrapping paper thrown away and Salvation Army bells have stopped ringing. Some store owners are breathing a sigh of relief as they turn off the Christmas music that has been playing since November.

Year Zero for music in ‘07 - Edmonton Sun

Year Zero for music in ‘07 - Edmonton Sun
Year Zero for music in ‘07Edmonton Sun, Canada - 43 minutes ago23: Top 10, the most fragile music in the world. Andorra: Electronic Irene is one of the best five songs of ‘07. Invitation Songs: Quirky, shivery folk for …

Warner offers DRM-free music on Amazon (AP via Yahoo! News)

Warner offers DRM-free music on Amazon (AP via Yahoo! News)
Warner Music Group, a major holdout on selling music online without copy protection, caved in to the growing trend Thursday and agreed to sell its tunes on Amazon.com Inc.’s digital music store.

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