Fernando Miyata: Youtube.com Video Guitar Idol 2008

I featured one of Fernando Miyata’s You tube video’s when they first came out.  Read more about…

Chris Cornell Beyond The Audioslave Experiment

Thank God Chris Cornell left Audioslave.

The artists music styles were never matched from the beginning.

The first Audioslave album was a hash attempt at rock fusion, and sounded like Cornell & the band worked entirely separately in regard to lyrics and music composition.

At times even the powereful voice of Cornell seemed to be Read more about…

The Music Business & The Pimp Model

The music business is evolving. MP3’s, and downloading have seen music CD sales plummet. Read more about…

Singer R. Kelly’s 2002 Child Porn Case Still Ongoing!

Hard to believe, I know - but R. Kelly is still awaiting trail for charges in 2002!

In a Chicago this week, Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan set a May 9 trial date for the 40-year-old. Read more about…

Great Unique Acoustic Guitar Technique With Solo

This is way cool. Combining a form of Guitar tapping as a strum technique, and a hammer-on method for chords on an acoustic guitar.  Unique, and cool!

Free MP3 Downloading Causing Crisis and Fundamental Change Within Music Industry

CD’s are almost a thing of the past.  With more & more people downloading and sharing MP3’s, both legally and illegaly, the music recording business is faced with a huge problem. Read more about…

Russell Simmons, Advocate for Restricting Extreme Curse Words in Hip-Hop.

Yes, you heard right. Restricting cursing (albeit extreme) in Rap & Hip-Hop.

Russell Simmons said the words “bitch,” “ho” Read more about…

Napster and Partner Soon To Offer Subscription Service for Millions of Songs

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2007 British Music Award Winners

British Male Solo Artist
James Morrison

British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse

British Group
Arctic Monkeys

MasterCard British Album
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever people say I am, thats what Im not

British Single
Take That Patience

British Breakthrough Act
Fratellis

British Live Act
Muse

International Male Solo Artist
Justin Timberlake

International Female Solo Artist
Nelly Furtado

International Group
The Killers

International Album
Killers Sams Town

International Breakthrough Act
Orson

Outstanding Contribution to Music
Oasis

The 2007 Grammy Winners

Here is a list of the 2007 Grammy winners

Record Of The Year
Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Album Of The Year
Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Song Of The Year
Not Ready To Make Nice
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Scrapin’ Toast Music, Woolly Puddin’ Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.]

Best New Artist
Carrie Underwood

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Ain’t No Other Man
Christina Aguilera
Track from: Back To Basics
[RCA Records]

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Waiting On The World To Change
John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
[Aware/Columbia]

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
My Humps
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Monkey Business
[A&M Records]

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Mornin’
George Benson (& Al Jarreau)
Track from: Givin’ It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Fingerprints
Peter Frampton
[A&M Records/New Door Records]

Best Pop Vocal Album
Continuum
John Mayer
[Aware/Columbia]

Best Dance Recording
Sexy Back
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Confessions On A Dance Floor
Madonna
[Warner Bros.]

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets: An American Classic
Tony Bennett
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Someday Baby
Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia]

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Dani California
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.]

Best Hard Rock Performance
Woman
Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
[Modular/Interscope Records]

Best Metal Performance
Eyes Of The Insane
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
[American]

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Wizard Turns On…
The Flaming Lips
Track from: At War With The Mystics
[Warner Bros.]

Best Rock Song
Dani California
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.]

Best Rock Album
Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Warner Bros.]

Best Alternative Music Album
St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Be Without You
Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Heaven
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music]

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Family Affair
(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
[Epic/Legacy Recordings]

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
God Bless The Child
George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Givin’ It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Crazy
Gnarls Barkley
Track from: St. Elsewhere
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Best R&B Song
Be Without You
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy’s Little Publishing, Jason’s Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

Best R&B Album
The Breakthrough
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen Records]

Best Contemporary R&B Album
B’Day
Beyoncé
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]

Best Rap Solo Performance
What You Know
T.I.
Track from: King
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Ridin
Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
[Universal Records]

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
My Love
Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

Best Rap Song
Money Maker
Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
Track from: Release Therapy
[Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.]

Best Rap Album
Release Therapy
Ludacris
[Disturbing Tha Peace]

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
The Reason Why
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Who Says You Can’t Go Home
Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
[Island]

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree
[Sugar Hill Records]

Best Country Song
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

Best Country Album
Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Best Bluegrass Album
Instrumentals
Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]

Best New Age Album
Amarantine
Enya
[Reprise]

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Hidden Land
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
[Columbia]

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea
[Stretch Records]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Best Latin Jazz Album
Simpático
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
[ArtistShare]

Best Gospel Performance
Victory
Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel ” Soundtrack
[Verity Records]

Best Gospel Song
Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.]

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
Turn Around
Jonny Lang
[A&M Records]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Wherever You Are
Third Day
[Essential Records]

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Glory Train
Randy Travis
[Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.]

Best Traditional Gospel Album
Alive In South Africa
Israel & New Breed
[Integrity Gospel]

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Hero
Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul/Zomba]

Best Latin Pop Album
Adentro
Arjona
[Norte/Sony BMG]

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
Amar Es Combatir
Maná
[Warner Music Latina]

Best Tropical Latin Album
Directo Al Corazn
Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Norte/Sony BMG]

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Historias De Mi Tierra
Pepe Aguilar
[Norte/Sony BMG]

Best Tejano Album
Sigue El Taconazo
Chente Barrera y Taconazo
[Q-Vo Records]

Best Norteo Album
Historias Que Contar
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]

Best Banda Album
Más Allá Del Sol
Joan Sebástian
[Musart]

Best Traditional Blues Album
Risin’ With The Blues
Ike Turner
[Zoho Roots]

Best Contemporary Blues Album
After The Rain
Irma Thomas
[Rounder]

Best Traditional Folk Album
We Shall Overcome ” The Seeger Sessions
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Modern Times
Bob Dylan
[Columbia]

Best Native American Music Album
Dance With The Wind
Mary Youngblood
[Silver Wave Records]

Best Hawaiian Music Album
Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar ” Live From Maui
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Best Reggae Album
Love Is My Religion
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

Best Traditional World Music Album
Blessed
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie]

Best Contemporary World Music Album
Wonder Wheel - Lyrics by Woody Guthrie
The Klezmatics
[Jewish Music Group]

Best Polka Album
Polka In Paradise
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder]

Best Musical Album For Children
Catch That Train!
Dan Zanes And Friends
[Festival Five Records]

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs
Bill Harley
[Round River Records/Empyrean Records]

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter)
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]

Best Comedy Album
The Carnegie Hall Performance
Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]

Best Musical Show Album
Jersey Boys
Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others)
[Rhino]

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Walk The Line
Joaquin Phoenix (& Various Artists)
T Bone Burnett, producer
[Wind-Up Records]

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Memoirs Of A Geisha
John Williams, composer
[Sony Classical]

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Our Town (From Cars)
Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Talking Pictures.]

Best Instrumental Composition
A Prayer For Peace
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: Munich ” Soundtrack
[Decca Records]

Best Instrumental Arrangement
Three Ghouls
Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)
Track from: The Ultimate Adventure
[Stretch Records]

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
For Once In My Life
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Best Recording Package
10,000 Days
Adam Jones, art director (Tool)
[Tool Dissectional/Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Stadium Arcadium
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors
(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
[Warner Bros.]

Best Album Notes
If You Got To Ask, You Ain’t Got It!
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)
[Bluebird/Legacy Recordings]

Best Historical Album
Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
At War With The Mystics
The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)
[Warner Bros. Records]

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Rick Rubin
* American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)
* God’s Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)
* Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)
* Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)
* 12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)
Track from: Talk Remix EP
[Capitol Records]

Best Surround Sound Album
Morph The Cat
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)
[Reprise Records]

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes
Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Jrvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc]

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
* Del Tredici: Paul Revere’s Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus)
* Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Jrvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
* Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Michel Camilo, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo & Barcelona Symphony Orchestra)
* Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Songs Of A Wayfarer (Benjamin Zander, Christopher Maltman & Philharmonia Orchestra)
* Renaissance Favorites For Guitar (David Russell)

Best Classical Album
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]

Best Orchestral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]

Best Opera Recording
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O’Connor, Jessica Rivera & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Choral Performance
Prt: Da Pacem
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
[Harmonia Mundi]

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)
Track from: Cleveland Chamber Symphony: Music That Dares To Explore, Vol. 6
[TNC]

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Chopin: Nocturnes
Maurizio Pollini
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Chamber Music Performance
Intimate Voices
Emerson String Quartet
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Small Ensemble Performance
Padilla: Sun Of Justice
Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers’ Cappella
[RCM ” Rubedo Canis Musica]

Best Classical Vocal Performance
Rilke Songs
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin)
Track from: Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto
[Bridge Records, Inc.]

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Classical Crossover Album
Simple Gifts
Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Short Form Music Video
Here It Goes Again
OK Go
Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video directors; Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video producers
[Capitol]

Best Long Form Music Video
Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer
[Columbia]

Britney Denies Same Sex Romps

Britney Spears has denied claims that she is a lesbian. The mother of two is fuming at allegations she took part in wild same sex orgies before splitting with Kevin Federline. Read more about…

Some pictures taken from the Big Day Out 2007

The Big Day Out 2007 was an awesome day. It was so crowded with lines everywhere, insane mosh pitts and alot of drunk people. Alcohol run dry before the day was over. Read more about…

U2 star Bono revieves Honourary British Knighthood

Irish rock star and rights campaigner Bono, has been awarded an honourary British Knighthood. This honour is in recognition of his services to the music industry and for all the humanitarian work he does.

Bono is said to be very flattered and hopes the honour opens doors for his campaign about the extreme poverty in Africa. Bob Geldolf (also an Irish rocker) recieved the same award, also for human rights in 1986.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has said that he is delighted that Bono has accepted this high award. Honourary Knighthoods are awarded to those who are non-British nationals.

James Brown the “Godfather of soul” dies aged 73

James Brown died early Monday (25th December) morning as a result of heart failure at a hospital in Atlanta , Georgia. Brown was seventy three years old.

Brown was hospitalised on Sunday as he was suffering from a severe pneumonia. His close friend, Charles Bobbit was said to have been at his bedside when he passed away in the early hours of the morning. Read more about…

Snoop In The Dogg-Box At Heathrow Airport

An altercation arose two days ago when British Airways denied Snoop and his crew entry to their 1st Class Airport Lounge in Terminal 1.

After being told that they wouldnt be allowed in they were then barred from their flight.

The Doggfather and his 30 strong crew protested, leading to a scuffle with Police/security with seven police officers injured Read more about…