NEW YORK (Billboard) – When art-rock band Devo performs live at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it will be the band's first network broadcast performance in 20 years.
Devo will be one of 15 headlining acts, including Feist, Usher and the Fray, who will each perform one night at the Whistler Victory Ceremonies between February 13 and 27. The band's show will take place February 22 during a Victory Ceremony.
U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. has landed a voiceover role in his favorite show after asking producers to consider him for a part.
The drummer will lend his voice to a pair of characters in the upcoming season of “The Cleveland Show” - a mobster and an Elvis Presley impersonator.
Show star Mike Henry, who voices the lead character, Cleveland, tells the BBC, “We just recorded him doing a couple of different parts and he was very funny.”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Who gave an energetic, acoustic preview of Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, but things turned serious when Pete Townshend defended himself against critics who say he should not be performing.
The guitarist was arrested in 2003 in Britain as part of a child pornography sting but later cleared. He accessed a Web site containing child pornography but said it was for research for his own campaign against
KENANSVILLE, N.C. – Singer and guitarist Willie Nelson canceled a North Carolina concert because of a bum hand about an hour after several band and crew members were busted for allegedly possessing moonshine and marijuana.
Alcohol Law Enforcement spokesman Ernie Seneca said Friday that six members of Nelson’s band and crew have been charged with misdemeanor possession offenses. They were issued citations before the Texas singer
KENANSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Singer and guitarist Willie Nelson canceled a North Carolina concert because of a bum hand about an hour after several band and crew members were busted for allegedly possessing moonshine and marijuana.
Alcohol Law Enforcement spokesman Ernie Seneca said Friday that six members of Nelson’s band and crew have been charged with misdemeanor possession offenses. They were issued citations before the Texas
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) — James Taylor is planning a benefit concert in Massachusetts to aid earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
Proceeds from the concert scheduled for Friday at The Mahaiwe (muh-HAY’-wee) Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington will go to Partners in Health. The Boston-based group brings modern medical care to poor nations and has been working in Haiti for more than 20 years.
Kristin Chenoweth hosted the 15th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards last night in Los Angeles, and she looked fab! What do you think of the blonde beauty? See more photos after the jump!
Avatar, The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds were the critics’ picks last night after scoring 11 prizes between them.
“Avatar” claimed six honors, “Inglourious Basterds” picked up three and “The Hurt Locker” doubled up with two of the event’s biggest awards for Best Directing (more…)
NEW ORLEANS – Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he’s staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career.
The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on what he’s calling his farewell tour.
“I’m nothing without you,” he told the screaming crowd of thousands of fans at the New Orleans Arena
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he’s staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career.
The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on what he’s calling his farewell tour. The 27-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to a weapons
Following recent rumors of infidelity, Josh Duhamel and Fergie showed up hand-in-hand at the Nine Los Angeles premiere yesterday. Tabloids have suggested Josh had bedded stripper Nicole Forrester in an Atlanta, Georgia, hotel in October. See more photos after the jump.
Meanwhile, Black Eyed Peas star Fergie is planning to start a family with Josh as soon as the band’s current tour is over. The group is midway through a global trek, which is due to conclude in Vancouver, Canada, (more…)
