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Pink Martini Serves Up 'Splendor'
With three successful records under their belt, eclectic lounge-pop act Pink Martini will return October 13 with “Splendor in the Grass" on the band's own label, Heinz Records. Pink Martini's founder and director Thomas Lauderdale tells Billboard.com the album is “all over the map, but hopefully more cohesive than the last one ['Hey Eugene!']." A final ...
Sting Announces 'Winter' Album for Fall
Summer is just around the corner, but Sting has another season on his mind. The singer announced today (June 17) that his next album, If On a Winter's Night..., will be inspired by his favorite time of year and feature two original compositions as well as traditional songs, carols and lullabies from the British Isles. The ...
Steely Dan Promises Special Shows on 'Rent Party' Tour
A desire “to do something that would be different and give fans the chance to shape the shows" is behind the special shows Steely Dan is doing as part of its just-started Rent Party '09 U.S. tour. “In the current climate of financial desperation, we figured there's no reason why people who are going out and ...
Bruce Springsteen, Wilco Soar at Bonnaroo
On Saturday night, Bruce Springsteen found himself in a position he probably can't remember last being in: having to preach to the not necessarily converted. Springsteen and the E Street Band's headlining slot at Bonnaroo was only the band's second-ever festival date - the first being Pinkpop in the Netherlands just weeks ago - and instead ...
Cheap Trick to Do 'SGT. Pepper' in Vegas Run
Cheap Trick wants you to want to hear the Beatles. Las Vegas Hilton officials say the 80s rock group best known for “I Want You to Want Me" will band with an orchestra to perform the one of the Beatles' most popular albums during a special run in Las Vegas. Hotel spokesman Ira Sternberg says Geoff ...
Exclusive: New Sade on the Way, 2009 Release Possible
Sade Adu, the reclusive “quiet storm" soul signer who takes notoriously long breaks between releases, has regrouped with the band that bears her name and is recording her first album of new material since 2000's Lovers Rock, Billboard.com sources confirm. The group is in the studio through June and Sony hopes to put the record out ...
Chicago, Earth, Wind and Fire Team up for New Music
After several years of touring together and a new joint charity single, Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire are contemplating a full-scale collaborative album project. “Both bands kind of separately and together said, 'Wouldn't it be great to do an album together, so that's something that's just kind of flying around," Chicago's Robert Lamm tells Billboard.com. ...
Cheap Trick Preps 'The Latest,' 'SGT. Pepper' Live Releases
Cheap Trick is stepping outside of the label world to release its next studio album, “The Latest," itself. The veteran rock group will start taking pre-orders for the 13-track set, which it recorded during the past year mostly in Los Angeles with producer Julian Raymond, on Friday via its official web site, www.cheaptrick.com, and at Amazon.com. ...
Beastie Boys Complete 'Hot Sauce Committee' Album
The Beastie Boys revealed the title of their forthcoming album in an email message delivered to fans today (May 25). “Our new record that is coming out that we finished the other day is called HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE," the group's note reads. The band will appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" tonight, and promise “to ...
Queen Considering 'Idol's' Lambert as Frontman
"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's performance with rock band Queen on the finale of the TV singing contest this week has the British band thinking about a new front man. “Amongst all that furor, there wasn't really a quiet moment to talk," Queen guitarist Brian May told Rolling Stone in an interview released on Friday. “But ...
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