Music

In these times of major label mergers, downsizing, the slashing of label rosters, and thousands of record company jobs being lost over the last three years comes one of the most disturbing reports we have come across. It further reveals just how profoundly out-of-touch certain companies TRULY are when addressing the problems within their own record divisions.

At 29, Canadian-born singer has millions of fans the world over, not to mention an exclusive recording contract with one of America's top labels, Reprise

Welcome to our "Year-End A&R (Artist & Repertoire) Rewind of 2004," where we reflect on what occurred over the last 12 months in the world of A&R and to see the impact those events made in the music business.

In our society we tend to point the proverbial finger at the negative attitude of today's youth. While it may be true that cold, hard attitudes define many of our teens and young adults, they stem from many sources other than just a natural badness.

Pop singer Madonna came this week to Tel Aviv to take part in a congress of Kaballa studies. According to press releases, she is going to stay in Israel until Sunday night and will have on the last day of her visit, the opportunity to visit the graves of Jewish Tzaddikim (righteous holy people) near Safed, a small town in northern Israel.

The three 8 Mile battles close the 8 Mile movie. To gain some respect and some regognition in the local Detroit rap scene, Jimmy Smith aka Bunny Rabbit has to battle three opponents: Lickety Split, Lotto and Papa Doc.