Bill T. Jones Takes Fela Kuti Off-Broadway - Wired
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:40:00 GMT
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti started out studying medicine in London, before turning to music and leaving it in a much better place than it was when he found it. Along the way, he revolutionized world music, started his own political party, ran for ...

Superstar singers join cancer fight - Detroit Free Press
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:14:00 GMT
TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Stand Up to Cancer," 8 p.m., WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, ABC; WWJ-TV, Channel 62, CBS and WDIV Local 4, NBC. The key moment links 15 great voices, for a live performance of "Just Stand Up." There's a youth emphasis, with Miley Cyrus , 15 ...

Ciara Poses Nude For Vibe - Newsroom.mtv.com
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:21:00 GMT
Ciara has found a failsafe way to focus attention on her forthcoming third LP, Fantasy Ride : The singer appears nude (albeit with parts of her body strategically covered) on the cover of the October issue of Vibe magazine. And the revelations don ...

Teamwork does indeed "Stand Up" - Metroboston News
Pub. Date - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:12:00 GMT
Last week, when I learned about a gaggle of the biggest female recording artists getting together to record a song to benefit cancer research I had a nauseous  reaction not unlike what I imagine some of the side effects of cancer treatment may be ...

Women are force behind three-network cancer concert - Courier-Journal
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:18:00 GMT
A diva convergence, blending the top voices in pop music, reaches live TV tonight. And the idea started with a mismatched meeting. "There were seven of us -- women of a certain age," recalls Laura Ziskin, 58. "We were in the office of a rock 'n' roll ...

Underwood lends voice to cancer fight - Topeka Capitol-Journal
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:24:00 GMT
Although she has become one of country music's brightest stars, celebrities can still awe "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood. Such was the case when Underwood received a call from "Stand Up to Cancer," which will stage an unprecedented telethon ...

Kids get first taste of new school - News Register
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:22:00 GMT
As Juan Arriga finishes his third-grade math assessment test, Yesenia Granados relaxes in her chair. Many of the new students in Katie Arnold's class are wearing their dark blue school uniform shirts. Isaac Newell, who went to Memorial Elementary ...

More of the Usual Suspects Join MTV's VMA Lineup - antiMUSIC
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:42:00 GMT
(antiMusic) MTV sent this over for those of you that might care: The biggest night in music just got bigger as VMA's host Russell Brand today hijacked the Paramount Pictures Studios' back lot to reveal more musical performers, more presenters, and ...

Kanye West And Christina Aguilera To Take The Stage At 2008 VMAs - MTV
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:19:00 GMT
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards are almost here, but big names are still being added to the talent pool of performers and presenters every day. Following Wednesday's big announcement that Britney Spears will be opening the show comes word that Kanye ...

Christina Aguilera And Kanye West To Take The Stage For "2008 Mtv ... - Rap Weekly
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:32:00 GMT
The biggest night in music just got bigger as VMA’s host Russell Brand today hijacked the Paramount Pictures Studios’ back lot to reveal more musical performers, more presenters, and more of the can’t miss moments that have always been a part ...