?Chinese Democracy? is the Titanic ship of rock albums: It?s outsize, lavish, obsessive, technologically advanced and, all too clearly, the end of an era.
Call me daft, but every now and then I like to pick up one of those British pop music magazines. Its not that I need updates on the latest drug scuffles of Babyshambles or Amy Winehouse. But Im a sucker for some of the free CDs they often glue onto their
Italian tenor Marcello Giordani has pulled off the rare feat of singing two major roles in a single day at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Giordani performed the title role in Berlioz's 'La Damnation de Faust' during a matinee Saturday. A few hours later
Two Nigerian singers won top awards Saturday as MTV held its first-ever music award program for Africa, with acts from across the world's poorest continent being nominated for prizes. Nigerian singer D'banj won the artist of the year award, while his
Although singer Neil Diamond is still on tour promoting his latest album release, he told Billboard.com just days ago that he wants to begin production on another album! In the interview, he said that he's already talked to his producer, Rick Rubin, who