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Music News for Today
Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal
(AP)
AP - The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.
Wolfgang Wagner opens his last Bayreuth festival
(AP)
AP - Veteran opera director Wolfgang Wagner welcomed guests to his last Bayreuth festival Friday, walking on the arm of his youngest daughter — a leading contender to replace him after a 57-year reign and a prolonged struggle over his successor.
Correction: People-Jonas Brothers story
(AP)
AP - In a July 22 story about the Jonas Brothers buying a house in a Dallas suburb, The Associated Press erroneously reported that pro golfer Brian Watts was a former British Open champion. Watts is a former runner-up.
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
Backstreet Boys Back in Studio
(E! Online)
E! Online - The now-aged, but still-recording New Kids on the Block have some whippersnappers competing for the attention of suburban housewives nationwide, name of the Backstreet Boys.
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