Friday, November 28, 2008

Music news notes from VOA's Mary Morningstar

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Michael Jackson has been sued by Bahreini Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa for $7 million.

Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles hopes to release "Carnival of Light", a 14-minute experimental work that was only performed once by the supergroup.

In a remarkable sweep of three of the charts of last week's Billboard Magazine, 18-year-old Taylor Swift made a Number One debut on both the Billboard Country Albums and the Billboard 200 chart with her new CD, "Fearless", which includes "Love Story", which also zoomed to Number One on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

Guns 'N Roses has release its long-awaited new CD, "Chinese Democracy", more than a decade in preparation, and recorded in 14 different studios at a cost of $13 million.

Barry Manilow has brought out "The Greatest Songs of the 80's", the fourth album in his series of decade-wise hits.

Superstar Madonna and director/screenwriter Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary divorce by the High Court of London.

Pop singerAshlee Simpson-Wentz and her husband Pete Wentz welcomed their first child, a boy they named Bronx Mowgli Wentz.

A number of prominent pop, rock and country artists have donated tracks to a special CD album, which is available at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Website as a free digital download to active duty service members and veterans worldwide.

And see:

The new album releases as of the 25 November, and

A list of recent award presentations and winners.

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