There is an interesting article in USA Today about an elementary school teacher who helps kids learn lyrics. Because it’s an election year, the teacher Linda White is educating kids through lyrics about suffrage and voting. In fact, she composed the suffrage songs herself, so there’s no confusion about where or not she is indeed [...]

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The Ringo Starr Liverpool 8 studio album will be released on January 15, 2008. Liverpool 8 is also the title song off the new album, which will be released as a digital download, on CD and on USB wristband. The USB wristband will contain video of Ringo Starr, all 12 tracks and some extras. The [...]

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The Sheryl Crow Detours album hasn’t been released yet as the official date is February 5, or Super Duper Tuesday as those following the political caucuses will acknowledge. And, this is a good release date for Sheryl Crow’s Detours as she doesn’t detour, but dives right into political issues such as the high price of [...]

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With CD sales slipping and perhaps encouraged by the network television writers wanting their fair share of the Internet pie, the Songwriters Association of Canada also want fair compensation off the World Wide Web. In addition, the songwriter’s association wants the music and lyrics to be free to download for fans. So, who will pay [...]

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Leona Lewis (along with Amy Winehouse) has topped the UK pop charts. The Leona Lewis British Invasion has not taken over the U. S., however, but this is about to change. Just as American Idol pop stars have been popping up at all of the major music awards shows for the past couple of years, [...]

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