Singing dentist wins $2 million music contract
Reuters - Friday July 4, 05:59 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - An opera-loving dentist is ready to swap his drill for a microphone after winning a four-album recording contract worth about $2 million.

Suze Rotolo: Bob Dylan's muse in a freewheelin' time
Reuters - Friday July 4, 05:05 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's not easy living with having been the muse and lover of any great artist, let alone someone with demigod status like Bob Dylan.

Former Whitesnake guitarist dies
Reuters - Friday July 4, 04:45 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Fellow musicians have paid tribute to Mel Galley, former guitarist in British hard rock band Whitesnake who died of cancer this week aged 60.

Top musicians out of tune with EU royalties plan
Reuters - Friday July 4, 04:13 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New EU competition rules on the collection of royalties have hit a wrong note with top songwriters such as Bee Gee Robin Gibb, who have threatened to pull their songs off the airwaves if they go ahead.

Kylie Minogue receives OBE
Reuters - Friday July 4, 03:23 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress who become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, was honored for her services to music on Thursday.

ZZ Top hitches ride with Rick Rubin for comeback
Reuters - Thursday July 3, 09:17 PM
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Texas rock trio ZZ Top has signed to producer Rick Rubin's American Recordings imprint, hoping for a commercial and critical revitalization along the lines of prior Rubin clients Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond.

Rock musician Natasha Shneider dies of cancer
Reuters - Thursday July 3, 08:51 PM
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer/songwriter Natasha Shneider, who collaborated with former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and rock band Queens of the Stone Age, died Tuesday of cancer.

U.S. album sales plunge in first half
Reuters - Thursday July 3, 05:17 PM
NEW YORK (Billboard) - It wasn't as steep as last year's drop, but U.S. album sales posted another double-digit decline at midyear.

Rapper DMX arrested again in Arizona
Reuters - Thursday July 3, 11:45 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star DMX was arrested for failing to appear in court and other complaints at a Phoenix airport on Wednesday, adding to his legal woes that include drug possession and animal cruelty charges.

Canadian fiddler looks for quick payday via eBay
Reuters - Thursday July 3, 09:56 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian fiddler who is no stranger to controversy has put half his future music earnings up for sale on eBay, the auction website.