Weekly Music News Brief for 3/17/2008-3/24/2008
March 24, 2008
MAMBO PIONEER, ISRAEL ‘CACHAO’ LOPEZ, DIES AGED 89
BEATLES BUSINESS PARTNER & MENTOR NEIL ASPINALL DIES AGED 66
LEGENDARY REGGAE BROADCASTER MICHAEL ‘MIKEY DREAD’ CAMPBELL DIES AGED 54
STEELHEART DRUMMER FOUND DEAD, AGED 42
SINGER CORINNE BAILEY’S HUSBAND FOUND DEAD OF DRUG OVERDOSE
GRAMMY-WINNING TEJANO SINGER EMILIO NEVARIA CRITICALLY INJURED IN BUS CRASH
SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS SAYS TUPAC SHAKUR ATTACK ACCUSATIONS “A LIE”
R.E.M.’S MICHEL STIPE ADMITS HE IS GAY
EX-BEACH BOYS SETTLE BAND NAME DISPUTE
LIMEWIRE LAUNCHES PAY FOR MUSIC SERVICE
ITUNES ACCIDENTALLY LEAKS NEW RACONTEURS ALBUM
LAWYERS FOR THE BEATLES SUE TO KEEP EARLY RECORDINGS FROM BEING RELEASED
E STREET BAND KEYBOARDISTS RETURNS TO STAGE AFTER CANCER BATTLE
THE DUELING BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARIES
TWO MUSICAL TRIBUTES ANNOUNCED FOR LATE GUITARIST JEFF HEALY
MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED IN COLORADO
QUEEN PLOTS NEW ALBUM AND TOUR WITH SINGER PAUL RODGERS
KRAFTWERK TO PLAY HANDFUL OF U.S. SHOWS
VAN HALEN RESCHEDULES CANCELED U.S. SHOWS
TIM REYNOLDS REFORMS TRIO FOR SELECT TOUR DATES
GEORGE MICHAEL TO TOUR THE U.S. – 19 SHOWS
BOSTON TO TOUR WITH NEW LINEUP – 42 SHOWS
JAY-Z, MARY J. BLIGE KICK OFF U.S TOUR IN MIAMI
NEW MADONNA ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON MOBILE PHONES BEFORE IT HITS STORES
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE RELEASE FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM – 8 MINUTES 35 SECONDS LONG
STREAM DEATH CABS NEW SINGLE HERE
COLDPLAY NEW ALBUM PREVIEW, DUE THIS SUMMER
THE KOOKS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND WORLD TOUR
BECK, WILCO, PANIC ADDED TO SAN FRAN’S OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL
COUNTING CROWS, MAROON 5 PLAN EXTENSIVE JOINT SUMMER TOUR
RYAN ADAMS LAUNCHES BLOG, WORKS ON NEW ALBUM
AUSTRIAN MONKS SIGN MAJOR LABEL ALBUM DEAL
‘THE DOORS,’ CLASSIC ALBUMS DVD TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 22
NEW ALANIS MORISSETTE ALBUM DUE ON JUNE 10
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER GIVES AWAY FREE MOBY DOWNLOADS FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
DOLLY PARTON RELEASES NEW ALBUM ON HER OWN LABEL
EARLY REVIEW OF R.E.M.’S NEW ALBUM, ACCELERATE – DUE APRIL 1
OF MONTREAL IN STUDIO CUTTING THEIR NINTH ALBUM
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