Weekly Music News Brief for 2/5/2008-2/11/2008
February 11, 2008
2008 GRAMMY AWARDS
HERBIE HANCOCK WINS ALBUM OF THE YEAR – BEATS OUT KANYE, AMY WINEHOUSE, FOO FIGTHERS, VINCE GILL
KANYE WEST WINS FOUR GRAMMYS – DESPITE LOSING COVETED ‘BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR’ AWARD
BARACK OBAMA BEATS CLINTON – WINS ‘BEST SPOKEN WORD’ AWARD
GRAMMY LIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
WATCH: KANYE AND DAFT PUNKS’ PERFORMANCE
WATCH: THE BEATLES GRAMMY TRIBUTE
WATCH: AMY WINEHOUSE’S SATELLITE GRAMMY PERFORMANCE
CHINESE CELLPHONE USERS TUNE IN TO MUSIC – HIGHEST USE PERCENTAGE IN THE WORLD
SCOTT WEILAND CHECKS INTO REHAB, YET AGAIN
CHER TO PLAY 200 SHOWS IN VEGAS OVER NEXT THREE YEARS – $60 MILLION DEAL
TRAVIS STAR HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALL AT GIG
FANS LAUNCH PETITION FOR LED ZEPPELIN TOUR
BONNAROO ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2008 FESTIVAL LINEUP
ERIC BURDON, WAR REUNITING FOR SHOW AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL
BILLY JOEL TO BE THE LAST ARTIST TO PLAY AT NEW YORK’S SHEA STADIUM
MARTIN SCORSESE PLANS FILM ABOUT BOB MARLEY, NOW THAT STONES FILM IS DONE
DYLAN’S EX-GIRLFRIEND BLASTS HIM IN HER BIOGRAPHY, A FREEWHEELIN’ TIME
GREEN DAY’S BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG TO FANS: STOP FILMING MY GIGS!
DR. DRE SEEKING DEATH ROW DOCUMENTS FOR UNPAID ROYALTY DISPUTE
JACK JOHNSON’S NEW ALBUM, SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC, BLASTS TO #1 ON UK CHARTS
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BOXED SET INFO LEAKED
THE WHO MULL WORKING WITH T-BONE BURNETT ON NEXT ALBUM
NEIL YOUNG’S WIFE, PEGI YOUNG, TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IN MARCH
LOU REED COLLABORATES ON SPOKEN WORD ALBUM