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Featured Artist: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-conscious narratives. As a vocalist, he broke down the notions that in order to perform, a singer had to have a conventionally good voice, thereby redefining the role of vocalist in popular music. As a musician, he sparked several genres of pop music, including electrified folk-rock and...
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Town overview
Town overview
October 24, 2008
Billboard Bits: Dylan, 'Gabba Gabba,' Shelton/Lambert
Amazon.com today (Sept. 8) premiered the video for a new Bob Dylan song, "Dreamin' of You," starring veteran character actor Harry Dean Stanton as a Dylan bootlegger traveling the country to peddle...
September 08, 2008
Billboard Bits: Bob Dylan, 'Gossip Girl,' Kinky
Bob Dylan is for the first time endorsing a line of harmonicas. Made by Richmond, Va.-based Hohner USA, the harmonicas are called the Bob Dylan Signature Series and feature a machine stamp of Dylan's...
August 28, 2008
Bob Dylan / Aug. 12, 2008 / Brooklyn, N.Y. (Prospect Park Bandshell)
A sold-out crowd gathered at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Bandshell to hear the man romp and growl through 17 cuts from his storied catalog, from iconic acoustic staples like "Highway 61 Revisited" to...
August 13, 2008
Dylan, Stooges, Chuck Berry Join Virgin Fest Bill
Bob Dylan, Iggy & the Stooges, Paramore, Chuck Berry (backed by the Silver Beats), the Black Keys and Wilco will join previously announced headliners Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine...
April 28, 2008
Tall Tales
Bob Dylan fans are in for a treat with "Tell Tale Signs," a triple-disc rarities collection that will be the eighth volume in the artist's "Bootleg Series" via Columbia.
October 05, 2008
Year Of The Cat
Cat Power is back in the spotlight this week with "Jukebox," her second covers album. The 12-track set includes a new original, "Song for Bobby," plus a fresh rendition of Cat Power's own "Metal...
January 21, 2008
Wilco, Panic, Bowie Set For 'Heroes' Soundtrack
Wilco, Panic At The Disco, Imogen Heap, Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Bob Dylan are among the artists contributing tracks to the soundtrack for NBC's hit show "Heroes,"...
February 28, 2008
The Royal Albert Hall Project / Jan. 12, 2008 / New York (World Financial Center)
In 1966 at London's Royal Albert Hall, Bob Dylan famously plugged in with a band called the Hawks (soon to become the Band) and was met with hisses, boos and curses of "Judas." Luckily, the crowd at...
January 15, 2008
Around town
Around town
October 24, 2008
Dylan, Raconteurs Lead New Pittsburgh Festival
Clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters has tapped Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis to curate the first New American Music Union festival, to be held Aug. 8-9 at SouthSide Works in...
May 15, 2008
(Continued, Page 2) The Billboard Q&A: Neil Young
Continuing the Billboard.com Q&A with Neil Young, page 2.
June 21, 2008
Old Crow Medicine Show Pushes Ahead On New CD
Americana/bluegrass troupe Old Crow Medicine Show is preparing to release its third album, "Tennessee Pusher," on Sept. 23, via Nettwerk.
July 01, 2008
New Guns N' Roses Song Heads To 'Rock Band'
A new Guns N' Roses song, "Shackler's Revenge," from the decade-in-the-works album "Chinese Democracy," will be included in the video game "Rock Band 2" in September. Also included will be a...
July 14, 2008
Billboard Bits: Nine Inch Nails, Van Morrison, Diamond/Death Cab
Nine Inch Nails is planning to release a branded version of the popular iPhone music game "TapTap Revenge."
October 01, 2008
Industry Legend Jerry Wexler Dies At 91
Music industry legend Jerry Wexler, who kick-started his career as a Billboard journalist in the late 1940s and went on to cultivate the careers of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin while...
August 15, 2008
'Enchanted' Dominates Oscar Song Category
Songs from the film "Enchanted" dominated the best original song category nominees for the 2008 Academy Awards, which were announced this morning (Jan. 22). Three of the five nods, all with music by...
January 22, 2008
Billboard Bits: The Beatles, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Ding
As the music world continues to wait for the Beatles to bring their iconic catalog to iTunes for digital sale, talks reportedly are underway that may see the Fab Four's music included in videogames...
June 23, 2008
Queen Of Kings
After a guest turn on the Foo Fighters' last album plus score contributions to the films "Into the Wild" and "August Rush," guitarist Kaki King should move to the next level with "Dreaming of...
March 09, 2008
Jason Castro Booted From 'American Idol' Finals
Jason Castro was shown the door on "American Idol" tonight after receiving the fewest votes from the show's viewers. Thus, four became three, as Sayesha Mercado and "the Davids" -- David Archuleta and...
May 07, 2008
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Burke, Take That Reign Again On U.K. Charts
As Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah" (Syco Music/Sony BMG) started a third week as the U.K.'s No. 1 single yesterday (Jan. 4) and Take That's "The Circus" (Polydor) a fifth atop the album chart, top newcomer status went to much-feted electronica star Lady GaGa. Her U.S. hit "Just Dance" (Polydor) featuring Colby O'Donis, took its U.K. bow at No. 3.
China Targets Big Web Sites In Internet Crackdown
China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines including Baidu and Google of spreading pornography and vulgarity.
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