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Ricky Skaggs Calls 30 Years With Opry a 'Precious Gift'
May 16, 2012 11:45 AM EDT It's been 30 years since the legendary Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb made a young Kentucky musician's dream come true by inducting him into the Grand Ole Opry. Ricky Skaggs shared the memory on stage last night during a special Opry show ce ...
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Remembering Whitney: Her Life in Photos
February 11, 2012 10:25 PM EST Features Dead Whitney Houston Sissy Grammy Award Liza Michael Jackson Interview Billboard The Preachers Wife Soul Train Bobby Brown Daughter Wyclef Jean Erykah Badu Faith Evans Kelly Price Lisa Houston Lisa Marie Academy Mariah Carey Sting Babyface ...
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Ricky Skaggs' Holiday Tour Began With a Bus Fire
December 02, 2011 5:00 PM EST Fans who see the Skaggs Family Christmas tour this holiday season are in for a treat, says its' namesake -- Country legend Ricky Skaggs . He says it's something his family has been doing for years, whether on stage or not. "We've ...
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Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath Reunion: 'It's In The Very Early Stages'
October 07, 2011 12:30 PM EDT Speculation surrounding a Black Sabbath reunion including Ozzy Osbourne arose in August, when the Birmingham Mail reported that Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said the original lineup was writing new material together. Iommi back-tracked on his offici ...
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POTW: Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, DMX, Demi Lovato
August 26, 2011 3:35 PM EDT Dogs Mariah Carey Stars Katy Perry Baby Demi Lovato DMX Chely Wright Marriage Rollercoaster Matisyahu Grace Slick Jessie J Travie McCoy David Hasselhoff Tommy Eminem Rihanna Kelly Osbourne Sharon Wood Ronnie Avril Lavigne Rod Stewart Soccer Courtney ...
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POTW: Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey
July 29, 2011 5:50 PM EDT Photos of the Week Nick Cannon Mariah Carey Funeral Amy Winehouse Tattoo Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Taylor Swift Katy Perry Nails Smurf Kelly Rowland Behind the Scenes Ozzy Osbourne Sharon Bunny Jordan Sparks Christina Aguilera Terry Ke$ha The View ...
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Kenny Chesney Video Q&A: On Touring, Music and Keeping Fans Happy
June 08, 2011 1:16 PM EDT It's hard to believe that at one time, Kenny Chesney played in a bar in Brownwood, Texas on his 30th birthday and no one came. "It happened," Chesney assured Billboard's Ray Waddell in an interview at the annual Billboard Country ...
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Billboard Bits: 'Idol's' Pia Toscano Addresses Record Deal, Dating Rumors
April 11, 2011 7:12 PM EDT Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip. "Idol's" Pia Toscano Denies Record Deal, Dating Rumors While online rumors have circled that "American Idol" castoff Pia Toscano has inked a reco ...
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Johnny Preston, 'Running Bear' Singer, Dies at 71
March 07, 2011 12:40 PM EST Johnny Preston, who had a No. 1 hit with the song "Running Bear" in 1960, died in Beaumont, Tex., on Friday (Mar. 4). He was 71. His death was confirmed by his son, Scott, who said Mr. Preston had bypass surgery late last year and suffered ...
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Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne, Eminem Score With Memorable Super Bowl Ads
February 06, 2011 9:30 PM EST The action on the Superbowl XLV field had Steelers and Packers fans glued to their TV sets Sunday (Feb. 6) night. But for many, it was the ads that popped up between the tackles and touchdowns that made the game memorable. Black Eyed Peas 'Pump ...
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Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne Team Up for Super Bowl Ad
January 27, 2011 6:47 PM EST Fresh-faced Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber has teamed up with veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon to make a Best Buy commercial for next month's Super Bowl, the U.S. electronics chain said on Thursday. Bieber, 16, currently the ...
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Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne Team Up for Super Bowl Ad
January 27, 2011 3:30 PM EST Fresh-faced Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber has teamed up with veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon to make a Best Buy commercial for next month's Super Bowl, the U.S. electronics chain said on Thursday. Bieber, 16, currently the w ...
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Ozzy Osbourne Says Booze, Not Politics, Prevented Israeli Gigs
September 27, 2010 1:08 PM EDT O zzy Osbourne said that alcohol, not politics, has stopped him from playing in Israel until now. Osbourne is in Israel this week as part of this year's international Ozzfest tour, along with Soulfly and Korn . Tuesday's performance will b ...
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Photos of the Week: Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Ne-Yo
October 23, 2009 2:00 PM EDT News Shakira Miley Cyrus Michael Taylor Swift Jennifer Hudson Mary J. Blige Steven Funeral Pitbull Joel Nicole Richie Lips Green Day RZA 50 Cent Duff Monsters of Folk Margaret Cho Cindy Sharon Dave Navarro Bumper bbcom Media: 102791-shakira_617_409 ...
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Ozzy Puts Ozzfest On Hold While Making New Album
February 12, 2009 11:00 AM EST Ozzy Osbourne is putting his annual Ozzfest festival on hold for 2009 while he completes work on a new album. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's "Black Rain" is due around Thanksgiving and will be co-produced by Osbourne with Kev ...
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Osbourne Family Returning To TV This Spring
January 14, 2009 12:01 AM EST Reach for the bleeper! The Osbournes are headed back for television. The family of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who shocked and delighted audiences for four years on their Emmy-award winning MTV reality show "The Osbournes," are u ...
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CD Buyers Get The Edge For Free Ozzfest
April 13, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Though this summer's Ozzfest tour will cost fans nothing to attend, those who purchase Ozzy Osbourne's first new studio album in six years, "Black Rain," will now have a better shot at getting in the Though this summer's Ozz ...
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No 'Laughing' Matter
April 01, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Martina McBride is both Everywoman and the Everywoman's superstar. A 40-year-old mother of three from Sharon, Kan., who has been married to husband John McBride since 1988, she is her audience. That m Martina McBride is both Everywoman and the ...
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Osbourne Courting Dance Fans On New CD
April 08, 2005 12:00 AM EDT The new-wave-hued track ascends 12 positions on Billboard's Hot Dance Radio Airplay chart to No. 13 this week. Although Kelly Osbourne's sophomore album , doesn't arrive until June 7 via Sanctuary, "Sleeping in the Nothing" ...
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New Ozzy Set A Go, Sabbath Album A No
March 16, 2005 12:00 AM EST Ozzy Osbourne has re-signed with Epic Records and is working on material for his next studio release. "Ozzy's writing now, and there'll be something out at the beginning of next year," his wife/manage Ozzy Osbourne has re-signed ...
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Sabbath, Maiden Sign On For Ozzfest
March 15, 2005 12:00 AM EST The 10th anniversary edition of Ozzfest will boast a main stage lineup of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Shadows Fall and Black Label Society. The trek will begin July 15 at Boston's Tweeter Center and p The 10th anniversary edition of Ozzfest wil ...
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A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week (Jan. 10-16, 2005).
January 10, 2005 12:00 AM EST Fine Tuning - Weekly column highlighting music on TV (Jan. 10-16, 2005). BECAUSE YOU CAN: That's why you should donate whatever you can afford to tsunami relief efforts. It doesn't matter if its five bucks or 500, it all helps. And there a ...
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Osbournes Plead For Return Of Stolen Jewels
November 23, 2004 12:00 AM EST Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon made a televised appeal to the British public today (Nov. 23) for help in recovering jewelry worth nearly $2 million snatched from their English country estate Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon made a ...
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New Covers Disc Completes Ozzy Box
October 21, 2004 12:00 AM EDT A 10-track disc of cover songs will be the gem inside Epic's four-disc Ozzy Osbourne box set, "Bible of Ozz." A 10-track disc of cover songs will be the gem inside Epic's four-disc Ozzy Osbourne box set, "Bible of Ozz." ...
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Ozzfest Pays Dividends For Lacuna Coil
September 13, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Ozzfest 2004 is over, but the benefits it has brought to Lacuna Coil's latest Century Media album, "Comalies," have just begun. Ozzfest 2004 is over, but the benefits it has brought to Lacuna Coil's latest Century Media album, &q ...
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Ozzy Leaves Intensive Care
December 23, 2003 12:00 AM EST Ozzy Osbourne has been moved out of intensive care as he recovers from crashing an all-terrain vehicle two weeks ago, his family said today (Dec. 23). Ozzy Osbourne has been moved out of intensive care as he recovers from crashing an all-terrain veh ...
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Ozzy Osbourne Badly Injured In Crash In England
December 08, 2003 12:00 AM EST Rocker Ozzy Osbourne underwent emergency surgery at a hospital in Britain after suffering serious injuries in an all-terrain vehicle crash on the grounds of his estate in Buckinghamshire, his publicis Rocker Ozzy Osbourne underwent emergency surgery ...
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Billboard Bits: Jack Black, Dub Narcotic, Milky
October 17, 2003 12:00 AM EDT News on Jack Black, Dub Narcotic, Milky Although Jack Black is riding high on the success of his new film " School of Rock ," which was No. 1 in its first week in U.S. theaters, he says there are two roles he's really coveting. Black ...
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Kelly Osbourne Signs With Sanctuary
September 11, 2003 12:00 AM EDT Kelly Osbourne has signed a multi-album recording contract with Sanctuary Records Group. The label will on Sept. 30 re-release her 2002 Epic debut "Shut Up" under the name "Changes," featuring a duet Kelly Osbourne has signed a m ...
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Country Veteran Johnny Paycheck Dies
February 20, 2003 12:00 AM EST Country singer Johnny Paycheck, best known for his 1977 hit song "Take This Job and Shove It," died Tuesday in his sleep in a Nashville nursing home of emphysema and diabetes, among other problems. He Country singer Johnny Paycheck, best k ...
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Korn, Manson, Disturbed Tipped For Ozzfest
February 14, 2003 12:00 AM EST The eighth installment of Ozzfest will boast Korn, Marilyn Manson, and Disturbed among its mainstage acts, a source tells Billboard.com. The annual hard rock festival tour will kick off in June and wi The eighth installment of Ozzfest will boast Kor ...
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CHART BEAT CHAT
February 14, 2003 12:00 AM EST Fred Bronson discusses with readers Kelly Osbourne, singles charts, foreign language/English language versions of songs and remixes on the charts, worldwide charts, platinum albums, and the chart acco KELLY AND (UNION) JACK Fred, Great to read your ...
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Eminem Nabs Quartet Of AMAs
January 14, 2003 12:00 AM EST Rapper Eminem came out on top at last night's (Jan. 13) American Music Awards, winning four trophies at the ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The rapper won the favorite male pop/rock Rapper Eminem came out on top at last night& ...
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Carey, Elliott, Brown Join AMA Lineup
January 09, 2003 12:00 AM EST Mariah Carey will perform her single "Through the Rain" and Missy Elliot will offer a rendition of her hit "Work It" during next week's American Music Awards (AMA) ceremony. Set for Monday (Jan. 13), Mariah Carey will perfor ...
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Billboard Bits: AMAs, Nickelback/Oleander, B. Bland
January 06, 2003 12:00 AM EST News on AMAs, Nickelback/Oleander, B. Bland B2K, Ja Rule, and Nickelback have all been added to the performance lineup for the American Music Awards AMAs. Set for Jan. 13 at the Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, the show will also feature previou ...
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Tunes On TV
January 06, 2003 12:00 AM EST Music-related TV listings for Jan. 6-12, 2003. Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday MONDAY, JAN. 6 VH1 All Access: Celebrity Breakups," VH1 Featured Artists: Naughty By Nature, Salt 'N Pepa, Puff Daddy, Brit ...
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Billboard Bits: AMAs, Papa Roach, John Wesley Harding
December 27, 2002 12:00 AM EST Stories on an American Music Awards ticket auction for charity, Papa Roach recording a song for the "Biker Boyz" soundtrack, and John Wesley Harding's brief tour of England. Tickets to the 30th annula American Music Awards (AMA) are b ...
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Billboard Bits: AMAs, Rolling Stones, Reality Rock Show
December 17, 2002 12:00 AM EST News on AMAs, Rolling Stones, Reality Rock Show 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Sheryl Crow, and Nelly are among the music artists confirmed to present trophies at the 30th annual American Music Awards. Set for Jan. 13 at the Sh ...
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AMA Performers List Swells
December 12, 2002 12:00 AM EST Shania Twain, Christina Aguilera, and matchbox twenty are among the latest performers added to the lineup for the 30th annual American Music Awards. Set for Jan. 13 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Ang Shania Twain, Christina Aguilera, and matchbox t ...
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Six Acts Vie For AMA Fans' Choice Award
December 03, 2002 12:00 AM EST Music lovers are being asked to choose their favorite from a list of six artists for the fans' choice award to be handed out during next month's American Music Awards (AMA). Chosen "by a blue ribbon p Music lovers are being asked to c ...
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MTV: 'Osbournes' Premiere Draws 6.6 Million
November 29, 2002 12:00 AM EST Tuesday night's second season premiere of "The Osbournes," the reality series about heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne's unorthodox family and home life, drew 6.6 million viewers, according to MTV. Rating Tuesday night's second ...
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'Skiffle' King Lonnie Donegan Dies
November 04, 2002 12:00 AM EST Lonnie Donegan, a musician whose "skiffle" sound inspired John Lennon and Pete Townshend to learn to play guitar, has died. Donegan died yesterday (Nov. 3) in Peterborough, central England, while on a Lonnie Donegan, a musician whose " ...
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Billboard Bits: Ozzy Osbourne, Ween, Taryn Manning
August 27, 2002 12:00 AM EDT News on Ozzy Osbourne, Ween, Taryn Manning Former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley has declared his fight against Osbourne and his wife Sharon over performance royalties will continue, despite a Los Angeles judge's decision that says the oppos ...
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Osbourne Camp Upset With Fox News
August 23, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Ozzy Osbourne, who made a stir by attending the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in May as a guest of Greta Van Susteren, is now battling the Fox News Channel host over an exclusive videotaped Ozzy Osbourne, who made a stir by attending the ...
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Ozzy Making Early Return To Ozzfest
August 01, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Ozzy Osbourne is returning to Ozzfest two weeks earlier than expected. Osbourne planned to miss 11 shows to be with his wife Sharon, who is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer. "Sharon now re Ozzy Osbourne is returning to Ozzfest two w ...
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Ozzy Taking Ozzfest Leave To Be With Sharon
July 28, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Ozzy Osbourne is taking a three-week break from Ozzfest to be with his wife, Sharon, while she undergoes chemotherapy treatment for cancer, according to a post on his official Web site. Ozzy performed Ozzy Osbourne is taking a three-week break from ...
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P. Diddy, MTV Hop Into The Reality TV Game
July 17, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Ozzy and Sharon have done it. So, has Brandy. Now, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is getting into the reality TV game with the help of MTV. The multi-media mogul announced today (July 17) that he's teaming wit Ozzy and Sharon have done it. So, ...
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'The Osbournes' To Return For Second Season
May 29, 2002 12:00 AM EDT MTV has confirmed that its hit reality show "The Osbournes" will return for a second season of 20 new episodes in the fall. The first 10 episodes of series, which offered an unvarnished look into the MTV has confirmed that its hit reality ...
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Update: Osbournes To Share Their 'Family Album'
May 15, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Updating a story first posted here earlier today, the media onslaught of Ozzy Osbourne's clan will roll on next month with the release of "The Osbournes Family Album," due June 11 via Epic. The set, a Updating a story first posted her ...
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Osbournes Sign Book Deal With Simon & Schuster
May 09, 2002 12:00 AM EDT First, there was the music. Then, the ratings-grabbing television series, which spawned a flurry of magazine covers. Now, Ozzy Osbourne and his family have signed a book deal. Simon & Schuster pla First, there was the music. Then, the ratings-gr ...
