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Live Nation Offers Recession Break for Summer Concerts

Concert promoter Live Nation said on Monday it will waive service fees for general admission at hundreds of concerts on sale for a 24-hour stretch this week.
Live Nation’s no service fee offer will happen as a one-day-only event on Wednesday. The company said it plans other offers every Wednesday through the summer as a recession [...]

New Orleans Jazz Fest 40th Year Riffs on Old, New

Music fans old enough to have attended the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 40 years ago boogied alongside those who weren’t yet born when the celebration of music, food and the culture of Louisiana began.
Sunday’s Jazz Fest finale paid heavy homage to music’s elder statesmen. Neil Young, 63, was on stage for two [...]

Kanye West Crushes 50 Cent in Sales Showdown

Kanye West sold almost a million copies of his latest album during its first week in U.S. stores, winning a much-hyped sales race with rival rapper 50 Cent and providing the ailing record industry with a rare piece of good news.
 
 
According to sales data issued on Tuesday by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan, West’s “Graduation” sold [...]

Top 5 Free Music Download Sites

An extensive selection of free music downloads is the dream of any serious pop music fan. Unfortunately, legal downloading of most mainstream pop music requires purchasing the song in question. Many of the top sites offering music for purchase will offer an occasional song for free download. However, there are a number of web sites [...]

Ciara, T.I. Top Screamfest Bill

Grammy-winning artists Ciara (music) and T.I. (music) have been tapped to headline the sixth installment of the Scream Tour (music), which is scheduled to hit 24 North American cities this summer.
The itinerary has yet to be announced, but organizers have said the R&B/rap outing, dubbed Screamfest ‘07, will kick off in late July and hit [...]