Yahoo! News: Grammy Awards

Award-winning pianist Leonard Pennario dies at 83 (AP)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:50:33 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080628/ap_en_ot/obit_pennario"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080628/capt.979f776900d541b8b49bc9f21db1d1d5.obit_pennario_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=NU.NjDp_yRixpbKGU90btQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Columbia Artists, pianist Leonard Pennario is seen in this May 1959 file photo. Pennario, a best-selling classical recording artist, died Friday, June 27, 2008 at his home in La Jolla from complications due to Parkinson's disease, according to his biographer Mary Kunz Goldman. He was 83. (AP Photo/Columbia Artists) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - Leonard Pennario, a Grammy-winning pianist and best-selling classical recording artist, has died. He was 83.

Grammy triumph fades as Winehouse plight deepens (AP)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:46:49 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080627/ap_en_ce/music_amy_winehouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080625/capt.0d8bfa0acf9b4cdf801a9a06d729ad56.britain_studying_celebrity_lon105.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=MBvxVGCmM5GVS.feIQHEEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Jazz Soul diva Amy Winehouse, from England, has a drink while performing to 90,000 spectators on the main stage of the Rock in Rio Lisboa music festival at the Bela Vista Park Friday, May 30, 2008, Portugal. (AP Photo/Steven Governo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even for Amy Winehouse, it was a dramatic chain of events: After fainting and being rushed to a hospital, Winehouse's father said her crack and cigarette smoking had so damaged her lungs, she was risking emphysema and death if she didn't clean up.

Musician Shawn Colvin working on memoir (AP)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:22:13 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_en_mu/books_shawn_colvin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080625/capt.7e0a9eefb140490d939644eee59c492d.books_shawn_colvin_ny399.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=xECxf_5xWSF5c1CVD0hPvg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="In this Feb. 25, 2008 file photo Shawn Colvin holds her two Grammy awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 40th annual Grammy Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Colvin is working on a memoir, 'A Few Small Repairs,' named for her best known album and tentatively scheduled to come out in the fall 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shawn Colvin, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, is working on a memoir, "A Few Small Repairs," named for her best-known album and tentatively scheduled to come out in the fall 2009.

India.Arie is set to make her Broadway debut (AP)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:38:15 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_en_mu/people_indiaarie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080624/capt.6a9be394d418469f886537dc05ff2f1c.people_india_arie_nyet217.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=fYtEkFcRC_ikvxJkmVj6cA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="In this Feb. 11, 2007 file photo, India.Arie arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - India.Arie on Broadway — produced by Whoopi Goldberg. The Grammy-winning singer will make her Broadway debut in a revival of Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf."

Broadway Revival of 'for colored girls...' Will Arrive at Circle in the Square (Playbill)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Playbill - The Broadway revival of the poetry-kissed for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf, starring Grammy Award winner India.Arie, will begin previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre beginning Aug. 19.

Spokeswoman: Amy Winehouse doesn't have emphysema (AP)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:25:05 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_en_ce/people_winehouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080617/capt.a4361c39b2db4feba4881e9f23b49cad.britain_amy_winehouse_lsu103.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=h.sI0d2c3aFlxqNyOnygDQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="British singer Amy Winehouse's father Mitch arrives to see his daughter at a hospital in central London, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Winehouse was taken to the hospital after she fainted at her north London home on Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)" border="0" /></a>AP - A discrepancy regarding the health of Amy Winehouse arose after the Grammy-winning singer's father said she had early stage emphysema brought on by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes.

Stevie Wonder embarks on "magical" summer tour (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:34:07 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080620/people_nm/wonder_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080620/2008_06_20t162949_450x300_us_wonder.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AivxewzNLC6Lrxei80_INQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stevie Wonder performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana May 2, 2008. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Grammy-winning pop star Stevie Wonder is on the road again, embarking on what he called a concert tour in the "magical" summer and spreading a message of unity among all religions and races.

Hancock, Schneider take top honors at Jazz Awards ceremony (AP)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:17:02 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_en_mu/music_jazz_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080619/capt.87aecc8cd95d4c2899d73a87dec4a0cb.music_jazz_awards_nyet135.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=gajwY6x60j.Xw36FuNWxrQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="In this Feb. 14, 2008 file photo, Herbie Hancock poses in the press room at the 39th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pianist Herbie Hancock was honored as musician of the year at the Jazz Awards, just months after he took home the best album Grammy for "River: The Joni Letters," but the big winner was Maria Schneider, who won four trophies.

The 2008 Tonys opt for more entertainment, not thank yous (AP)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:20:24 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_en_ot/tony_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080616/capt.639bb507ecff4242b55aa092f62f5480.aptopix_tony_awards_show_nybs114.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=w9txdxk9LQ3dIFq5lnfFhg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Actress Kelli O'Hara performs a piece from the musical 'South Pacific,' during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Did the 2008 Tony Awards take a cue from the Grammys?

'Thespis', Lost G&S Operetta with New Score by Shepard, Premieres in NYC (Playbill)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:48:53 GMT

Playbill - Grammy Award winner Thomas Z. Shepard - famous as a producer of legendary Broadway musical cast albums - will hear the June 16 concert world premiere of the new score he composed for Thespis, the Gilbert and Sullivan burlesque that is obscure today because the original Arthur Sullivan music was lost.

British singer Winehouse taken to hospital (AFP)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:52:30 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080616/wl_uk_afp/entertainmentmusicwinehousecourtspeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080616/capt.cps.msx74.160608205140.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=HfTp.VLkW4CT0QrHb0d0hQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Troubled British Grammy award-winning singer Amy Winehouse, seen here in 2007, was taken to hospital Monday after fainting at her London home, her spokesman said.(AFP/Carl de Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Troubled British Grammy award-winning singer Amy Winehouse was taken to hospital Monday after fainting at her London home, her spokesman said.

Lionel Richie pledges Commodores reunion (AP)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:11:33 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080615/ap_en_mu/people_lionel_richie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080609/capt.6fc9376a9144490dbf9cc8fe8de36bcb.tv_land_awards_show_cadc219.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=c8zrseO0PpRXRClNK0Ps7w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Lionel Richie performs at the TV Land Awards on Sunday June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Grammy award-winning pop singer Lionel Richie said Saturday that he and the Commodores will reunite soon for a tour.

Star R. Kelly not guilty of child porn: jury (AFP)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:59:31 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080614/ts_alt_afp/entertainmentusmusicpeopletrialkelly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080614/capt.cps.msh76.140608025849.photo00.photo.default-356x512.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=Q2R9O.lW3GD8DajwCUTK0w--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Singer R. Kelly, seen in April, broke down and wept Friday as a jury cleared him of 14 charges of child pornography. The Chicago-based artist had consistently denied the charges since his arrested in 2002 after an incriminating video tape was sent to the Chicago Sun-Times.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Gries)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Grammy-award winning rhythm and blues superstar R. Kelly broke down and wept Friday as a jury cleared him of 14 charges of child pornography.

Just a Minute With: Peter Gabriel (Reuters)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:57:54 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080613/music_nm/gabriel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080613/2008_06_12t070213_335x450_us_gabriel.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=geyt1FtbKDUBZ3YA1.oO.g--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Peter Gabriel of Britain, former member of rock band Genesis, poses during a photo call at the 42nd MIDEM (International Record Music Publishing and Video Music Market) in Cannes, southeastern France January 28, 2008. (Gilbert/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Grammy-winning musician Peter Gabriel believes the Internet has drowned users with too much choice, failed to democratize the pop industry as much as was hoped and eroded the quality of what people listen to.

Danny Davis, who put horns in country music, dies (Reuters)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:05:18 GMT

Reuters - Grammy award winner Danny Davis, who pioneered the use of horns in country music, has died aged 83, his publicist Betty Hofer said on Friday.

Plant, Krauss "in no hurry" to end collaboration (Reuters)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:41:10 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/music_nm/plant_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080613/2008_06_12t174030_450x342_us_plant.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=aY6BIS_.QEzrw9_xQl_ddQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="British musician Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin performs with Alison Krauss at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 2008. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are hoping to turn their platinum-certified, Grammy Award-winning "Raising Sand" into a going concern.

Grammy Museum set for December launch in L.A (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:01:15 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080606/music_nm/grammys_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080606/2008_06_06t034653_450x290_us_grammys.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=2XzVkY_AtWxnlKpz8USzlg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Rihanna poses with her Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for 'Umbrella' featuring Jay-Z, at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, February 10, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Grammy Museum will open its doors in Los Angeles in December with a weeklong celebration of the history of music.

After a 4-year absence, Ashanti makes a comeback (AP)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:05:39 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/grammy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_en_ce/music_q_a_ashanti"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080604/capt.14bf72b141b24e6d8e51b7d2ee8162ae.music_ashanti_nyet376.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=ReST8Bq49qKyNHOpVqYRhw--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Singer Ashanti is photographed in New York on Thursday, May 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Ashanti was one of music's hottest stars, with two multiplatinum albums and a Grammy under her belt, until her third disc, 2004's "Concrete Rose," landed like a brick on the music charts.

Van Morrison to headline Stockholm Jazz Festival (AP)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:09:31 GMT

AP - Organizers say Grammy-winning Van Morrison will be one of the headline acts at this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival.