Parton's Coat of Many Colors is Now a Girl Scout Patch, Cohen Makes Polaris Long List, more
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Dolly Parton has turned the spirit of her 1971 hit Coat of Many Colors into a new Girl Scout badge. The requirements for the badge help scouts to realize that, although people may be different whether by look, spirit or economic situation, they should still be respected.
Parton invited the first 450 scouts who completed the badge requirements to Dollywood over the weekend to receive their new patch directly from the singer. One of the young scouts summarized the purpose of the patch by saying "Now, I think twice before saying something to someone who looks different; I don’t want to hurt their feelings. Plus, you can be rich without having a lot of money, as long as you have people who love you."
Leonard Cohen is on the long list for Canada's Polaris Music Prize. The award gives $20,000 to Canadian-made album with the current long list eventually cut down to a shorter one from which the winner is selected. Cohen's Live in London is one of the 40 albums on the long list.
NARM has announced their 2009 Industry Award Recipients, which include Daryl Hall and John Oates (Chairman's Award for Sustained Creative Achievement), TV producer Norman Lear (Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award), Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson (Outstanding Achievement Award Celebrating a Lifetime of Musical Collaboration), Hopeless Records and Rhino Records (Outstanding Achievement Community Award) and the album Motown: The Complete #1's (Outstanding Achievement Packaging Award)
Paul McCarntey has added a third show to his run at the new Citi Field in New York. July 21 has been added to July 17 and 18 which are sold out.
James Brown once approached Eddie Murphy about playing him in a biopic of his life, based on Murphy's imitations on Saturday Night Live. Murphy has always passed on the idea, but feels the man to do it would be Wesley Snipes. "...James Brown isn’t just singing and splits, you’ve got to chase the car and the crack heads. You’ve got to do the stunts. I’m too old to do the splits. They should make that movie with Wesley Snipes tomorrow.” Of course, that would be after Snipes gets out of jail, if he ever goes in. He could always write it off as research for the role.
MTV, Harmonix and EA have announced the line up for the Rock Band Country Track Pack. Release is set for July 21.
While there selection revolves fairly heavily around modern artists like the Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts, a few songs from veteran artists made the cut:
Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Radio has been extended for a third time by Sirius/XM, this time with no defined end date in their press release.
Parton invited the first 450 scouts who completed the badge requirements to Dollywood over the weekend to receive their new patch directly from the singer. One of the young scouts summarized the purpose of the patch by saying "Now, I think twice before saying something to someone who looks different; I don’t want to hurt their feelings. Plus, you can be rich without having a lot of money, as long as you have people who love you."
Leonard Cohen is on the long list for Canada's Polaris Music Prize. The award gives $20,000 to Canadian-made album with the current long list eventually cut down to a shorter one from which the winner is selected. Cohen's Live in London is one of the 40 albums on the long list.
NARM has announced their 2009 Industry Award Recipients, which include Daryl Hall and John Oates (Chairman's Award for Sustained Creative Achievement), TV producer Norman Lear (Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award), Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson (Outstanding Achievement Award Celebrating a Lifetime of Musical Collaboration), Hopeless Records and Rhino Records (Outstanding Achievement Community Award) and the album Motown: The Complete #1's (Outstanding Achievement Packaging Award)
Paul McCarntey has added a third show to his run at the new Citi Field in New York. July 21 has been added to July 17 and 18 which are sold out.
James Brown once approached Eddie Murphy about playing him in a biopic of his life, based on Murphy's imitations on Saturday Night Live. Murphy has always passed on the idea, but feels the man to do it would be Wesley Snipes. "...James Brown isn’t just singing and splits, you’ve got to chase the car and the crack heads. You’ve got to do the stunts. I’m too old to do the splits. They should make that movie with Wesley Snipes tomorrow.” Of course, that would be after Snipes gets out of jail, if he ever goes in. He could always write it off as research for the role.
MTV, Harmonix and EA have announced the line up for the Rock Band Country Track Pack. Release is set for July 21.
While there selection revolves fairly heavily around modern artists like the Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts, a few songs from veteran artists made the cut:
- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
- Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams
- Satelite Radio - Steve Earle
- On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Radio has been extended for a third time by Sirius/XM, this time with no defined end date in their press release.
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