Tue Jan 24 2012 by Robbie Daw
Following the success of the Black Keys'
current chart mainstay El Camino, Danger Mouse is next handling production chores on Norah Jones' fifth LP
Little Broken Hearts (due out this spring). Along with Jack White, Grammy winner Jones lent her pipes to Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi's 2011 concept album
ROME. A press release notes that the tracks for
Little Broken Hearts were recorded in the fall, and Danger Mouse shares co-writing and production credits on all of them. Jones will be hitting theaters, ampitheatres and festivals on a full-fledged tour later this year.
Wed Dec 29 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Sir Paul McCartney was among the five artists recognized at the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors, televised last night. The recent
iTunes deal-maker was commended as for being, "one of the most influential and successful songwriters and musicians of all time, whose work has continuously altered both the creation and perception of music..." There to pay homage to the former Beatle (who watched from a balcony, sandwiched between Oprah and the Obamas) were Gwen Stefani and No Doubt,
Idol's newest judge Steven Tyler, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones and James Taylor. Jump below to catch all of last night's performances.
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Tue Feb 9 2010 by Becky Bain
The organizers of the Tennessee music festival Bonnaroo are making us sweat it out
sloooowly by revealing the lineup for this year's fest one act at a time on their
MySpace page. But they've finally dribbled out enough names to get us pumped: Jay-Z, Weezer, Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, Wale, Dave Matthews Band and Norah Jones are a few of the big names on this year's incredibly eclectic lineup. Check out the announced performers after the jump (and we'll be updating as more and more acts are revealed):
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Wed Jan 20 2010 by Becky Bain

It's pretty much a given that casting a musician in your movie guarantees they'll contribute to the film's soundtrack—and if you're lucky, you'll have a hit song to help promote your flick. The most recent example is Taylor Swift's
"Today Was a Fairytale," the lead single off the soundtrack to
Valentine's Day. The song was on iTunes for a matter of hours before
it hit #1. (As for the fate of the movie? It has to compete with
The Wolfman V-Day weekend, so we'll see whether America is in the mood to celebrate romance or, er, not.)
But how does Swift's "Fairytale" compare to the work of other recording artists who've tied in new songs with their big-screen appearances? Let's take a second to reflect on the good, the bad, and hell yes,
Glitter:
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Alanis Morissette,
Beyonce,
Cher,
Eminem,
Feature,
Hilary Duff,
Janet Jackson,
Jessica Simpson,
Madonna,
Mandy Moore,
Mariah Carey,
Mary J. Blige,
Norah Jones,
Paul McCartney,
Taylor Swift,
Vanilla Ice,
Whitney Houston
Wed Nov 25 2009 by Robbie Daw
The suspense surrounding the John Mayer/50 Cent/Kris Allen/Norah Jones/Justin Bieber/Leona Lewis battle ended today, as Billboard has reported the Top 200 Albums chart positions for the new entries.
It’s probably no surprise that John Mayer landed at #1 after selling 286,000 copies of Battle Studies. However, Kris Allen’s chart debut might make a few of the American Idol winner’s fans live like they’re dying—or just drop dead in general. More »
Fri Aug 21 2009 by Maura
Norah Jones has a new album coming out in November, and it’ll feature contributions from chameleonic musician/famous type Ryan Adams, Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff, and avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot, as well as songs that she worked on with the co-writer of her breakout hit “Don’t Know Why,” Jesse Harris. (Am I the only person who thought of “Don’t Know Why” as more of a slightly more mannered indiepop song than anything “jazzy”? No? OK.) [Billboard] More »
Tue Jun 17 2008 by Dan Gibson
The birth of a new child is certainly a joyous occasion, especially with the right combination of medications. And while the hospital environment can be a little stressful during the process, there are ways to ease your new child into this world with peace, joy and love. However, if you’d rather just go with a soundtrack of easy listening tracks, that option is now available as well.
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Fri Apr 25 2008 by andybeta
Ed. note: It’s time for another installment of “VHS Or Beta?”, where Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies–from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In this installment, he travels along America’s byways with Wong Kar Wai and his first English-language feature, My Blueberry Nights:
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Tue Apr 8 2008 by Jess Harvell
“Britons like a dose of music from the rock band Coldplay to help them fall asleep, a survey from hotel chain Travelodge found on Monday…Other artists chosen for their slumber-inducing qualities were James Blunt, Snow Patrol, Take That, and Norah Jones.” More »