Reuters - U2 may have suffered disappointing sales for their new album, but the Irish rockers were easily the most popular draw on the North American concert circuit this year, according to data issued on Wednesday.
Reuters - Vic Chesnutt, a paralyzed singer-songwriter whose painful and poignant songs caught the attention of R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, has died after an apparent suicide attempt. He was 45. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:13:32 GMT
AP - Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner.
AP - Tim Hart, a founding member of the British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, his daughter said Wednesday. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:36:58 GMT