Blogcritics.org is proud to give away five copies of Andrea Bocelli's new CD, Amore, which will be available in stores on Jan. 31. The sensuous and romantic classical album was recorded in his Tuscan home studio and features guest performances by Kenny G, Christina Aguilera, and Stevie Wonder.

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Twenty-five recordings are being added to the already massive list of selections that are the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame, established in 1973, honors recordings that it deems has historical significance and that are at least twenty-five years old. 684 recordings have received this honor to date.

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The press leading up to last night's second season premiere of Jake in Progress spoke of how the show was being retooled. Those changes were noticeable from the opening scene ( Read more... )

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Music Editor: Connie Phillips

CD Review: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band Some Time in New York City by Al Barger (Dec. 24)
Al delivers a provocative review of a well-known album. Honest and articulated, he gives his detailed song-by-song take looking at all aspects of the production as well as the construction.

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One often looks to spiritual music for an emotional lift. Beyond the religious message, the music itself is often empowering, stunning, and warm. The Beautiful Effect is no exception to this rule. Just released last month, this is the third CD from Wahba in as many years.

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This year NYE was really nice. We had a party here, and everyone knows I love having people over and cooking and all of that, so it was good -- we had a ton of food (Of course) so much so we sent a bunch of leftovers off today and still have enough food for the rest of the week I bet. It was good to spend the evening with good friends and good ( Read more... )

The four song EP Level is Mike Holden's follow-up to his 2002 debut CD, Exhibit A, and is a nice little collection of tunes that land somewhere between rockin' country and a soft rock ( Read more... )

So I've spent the last three days scrapping wall paper off the bathroom walls. The good news is only an hour or so every day, and it's done -- Completely done ( Read more... )

Two hit shows and one sure-to-be-hit will fill out the Monday night line up on ABC in January. After the Monday Night Football season closes, Jake In Progress, the John Stamos comedy, is being paired with the brand new Emily's Reason's Why Not. The Bachelor (in Paris for this go-round) is also returning to round out the evening's prime time line up ( Read more... )

On January 17, Amy Lavere's Debut album, This World Is Not My Home will hit the shelves. Lavere, who pens her own country style music (Half of the ten tracks on This World Is Not My Home were written by Lavere.) and plays a stand up bass, has a soft southern style quality to her voice. She delivers her songs with a manner that fits her genre. Not ( Read more... )