Urban Brings it Closer to His Fans as He Wraps Up World Tour
Summer is technically over, but for Keith Urban, it’s been a long hot one—with his single “Long Hot Summer” just reaching number one on the country charts as his vaunted Get Closer 2011 World Tour closes out later this week in three Midwestern arenas. For his fans, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis will soon become Monkeyville as Urban and his band take the stage in those cities. And if the shows are like his recent...
Working 9-5 and 8-11 at the Hollywood Bowl: D-Parton Delivers
Parton brings her larger than life presence to the Bowl Could you ever imagine that Dolly Parton has been making hits out of heartfelt songs for 45 years now? And that even though the Queen of Country maintains a home inLos Angeles, she just made her first-ever appearance at the Hollywood Bowl? It was a dazzling, all-Dolly night in which the beloved singer came out right on time and with just a brief intermission and one costume...
Canada and Country at the Grammys
It was a night of legends, starting with a lengthy tribute to Aretha Franklin. Then we got a bouncy Mick Jagger strutting his still hot stuff, Bob Dylan and his infamous voice even more gravelly, and a stiff, serene Barbra Streisand in a voluminous black dress singing one of her many greatest hits, “Evergreen.” Those, coupled with the much anticipated performances from Eminem and Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber gave the show its...
Beats, Burgers and Beer
Hundreds of people turned out for the 14th annual Friends ‘N’ Family pre-Grammy party on a soundstage at Paramount, grooving to the music on two separate stages–including sets from Taryn Manning, Jermaine Dupri, Yelawolf, Caroline D’Amore and Dirty Vegas. The mood was lively but chill on a warm winter night, the official start of Grammy weekend with a host of parties leading up to the big event Sunday. It...
Sizzle and Steak at the VMAs
MTV’s Video Music Awards have a storied history of sensational and surprising moments that have gone on to become pop cultural milestones. Who could forget Britney’s open-mouthed smooching of Madonna, or Michael Jackson making out on stage with Lisa Marie Presley way back in 1994? How about Prince revealing his pants-less behind in 1991? And then there was last year’s big fiasco and huge shocker, with even the president weighing...
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