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Song Related News for March 11, 2010

`Il Postino' opera premiere set for Sept. 23 in LA (AP)

AP - The delayed premiere of Daniel Catan's "Il Postino" has been rescheduled by the Los Angeles Opera for Sept. 23, the opening night of the 2010-11 season.

Blige, Bocelli to sing for Haiti at Grammys (Reuters)

Reuters - Singer Mary J. Blige and Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at the Grammy awards on Sunday to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

UK musicians pay tribute to songs of Nick Drake (Reuters)

Reuters - Nick Drake is an unlikely romantic hero. In the 1970s he was a minor English singer and songwriter who peddled a lyrical brand of introspection that earned him a small but devoted following and few record sales.

Beyonce? Taylor? Lady Gaga? The AP's Grammy Picks (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, singer Taylor Swift performs with Sony's 3D is shown in background as she promotes Sony at their booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - This year's Grammy Awards seem to be shaping up as the battle of the blond divas.


Quincy Jones, John Mayer to headline LA music expo (Reuters)

Singer John Mayer performs during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Producer Quincy Jones, pop guitarist John Mayer and retired soul singer Bill Withers will headline performing rights group ASCAP's annual songwriters convention in Hollywood on April 22-24, organizers said.


Kanye West begins recording new album (Yahoo! Music)

Yahoo! Music - Courtesy of NME -- Rapper looks to Gill Scott-Heron and Nina Simone for inspiration

Underwood to sing national anthem at Super Bowl (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, singer Carrie Underwood, winner of the favorite country artist award poses backstage at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Carrie Underwood is going to the Super Bowl — and she'll be singing the national anthem.


Gabriel: Disaster aid can benefit from technology (AP)

Recording artist Peter Gabriel poses for a portrait Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in New York.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - Haiti's devastating earthquake reinforced Peter Gabriel's belief that disaster relief needs to take better advantage of the digital age.


After Mamma Mia!, fans can sing along with ABBA (Reuters)

Reuters - If singing along to ABBA classics on the "Mamma Mia!" soundtrack is not enough, fans have the chance to perform alongside 3-D, holographic versions of the Swedish quartet at a new exhibition dedicated to them.

James Taylor gets prestigious Carnegie Hall gigs (AP)

FILE - James Taylor leaves a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman' in New York, in this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo. Taylor is goin' to Carnegie Hall for a prestigious four-concert gig. The silken-voiced songwriter will host a gala on April 12, 2011, to celebrate Carnegie's 120th anniversary, the hall announced Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010.  (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - He's gone to Carolina and taken that snow covered turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston. Now James Taylor is goin' to Carnegie Hall for a prestigious four-concert gig.