Daily entertainment news covering Sufjan Stevens en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/05/feist_wins_shortlist_music_prize Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:12:39 EST Entertainment News 76976@http://www.starpulse.com/news Canadian singer Leslie Feist is the winner of the Seventh Annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Reminder. Feist is the second female artist to win the prize, following Cat Power who won the award last year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/09/suzanne_vega_to_release_beauty_aamp_crim_17 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46098@http://www.starpulse.com/news Over 20 years into her storied career, singer Suzanne Vega shows that she remains one of the freshest voices in popular music today with the release of Beauty & Crime, her seventh album.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/10/prince_bjork_elvis_costello_and_more_hon Thu, 10 May 2007 20:15:00 EST Entertainment News 41994@http://www.starpulse.com/news A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, the first major US tribute album to the legendary artist, was released April 24. Musicians from many genres are represented on the 12 tracks of both rare and quintessential songs from the revered and influential singer/songwriter's expansive career.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_4 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24696@http://www.starpulse.com/news In October, Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness, announced that he's leaving the band because he can't live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle again after completing rehab... Weird Al Yankovic's White & Nerdy becomes the parody singer's first ever top-ten hit... and legendary NYC nightclub CBGB, where bands like the Ramones, Talking Heads and Blondie got their start, closed; Patti Smith was the final act...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_3 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24642@http://www.starpulse.com/news ...During July, co-founder and original Pink Floyd guitarist/singer Syd Barrett, who had spent the better part of the last 35 years as a hermit, died at age 60 from diabetic complications... Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo pretty much confirms rumors that the band is done, "unless," he says, "it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/20/cd_reviews_nov_21_2006_jay_z_snoop_dogg_ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:47:45 EST Entertainment News 21895@http://www.starpulse.com/news This week in new music: Jay-Z comes out of "retirement"; Snoop Dogg, Il Divo, Killswitch Engage and others drop new albums; while Tom Waits, U2, The Doors, Johnny Cash and more release new compilations and boxed sets. Keep reading for reviews and info on this week's new CDs...

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