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Cross-examination
The brother of a boy allegedly molested by Michael Jackson underwent grueling cross-examination Tuesday by a defense attorney who confronted him with fundamental differences between his trial testimony and earlier accounts and extracted admissions that he lied in another court case.
WMG IPO expected
Warner Music Group is expected to file for an initial public offering as early as this week, sources said.
Sony's new players
The company that brought us the Walkman is hoping to regain some of its luster in a market dominated by the iPod with the unveiling of a big lineup of portable music players.
U2 N. America tour
The fall North American leg of U2's Vertigo tour will begin Sept. 12 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and wrap Dec. 19 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore. Tickets go on sale this weekend, and a U2.com presale will again be offered to fan club members.
'Devils' on DualDisc
Bruce Springsteen's new Columbia album "Devils & Dust" will be released simultaneously April 26 on the DualDisc format.
Graphic testimony
A 14-year-old boy told jurors in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial on Monday that he twice saw the pop star masturbating himself and groping his sleeping brother, the first testimony in the case that directly implicates Jackson of sex abuse.
IFC tunes in 'Jesus'
IFC is set to announce Monday a partnership with Grammy-winning band Green Day and its music label, Reprise Records, to merge the band's song "Jesus of Suburbia" into the film channel's on- and off-air promotions and programming through 2005.
Differing tunes
The Canadian music industry is in disagreement over just how successful it has been in getting consumers to stop pirating music and start buying it from legitimate sources.
'Pill' revisited
For the 10th anniversary of her landmark album "Jagged Little Pill," Alanis Morissette is recording an acoustic version of the career-defining set with producer/co-writer, Glen Ballard.
Revolver sets tour
Hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver will graduate to arena-level shows on its spring tour, which begins March 19 in Phoenix and will run through late May. During a short break in mid-April, the quintet will begin preproduction work on its sophomore RCA album, which it hopes to have ready for a Christmas release.
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Warner Music Group, which is backed by a group of investors that includes Edgar Bronfman Jr., above, hopes to raise $750 million to $1 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as early as this week.
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Dashboard Confessional
Chris Carrabba's songs of love and heartbreak struck a chord with his young and devoted audience during a surprise benefit concert at the House of Blues.
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Music Reporter
When Ken Ehrlich conceived the all-star performance of the Beatles' "Across the Universe," he had charity in his mind, but now he has a hit on his hands.
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Review: Slipknot
The metal powerhouse offered a ferocious cacophony of teenage rebellion to its New Jersey fans who braved vertigo and acoustic trauma to rock out like crazy.
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Review: Danzig
With rumors flying that this is his last tour, the man known as "The Evil Elvis" roared flawlessly and left with the crowd still cheering during a concert in New York.
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Review: Alicia Keys
Now headlining a major tour, Alicia Keys raises the stakes yet again in a seamless new show like none other in pop at the moment.
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