Beyoncé, Keys snag NAACP Image nods - Louisville Courier-Journal Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:23:00 GMT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Beyoncé Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all multitasking for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations Wednesday in both music and film categories. Knowles, Keys and Hudson are competing against one another ... Betty Freeman | Musicians' patron, 87 - Philadelphia Daily News Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:58:00 GMT Betty Freeman, 87, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at her Beverly Hills home, daughter Shelley Butler said Wednesday. Over four decades, Ms ... Bad economy takes pizzazz out of CES - Reuters Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:48:00 GMT LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Vast, empty spaces in the middle of the show floor. Knots of uniformed salespeople standing idly next to flickering screens. A slow-moving crowd drifting from one display to the next. Can this really be the much-touted Consumer ... Google Shafts 'Substantial Number' of Temps - MarketingVOX Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:03:00 GMT Actual figures weren't revealed. But in November, sources claimed Google planned to lay off 10,000 "temps" or contract workers — people that are not officially considered full- or part-time employees, even if many served at Google for five or more ... 'Slumdog Millionaire' in the money at L.A. awards - Reuters India Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:32:00 GMT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Slumdog Millionaire" was the final answer at the Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday, as the sweeping drama about an improbable winner of India's version of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" took the top prizes at the closely ... Sony powers new mobile music system - PC Advisor Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:28:00 GMT Mobile provider of unlimited music services Omnifone is partnering with media-management company Gracenote to provide easy integration of a consumer's personal music collection with an unlimited music subscription service and synchronization of both ... The Sound Scene: Live music this weekend - New York Daily News Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:23:00 GMT It's a weekend of diverse sounds. Catch rapper Mos Def at the Highline Ballroom or relax with some Bossa Nova jazz at Lincoln Center . And the New York Philharmonic performs the U.S. debut of a piece by Tristan Murail . Mos Def. The actor and hip hop ... Little Boots tops music tips list - BBC News Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:31:00 GMT This year, dark London rock trio White Lies came second, with spirited singer-songwriter Florence and the Machine in third and Australian fantasy pop duo Empire of the Sun at four. The tastemakers were asked to pick their favourite three new acts for ... Film shorts benefit aids music festival - Arkansas Online Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:33:00 GMT LITTLE ROCK — The second annual “Arkansas Shorts” fundraiser for the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Malco Theater, 819 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Admission is $5 and parental discretion is ... MUSIC SCENE: Rev Room fundraiser to aid ailing musician - Arkansas Online Pub. Date - Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:41:00 GMT LITTLE ROCK — Lucero will headline a fundraiser for a fellow musician tonight at the Revolution Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Big Boots and Whale Fire will open the show at 9 p.m. Admission is $12 to the all-ages show, with all ... |