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Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica.
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R&B star R. Kelly acquitted in child porn case
AP - Sat Jun 14, 7:22 AM ET
CHICAGO (AP) — For R. Kelly, six years of pretrial delays came down to an agonizing 10 minutes. Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts Reuters - Sat Jun 14, 1:43 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Atlanta may be known as the hub for R&B and hip-hop, but regional Mexican acts are finding a welcoming audience there too. Post-Oscar, Three 6 Mafia stays true to roots Reuters - Sat Jun 14, 1:36 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - What do you do after becoming the first African-American rap group to win an Academy Award for best song? If you're Three 6 Mafia, you stay focused on what brought you to the game in the first place: music. R. Kelly acquitted of child porn charges Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 9:06 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A jury acquitted R&B star R. Kelly of child pornography charges on Friday, finding he did not make an explicit videotape showing him having sex with an underage girl who called him "godfather." Bedingfield to open for New Kids on the Block Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:50 PM ET
NEW YORK (Billboard) - British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield has been chosen as the opening act for most of New Kids on the Block's upcoming reunion tour. Michael Jackson in talks on possible Las Vegas act Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:44 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson may relaunch his career as a Las Vegas act, thanks to the private equity group that recently bought the loan on his Neverland Ranch in California to help the pop star avert foreclosure. Reggae artists getting back to their roots Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:31 PM ET
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A widely held perception among music aficionados is that quality roots reggae passed away with Bob Marley in 1981. Judas Priest unveils "Nostradamus" concept album Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:14 PM ET
LONDON (Billboard) - "Everybody," Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford says, "is eager to grab the full metal opera." Hastily-called hearing held in Spears custody case AP - Fri Jun 13, 7:59 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - An unscheduled hearing in the Britney Spears custody case Friday yielded no change in the arrangement between the pop star and ex-husband Kevin Federline. Q&A: Neil Young hopes documentary will spur debate Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 7:45 PM ET
NEW YORK (Billboard) - In the spring of 2006, rock singer-songwriter Neil Young was just a year removed from a near-fatal aneurysm when he became so enraged with the war in Iraq that he quickly wrote, recorded and released the protest album "Living With War." Not two months after its release, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young launched their Freedom of Speech tour, during which unwitting fans expecting the band's sweeter side were greeted instead with its serrated edge. Bonnaroo experience includes yoga, shadow puppets AP - Fri Jun 13, 6:58 PM ET
MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Though more than 150 musical acts are performing at Bonnaroo, it's possible to be entertained without hearing a note. Should Mariah Carey Be Worried? E! Online - Fri Jun 13, 8:37 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - No doubt the queen of divas, Mariah Carey, doesn't like everyone proclaiming that hot young upstart Leona Lewis is on the verge of knocking her off her music superstar throne. A Stone Temple Suit E! Online - Fri Jun 13, 7:08 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Stone Temple Pilots are singing the legal blues. Chris Martin Gives the Cold(play) Shoulder E! Online - Fri Jun 13, 4:55 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - If the best way to measure the growth of a band is by the tantrums thrown by its frontman, then Coldplay just reached the next plateau of their career. Jay-Z Killing 'Em Softly? E! Online - Thu Jun 12, 1:33 PM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - A picture is worth 1,000 words. But that's apparently nothing compared to what a whisper is worth. Coldplay album selling fast, music to EMI's ears Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 1:30 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay sold 125,000 copies of its new album on the first day of release in Britain, a solid tally industry experts say should be music to the band's ears and those of its ailing record label EMI.
CHICAGO (AP) — For R. Kelly, six years of pretrial delays came down to an agonizing 10 minutes. Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts Reuters - Sat Jun 14, 1:43 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Atlanta may be known as the hub for R&B and hip-hop, but regional Mexican acts are finding a welcoming audience there too. Post-Oscar, Three 6 Mafia stays true to roots Reuters - Sat Jun 14, 1:36 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - What do you do after becoming the first African-American rap group to win an Academy Award for best song? If you're Three 6 Mafia, you stay focused on what brought you to the game in the first place: music. R. Kelly acquitted of child porn charges Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 9:06 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A jury acquitted R&B star R. Kelly of child pornography charges on Friday, finding he did not make an explicit videotape showing him having sex with an underage girl who called him "godfather." Bedingfield to open for New Kids on the Block Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:50 PM ET
NEW YORK (Billboard) - British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield has been chosen as the opening act for most of New Kids on the Block's upcoming reunion tour. Michael Jackson in talks on possible Las Vegas act Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:44 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson may relaunch his career as a Las Vegas act, thanks to the private equity group that recently bought the loan on his Neverland Ranch in California to help the pop star avert foreclosure. Reggae artists getting back to their roots Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:31 PM ET
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A widely held perception among music aficionados is that quality roots reggae passed away with Bob Marley in 1981. Judas Priest unveils "Nostradamus" concept album Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 8:14 PM ET
LONDON (Billboard) - "Everybody," Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford says, "is eager to grab the full metal opera." Hastily-called hearing held in Spears custody case AP - Fri Jun 13, 7:59 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - An unscheduled hearing in the Britney Spears custody case Friday yielded no change in the arrangement between the pop star and ex-husband Kevin Federline. Q&A: Neil Young hopes documentary will spur debate Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 7:45 PM ET
NEW YORK (Billboard) - In the spring of 2006, rock singer-songwriter Neil Young was just a year removed from a near-fatal aneurysm when he became so enraged with the war in Iraq that he quickly wrote, recorded and released the protest album "Living With War." Not two months after its release, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young launched their Freedom of Speech tour, during which unwitting fans expecting the band's sweeter side were greeted instead with its serrated edge. Bonnaroo experience includes yoga, shadow puppets AP - Fri Jun 13, 6:58 PM ET
MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Though more than 150 musical acts are performing at Bonnaroo, it's possible to be entertained without hearing a note. Should Mariah Carey Be Worried? E! Online - Fri Jun 13, 8:37 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - No doubt the queen of divas, Mariah Carey, doesn't like everyone proclaiming that hot young upstart Leona Lewis is on the verge of knocking her off her music superstar throne. A Stone Temple Suit E! Online - Fri Jun 13, 7:08 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Stone Temple Pilots are singing the legal blues. Chris Martin Gives the Cold(play) Shoulder E! Online - Fri Jun 13, 4:55 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - If the best way to measure the growth of a band is by the tantrums thrown by its frontman, then Coldplay just reached the next plateau of their career. Jay-Z Killing 'Em Softly? E! Online - Thu Jun 12, 1:33 PM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - A picture is worth 1,000 words. But that's apparently nothing compared to what a whisper is worth. Coldplay album selling fast, music to EMI's ears Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 1:30 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Coldplay sold 125,000 copies of its new album on the first day of release in Britain, a solid tally industry experts say should be music to the band's ears and those of its ailing record label EMI.
