03/19/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR BANDS / ARTISTS.

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR BANDS / ARTISTS.

• Baroness Will Reign Over Chaos in Tejas _{2013-03-19, 08:35 am}
  ... their highly anticipated Fun Fun Fun Fest set last Fall, and now, against all odds, they are back on stage. Chronicle music editor Raoul Hernandez bumped into Baizley last weekend, and he confirmed that the Virginia-via-Georgia quartet will be ...
• Music Review: 'Muchacho' a luminous new album from Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck _{2013-03-19, 08:21 am}
  Matthew Houck's quest for a few moments of simplicity has led to his most complex album yet, a lush take on easygoing country flavored with a light ocean breeze.
• Justin Timberlake's '20/20' is near perfect - REVIEW _{2013-03-19, 08:16 am}
  ... was flying high off 2006's multiplatinum, Grammy-winning "FutureSex/LoveSounds" when he essentially walked away from music to act. In the interim, he made one very good movie (the Oscar-winning "Social Network") and several so-so ones, and almost ...
• Indie singer-songwriter Jason Molina dies _{2013-03-19, 07:56 am}
  ... Molina posted his own missive to the same site. "Treatment is good, getting to deal with a lot of things that even the music didn't want to," he wrote in the spring of 2012. "I have not given up because you, my friends, have not given up on me. I do ...
• Jennifer Hudson to be Honored During the Grammys on the Hill Ceremony _{2013-03-19, 07:53 am}
  Jennifer Hudson is heading to Washington, D.C. next month for the Recording Academy's Grammys on the Hill event, which each year brings together special guests from the music and political worlds.
• Music Review: Bon Jovi - What About Now _{2013-03-19, 07:47 am}
  ... their modest roots, actively helping people and charities, it is highly commendable too. However, when it comes to music one wishes that the Jersey boys had also kept the rawness and edge of earlier times. Songs such as "You Give Love A Bad Name ", ...
• Pair accused of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone _{2013-03-19, 07:45 am}
  Prosecutors said Monday two men accused of plotting to rob and kill soul singer Joss Stone planned to decapitate her, then dump her body in a river.
• Irish tenor Paul Byrom to perform State Theatre for PBS television broadcast _{2013-03-19, 06:55 am}
  ... mian McGinty of "Glee" and Celtic Thunder, the release says. Byrom won the title of Best Irish Tenor at the 2012 Irish Music Awards and frequently sings the U.S. National Anthem for the Boston Celtics.
• Rihanna to have a bikini wedding? _{2013-03-19, 06:52 am}
  The on and off couple, who controversially announced their reunion earlier this year, will marry in Barbados this July, reported Digital Spy.
• Jennifer Hudson to receive... _{2013-03-19, 06:42 am}
  A group of crooks hatched a sinister plot to snatch singer JOSS STONE, steal her millions and then murder her, a court has heard.
• Justin Timberlake Confirms The 20/20 Experience Volume 2 Is On the Way _{2013-03-19, 06:31 am}
  Justin Timberlake Confirms The 20/20 Experience Volume 2 Is On the Way Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 03.18.2013 A second disc will be released... Justin Timberlake has confirmed a previous report that there will be another 20/20 Experience album.
• James Franco filmed rap video for movie inspiration _{2013-03-19, 06:20 am}
  ... film him for a video. "I liked the idea of shooting him doing his daily routine, simple and autobiographical like his music. He watched basketball, he drove over to his friend's house, they smoked blunts, they freestyled. Later, I flew Dangeruss to ...
• Sofia Vergara freezing her eggs _{2013-03-19, 06:20 am}
  Actress Sofia Vergara has begun the process of freezing her eggs to boost her chances of conceiving later in life.
• Ellie Goulding's luggage goes missing during flight _{2013-03-19, 06:20 am}
  Ellie Goulding has asked U.S. fans to lend her clothes for a music video shoot after her baggage was misplaced on a recent flight.
• Elton John hires advert director to take charge of his biopic _{2013-03-19, 06:19 am}
  ... Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall to work on Rocketman, which will tell the story of the star's life and career through his music and now officials at Rocket Pictures, Sir Elton's film production company, have announced Michael Gracey as the project's ...
• Tom Cruise 'in talks for The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' _{2013-03-19, 06:19 am}
  Tom Cruise is in early talks to lead the cast in a big screen remake of cult TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Guy Ritchie is onboard to direct the action film, based on the Cold War drama which starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum as spies Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin.
• Jessie J auctions off Comic Relief costume _{2013-03-19, 06:19 am}
  Jessie J has gone one step further in her efforts to raise money for charity by auctioning off the bespoke catsuit she wore during the Comic Relief fundraiser.
• Trust set up in Stephen Gately's memory _{2013-03-19, 06:19 am}
  The family of tragic singer Stephen Gately has teamed up with his former Boyzone bandmates to found a trust in his name to raise awareness of the condition which led to his death.
• Justin Bieber 'was not kicked out of French hotel' _{2013-03-19, 06:19 am}
  A representative for Justin Bieber has shut down reports the Baby hitmaker was kicked out of his French hotel room in Paris on Monday.
• Lil Wayne released from hospital after seizures _{2013-03-19, 06:19 am}
  The Lollipop hitmaker was admitted to the intensive care unit at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles last Tuesday after collapsing on a music video set, but was released the following day.