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- Paris library to unveil 1907 opera recordings by Caruso, Melba
- The Paris Opera and National Library are to display two sealed urns containing recordings by opera greats of the early 1900s such as Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso.
- Chris de Burgh to perform in Iran, report says
- Irish singer Chris de Burgh could become the first Western artist to perform in Iran since 1979 Islamic Revolution if reports of a 2008 concert are true.
- Easy rock singer Dan Fogelberg dies at 56
- Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits Leader of the Band and Same Old Lang Syne helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.
- A New Day Has Come as Dion finishes 5-year Vegas run
- It's a new day for Céline Dion as she wrapped up her titanic five-year engagement at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
- The Police 'Walking on the Moon' tour soars to top of concert chart
- The Police reunion tour has hit No. 1 on Billboard Magazine's list of the top-grossing concert tours of 2007, raking in more than $212 million US.
- New Spice Girls shows added in Toronto, Montreal
- The Spice Girls have added new shows in Toronto and Montreal to their reunion tour.
- Dion bids farewell to Sin City stage
- Canadian superstar Céline Dion takes the stage for the final time in her Las Vegas spectacular A New Day on Saturday after a run of nearly five years and having been seen by more than three million people.
- Leonard Cohen named to U.S. rock Hall of Fame
- Canada's melancholy bard, Leonard Cohen of Montreal, is among five acts who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland next year.
- Minnelli under doctor's care after collapsing during show
- Singer Liza Minnelli was undergoing medical treatment in the U.S. on Thursday after collapsing on stage during a performance in Sweden.
- Musician Ike Turner dies at 76
- Musician and producer Ike Turner, of the powerful rock and soul duo Ike and Tina Turner, has died at age 76.
- ACTRA angry over delayed copyright reform
- ACTRA, the union for Canada's English-language performers, is angry with the government for delaying its proposed copyright reform legislation.
- N.Y. Philharmonic announces February date in Pyongyang
- The Star-Spangled Banner, Gershwin's An American in Paris and Dvorak's New World Symphony will all be part of the New York Philharmonic's musical lineup for its upcoming concert in North Korea, officials announced Tuesday.
- Quiet Riot singer died of cocaine overdose: coroner
- Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy-metal band Quiet Riot, died last month of an accidental cocaine overdose, a coroner has ruled.
- Copyright reform bill critics eye victory
- A controversial bill that seeks to reform Canadian copyright laws, expected to be introduced early this week, may be quashed after a groundswell of opposition erupted over the past week.
- Brit Awards to honour McCartney for lifetime achievement
- The British Phonographic Industry has announced it will honour Paul McCartney with a lifetime achievement award in the new year.
- Led Zeppelin fans treated to a good time
- The newest member of Led Zeppelin was given the honour of kicking off the band's reunion Monday night, pounding out the beat before the surviving founders joined in on a near-perfect Good Times Bad Times.
- Mother to Amy Winehouse: 'I want you back'
- The mother of Amy Winehouse, the British singer who has fought a public battle with drug addiction, has made a public plea in a newspaper to her daughter.
- Whole lotta queuing, security for Zeppelin fans
- Led Zeppelin fans hailing from around the globe have descended on London, England, for Monday night's much anticipated reunion concert featuring the legendary band.
- Widow of Clash frontman says book in the making
- The widow of punk rock icon Joe Strummer says she plans to publish a book based on her late husband's writings, cartoons and other materials.
- Ray Charles statue unveiled in hometown
- The town of Albany, Ga. unveiled a revolving bronze statue of Ray Charles on Friday in the middle of a new downtown plaza that bears the name of the blind musician, who died in 2004 at age 73.
- Avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen dies at 79
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, one of Germany's most important postwar composers, has died, German state broadcaster ZDF reported Friday. He was 79.
- Murdered Mexican trumpeter 3rd musician killed in a week
- A trumpet player was found dead with his hands and feet bound and a nylon bag over his head in southern Mexico, the third murder of a musician in Mexico in less than a week.