Music
One killed in Miley Cyrus tour bus crash
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board.
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
Review: Finally, a true 'Idol' emerges in Adam Lambert
For reasons still unfathomable six months later, Adam Lambert finished second in this year's "American Idol" competition to Kris Allen.
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:25 am | Loading…
Boogie Wonder Band brings disco to BCPA this weekend
Boogie Cindy is her name, and boogying down tonight is her game -- never mind that the game in question peaked some 30 years ago.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Brad Paisley's Coliseum show sells out within an hour
BLOOMINGTON -- Tickets for Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night Tour" stop Jan. 24 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum sold out in less than one hour Saturday, with just standing room only tickets remaining, according to the Coliseum.
Nov 16, 2009 | 6:35 am | Loading…
Photo gallery: Robin Williams' take on Normal
NORMAL -- Comedy legend Robin Williams opened his first-ever Central Illinois show Saturday riffing on several local topics, including Beer Nuts and the Normal CornBelters baseball team.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:20 pm | Loading…
Taylor's turn: Swift wins entertainer of the year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts.
Nov 12, 2009 | 6:35 am | Loading…
Comedian Rodney Carrington coming to Coliseum
BLOOMINGTON -- Comedian and actor Rodney Carrington will be appearing at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in February.
Nov 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Brad Paisley coming to U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Brad Paisley is coming back to Bloomington, but this time the country heavyweight who played at the McLean County Fair nine years ago will be on stage Jan. 24 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:20 pm | Loading…
Local high school 'Idol' competition coming to ISU
NORMAL -- The Bloomington-Normal High School Idol competition will be Nov. 19 at ISU's Braden Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; performances begin at 6 p.m.
Nov 05, 2009 | 1:45 pm | Loading…
No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'
LOS ANGELES -- No Doubt on Wednesday sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:10 pm | Loading…
Coliseum rocks out with country this weekend
It's a busy music weekend at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, with back-to-back shows, first with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rev Theory at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by a country triple-header at 7:30 p.m. Sunday with Gary Allan, Jack Ingram and the Eli Young Band.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Christian musician Michael W. Smith brings 'New Hallelujah Tour' to B-N
At 52, Michael W. Smith may seem a bit young in the tooth to be looked upon as The Old Man of contemporary Christian music. But the facts bear this view out. Sort of.
Oct 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Criminal charges dismissed against Kanye West
LOS ANGELES -- A court commissioner on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kanye West and his road manager stemming from their scuffle with photographers last year.
Oct 23, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Loading…
Bloomington man inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON -- Veteran Bloomington bluesman Steve "The Harp" Mehlberg has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis as the first-ever Education Ambassador, a new category for 2010.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Rock band Bon Jovi announces new world tour
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Rock band Bon Jovi is planning a new world tour that will kick off at the new home of the New York Giants and Jets.
Oct 22, 2009 | 3:05 pm | Loading…
Facebook to allow 10-cent Web song gifts from Lala
LOS ANGELES -- Facebook will soon allow friends to send each other 10-cent Web songs to stream online or 90-cent songs in the MP3 format that recipients can download as gifts from online retailer Lala.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:25 pm | Loading…
Review: Kiss delivers more 'Boom' for the buck on new CD
"Sonic Boom," the first Kiss studio album in 11 years, is one of the best hard rock albums of 2009. But what keeps it from being truly great is the massive musical identify theft by guitarist Tommy Thayer.
Oct 17, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
Easygoing piano man Jim Brickman finds an audience at BCPA
Look for Jim Brickman's current No. 1 CD, "Beautiful World," in a world apart, so to speak.
Oct 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Garth Brooks says he's coming out of retirement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country superstar Garth Brooks announced Thursday that he's coming out of retirement.
Oct 15, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Loading…
Singer Leona Lewis slapped during book signing
LONDON -- A spokesman for Leona Lewis says the singer has been hit by a young man at a book signing session at a central London store.
Oct 14, 2009 | 2:10 pm | Loading…
Carly Simon sues Starbucks over album deal
SEATTLE -- Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks Corp., saying the coffee company's now-defunct music venture didn't adequately promote her 2008 album, dooming the record before it was even released.
Oct 13, 2009 | 11:15 am | Loading…
Anka gets credit for co-writing Jackson's new single
LOS ANGELES -- With a familiar high-pitched voice counting off one-two-three-four, a new Michael Jackson single debuted online Monday, prompting a hasty response from the singer's estate after Paul Anka revealed he was the song's co-writer.
Oct 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Bloomington-Normal native to play piano at White House event
NORMAL -- Bloomington-Normal native Awadagin Pratt will perform Nov. 4 at the White House as part of a special day honoring classical music.
Oct 12, 2009 | 8:45 am | Loading…
Michael Jackson's doctor may face arrest over child support
LAS VEGAS -- The doctor at the center of an investigation into Michael Jackson's death may face arrest and could lose his medical license after missing a hearing to explain late child support payments, the Las Vegas district attorney said Thursday.
Oct 08, 2009 | 1:20 pm | Loading…
Duke Ellington Orchestra pulls into B-N this weekend
So what if the "A" train left the station for that big terminal in the sky 35 years ago? Duke Ellington's transition to a higher musical power didn't mean his band wouldn't get around much anymore.
Oct 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Autopsy shocker: Michael Jackson was healthy
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.
Oct 01, 2009 | 11:55 am | Loading…
Sea the driving force for Canadian rockers
Canadian pop-rockers Great Big Sea, playing the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts Friday night, were forged in the island isolation of their native Newfoundland.
Oct 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
IWU music symposium returns this week
BLOOMINGTON -- One of Illinois Wesleyan University's longest-running musical traditions, the Symposium of Contemporary Music, returns Friday and Saturday to Westbrook Auditorium on campus.
Sep 30, 2009 | 6:40 am | Loading…
'Idol' winner David Cook to perform in Peoria
PEORIA -- "American Idol's" seventh-season champ, David Cook, will be making his first downstate Illinois appearance in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Peoria Civic Center Theatre in Peoria.
Sep 25, 2009 | 10:15 am | Loading…
Bluegrass bands to play in Pontiac
PONTIAC -- Nine bluegrass bands from around the country are converging on Pontiac this weekend for the 17th Annual Threshermen's Bluegrass Festival at Threshermen's Park, two miles north of the Illinois 23-Interstate 55 intersection.
Sep 25, 2009 | 6:40 am | Loading…
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