POLLSTAR DAILY NEWS SERVICE
Friday, May 9, 2008 1:00AM
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Spanish dictator General Franco’s regime rigged the vote for the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, cheating Sir Cliff Richard out of victory, according to a Spanish documentary film maker. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 4:30PM
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Live Nation had more to announce May 8th than the first tour under its 360 deal with Madonna. There was also a little matter of first quarter financials to report. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 1:30PM
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Though the Jammy Awards were able to bring together the members of Phish for the first time since they broke up four years ago, the reunion may not have been everything Phish-heads had hoped for. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:00AM
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Madonna has announced dates for a world tour in support of her latest release, Hard Candy. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:45AM
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Tina Turner has revealed dates for her North American arena tour, which is set to launch October 1 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:00AM
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Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:30AM
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The famed Berklee School of Music in Boston recently began booking concerts in the Café 939 club – a venue it owns, operates and uses as a real-world classroom for students interested in the music business. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:25AM
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AEG Facilities announced May 6th it has established a venue services agreement with Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:20AM
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Rumors have been flying that the New Jersey Nets basketball team is on the market and the team’s future home at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn is facing setbacks, but according to Nets principal owner and developer Bruce Ratner, there’s no truth to the talk. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:15AM
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Tim Clark and David Enthoven, the management team behind Robbie Williams, have acquired an unspecified stake in management company This Is Music. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:10AM
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A bench warrant was issued for Foxy Brown May 5th but the story quickly fell flat. more
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:01AM
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Hamilton Entertainment and Convention Facilities Inc. in Ontario, Canada, announced major renovations to Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Place and The Hamilton Convention Centre May 6th. more
PHOTO NEWS
The Berklee School of Music in Boston recently opened the 200-capacity Café 939, an all-ages club that gives Berklee students industry experience.
Big Brown’s win at the Kentucky Derby May 3rd means cold, hard cash for big names in the concert biz. Freedom Hall’s 24th Annual Derby Bet was won by WMA’s Barbara Skydel, Paradigm’s Fred Bohlander and Marty Diamond, and, for the umpteenth time, White Stallion Productions’ Gary Lashinsky. Big Brown paid $5.20 on a $2 bet. (AP Photo)
Armed with some Grammy-nominated new music, John Fogerty performs for the countryfied crowd at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., May 2nd. (AP Photo)
An artist rendering shows the proposed new Backyard venue in Bee Cave, Texas, with an estimated capacity of 7,500 to 8,000. (Photo: Sixth River Architects)