Music

Amazon’s Kindle Fire: A Powerful, Reasonably Priced Tablet Complete Story	Grammys to feature lesser categories next year Thu, 04/07/2011 - 21:33 by Ann Tyler As part of a massive overhaul, the U.S. Recording Academy has decided to drop 31 categories for the 54th Grammy Awards. Comments Read more	Planning a Winter Wedding? Here're Ways to Cut Costs Sun, 01/30/2011 - 17:16 by Gunjan Mehra The two good things about planning your wedding during late winters are that you get a reason to get cozy and that you can pull some great discounts. Comments Read more
This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves Sat, 01/01/2011 - 07:47 by Rick Aristotle ... Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it. As I do every week, let's take a look at five dumb financial events this week that may make your head spin. Comments Read more	Sony Debuts iTunes Competitor Fri, 12/24/2010 - 08:04 by Gabriel Perna A few months after introducing its product of choice, Sony (NYSE: SNE) officially has entered the digital music market -- an industry long dominated by Apple's(Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes. Comments Read more	Planning a Frugal New Year's Bash Mon, 12/20/2010 - 11:03 by Gunjan Mehra Believe it or not, money has got nothing to do with how fun-filled your new year’s party is going to be. An enthusiastic host can turn even road-side into a discotheque. Comments Read more
Don't Get Caught With These 3 Stocks in 2011 Fri, 12/17/2010 - 11:19 by Jordan DiPietro More often than not, investors focus on finding the world's next big stock -- and for good reason. Buying a stock before it's about to skyrocket can launch you from rags to riches. However, it's almost as important to steer clear of the debris on your way toward investing prowess. That's why we've identified three stocks you don't want to touch with a ten-foot pole. Comments Read more	'Firework' tops the U.S. record chart Fri, 12/10/2010 - 06:25 by Prince damin Los Angeles -- Katy Perry's "Firework" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is P!nk's "Raise Your Glass," followed by Rihanna's "What's My Name" featuring Drake at No. 3, The Black Eyed Peas's "The Time (Dirty Bit)" at No. 4 and Bruno Mars's "Grenade" at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" at No. 6, Bruno Mars's "Just the Way You Are" at No. 7, Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" at No. 8, Nelly's "Just a Dream" at No. 9 and Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" at No. 10. Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI). Comments	U.S. anthem music sets auction record Wed, 12/08/2010 - 01:38 by Prince damin New York -- A New York auction house said first-edition sheet music for "The Star-Spangled Banner" sold or $506,500, double what it was estimated to fetch on the block. Christie's Auction House said the two-page piece of sheet music, printed in 1814 in Baltimore, was purchased by a private U.S. collector for $506,500, making it the most expensive piece of sheet music ever sold at auction, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. "It's always great when something goes over its estimate," Christie's spokeswoman Sung-Hee Park said, "and when it makes for a world auction record, that's icing on the cake." Comments Read more
Doctor recalls effort to save Lennon Mon, 12/06/2010 - 09:07 by Prince damin New York -- The New York doctor who tried to save the life of John Lennon 30 years ago says the singer had no pulse and wasn't breathing when he arrived at a hospital. The former Beatle was shot and killed by Mark Chapman 30 years ago this week, and the emergency room doctor who worked to save his life recalls the incident as though it happened yesterday, the New York Daily News reported. Dr. Stephan Lynn had just arrived home following a 13-hour shift at Roosevelt Hospital's emergency room when he received a call to return to the hospital about 11 p.m. on Dec. 8, 1980. Comments Read more	The Beatles' music may soon be available on Apple iTunes Tue, 11/16/2010 - 11:47 by Anter Prakash Singh Legendary music of The Beatles could be available through iTunes, world's largest music retailer. Apple is expected to soon announce the finalization of agreement it has reached with the representatives of The Beatles and EMI Group limited. Comments Read more	'Who We R' tops U.S. record chart Fri, 11/05/2010 - 00:04 by Prince damin Los Angeles -- Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is "Like a G6," by Far*East Movement featuring Cataracs & Dev, followed by Bruno Mars's "Just the Way You Are" at No. 3, Rihanna's "Only Girl (in the World)" at No. 4 and Nelly's "Just a Dream" at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" featuring Pitbull at No. 6, Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" at No. 7, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" at No. 8, Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" at No. 9 and P!nk's "Raise Your Glass" at No. 10. Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI). Comments