Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010
AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
World music champion Charlie Gillett dies at 68 (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010
AP - Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday.
Singer's musical journey reshaping Portugal's fado (Reuters)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Portuguese Fado singer Mariza performs during the annual Conde Duque concert in Madrid July 13, 2008. REUTERS/Juan MedinaReuters - Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre.


The right trajectory for Spoon (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010

In this March 5, 2010 photo, members of the group Spoon, from left,  Britt Daniel, Rob Pope, Jim Eno and Eric Harvey are shown in New York. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)AP - Britt Daniel can't resist some dry humor when asked what it means to him that his band, Spoon, sold out a gig at New York's prestigious and spacious Radio City Music Hall weeks in advance.


Gucci Mane manages career from jail (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010

FILE - In this May 24, 2005 file photo, rapper Gucci Mane leaves the DeKalb County Jail with his attorney Dennis Scheib, left, after he negotiated a $100,000 bond in Decatur, Ga.   (AP Photo/Ric Feld)AP - This was supposed to be Gucci Mane's time to finally gain mainstream appeal, as he collaborated with Mariah Carey, Mario and Usher while churning out street anthems like "Wasted" and "Go Head," featuring Man Bre-Z.


Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010

FILE - Alex Chilton of the 1970's rock band 'Big Star' performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in this March 19, 2004 file photo. Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the band Big Star, died Wednesday March 17, 2010. He was 59. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)AP - Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59.